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    Public Relations Officer (UAE National) | Efficio

    Employment:

    Full Time

    We are looking for a bright, proactive and resourceful individual who enjoys working independently and making things happen. This is a very exciting time to join Efficio as we are set for further expansion and growth. This role requires a well-rounded professional interested in growing with the firm. You will have some work experience in a PRO role, ideally within professional or financial services. You will be comfortable working on your own initiative and be adaptable and flexible regarding the varied work and opportunities involved.Key Responsibilities:• Visa Applications/ renewals• Obtain new employment visas / work permits for all expatriate employees and their dependants• Monitor expiry dates of visas and renew as and when needed• Facilitate obtaining and renewal of expatriate’s passports for employees and dependants• Cancel visas for employees and dependants as relevant• Liaise with UAE Immigration department in obtaining business entry visas for global business visitors• Act as point of contact with our medical insurance broker to ensure correct insurances are in place• Provide expert advice to business and employees on all visa formalities and all other government related proceduresCompany Documentation• Liaise with the UAE government to renew Efficio’s trade license through submission of legal documents, securing approvals to various state / local agencies and judicial department in minimum time frames• Administer company and joint venture companies’ licenses and tax remittances with various UAEgovernment authorities e.g. Economic Department, Municipality, Chamber of Commerce, Ministry of Finance & Industries etc.• Ensure we are compliant with all deadlines and prevent any unnecessary fines or penalties General• Facilitate complex medical / police procedures on event of death of any employee or next to kin• Stay up to date with the ever-changing government rules and regulations and keep management team updated on relevant updates • When the need arises, represent the company at different offices like Airport, Embassies, Police Station, Ministries/Municipalities and other government departments• Accountable in maintaining accurate records for all above services• Flexibility in supporting with urgent/emergency work duties in after hours when necessary

    • At least 5 years of experience as a PRO and thorough knowledge of the PRO processes to enable you to plan upcoming work in an efficient and orderly manner• Good relations and well connected with governmental entities• Exceptional networking and interpersonal skills• Fluent Arabic speaker• Good English skills which is required for translation from English to Arabic or vice versa (reading, writing, and speaking)• Excellent coordination, communication, and administration skills• Valid driving licence• IT literate, proficiency with MS Office required (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)• Exceptional organizational and multitasking skills• Ability to identify issues and proactively come up with solutions• Strong multicultural awareness and willing to be part of an international team

    Efficio is the world’s largest procurement consultancy operating across ten offices in Europe, North America and the Middle East.

    We help organizations reduce costs, improve internal processes and upskill their procurement teams so that they can realize cost savings faster. We aim to ensure savings are measurable and sustainable – delivering greater value for your business over the longer term. Our procurement consultants help procurement functions to become twice as effective, enabling them to deliver more with their own teams and become high-value generating functions for their businesses.

    Our key differentiator is eFlow, a proprietary procurement technology and knowledge platform built and deployed by practitioners. eFlow automates data insight generation, supports savings delivery, facilitates strong supplier partnerships and manages supply chain risk by enabling our clients to leverage a wealth of procurement intelligence and best practice on demand. More

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    Tax & Legal Services – Tax – Indirect Tax (FS) – Manager | PricewaterhouseCoopers

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Tax & Legal Services – Tax – Indirect Tax (FS) – Manager – DubaiLine of ServiceTaxIndustry/SectorNot ApplicableSpecialismVAT/GSTManagement LevelManagerJob Description & SummaryA career in our Indirect Tax practice, within Tax services, will provide you with the opportunity to help our clients meet and manage their tax obligations across unique but ever changing tax specialties. You’ll advise clients on their local and overseas tax affairs, while acting as a strategic consultant related to business analysis, managing indirect taxes, dispute resolution, and global enterprise tax solutions.Our team helps our clients optimise cash flow and reduce risk by managing challenges related to indirect taxes. You’ll support our clients with all aspects of indirect taxation related to global, regional and domestic projects as well as comprehensive restructuring and reporting value added tax projects.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 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:- The experience should include Banks (this is a must), insurance companies and asset managers – advisory as well as compliance, preferably GCC experience. – Develop new skills outside of comfort zone.- Act to resolve issues which prevent the team working effectively.- Coach others, recognise their strengths, and encourage them to take ownership of their personal development.- Analyse complex ideas or proposals and build a range of meaningful recommendations.- Use multiple sources of information including broader stakeholder views to develop solutions and recommendations.- Address sub-standard work or work that does not meet firm’s/client’s expectations.- Use data and insights to inform conclusions and support decision-making.- Develop a point of view on key global trends, and how they impact clients.- Manage a variety of viewpoints to build consensus and create positive outcomes for all parties.- Simplify complex messages, highlighting and summarising key points.- Uphold the firm’s code of ethics and business conduct.

    Travel RequirementsNot SpecifiedAvailable for Work Visa Sponsorship?YesGovernment Clearance Required?Yes

    PwC firms help organizations and individuals to create the value they’re looking for.

    We’re a network of firms in 158 countries with close to 169,000 people who are committed to delivering quality in assurance, tax and advisory services. PwC is the brand under which member firms of PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited (PwCIL) operate and provide services. Together, these firms form the global PwC network.

    In our 3 key areas of business or Lines of Service Assurance, Tax, and Advisory we work with our clients from business start ups to the worlds leading organizations to measure, protect and enhance the things that matter most to them.

    We help our own people to learn, discover, develop and make a real difference all the way through their working lives. And we have big ambitions to grow.

    PwC Middle East Region is part of what we call the Central Cluster and includes the UK, Europe and Africa as well as the Middle East. The region consists of 12 markets – UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Libya, Iraq and Palestine.

    PwC has been established in the region for over 40 years, we already employ over 4500 people and we are on course to become the Middle East number one professional service firm. More

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    Manager IT – Data Insights & Digital Analytics | L'Oreal Middle East

    Employment:

    Full Time

    The world leader in cosmetics, L’Oréal is present in 150 countries on five continents. Our 35 international brands have allowed us to devote ourselves solely to one business: beauty, with a mission to provide the best in cosmetics innovation to all women and men globally. Our ambition is to win over another one billion consumers around the world by inventing the cosmetic products that meet the infinite diversity of their needs and desires through continued digital innovation. L’Oréal supports diversity and sustainable, ethical sourcing for all our products, and we have reduced our emissions by approx. 78% since 2005.The DNA of L’Oréal is Innovation, and we are driven by a real passion for the future. Our Research and Innovation Centres in India are the sixth innovation hub for L’Oréal worldwide to fuel local market innovations. In our quest to win the next billion consumers, we are looking for talented individuals who can lead us on this mission.Would you like to be a part of the adventure?We have a suitable opening in the IT Division for Manager IT -Data Insights & Digital Analytics. You will be part of a multi-functional IT team working closely with business division teams for Brand Management, Digital, Supply Chain, Finance, and others using integrative thinking to seek solutions for tough business problems and driving analytics culture for faster business decision making. As part of your role, you will constantly be exploring new opportunities for business growth and enablement. Your key to success will be your ability to combine soft skills with analytical skills and leverage a creative mindset to convey analytics results in driving actionability with your key business partners across levels and functions.You will also function as a business relationship manager for all IT projects in the Digital Analytics domain. You should have 5-8 years of professional experience with organizations in the CPG/Food & Bev/Manufacturing Industry. The location of the job will be MumbaiJob Responsibilities:• You will effectively manage relationship with business Stakeholders and IT counterparts from Zone and Group.• You will plan, organize, manage, and follow up with internal/external resources to deliver the project/program within the defined standards, budget, deadlines and quality requirements• You will define and monitor the project/program plan, budget, activities, methodologies, project resources and responsibilities allocation (internal/external).• You will partner with business, Data & Analytics team and understand their requests. Prioritize business’s needs and translate business requirements into system solutions.• You will proactively continue to find opportunity to improve development/system implementation process.• You will work proactively and closely with country Data & Analytics team and business representatives to push and adopt usage of Group/Zone standard solution and services.• You will support in driving system enhancements and new system implementations by following the project life cycle management process in partnership with both internal and external teams. Ensures system change management is in place and is thoroughly documented in a timely manner.• You will leverage on proficiency in Data Lake, Google Cloud Platform and Data Analytics to support business needs.Key Deliverables:• Business engagement and stakeholder management• Management of the Data & Analytics portfolio across business divisions – CPD, PPD and Luxe. Prioritization of tech solutions and managing the demand funnel.• Management of IT spends and budgets and definition of tech roadmap• Supervise and guide vendor teams to deliver solutions and maintain a data warehouse platform and BI reporting.• Recommend strategies to ensure governance, performance, and adoption of Data Analytics solutions.

    Key Competencies:• An ability to align, influence stakeholders and build working relationships.• Having a proactive approach, positive mindset, and innovative method of working.• Strong analytical acumen, problem solving skills.• A confident and articulate communicator capable of inspiring strong collaboration• Strong understanding of data integration, modelling and data analytics.• Strong understanding of structured and unstructured information processing• Experience of handling complex system implementations, project lifecycle management practices.• Understanding of emerging digital capabilities in the targeted consumer engagement space and Knowledge of Ecommerce and digital marketing would be preferred.• Knowledge of Data Analytics practices using Google Cloud Platform, Python and Power BI.Key Relationships:• Reports to Senior Manager IT Analytics• Internal Stakeholders – Loreal divisions, IT, sales planning, digital and brand marketing, supply chain, finance, global and zone ecommerce teams• External Stakeholders – IT partner/ vendor delivery teamEducation:• BE/BTech & MBA is preferredL’Oréal is committed to building a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. L’Oréal closely prohibits discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of the individual’s race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability or any other characteristic protected by law.

    For more than a century, we have devoted our energy and our competencies solely to one business: beauty. We have chosen to offer our expertise in the service of women and men worldwide, meeting the infinite diversity of their beauty desires. We are committed to fulfilling this mission ethically and responsibly. More

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    Accountant | HR Plus Consultancy

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Position: AccountantSalary Range: KD 400-550Nationality: Arab NationalLocation: Kuwait

    Visa Type: 18/22, TransferableDuty: 8 hours/day – 6 days/week”Hiring will be only from inside Kuwait with candidates having valid Kuwait transferable visa”

    We are a Kuwaiti based HR consultancy firm that provides Human Resources consultancy services along with local & overseas recruiting services within food & beverage, hospitality, construction, automotive, and other industries. More

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    Cashier | RTC-1 Employment Services

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Position Title: CashierEmployment Type: Full Time Salary: up to 4K AED all-inclusive, depending on experience and qualifications Job Location: Sharjah, UAEAbout the Client: A well-established business formation group, based in Sharjah with proven track records on successful, streamlined process of businesses structure that suits different client needs within UAE.Job Description: • Take payments in the form of card, cash vouchers etc,, from visitors who have taken the medical• Issue receipt or print statements if needed for online payments• Manage day to day cash flow and report to accounts by end of day• Operate POS and update online system to show real time update on multiple business unit and keep track of transactions

    Qualifications:• Open to Asian nationals • Female, 35 years old and below• Must have experience in general accounts and admin handling cash registry for a B2B or Corporate offices

    RTC-1 Employment Services is a licensed recruitment firm based in Dubai, UAE. Our team has been in the market since 2004 and we are supporting various industries with their staffing needs across the Middle East and Africa. More

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    Compliance Officer | Edara Consultancy

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Basic FunctionsThe Compliance officer supports the entity and its management in managing the compliance risk and the improving of the compliance arrangements in all structures of the company. The compliance functions therefore have the following objectives.• To identify, asses, monitor and report on the compliance risk faced• To assist support and advise top senior management in fulfilling its responsibilities to manage compliance risk.• To advise the staff of with respect to their responsibility to manage compliance risk.Position Objectives• To provide all manner of enforcement and investigation services in all areas of responsibility of the Authority.• Fully participate in the investigations and or offer assistance to the Ministry of Interior, Central Bank of Bahrain Officers in preparing cases initiated by raising Suspicious Transactions (STR).• To liaise with the internal and external parties or individualsResponsibilities• Responsible for the oversight and monitoring of compliance risk management . The scope of Compliance risk and thus the scope of the compliance functions.• Staff integrity personal conflict of interest in handling the use and sharing of information for the purpose it was provided or processed.• Customer integrity by Know Your Customer (KYC) including Politically Exposed Persons (PEP) in Anti- Money Laundering , Anti –Terrorist financing.• Services integrity know the products by giving right information to the customer and handling customer complaints.Duties• To implement the ”Prevention against Money laundering and Terrorist Financing“• To monitor transaction carried out by the customers• To investigate result of unusual transactions, as well as those detected in the centralized monitoring process. (CCDS)• To submit to the committee those transactions considered suspicious to confirm that the status and decide if these will be reported.• To keep record of the unusual transactions reported by staff, as well as those detected in centralized monitoring process.• To keep record of the STR’s as well as statistics of the STR’s issuance• To verify and make sure records are properly kept and safely.• To keep informed and updates all about legal matters and regulations that affect company in their management of the prevention against money laundering.• To liaise independent bodies who might be investigating or monitoring compliance to regulations.• To inform the management about the request by Regulatory Bodies and Auditors• To implement the necessary remedial measures as a result of observations made by Internal Auditor or External Auditors or Regulatory Body.• To liaise CBB/ MOI to provide all the information they request when a suspicious transaction has been reported• To inform the Board when an STR has been issued. Documents the results of anti –money laundering and anti fraud monitoring ,including the filling of any suspicious activity reports to the Central Bank of Bahrain• To enforce standards and procedures for the prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing.• Act as an independent review and evaluation body to ensure that compliance issues/concerns within the organization are being appropriately evaluated, investigated and resolved.• Monitor, and as necessary, coordinates compliance activities of other departments to remain abreast of the status of all compliance activities and to identify trends.• Works with Human Resources Department and others as appropriate to develop an effective compliance training program, including appropriate introductory training for new employees as well as ongoing training for all employees• Monitor transactions for potentially suspicious or unusual activities, such as the potential structuring of the transactions to evade legal and / or regulatory reporting requirements ,the practice of sharing identifications documents ,and any unusual behavior such as one person sending to many individuals in many different countries.• Provide written policies and procedures for employees to follow to detect and prevent fraud-induced ,structured or otherwise illicit money transfers or transactions.• Monitor large amount transactions, if requires Customer Due Diligence• Monitor and check of branch wise Foreign Currency if it is tally with branch report• Monitor and check cancelled transactions• Release hold transaction under sanctioned list by OFAC, EU ,CBB , World Checker and others.• To carry out other duty as may reasonably be directed by the Chairman ,Managing Director and designated personnel.• Prepare Compliance Report

    • Bachelor’s Degree Business Administration or Accountancy• ACAMS Professional certification• 3 years minimum experience• Experience in Financial Sector• Any nationality• Candidate to be based in Bahrain• Speaks English (Arabic is a plus)• Well versed in MS Office and Windows Operating system

    Edara Consultancy is a company that offers top tier Human Resources and Administration outsourcing solutions and provide companies and business owners an alternative choice for managing their Human Resources function.

    In a globalized and competitive market as well as the ever growing local and international regulations, the demand for HR services whether on a basic or sophisticated level has become compulsory. Edara consultancy was established to address these needs and provide business owners flexible options by choosing the service that best fits their business. More

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    Payroll Manager | Michael Page

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Our client is a leading media conglomerate with operations across the Middle East.Client DetailsOur client, a leading media group is recruiting a Payroll Manager to be based in their Riyadh offices.Description* Plan and manage the payroll function to ensure timely processing of monthly salaries and internal payment transactions* Keep track of employee leave count, incentive plans etc. * Actively identify improvement scope concerning daily transactions and month end processing* Ensure all payroll queries are addressed in a timely manner* Liaise with internal and external auditors as and when requiredJob OfferThe successful candidate gets the opportunity to work for a leading media conglomerate and is compensated with competitive pay and incentives.

    * Bachelors Degree and relevant certifications* Minimum 10 years of experience in a large organisation* Working knowledge of Oracle is a MUST

    Michael Page is one of the world’s leading professional recruitment consultancies, specializing in the placement of candidates in permanent, contract, temporary and interim positions with clients around the world.

    The Group has operations in the UK, Continental Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas. In the Middle East we focus on the areas of:

    Finance & Accounting
    Banking & Financial Services
    Procurement
    Property & Construction
    Engineering & Supply Chain
    Oil & Gas Technical and Engineering
    Human Resources
    Sales
    Marketing
    Technology
    Secretarial
    Executive Search
    Legal

    The Group operates through 161 offices in 33 countries and employs over 5,000 employees worldwide. More

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    DevOps Engineer | A Leading Company In UAE

    Employment:

    Full Time

    – Building and setting up new development tools and infrastructure- Work with all cross-functional teams to create CI/CD pipelines that ensure the quality, security of applications and platform for web applications, microservices and mobile apps- Integrate technologies in multiple environments to provide monitoring, alerting and reporting of performance and costs- Troubleshoot and resolve system outages and communicate findings for enhancing our current monitoring and alert tool chain and augmenting with new solutions as applicable- Ensure security validation and vulnerability scans cross over the platform.- Develop and execute on key cloud architectures that are technically optimized, operationally efficient, and cost effective.- Write clear, professional documentation of infrastructure designs and architecture- Enable product teams through implementation of deployment pipelines and deployment strategy from dev to production in a cloud-based environment- Engage with stakeholders to provide timely end-to-end delivery of technology solutions- Uses working knowledge of automation design and infrastructure to determine what to automate- Implement containerization strategies when appropriate using Docker and Kubernetes- Handling the CI/CD and orchestration pipeline, the Release management and versioning strategy- Demonstrates knowledge of company procedures and standards to analyze impact on existing IT systems and platforms- Implement policies which ensure compliant and consistent deployment of cloud infrastructure.

    Salary:
    AED
    10,000 to 30,000
    per month inclusive of fixed allowances.

    – Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science or related field required- At least 4-8 years of experience working as a DevOps Engineer on either AWS, GCP or Azure (Alibaba Cloud is a plus)- Strong Docker and Kubernetes experience – deployment management and troubleshooting- Strong experience with setting up CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins integrated with Git- Got a good knowledge working in Linux environments (OS, file system, processes, user/kernel space, bash)- Possess working knowledge of databases i.e. SQL (Postgres and MySQL) and NoSQL- Automation and scripting (Python and bash / shell)- Understand network concepts and protocols and can advise on problems- Proactive and collaborative with Development Team- Strong organizational, analytical and problem-solving skills- Experience with Agile/Scrum process is a plus- English communication and Effective communication skill

    A leading company in UAE. More