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AstraZeneca is seeking a Financial Controller for their Riyadh, Saudi Arabia location, responsible for statutory integrity, financial control, and compliance with local regulations. The ideal candidate should have extensive finance experience, a strong understanding of the local regulatory environment, and leadership capabilities.
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Job Summary
The Country Controller serves as the senior finance steward accountable for statutory integrity, financial control, and compliance with Saudi regulations.
This role leads the Controlling function to safeguard assets, protect the license to operate, and deliver the Group's working capital objectives.
Candidates must ensure clean external and internal audit outcomes while driving process simplification and automation benefits across the finance team.
Matching Summary
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AstraZeneca is seeking a Financial Controller for their Riyadh, Saudi Arabia location, responsible for statutory integrity, financial control, and compliance with local regulations. The ideal candidate should have extensive finance experience, a strong understanding of the local regulatory environment, and leadership capabilities.
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Skills & Requirements
Must-have
IFRS and AstraZeneca accounting policies
Saudi tax and regulatory compliance ZATCA
SOX aligned internal controls framework
Statutory financial statements and audit coordination
Cash and working capital performance management
Nice-to-have
SAP S/4HANA or Oracle ERP proficiency
Power BI advanced analytics skills
Arabic language fluency for regulator interfaces
Big 4 audit background experience
MBA degree qualification preferred
Key Requirements
10+ years progressive finance/controllership experience
5+ years in a leadership role
Bachelor's degree in Accounting Finance or Economics
Professional qualification SOCPA CPA ACCA CA preferred