Chief Accountant

About the Resort

Jayasom Wellness Resort at Triple Bay, AMAALA is planned as a distinctive wellness destination opening in 2025, created in partnership with Red Sea Global (RSG). It is envisioned as an immersive retreat for adults, families, and private residents who value healing, conscious living, and meaningful connection.

The resort is built around purpose-led hospitality with a strong focus on holistic health, integrative medicine, and thoughtful care. Guest experiences will combine western science with complementary therapies, including physiotherapy, fitness, nutrition, spa treatments, mindful recreation, and traditional healing approaches.

The organization is seeking a pioneering team of professionals who are passionate about wellness, human potential, and shaping the future of living.

Role Purpose

This position supports the Director of Finance in turning Jayasom Amaala’s strategy into practical programs, policies, and operating structures. The role also assists with the finance function for the resort, including budget preparation, financial reporting, and business planning.

The Chief Accountant will help review and maintain records related to assets, liabilities, profits and losses, tax obligations, and other financial matters. The role also contributes to the creation and rollout of financial processes and procedures, ensuring alignment with company standards and local legal requirements.

In addition, the role serves as an ambassador of the company’s wellness and sustainability culture by promoting healthy, balanced, and values-driven behavior across the team.

General Responsibilities

The role requires conducting all finance-related activities honestly, ethically, and in line with local regulations.

It includes attending internal meetings and helping explain operational and financial outcomes.

The position also calls for clear and timely communication across reporting lines, ensuring that relevant information reaches the right people when needed.

Team members should understand their responsibilities and the expectations placed on them, and the role supports that clarity.

Building constructive relationships with colleagues, corporate teams, and vendors is also a key part of the job.

The role contributes to a positive, collaborative workplace built on openness, trust, respect, professionalism, participation, and enjoyment.

Participation in meetings, committees, training sessions, and community-related activities at the property is expected.

The position focuses on helping the business achieve and exceed its targets while maintaining a practical, solution-oriented mindset.

Other reasonable duties may be assigned as needed.

People Management

The finance team must understand how its work contributes to the success of the department, the property, Jayasom, and the broader guest and community experience.

The role requires leading by example and demonstrating the behaviors expected of the team.

A supportive environment should be maintained so team members can ask questions, seek feedback, share viewpoints, and discuss challenges without fear.

The job calls for empathetic leadership and a genuine effort to understand team members’ thoughts, feelings, and perspectives.

Responsibilities must be delegated clearly so team members can take ownership and remain accountable for daily tasks, projects, and goals within service standards and timelines.

Team members should fully understand their own role, the expectations of the company, and how other roles fit together so they know where to seek help.

The role also encourages participation in learning programs, committees, seminars, webinars, community activities, meetings, and surveys.

Successes should be recognized, and regular feedback discussions should be held to monitor performance, progress, and team wellbeing.

Teamwork should be strengthened within the department and across the property, while supporting excellent and personalized guest service.

Key Operational Responsibilities

The Chief Accountant supports the Director of Finance in establishing and operating the resort’s business finance function so that goals and objectives are met.

All financial transactions must be recorded in accordance with accounting principles, policies, and procedures.

The role maintains control over assets, liabilities, income, and expenses, while supporting management accountability for financial performance.

Month-end closing support is required to help produce accurate financial statements and timely management reports.

All required financial reports must be submitted, including explanations for any variances.

The role provides accurate financial records, trend analysis, and statistical information within deadlines, and assists with interpretation when needed.

Improvements to accounting processes should be planned and coordinated with the Director of Finance to support profitability.

Support is needed for maintaining all resort accounts, records, and transactions.

Government financial reporting and tax-related payments must remain current and compliant.

Local tax rules must be monitored carefully to ensure correct charging and timely payment of taxes.

All applicable laws, particularly those related to accounting policies, procedures, and guidelines, must be followed.

The security of contracts, leases, legal records, and fixed asset documentation must be maintained.

The role also involves overseeing receiving and storeroom functions.

Requisitioning, storage, and proper use of operating equipment and supplies must be monitored.

Support is also required for credit and collection processes, including preparation and presentation of an accurate monthly debit aging report when requested.

Requirements

Candidates should hold a BSc or BA degree in Finance or Economics.

At least 2 years of experience in a similar role within a 5-star resort is required, ideally in a pre-opening environment.

Prior finance department experience in a hotel is preferred, especially in the Middle East.

Knowledge of Saudi Arabian taxation is needed, along with proficiency in financial IT systems and multi-currency handling.

Important competencies include motivating others, building effective teams, managing vision and purpose, ethics and values, relationship-building, business acumen, wellness-oriented leadership, and technical capability.

Technical strengths should include financial management, innovation, taxation, audit and assurance, governance/risk/control, strong attention to detail, analytical ability, reporting, budgeting, and excellent time management.

The right candidate should be positive, friendly, approachable, adaptable, responsible, reliable, empathetic, and guided by strong integrity and work ethic.

Disclaimer

This summary describes the general nature and level of work expected and is not a complete list of duties.

Role expectations may change depending on organizational needs.

Employees may occasionally be asked to perform tasks outside their usual responsibilities when required.