Finance Director, Renewable Energy

Description

The Finance Director will lead all financial strategy, reporting, treasury, tax, compliance, audit, and financial operations across the GCC. The role is critical in supporting the platform’s growth, ensuring alignment with local regulations, and maintaining financial excellence.

• Support senior management with business performance insights, commercial analysis, and investment decision-making.
• Oversee procurement governance, insurance portfolios, fixed-asset management, and contract compliance.
• Ensure full compliance with Zakat, Corporate Income Tax, Withholding Tax (WHT), VAT, and other Saudi tax regulations.
• Lead and mentor a growing finance team.
• Implement tax governance policies and maintain accurate documentation for all reporting cycles.
• Lead cashflow forecasting, treasury operations, capital allocation, and liquidity management.
• Manage banking relationships, multi-currency accounts, and FX exposure arising from cross-border transactions.
• Conduct financial due diligence for acquisitions, partnerships, or joint ventures.
• Implement financial systems, ERP upgrades, automated reporting, and governance enhancements.
• Support refinancing, hedging strategies, and long-term financial structuring for assets and platforms.
• Manage relationships with ZATCA, including filings, assessments, audits, appeals, and correspondence.
• Participate in financing processes for new assets, including coordinating with lenders, advisors, and internal stakeholders.
• Oversee statutory and management reporting across all entities in the GCC and project SPVs.
• Oversee tax planning, group structuring, treaty applications, cross-border tax exposure, and SPV compliance.
• Lead budgeting, forecasting, long-term financial planning, and performance management.
• Oversee project drawdowns, loan compliance, debt covenants, and financial close documentation.
• Establish robust internal controls, financial policies, and audit readiness frameworks.
• Ensure compliance with SOCPA accounting standards and IFRS reporting requirements.
• Ensure procurement, supply-chain payments, construction contracts, and service arrangements follow correct tax treatments.
• Partner with legal, commercial, and project development functions to ensure integrated financial oversight.
• Build scalable processes for reporting across multiple operating jurisdictions.

Requirements

• Proven track record in building finance teams and managing multi-entity reporting.
• 12–18 years of progressive finance experience, with at least 5+ years in Saudi Arabia in a leadership role.
• Deep knowledge of Zakat, WHT, VAT, retention tax, customs duties, and the Saudi regulatory environment.
• Experience in energy, infrastructure, construction, or capital-intensive sectors preferred.
• Fluency in English required; Arabic proficiency preferred but not mandatory.
• Strong expertise in SOCPA, IFRS, consolidation, treasury, and project finance.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and analytical skills.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance