Accounts Payable Accountant

Your Job

Koch Engineered Solutions Middle East, is seeking a dedicated and detail-oriented Accounts Payable Accountant to join our Finance and accounts team in Dammam, KSA. This role is essential for managing and processing our financial obligations, ensuring all vendor bills and company expenses are recorded and paid accurately and timely. The ideal candidate will bring strong organizational skills and a sound understanding of accounting principles.

Our Team

We are a principled based company that relies heavily on teamwork and ingenuity. We pride ourselves on being the partner of choice for our internal and external customers.

What You Will Do

• Process and verify invoices with accuracy, ensuring proper documentation, coding, and approvals.
• Manage weekly and monthly payment runs and maintain proper records of disbursements.
• Reconcile vendor accounts and resolve invoice discrepancies in a timely manner.
• Maintain up-to-date vendor information in the system and support supplier onboarding.
• Support month-end closing by preparing reports, reconciliations, and journal entries.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with procurement, operations, and tax teams.
• Review and verify purchasing invoices, POs, and delivery notes, ensuring accurate entry into the ERP system.
• Prepare and process electronic transfers and payments, manage check runs, and resolve any issues related to payment discrepancies and vendor invoices.
• Reconcile supplier advances and record invoices received against these advances.
• Assist in the preparation and submission of VAT returns and withholding tax returns.
• Maintain accurate and organized vendor files and records of all account's payable transactions.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Accounting background.
• Contribution motivated individual.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Exceptional attention to detail and outstanding organizational skills.
• Ability to manage time effectively and work independently or as part of a team.
• Proficiency in English, both written and verbal.

What Will Put You Ahead

• Ability to learn and adapt to company environment
• Previous experience in a multinational corporation or manufacturing sector.
• Familiarity with VAT, withholding tax, and other local compliance requirements.
• Demonstrated ability to handle high-volume transactions while maintaining accuracy.
• Continuous improvement mindset focused on creating value.
• Hands-on experience with major ERP systems such as SAP or Oracle, along with advanced skills in Microsoft Office—especially Excel.
• Proficiency in Arabic language.

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

Who We Are

As a Koch company, Koch Engineered Solutions (KES) specializes in process and pollution control equipment and digital technologies to help industries reduce emissions, save energy and get the most from their resources. From pollution control to advanced filtration, we’re focused on providing customers with products and solutions to help them optimize, transform and succeed. Industries we serve include refineries, chemicals, municipalities, pharmaceutical, pulp and paper, food and dairy, utilities and automotive.

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.