Finance Lead, West Gulf

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Overview

The West Gulf Finance Lead will play a critical role to support the country operation through managing multiple workstreams with a primary focus on business planning, supporting decision making by identifying, maintaining, analysing and evaluating information, and recommending actions. This role requires business partnership with functions across the organization and the ability to develop solutions through both quantitative and qualitative analysis, forecasting, financial modeling, and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Finance Business Partnering: work closely with the commercial team and other supporting functions to support business growth; provide business insights to support operational and strategic decisions; support distributors relationships and partnerships.
• Financial Planning (FP&A): lead the financial planning process in the country (Plan / Mid-Year / LROP, etc.); manage planning system inputs (norms / SKU / technical issues / corrections); prepare forecasts for Sales, OPEX, COP Flash/Mid-month forecast, and P&L; perform monthly/quarterly reporting analysis of planned vs actual data for budget holders; investigate significant deviations in P&L data.
• Financial Reporting / Accounting: lead monthly closure; oversee tax and VAT matters; support changes in Takeda legal footprint in the country; manage selected JE preparation retained with local market post Takeda Business Solution implementation (TBS); oversee statutory financial statements generation; own all financial and accounting data; support internal and external audits; ensure a robust control environment and adherence to Takeda SOPs.
• Leadership & Talent Development: mentor finance team members, foster self-driven growth, capability building, and succession planning; promote a high-performance culture and continuous improvement; demonstrate financial integrity and ethical leadership; drive cross-functional financial acumen initiatives with data-driven decision-making.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Finance or equivalent.
• At least 5 years of finance experience in a multinational environment; pharmaceutical or FMCG experience preferred.
• Experience in financial planning, accounting, tax & VAT, and distributor management exposure.
• Strong knowledge of financial regulatory bodies in Saudi Arabia (e.g., ZATCA, SAMA, MOC, GAC) with hands-on taxation, compliance, and financial reporting experience.
• Solid knowledge of financial modeling using MS Excel; Power BI is a plus.
• Experience implementing/improving financial systems (e.g., SAP, Hyperion) is a major plus.
• Curious, analytical mindset with strong communication and presentation skills; high personal integrity and alignment with Takeda's values.

Location and Employment Details

• Locations: SAU - Riyadh
• Worker Type: Employee
• Worker Sub-Type: Regular
• Time Type: Full time

Riyadh, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia