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    Consulting, Finance & Accounting – Manager | PricewaterhouseCoopers

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Line of ServiceAdvisorySpecialismAdvisory – OtherManagement LevelManagerJob Description & SummaryYou will be working within the Finance & Accounting Consulting team, which provides advisory services focused on the CFO agenda. The team works across a broad range of industries and delivers projects throughout the Middle East region. The work we typically undertake includes: – Accounting Advisory – IPSAS  – Budgeting  – Systems Design  (GFMIS, ERP, Solutions) – Costing and Revenue Diversification – Data analytics and visualization  As a competency, you will support multiple Industry Verticals. However, we expect you to bring expertise in Government and Public Sector, Financial Sector, or Oil and Gas. – Proactively lead the practice by setting strategy, drive the development of new business in the market, and provide technical advice across disciplines – Responsible for providing Accounting Advices; IPSAS cash to accrual conversion, IFRS Accounting Advices.  – Responsible for Budgeting activities including budget reform, ceiling, preparation, execution and monitoring. – Responsible for Costing, spending review, cost optimisation and Revenue Enhancement & Diversification – Building strong networks within the firm to spot and capitalize on opportunities to get involved in projects that others are leading across a number of different business units and sectors – Identifying and discussing key issues with our clients to identify potential opportunities – Responsible for a majority of day to day client communications – Responsibility to shape and deliver various projects that exceed the expectations of our clients and our own assignment quality criteria – Manage and deliver large projects by developing the project team, assessing engagement risks throughout, driving conclusions, and reviewing / challenging the output produced by the team – Responsibility for management of engagement financials – Helping to grow and develop our team through hands on training and coaching

    Qualifications/Educational background – Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting  or Technology – Masters or MBA  – Finance and/or Technology (preferable) – CPA, CMA, ACCA, or any other related professional certificate   Years of Experience – 5-8 years of experience in a similar industry / role within professional services/external consulting Based in and willing to live/relocate into Doha is a MUST- Fluent communication in Arabic and English is mandatory – Experience in conducting Finance & Accounting assessments and opportunity funneling for pilots – Experience in designing operating models, governance and communication frameworks within Finance Function – Good understanding of change management and coaching needs to adopt in client environments million – Passionate, team player and fast learn

    At PwC Middle East, we’ve set out an ambitious purpose and strive to live it everyday: to solve important problems and build trust in society.

    We’re a community of solvers that come together in unexpected ways to build trust and create sustained outcomes. We solve important problems, support one another as we grow, develop and build fulfilling careers.

    PwC provides industry-focused services for public and private clients across Assurance and Audit, Deals, Consulting, Tax and Legal. We draw on our development legacy that brings together the collective experience of over 7,000 people in our region with offices across 12 countries to solve for tomorrow.

    We’re striving to consistently deliver innovative work that builds trust and delivers sustained outcomes. And we’re proud of the strength that comes from all our different backgrounds and experiences and we value everyone’s uniqueness. We thrive in uncertainty, operate with integrity and leverage the diverse perspectives of our teams.

    If you’re looking for a place that fuels your ambition to make a difference, that matches your curiosity with continuous learning opportunities and reimagines ways of working to enable you to lead a more balanced life, then you’re a future PwCer. More

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    Core Assurance Senior Manager (Non FS) | PricewaterhouseCoopers

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Line of ServiceAssuranceSpecialismAssuranceManagement LevelSenior ManagerJob Description & SummaryA career in our Non Financial Services Audit practice, within External Audit services, will provide you with the opportunity to provide a range of Assurance services and business advice to a variety of clients from small, fast growing clients to large entities. Our clients are often well known brands and many have broad international reach. We focus on using the latest technology to reduce the level of manual testing ensuring you’ll focus on the most valuable areas of client service and on enhancing corporate governance and the reliability of our clients’ information.Our team helps organisations navigate regulatory complexity while strengthening trust and transparency in their business. While many of the rules of business have changed, the fundamentals haven’t. You’ll work alongside senior members of the client’s management team in planning the audit process from beginning to end, ensuring completeness, accuracy, and fair presentation of our client’s information.To really stand out and make us fit for the future in a constantly changing world, each and every one of us at PwC needs to be a purpose-led and values-driven leader at every level. To help us achieve this we have the PwC Professional; our global leadership development framework. It gives us a single set of expectations across our lines, geographies and career paths, and provides transparency on the skills we need as individuals to be successful and progress in our careers, now and in the future.

    As a Senior Manager, you’ll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to:- Encourage everyone to have a voice and invite opinion from all, including quieter members of the team.- Deal effectively with ambiguous and unstructured problems and situations.- Initiate open and candid coaching conversations at all levels.- Move easily between big picture thinking and managing relevant detail.- Anticipate stakeholder needs, and develop and discuss potential solutions, even before the stakeholder realises they are required.- Contribute technical knowledge in area of specialism.- Contribute to an environment where people and technology thrive together to accomplish more than they could apart.- Navigate the complexities of cross-border and/or diverse teams and engagements.- Initiate and lead open conversations with teams, clients and stakeholders to build trust.- Uphold the firm’s code of ethics and business conduct.

    At PwC Middle East, we’ve set out an ambitious purpose and strive to live it everyday: to solve important problems and build trust in society.

    We’re a community of solvers that come together in unexpected ways to build trust and create sustained outcomes. We solve important problems, support one another as we grow, develop and build fulfilling careers.

    PwC provides industry-focused services for public and private clients across Assurance and Audit, Deals, Consulting, Tax and Legal. We draw on our development legacy that brings together the collective experience of over 7,000 people in our region with offices across 12 countries to solve for tomorrow.

    We’re striving to consistently deliver innovative work that builds trust and delivers sustained outcomes. And we’re proud of the strength that comes from all our different backgrounds and experiences and we value everyone’s uniqueness. We thrive in uncertainty, operate with integrity and leverage the diverse perspectives of our teams.

    If you’re looking for a place that fuels your ambition to make a difference, that matches your curiosity with continuous learning opportunities and reimagines ways of working to enable you to lead a more balanced life, then you’re a future PwCer. More

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    Instructional Design – Senior Associate | PricewaterhouseCoopers

    Employment:

    Full Time

    PwC Academy – Instructional Design (Learning and Development Background) – Senior AssociateLine of ServiceAssuranceIndustry/SectorNot ApplicableSpecialismAssuranceManagement LevelSenior AssociateJob Description & SummaryA career in our Experience Design practice, A career in Experience Consulting services, will provide you with a unique opportunity to help our clients change customer behaviours through the experience journey starting with a strategy, then through design, and eventually implementation. You’ll focus on bringing interactive tools in the form of mobile apps, websites, or other digital platforms to ensure our clients fully integrate customer and user experiences into their organisation.

    We help our clients build a customer centric organisation through differentiated and brand defining customer experiences. You’ll help our team build a value based consumer model, coupled with quantitative analysis and digital technology based on the client’s target customer base.- Creation of materials in compliance with the learning methodology, client’s desired learning outcomes, content input by SMEs and ensuring appropriate tools and practices are implemented to build engagement and continuous improvement. – Considerable input into the HLDD process and content curation, adaptation and modification to align approach with the HLDD outputs and the learning methodology. – Adaptation and evolution of the methodology, training of staff in how the methodology works and sessions to improve the core skills of those producing content – Ensuring that the content is reviewed for engagement and alignment to HLDDs with feedback provided to SMEs / authors, corrections are made to enable content readiness sign off – Alignment of content to levels of attendees and inclusion of existing tools and products to improve engagement as well as training others in how to create content to improve efficiency. within the process – Management of the content development team and the overall process for quality and effectiveness.  – This will include implementing further changes in response to changing business needs. – Develop and apply content and format strategies with support from a senior content designer – Graphic design & proofreading for non technical content  – Develop and manage relationships with internal stakeholders  – Monitoring the performance of content and tools

    At PwC Middle East, we’ve set out an ambitious purpose and strive to live it everyday: to solve important problems and build trust in society.

    We’re a community of solvers that come together in unexpected ways to build trust and create sustained outcomes. We solve important problems, support one another as we grow, develop and build fulfilling careers.

    PwC provides industry-focused services for public and private clients across Assurance and Audit, Deals, Consulting, Tax and Legal. We draw on our development legacy that brings together the collective experience of over 7,000 people in our region with offices across 12 countries to solve for tomorrow.

    We’re striving to consistently deliver innovative work that builds trust and delivers sustained outcomes. And we’re proud of the strength that comes from all our different backgrounds and experiences and we value everyone’s uniqueness. We thrive in uncertainty, operate with integrity and leverage the diverse perspectives of our teams.

    If you’re looking for a place that fuels your ambition to make a difference, that matches your curiosity with continuous learning opportunities and reimagines ways of working to enable you to lead a more balanced life, then you’re a future PwCer. More

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    MERC Deals – Associate | PricewaterhouseCoopers

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Line of ServiceAdvisorySpecialismDealsManagement LevelAssociateJob Description & Summary• Experienced BUC required to take responsibility for supporting the business operations of one or more medium/large practices, for all processes from project kick-off to project closure. The role involves daily operations & processes, community building, support of sales and people processes and management. • The right kind of candidate will offer strategic support and handle operations for practice financials and account management in liaison with the Business Unit’s Partners, Directors and the Business Unit Finance Analyst(s). The candidate must be comfortable working with numerous internal support departments on projects relating to our people, marketing & knowledge management. • The successful candidate will report predominantly to the Business Unit Leader and Business Unit COO who form the Business Unit’s leadership team, and the Partners & Directors within their business unit.• You will also report to the Advisory Finance team leader, providing updates which will go directly to the Middle East Deals Leadership Team (DET).• Your local Finance Manager will provide guidance regarding compliance with relevant territory policies and procedures.Whole leadership• Actively share knowledge within one’s own team and across Business Units and promote best practices in respect of the firm’s business systems and processes. Provide training, coaching and support to other team members as needed.Global acumen• Liaising with the regional and global teams where relevant to improve individual working relations and understand the processes that are undertaken as part of an international team’s involvement from start to finish.Business acumen• Working alongside the Business Unit Leader as the Operations Coordinator and provide data, information, reports and particularly KPIs relating to the Business Unit. Support the Business Unit Leader as required in addressing business opportunities and development. • Through observation and understanding of the operation of the Business Unit, contribute improvement and development ideas and proposals as appropriate. • Support BU growth by the organisation of various internal and external business unit activities as agreed with the Business Unit Leader. Specifically plan and prepare quarterly business review meetings, practice meetings, and monthly team meetings to include logistics, agenda creation, meeting support, and report creation. Ensure that all compliance requirements for new engagements and contracts are met fully and exceptions reported.

    Relationships• Work closely with peers and team members at all levels, sharing knowledge and providing support where needed.Technical capabilities• On a monthly basis, analyse and report (vs budget) project revenue across territories for each partner and for the BU. • Maintain billing, provisions and adjustments as necessary and to contract/policy. • Maintain a dialogue with the Finance team in order to reconcile and verify reported data. • Maintain accurate records of backlog, reconcile and report to Finance monthly. • Reconcile the backlog against actual data after each rollover. • Enter own time and expenses in accordance with firm’s policy and monitor BU staff/ partner performance reporting any issues to the relevant partners particularly drawing attention to backlogs and potential consequences

    At PwC Middle East, we’ve set out an ambitious purpose and strive to live it everyday: to solve important problems and build trust in society.

    We’re a community of solvers that come together in unexpected ways to build trust and create sustained outcomes. We solve important problems, support one another as we grow, develop and build fulfilling careers.

    PwC provides industry-focused services for public and private clients across Assurance and Audit, Deals, Consulting, Tax and Legal. We draw on our development legacy that brings together the collective experience of over 7,000 people in our region with offices across 12 countries to solve for tomorrow.

    We’re striving to consistently deliver innovative work that builds trust and delivers sustained outcomes. And we’re proud of the strength that comes from all our different backgrounds and experiences and we value everyone’s uniqueness. We thrive in uncertainty, operate with integrity and leverage the diverse perspectives of our teams.

    If you’re looking for a place that fuels your ambition to make a difference, that matches your curiosity with continuous learning opportunities and reimagines ways of working to enable you to lead a more balanced life, then you’re a future PwCer. More

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    Tax Manager | Al Asala for Education and Training

    Employment:

    Full Time

    – To understand and comprehend Zakat, Tax, WHT and VAT regulation and guidelines.- To prepare a summary of any updates on regulation and guidelines- Understanding regulations and rules related to objections against GAZT assessments including, deadlines, formalities, communications, submissions, and the GSTC working mechanism.- To prepare and review all GAZT filings in lights of the guidelines and regulations on a timely manner.- To prepare and review all responses to GAZT queries for audits, assessments including inspections requirements.- To coordinate with zakat/tax advisors to prepare full analysis of GAZT assessment and completion of appeals documentation in a timely manner.- To prepare and review Zakat, and Tax provisions and deferred tax calculation and disclosures in Financial Statement.- To ensure proper zakat and tax provisions are maintained all over the year.- Assist in preparing AOP and Forecast numbers of Zakat and Tax charges on ongoing basis- Provide advice to management on all Zakat and Tax and related inquiries.- Collect sales/ purchasing contracts information and to ensure complete filing of that to GAZT through ERAD.- Advanced Arabic language skills and proven ability to response to official communications with structured and organized manner.- Establish communication with the company’s relationship manager at GAZT and align with him/ her in respect to all zakat and tax related matters.- Maintaining full historical records of filings, proof of payments, reconciliations related to zakat and tax matters, and correspondences with GAZT, GSTC, and ADRC

    – Bachelor Degree in Accounting or relevant field;- CA / CPA / CMA is desirable;- Zakat, Tax, VAT and WHT knowledge;- IFRS / SOCPA knowledge.Preferred skills, abilities and languages:- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills;- Outstanding organizational and time-management abilities;- European, UK, U.S, New Zealand, Australian Nationals are preferred.

    At Al-Asala Education and Training Company, we are working to provide comprehensive and undivided knowledge solutions that contribute effectively in shaping the characters of the next generation of leaders. Through building bridges, partnerships and international experiences with major academic institutions and local, Arab and international universities, we are committed, within our originality and vision system, to generating, sharing and integrating knowledge with our educational expertise to achieve sustainability and promote education. Professional and Knowledge Economy. More

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    Tax Acceleration Centre – Associate | PricewaterhouseCoopers

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Line of ServiceTaxSpecialismGeneral Tax ConsultingManagement LevelAssociateJob Description & SummaryA career in our Tax Acceleration Centre is the natural extension of PwC’s leading class global delivery capabilities. We provide premium, cost effective, high quality services that support process quality and delivery capability in support for client engagements.To really stand out and make us fit for the future in a constantly changing world, each and every one of us at PwC needs to be a purpose-led and values-driven leader at every level. To help us achieve this we have the PwC Professional; our global leadership development framework. It gives us a single set of expectations across our lines, geographies and career paths, and provides transparency on the skills we need as individuals to be successful and progress in our careers, now and in the future.

    As an Associate, you’ll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to:- Invite and give in the moment feedback in a constructive manner.- Share and collaborate effectively with others.- Identify and make suggestions for improvements when problems and/or opportunities arise.- Handle, manipulate and analyse data and information responsibly.- Follow risk management and compliance procedures.- Keep up-to-date with developments in area of specialism.- Communicate confidently in a clear, concise and articulate manner – verbally and in the materials produce.- Build and maintain an internal and external network.- Seek opportunities to learn about how PwC works as a global network of firms.- Uphold the firm’s code of ethics and business conduct.

    At PwC Middle East, we’ve set out an ambitious purpose and strive to live it everyday: to solve important problems and build trust in society.

    We’re a community of solvers that come together in unexpected ways to build trust and create sustained outcomes. We solve important problems, support one another as we grow, develop and build fulfilling careers.

    PwC provides industry-focused services for public and private clients across Assurance and Audit, Deals, Consulting, Tax and Legal. We draw on our development legacy that brings together the collective experience of over 7,000 people in our region with offices across 12 countries to solve for tomorrow.

    We’re striving to consistently deliver innovative work that builds trust and delivers sustained outcomes. And we’re proud of the strength that comes from all our different backgrounds and experiences and we value everyone’s uniqueness. We thrive in uncertainty, operate with integrity and leverage the diverse perspectives of our teams.

    If you’re looking for a place that fuels your ambition to make a difference, that matches your curiosity with continuous learning opportunities and reimagines ways of working to enable you to lead a more balanced life, then you’re a future PwCer. More

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    Forex Account Manager | Mayfair Partners

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Our client is a FX CFD Broker who are growing their sales team and looking for a number of account managers, with at least 1 years experience and knowledge of Forex or CFD products, markets, MT4, MT5, or equivalent trading platforms.• Qualified individuals will be selling a broad range of financial products and services to a diverse international client base and will have their own book of clients.• Previous industry experiences are a must• Sales skills and previous experience in the Forex, CFD or Financial Industry is a must.• Book of Foreign Introducing Brokers, Money Managers, Retail or Professional clients• Knowledge/Skills/Competencies are required as well as minimum of two years of experience in FOREX.• Ability to thrive in a challenging and collaborative sales an environment that is fast-paced and subject to frequent change and to work effectively as a member of a team and share best practices, as well as a strong individual contributor.• Knowledge of the organization’s operations, products, and services.• Self-disciplined, self-motivated – requires a minimum supervision, well organized with good follow-up skills.• Stay on top of the local and national economy and financial markets activity.

    Preferred Qualifications:• Knowledge of and established relationships within the FOREX industry• A deep understanding of the industry’s issues, a vision for its growth & a commitment to advance Forex strategies within the marketplace• Fluency in English / Arabic / Hindi• Ability to monitor and analyze foreign exchange markets.• Ability to monitor and analyze and understand foreign exchange charts.Key Demographic Requirements – applicants must be:• Based in UAE

    Mayfair Partners are an International Executive Search and Recruitment Solutions consultancy based in Downtown Dubai. We are passionate about providing a superior service to clients. We service both established businesses and also advise those that are looking to set up a business in this region.

    Mayfair Partners was founded by three partners with combined recruitment experience of over 20 years. More

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    Senior Manager – Legal – Energy & Infrastructure | PricewaterhouseCoopers

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Line of ServiceTaxIndustry/SectorNot ApplicableSpecialismM&A LegalManagement LevelSenior ManagerJob Description & SummaryA career within Legal Services, will provide you with the opportunity to help our clients adopt a more strategic approach to global entity governance across their organisations. We help our clients and their legal entities with the incorporation of new companies, on going compliance with local legislation, and restructuring of their global businesses to manage governance and compliance risks.Our team specialises in providing legal advice across all of our clients disciplines. You’ll help provide legal support to a wide array of specialty areas from cyber security and technology to banking and intellectual property.To really stand out and make us fit for the future in a constantly changing world, each and every one of us at PwC needs to be a purpose-led and values-driven leader at every level. To help us achieve this we have the PwC Professional; our global leadership development framework. It gives us a single set of expectations across our lines, geographies and career paths, and provides transparency on the skills we need as individuals to be successful and progress in our careers, now and in the future.As a Senior Manager, you’ll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to:- Encourage everyone to have a voice and invite opinion from all, including quieter members of the team.- Deal effectively with ambiguous and unstructured problems and situations.- Initiate open and candid coaching conversations at all levels.- Move easily between big picture thinking and managing relevant detail.- Anticipate stakeholder needs, and develop and discuss potential solutions, even before the stakeholder realises they are required.- Contribute technical knowledge in area of specialism.- Contribute to an environment where people and technology thrive together to accomplish more than they could apart.- Navigate the complexities of cross-border and/or diverse teams and engagements.- Initiate and lead open conversations with teams, clients and stakeholders to build trust.- Uphold the firm’s code of ethics and business conduct.RoleWe are looking for one Corporate Lawyer with extensive experience of working on Energy & Infrastructure Projects in the MENA Region and in particular in the KSA and GCC markets to join our existing Energy practice and be based in the KSA. We are primarily looking for senior lawyers based in the KSA but will also consider senior lawyers based in other GCC jurisdictions such as the UAE and Qatar who would be willing to consider making a move to the KSA. The role will involve – Working on Energy & Infrastructure Projects in the KSA , the GCC and the wider MENA Region; – Working in a multi-disciplinary environment; – Leading the execution of projects in the Energy & Infrastructure Sectors in the KSA and the wider MENA Region including projects in the Oil & Gas and Power & Water Industries; – Training and coaching junior members of the team; and – Supporting with business development initiatives.

    RequirementsWe are interested in individuals who have the following experience and attributes: – Minimum of 6 years experience of working on Energy & Infrastructure Projects for a leading International Law Firm with offices in the MENA Region with a particular emphasis on projects in the GCC; – Proven track Record of Working on Energy & Infrastructure Projects including Projects in the Power & Water and Oil & Gas Industries in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar; – Extensive knowledge of working on EPC and O&M Documentation required; – Experience of Working on Project Finance/ Loan Documentation on Energy & Infrastructure Projects in the MENA Region preferred; – Previous experience of working on M&A and corporate restructuring projects in the Energy Sector in the MENA Region preferred; – Arabic language skills preferred including fluency in spoken Arabic; and – Ability to work independently and within a collaborative team setting whilst also working efficiently and meeting deal/project related deadlines.

    At PwC Middle East, we’ve set out an ambitious purpose and strive to live it everyday: to solve important problems and build trust in society.

    We’re a community of solvers that come together in unexpected ways to build trust and create sustained outcomes. We solve important problems, support one another as we grow, develop and build fulfilling careers.

    PwC provides industry-focused services for public and private clients across Assurance and Audit, Deals, Consulting, Tax and Legal. We draw on our development legacy that brings together the collective experience of over 7,000 people in our region with offices across 12 countries to solve for tomorrow.

    We’re striving to consistently deliver innovative work that builds trust and delivers sustained outcomes. And we’re proud of the strength that comes from all our different backgrounds and experiences and we value everyone’s uniqueness. We thrive in uncertainty, operate with integrity and leverage the diverse perspectives of our teams.

    If you’re looking for a place that fuels your ambition to make a difference, that matches your curiosity with continuous learning opportunities and reimagines ways of working to enable you to lead a more balanced life, then you’re a future PwCer. More