Senior Accountant (Saudi)
ESL FACEIT GROUP, Saudi Arabia
Job Description
The world of esports is growing and so are we!
Our Finance team needs your analytical skills, your attention to details, and your supportive can-do-attitude. We are looking to expand and hire an Accountant to join us in shaping the journey of esports. We are interested in people who share our passion for gaming. People who bring their unique capability, flair, and desire to the table while being a true team player. We believe that your attributes can make a difference in shaping the future of esports. That you can help make it happen while also going on a journey to learn and develop.
At ESL Gaming, we bring moments of magic and provide thrills to hundreds of millions of people, every single day. We pride ourselves in having enabled and empowered the global esports industry for more than two decades, aligned with our core mission Creating a World Where Everybody Can Be Somebody. Our passion, craft and DNA are aligned to create and shape the world of esports, gaming tournaments, leagues, events and holistic ecosystems through our millions of players, fans, heroes, as well as through our people, and culture. This is one of many reasons why ESL is a magical workplace, where anything is possible, and where you will thrive and experience a game-changing career.
Who should apply?
First and foremost, we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive equal opportunity environment for all candidates who should be encouraged and empowered to apply for this position. We have a set of values that we live by and hope you share:
- Passion: The most desirable attribute: you are a passionate gamer or love the gaming and esports environment. To be given the opportunity to work with ESL and our flagship products DreamHack Festivals, ESL Pro Tour, Intel Extreme Masters, ESL Mobile, and many more, is something you strive for making us your employer of choice.
- Impact: As a person, you are one of the ‘go to’ people who enjoy coming up with new ideas and putting them into action. Being strategic and hands-on at the same time comes naturally to you as you thrive in chaos, becoming a pillar of calm to others in the storm.
- Curiosity: You never stop questioning whether there might be a better way to do things. You are a good listener and naturally interested in change, learning and development.
- Agility: As one of your core strengths you enjoy collaboration with people across the company, stakeholders, publishers in an ever-changing environment. You enjoy communicating, explaining, implementing, and improving your ideas towards the gaming community.
- Team Geist: You like to work in a team and help everybody to achieve their goals.
Are you ready for a Game-Changing Career Experience?
As an Accountant, you will be surrounded by some of the brightest minds in gaming. Our hierarchies are flat, and your ideas and opinions are constantly in demand. Each day will be met with complex and challenging tasks that we tackle together. Quick decision making allows us to create competitive ecosystems which shape and define the nature of the esports market. We value passion and teamwork above anything else, creating a friendly and fast paced work environment.
Come work for the worlds’ largest esports company. We are looking for an Accountant to join our Global Accounting team that is responsible for ensuring all internal and external reporting requirements are met and day-to-day accounting operations are performed. The Accountant will adhere to accounting governance plans and processes to timely generate accounting information, reporting requirements, and ensure quality of financial information.
The ideal candidate will reside in the Riyadh area, however, remote work in Saudi Arabia may be available for the right candidate.
What you’ll do:
Overall responsibility for the IFRS and local (KSA) GAAP financial statements of our KSA entity including but not limited to
- Accounts Receivable related topics (e.g. issuing invoices in Arabic, communication with clients)
- Accounts Payable related topics (e.g. supplier accounts reconciliation, communication with suppliers)
- Fixed assets accounting
- General ledger reconciliations
- Preparation of local tax returns (VAT, WHT, CIT) in collaboration with external tax advisors including booking and reconciling of these returns and related payments
- Preparation of local financial statements including notes to the financial statements
- Point of contact for the local tax advisors and auditors in connection with tax returns (VAT, WHT, CIT) and (local GAAP and IFRS) financial statements of the company
- Support with bank relationships (communication, admin tasks and executing transfers) point o