Senior Accountant / Accounts In-Charge

Senior Accountant / Accounts In-ChargeCompanies: Sky Mark, Next Goals and Decor Gallery Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Employment Type: Full-Time Joining: As soon as possibleAbout UsSky Mark, Next Goals and Decor Gallery are new and growing owner-managed businesses currently strengthening their accounting, reporting and financial-control systems.We operate with a small team and need an experienced, hands-on professional who can organize our accounts, improve our systems and personally manage daily accounting activities. This is not a corporate executive position or a role overseeing a large finance department.Job SummaryThe Senior Accountant / Accounts In-Charge will maintain accurate and separate accounts for the three businesses, ensure timely customer and supplier VAT invoicing, monitor collections and payments, maintain ZATCA records, perform reconciliations and provide clear financial reports to management.Strong computer skills and practical expertise in Microsoft Excel, accounting software and ERP systems are essential for this position.Key ResponsibilitiesAccounting and Record-KeepingMaintain complete and separate accounting records for each business.Record sales, purchases, expenses, receipts, payments and journal entries accurately and on time.Maintain ledgers and trial balances; complete monthly closing and financial statements.Record and reconcile transactions between the businesses.Ensure every entry is supported by proper documentation and approval.Identify and correct accounting errors, unsupported entries and unreconciled balances.Maintain organized physical and electronic records with a clear audit trail.Customer Invoicing, Receivables and CollectionsMaintain an accurate customer-wise receivables ledger.Ensure official VAT invoices are issued for every delivery, completed service and eligible project milestone.Identify deliveries or completed work that have not yet been invoiced.Prepare customer statements of account and reconcile customer balances.Follow up with customers and coordinate with sales and operations for collection.Allocate receipts against the correct invoices and resolve unidentified payments.Monitor advances, retentions, credit notes and disputed balances.Prepare weekly collection and aging reports showing customer, invoice details, original amount, amount received, balance, due date, overdue days, expected collection date, responsible employee and latest follow-up remarks.Classify receivables as not yet due, 1–30, 31–60, 61–90 and over 90 days overdue.Supplier Invoices and PayablesMaintain an accurate supplier-wise payables ledger.Verify purchase orders, delivery notes, material receipt records, supplier VAT invoices and payment requests.Identify materials or services received without an official supplier VAT invoice and follow up for missing documents.Reconcile supplier statements and resolve differences.Monitor credit terms and prepare weekly and monthly payment schedules.Ensure payments have complete supporting documents and management approval.Prevent duplicate, incorrect, premature or unsupported payments.Maintain supplier advances, deposits and retention records.VAT and ZATCA ComplianceMaintain complete VAT sales and purchase records.Prepare and review periodic VAT returns and supporting reconciliations.Ensure correct VAT treatment of sales, purchases, expenses, credit notes and debit notes.Claim input VAT only against valid and eligible VAT invoices.Support compliance with applicable ZATCA e-invoicing requirements.Maintain documents for audit or ZATCA inspection and monitor deadlines.Immediately inform management of any missing filing, compliance issue, penalty or financial risk.Bank, Cash and Cash-Flow ManagementRecord bank and cash transactions and perform regular bank reconciliations.Monitor incoming customer payments and outgoing supplier payments.Reconcile petty cash, payment vouchers, deposits and unidentified bank transactions.Prepare a weekly cash-flow report showing bank and cash balances, expected receipts, overdue collections, supplier payments due, salaries, operating expenses, VAT obligations and expected cash shortages or surpluses.Alert management to upcoming obligations and recommend payment priorities.Financial and Management ReportingPrepare monthly reports for each business and combined summaries as requested.Report sales, gross profit, expenses, receivables, payables and cash position.Prepare customer and supplier aging, project profitability and budget-versus-actual reports.Compare actual costs with quotations, budgets and purchase orders.Highlight overdue balances, unusual expenses, low-margin orders, cost overruns and financial risks.Create simple, accurate and management-friendly Excel dashboards with filters.Project, Inventory, Payroll and Audit SupportRecord revenue, costs, advances, invoices and collections against the correct project or order.Calculate expected and actual project profitability and identify cost overruns.Match purchases, deliveries and inventory records; assist with stock counts.Maintain fixed-asset records and assist with payroll, advances and settlements.Prepare schedules and documents for annual audit and year-end closing.Reconcile bank, customer, supplier, VAT, cash, inventory and other major balances.Controls and Process ImprovementImprove procedures for invoicing, collections, supplier payments, petty cash and expense approvals.Identify missing documents, unrecorded liabilities and unreconciled transactions.Ensure no payment is processed without documentation and authorization.Recommend practical improvements to accounting software, reporting and approval processes.Ensure secure digital record-keeping, appropriate access control and regular data backup.Essential Software and Technology SkillsAdvanced Microsoft Excel skills, including formulas, XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP, pivot tables, data validation, conditional formatting, reconciliations, dashboards, charts and financial reports.Practical experience with accounting and ERP systems such as Odoo, QuickBooks, Zoho Books, Microsoft Dynamics, SAP, Oracle or similar.Ability to enter, review, correct, import, export and reconcile financial data in an ERP system.Understanding of ledger, customer, supplier, inventory, banking, costing and reporting modules.Ability to generate receivables, payables, aging, cash-flow, profitability and management reports from the system.Ability to help organize, configure or improve an accounting system suitable for growing businesses.Ability to learn new software quickly.Candidates with only basic Excel skills, limited computer knowledge or no practical accounting-software experience will not be suitable.Qualifications and ExperienceBachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce or a related subject.Minimum five years of practical accounting experience.Accounting experience in Saudi Arabia is strongly preferred.Experience maintaining accounts for more than one small business, branch or division is an advantage.Practical knowledge of Saudi VAT, ZATCA and e-invoicing requirements.Experience in trading, contracting, construction, material supply or interior decoration is preferred.Strong knowledge of receivables, payables, reconciliations, cash flow, inventory and financial reporting.Professional qualifications such as ACCA, CMA, CA Inter or CPA are advantageous but not mandatory.Good spoken and written English; Arabic is an advantage.Initial PrioritiesDuring the first three months, the successful candidate will be expected to:Review and organize the available accounting records.Establish accurate customer receivables and supplier payables.Reconcile bank, cash, customer, supplier and VAT balances.Identify deliveries not invoiced to customers and purchases missing supplier VAT invoices.Prepare aging, collection, payment and short-term cash-flow reports.Resolve unsupported, missing and incorrectly recorded transactions.Review the accounting software and establish reliable monthly reports and Excel dashboards.What We OfferA stable, full-time position with new and growing businesses.Salary based on practical experience, capability and suitability for the role.Benefits in accordance with Saudi Labour Law and company policy.Direct communication with management and ownership of the accounting function.Professional growth as the businesses expand.How to ApplyEmail your updated CV and mention your current location, nationality, Iqama status, total and Saudi accounting experience, current and expected salary, notice period, earliest joining date, ERP/accounting systems used, Excel proficiency, and experience with VAT, ZATCA, receivables, payables and multiple businesses.Email: naveed@skymarkco.com WhatsApp: +966 57 244 4365 Email Subject: Application – Senior Accountant / Accounts In-ChargeOnly candidates whose experience closely matches the requirements will be contacted for an interview.