Accountant

Role Overview

Accountant position at Alfa Laval, located in KSA (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia).

Company Overview

Alfa Laval is a 140-year-old Swedish multinational company with stable growth and expansion. The organization contributes daily to a more sustainable future through engineering innovation in heat transfer, separation, and fluid handling. Alfa Laval designs and implements refining, recycling, and purifying processes for applications including water purification, clean energy, food production, waste processing, and pharmaceutical development. The company is dedicated to optimizing the performance of customers' processes through world-class technologies, systems, equipment, and services.

Role Purpose

Verify, allocate, post, and reconcile accounts within your area of responsibility while maintaining accurate accounting aligned with accounting principles and reporting schedules. Collaborate with finance counterparts and contribute to continuous improvements within your assigned functions.

Key Responsibilities

Accounts Payable & Supplier Management

• Ensure accurate domestic supplier reconciliations for E4.
• Assist with onboarding of new suppliers and update Scala with new supplier information.
• Coordinate with banks.

Accounts Receivable & Intercompany Transactions

• Manage intercompany invoicing for cost reallocation among domestic and foreign Alfa Laval companies.
• Assist the sales team to provide required financial information.

General Ledger & Reconciliation

• Submit monthly GL reconciliation in line with timelines.
• Maintain and reconcile GL Suspense Account.
• Check Concur transactions and reconcile GL accounts 101101 and 141000.
• Provide GL accounting support to Finance Manager.

Tax & Compliance

• Prepare VAT return file.
• Assist in VAT submission.
• Collate and file VAT documents for audit purposes.
• Prepare WH tax files.
• Coordinate payment of GOSI.

Cash Management & Banking

• Post and reconcile bank and cash transactions including bank reconciliations and SL revaluations.
• Manage company credit cards including issuing, cancellations, and usage monitoring.

Payroll & Expense Management

• Post payroll, leave, and bonus journals on Scala.
• Prepare Concur transactions payments and post to Scala.

Journal Entries & Accruals

• Prepare and post monthly accruals.
• Post monthly interest on lease liability journals.
• Maintain, update, and reconcile IFRS 16 schedules including interest and modifications.

Reporting & Audit Support

• Update Sales Module after review.
• Update Stock Module after review.
• Update FTE stats.
• Assist with year-end audit preparation files and audit queries.
• Coordinate with external consultants for tax and assurance matters.

Operations Support

• Assist the service operations team with required financial information.

Skills & Competencies

• Solutions-oriented and practical approach to execution.
• Strong communication and team collaboration skills.
• Agile project delivery capability.
• Adaptability and flexibility in a dynamic environment.
• Proficiency with Scala accounting system.
• Proficiency with Concur expense management system.
• VAT and tax compliance knowledge.
• Bank reconciliation and cash management expertise.
• IFRS 16 lease accounting familiarity.
• Ability to deliver quality results within established timelines.

Additional Information

Alfa Laval offers an interesting and challenging position in an open and friendly environment focused on professional development and customer value creation. You will build a global network with colleagues of different nationalities and experience learning opportunities daily. Your work will have direct impact on Alfa Laval's future success. The company is committed to diversity, inclusion, and equity in recruitment. Candidates selected for interview will be invited to complete Pymetrics behavioral assessments to provide insights into role fit.