Your mission:
The GL Accountant is responsible for ensuring the accurate and timely completion of monthly accounting and compliance reporting for designated countries within the Saudi region. The role also includes oversight of VAT / WHT and CIT accounting for Saudi Arabia. Additionally, the accountant supports general ledger functions and contributes to the month-end closing process and group reporting.
What you will do:
- Ensure accurate and timely monthly accounting, compliance reporting, and statutory filings, in line with JSOX requirements.
- Prepare financial data, investigate variances, and prepare Country-level financial statements, including corporate income tax returns.
- Manage payroll accounting, employee expense claims, and liaise with HR to ensure accurate accruals.
- Support the development and enforcement of local accounting policies, compliance checks, and proper documentation for transfer pricing and HQ/Intercompany agreements.
- Oversee VAT and WHT compliance, including filing of returns, reconciliations, foreign refund claims, and interaction with tax authorities across the Saudi region.
- Provide functional support for direct and indirect tax matters and assist in audit preparation.
- Support month-end closing activities, including preparation of P&L and balance sheet notes, prepayment and VAT account reconciliation, Intercompany Tranacsation, group reporting and finance-related purchase order processing.
- Participate in budgeting, forecasting, and process improvement initiatives to ensure compliance with internal controls and corporate policies
What we ask for:
- Bachelor/master's in accounting or finance preferably CPA/ACCA
- Solid Accounting Experience with demonstrated experience working as a GL accountant in a complex, multi company and international environment in Saudi Region
- Consolidation experience / Management Accounting in Saudi region
- Experience in Excel and SAP
- Demonstrated experience in preparing reports, including analysis of financial figures and explanatory notes
- Knowledge of and experience with reporting according to IFRS
- Sound knowledge of both direct and indirect tax and Transfer Pricing
- Experience in managing / liaising with external accountants and auditors
- SOX experience is ideal
- Fluent English
What we offer:
Benefits
In return, we offer a competitive salary and a wide range of excellent benefits, including a working environment where quality, teamwork, and respect come first.
Our heritage
We aspire to be an indispensable company, trusted throughout the world for our commitment to openness, customer satisfaction and sustainability. We respect individuality while promoting teamwork, and we are committed to delivering unique value through innovative and creative solutions.
Our commitment to the environment
We all have a role to play in building a better future. For Epson, being a sustainable company means being mindful of every aspect of our organisation from the smallest lightbulb to the largest factory. It fuels our innovation, drives our growth, motivates our workforce and, ultimately, to contribute to society.
Our people
We believe a healthy culture, strong values, teamwork and contribution from a diverse range of individuals will help us to strive for excellence.
Our brand
Ranked by Clarivate Analytics as a Top 100 Global Innovator brand for the last seven years running
