Chief Financial Officer – Power the Financial Future of Saudi Energy

About the Company

A significant energy and utilities group operating in Saudi Arabia’s rapidly transforming power and water sector. Engaged in generation, distribution, and related infrastructure, the group plays a central role in the Kingdom’s energy transition, with major investment programmes in renewables, efficiency, and grid modernization.

Why Join Us?

Saudi Arabia’s energy sector is undergoing its most consequential transformation in a generation. As CFO, you will direct the financial strategy behind capital programmes of national significance, working with government stakeholders, international lenders, and a board that expects world-class governance.

Role Overview

The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) will lead all financial dimensions of the group, reporting to the Chief Executive Officer. The CFO will own capital strategy and project finance, treasury and funding, financial control and reporting under IFRS, and the financial governance expected of an organization central to Vision 2030’s energy ambitions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Own corporate finance strategy, including capital structure, funding plans, and project finance for major programmes.
• Lead treasury operations, liquidity management, and relationships with local and international banks.
• Oversee financial control, consolidation, and IFRS reporting across group entities.
• Drive capital-project appraisal, stage-gate governance, and post-investment reviews.
• Own budgeting, long-range planning, and performance management for operating and capital budgets.
• Manage relationships with auditors, regulators, and government stakeholders on financial matters.
• Support renewable-energy project structuring, including PPP and independent-power-producer frameworks.
• Strengthen risk management, insurance programmes, and internal controls.
• Lead and develop the finance organization, building Saudi finance leadership talent.

Requirements:

• 15+ years of senior finance experience in energy, utilities, or infrastructure-intensive sectors.
• Proven record in project finance, capital programmes, and multi-entity consolidation.
• Strong IFRS expertise and experience with large audit and governance environments.
• Familiarity with Saudi regulatory and government-stakeholder contexts; GCC experience preferred.
• Experience with renewable or PPP project structures is an advantage.
• Professional qualification (CPA, CA, ACCA, or CFA) and relevant degree.
• Executive presence and the ability to operate at board and ministerial levels.
• Arabic language skills an advantage.

What We Offer:

• Senior executive package commensurate with the scale of the mandate.
• Performance bonus and long-term incentive arrangements.
• Family relocation support, housing, and education allowances.
• The chance to shape the financial architecture of the Kingdom’s energy transition.

If you are a capital-programme finance leader ready for national-scale impact, apply today.