Freight & Logistics Controller

About the role

The Senior Freight & Logistics Controller drives financial performance across freight and logistics operations in Saudi Arabia. This role ensures accurate revenue recognition, cost control, and profitability analysis while acting as a strategic partner to commercial and operational teams.

Key responsibilities

• Lead timely and accurate revenue recognition, ensuring compliance with corporate policies and accounting standards.
• Oversee cost and margin controlling, analysing supplier invoices, outsourced services, and overhead allocations to improve profitability.
• Manage budgeting, forecasting and long‑range planning processes, delivering monthly performance reports and financial dashboards.
• Identify financial risks and opportunities, providing recommendations to senior management for strategic decision‑making.
• Act as a trusted finance business partner to freight, logistics, supply chain, procurement and commercial leadership.
• Support pricing strategies, customer tenders, network optimisation, routing decisions and supplier negotiations with data‑driven insights.

Required profile

• Senior‑level experience in finance controlling within freight or logistics operations.
• Proven ability to lead budgeting, forecasting and profitability analysis.
• Strong analytical mindset with capability to influence commercial and operational decisions.

Required skills