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    Tax – Customs & International Trade Services – Senior Manager | PricewaterhouseCoopers

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Tax & Legal Services – Tax – Customs & International Trade Services – Senior Manager – CairoLine of ServiceTaxIndustry/SectorNot ApplicableSpecialismVAT/GSTManagement LevelSenior ManagerJob Description & SummaryA career in our Customs and Trade 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 organisations manage indirect tax implications that results in cash flow optimisation and risk reduction. You’ll help with structuring business transactions, developing efficient supply chain models, handling customs and indirect tax disputes, and implementing VAT for new to market organisations.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.

    Travel RequirementsNot SpecifiedAvailable for Work Visa Sponsorship?NoGovernment 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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    Trading Investment Associate – Public Equities | WFC Holding

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Reporting to the Head of Investments in our Start Up : • Trade execution in equities and cryptocurrencies • Producing reports for various stakeholders• Liaising with internal and external teams to discuss investment ideas• Covers long / short equity trades across the US, EU and EM markets• Structured products and options trading also covered in this role• Experience in utilizing sophisticated trading platforms and dealing with banks for credit lines• Build views views on a company’s value, quality, momentum, and sustainability attributes • Monitor news flow, business trends, and performance on existing and potential investment positions • Participate in the investment team’s decision making process surrounding portfolio positioning, broader investment decisions, and model enhancements

    Experience in equity research and both valuation / execution capabilitiesCover all direct public equities / structured products / options & warrants / cryptocurrencies• 4+ years experience in investing across global public equities • Exposure to various trading methods including executing options / warrants / structured products• Experience in technical analysis and strong quantitative background with ability to compile extensive research reports • CPA or CFA is a plus

    WFC Holding was born out of a market need for specialist shared services support functions in the UAE.

    WFC Holding has rapidly expanded its service offering, capability, and client base to become an integrated business process outsourcing company. More

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    Analyst Private Markets (VC & PE) | WFC Holding

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Reporting to our Start Up’s Head of Investments :• Support the senior team members across the investment platform by analyzing and performing due diligence across co-investment opportunities, venture capital and private equity funds• Monitor the existing investments for consistency to stated strategy, performance, trends and other quantitative and qualitative aspects • Participate in meetings with GPs, and assist in the communication with them, helping to provide reports, presentations • Drive due diligence processes and critically evaluate management teams, market opportunities, as well as technical and financial aspects of investment opportunities• Analyze complex capital structures, value start-ups, build financial models to forecast investment returns, and compile and present investment memos • Support deal execution including oversight of legal matters

    Salary:
    AED
    24,000 to 30,000
    per month inclusive of fixed allowances.
    Additional benefits: no benefits – non negotiable

    • Experience in direct private equity investments / financial services & advisory experience • Degree in finance or engineering • Fluent in English • Ability to interpret qualitative and quantitative data, and add own judgment to the investment process • Strong analytical, writing and oral communication skills • Good at working to a high standard to deadlines• Manage competing demands and prioritiesminimum 3 years experience in Big Four Advisory or Corporate Finance / Investment Banking or PE

    WFC Holding was born out of a market need for specialist shared services support functions in the UAE.

    WFC Holding has rapidly expanded its service offering, capability, and client base to become an integrated business process outsourcing company. More

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    Associate Private Markets (VC & PE) | WFC Holding

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Reporting to our Start Ups Head of Investments :• Involvement in all aspects of the investment process• Evaluating and screening investment opportunities• Continuous portfolio management and tracking of investment holdings• Developing and analyzing financial models as well as running due diligence process• Training analysts and providing guidance

    Salary:
    AED
    34,000 to 40,000
    per month inclusive of fixed allowances.
    Additional benefits: no benefits – non negotiable

    • Previous experience at a leading investment bank or private equity firm• Demonstrable track record of executing M&A transactions • Stand-out technical skills (analysis, modelling, process management)• Degree and / or MBA from a top-tier universityPrevious work experience (4-5 years in Big Four Advisory or Corporate Finance / Investment Banking or PE

    WFC Holding was born out of a market need for specialist shared services support functions in the UAE.

    WFC Holding has rapidly expanded its service offering, capability, and client base to become an integrated business process outsourcing company. More

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    Senior Support Engineer – Oracle Applications EBS (ERP or HCM Expert) | Oracle

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Oracle Advanced Customer Services Oracle Advanced Customer Services is uniquely positioned to help customers with the most challenging and complex requirements to accelerate innovation in their IT environment and make the most of their investment in Oracle technology. Who is Advanced Customer Services? First of all, the People. Advanced Customer Services has more than 4000 senior technical experts globally, most of them engineers. Each of them comes with a wealth of experience in Oracle technology. Most are in long-term engagements with their customers and thus gain a unique understanding of their platforms, requirements, and business needs. Advanced Customer Services is a global organization, operating in 100+ countries for 20+ years, with a wealth of customers across all industries Thousands of customers around the globe rely on Advanced Customer Services for high performance and the efficient operation of their most critical business processes on Oracle environments Lifecycle management Being part of Advanced Customer Services organization, you get an opportunity in the lifecycle management of the solution. As customers’ operations mature, your expertise enables them to enhance product adoption and user experience. Our focus on continual service improvement models is a key differentiator. We leverage your expertise and creativity to innovate business and IT processes, improve product adoption and other aspects of lifecycle management. You may be engaged in assisting customers in their day to day queries, create extensions, enrichments to the implemented product, helping them on their journey to cloud, release management activities for quarterly releases and be a part of the customer business teams to enable them achieve their key business process KPI(s). Flexibility You are in the driver seat. We offer services in all major SaaS, Apps Unlimited, and Analytics products. You may work in an On-Premise, OCI, PaaS or SaaS environment. You will have the opportunity to learn additional products and develop cross functional knowledge across a suite of products and platforms. A candidate can explore working in other divisions of Oracle to enhance their expertise after completion of a minimum period in our organization. We have requirements in all Fusion products. Similarly, we need technology experts in PaaS such as Oracle Analytics Cloud Services, Visual Builder Cloud Services, Oracle Integration Services and the list goes on and grows as Oracle embraces new innovation. Once you join, you may undergo training in one of the SaaS products. If you have expertise in one and want to expand your horizon across, we provide you options subject to availability provided that you have the aspiration, capability and commitment to the technology. Our engagements with customers are at all levels from an end user to an executive. This gives you the flexibility to apply your expertise in business processes and learn more. There are possible growth opportunities based on your interest to be a subject matter expert or a project manager or be an architect. Grow with us, Shine with us: A world of opportunities await you here Technology Space Infinite possibilities for the right talent. Flexibility to work in different tracks as a functional expert or a technical expert. And opportunities to gain expertise across multiple tracks: – Oracle SaaS – Fusion HCM, ERP, SCM – Oracle SaaS – CX suite of products – Oracle SaaS – EPM Suite of products – Oracle Analytics Cloud Services – Oracle PaaS for SaaS – Apps Unlimited – EBS, PSFT, JDE, Hyperion

    – ITIL Certification- PMP Certification- Be able to operate independently to provide quality work products; perform varied and complex duties and tasks that need independent judgment – Have excellent communication skills – both written & verbal – Have good interpersonal skills with ability to build rapport with all stakeholders – Have ability to present ideas and solutions in a clear & concise manner – Be self-motivated with a lot of energy and drive · Have the ability and willingness to learn – The ideal candidate should be Bachelor of Engineering/Bachelor of Technology or Master of Computer Applications and should: – Have hands-on experience in supporting/integrating and extending Oracle Cloud and/or Oracle On-Prem applications (Financials, Distribution, Manufacturing, HCM) – Have experience (Understanding of Data Model and Business process functionality and its data flow) in either Oracle Fusion and/or Oracle On-Premise Applications (Finance or Supply chain) – Have experience of writing efficient and optimize code and understanding of performance tuning techniques – Be willing to work in time zone aligned to customer needs Expertise in any of the following: Technology Oracle PLSQL OAF / ADF / OJET Oracle Integration Cloud VBCS Oracle Analytics Cloud Selenium testing SQL Tuning APEX development CX developers Applications Fusion SaaS (All) Cx Cloud EPM Cloud / On Prem EBS PSFT OTM ASCP / DEMANTRA Oracle WMS JDE Tech GRC / Risk Cloud Areas of Expertise Human Capital Management Supply Chain Management Financials Logistics & Operations PaaS for SaaS Customer Experience Knowledge of Oracle Applications – Ebusiness Suite, Hyperion, Peoplesoft (any one)Knowledge of Oracle SaaS product – ERP, HCM, EPM, Cx (any one)Support or Implementation of any of the Products Above

    Oracle offers an integrated array of applications, databases, servers, storage, and cloud technologies to empower modern business. For most companies, flexibility is critical. Oracle provides a wide choice of software, systems, and cloud deployment models – including public, on-premises, and hybrid clouds – to ensure that technology flexes to the unique needs of a business.

    Oracle Cloud is a complete, integrated stack of platform, infrastructure, and application services. With advanced scalability and security, Oracle Cloud enables technical agility across the enterprise, connects people to information for clearer insights, and fosters efficiency through simplified workflows.

    More than 420,000 customers across 145 countries have harnessed Oracle technology to accelerate their digital transformation. More

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    Principal Software Engineer – Cloud Engineering Infrastructure Development | Oracle

    Employment:

    Full Time

    The key responsibility for this person will be to help Architect the core data platform for Fusion data. This person will work on formalizing and rolling out data strategy and architecture to various fusion teams. They will develop low-level design documents. This person will work on building pipeline automation, CICD processes. This person should be pro-active in introducing new scalable pipeline enhancements, own a small part of the roadmap. This person will also architect pipeline monitoring, patching and upgrade flows. They will work on building a comprehensive ER diagram explaining the relationships between various objects that are being created. This person is also responsible for recruiting talented team members into their team, define KPIs for tracking team performance and help in mentoring, coaching them to achieve their goals. We work in a distributed team structure, matrix organization and with current remote working, this individual should be comfortable in getting the best from their team. They will actively develop and alter performance appraisals and continue to motivate the team in order to deliver at their best of abilities. They will have to design training programs on all the relevant areas of interest for their teams.

    – 12+ years of working experience in any industry-standard data pipeline products like (ODI, Informatica, Ab Initio) – Strong experience in Oracle Goldengate, setting up, provisioning, troubleshooting, monitoring and patching will be a great advantage to this role – Leading small to medium teams in the past. – In-depth understanding of data modelling, data security, data snapshots and aggregations and data catalogues. – A good understanding of ZDT based pipeline architectures – Good understanding of any Cloud based database, Cloud native principals would be advantageous – Hands-on experience working with Oracle Goldengate technologies and any streaming technology will be advantageous – Good working knowledge of Oracle Database, Oracle Autonomous Database, DBMS packages, SQL, PL/SQL, Python, IntelliJ and Java

    Oracle offers an integrated array of applications, databases, servers, storage, and cloud technologies to empower modern business. For most companies, flexibility is critical. Oracle provides a wide choice of software, systems, and cloud deployment models – including public, on-premises, and hybrid clouds – to ensure that technology flexes to the unique needs of a business.

    Oracle Cloud is a complete, integrated stack of platform, infrastructure, and application services. With advanced scalability and security, Oracle Cloud enables technical agility across the enterprise, connects people to information for clearer insights, and fosters efficiency through simplified workflows.

    More than 420,000 customers across 145 countries have harnessed Oracle technology to accelerate their digital transformation. More

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    Cloud Value Rep – Oracle Cloud Infrastructure SaudiTech | Oracle

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Sells a subset of product or services directly or via partners to a large number of named accounts/non-named accounts/geographical territory (mainly Tier 3 accounts).Primary job duty is to sell technology software products and related services in a defined territory. Identifies, qualifies and closes new opportunities. Manages accounts including the entire sales process from business development prospecting and specifications through contract negotiations, signing, and post-sales support. Leverages the Oracle sales model to maximize revenue growth and increase local market share. Builds and expands business partner revenue and self sufficiency.Job duties are varied and complex, needing independent judgment. May have project lead role.

    5 years field sales experience including technology sales experience. Ability to forecast, manage sales expenses, and successfully close new Oracle business. Business development, prospecting and presentation skills. Excellent communication skills and problem solving ability. Proven track record of exceeding sales objective and territory/account development. Experience as the focal point for clients for all sales and related issues. Oracle knowledge and/or knowledge of Oracle*s competitors. Travel may be needed. Bachelor degree or equivalent.As part of Oracle’s employment process candidates will be required to successfully complete a pre-employment screening process. This will involve identity and employment verification, professional references, education verification and professional qualifications and memberships (if applicable).

    Oracle offers an integrated array of applications, databases, servers, storage, and cloud technologies to empower modern business. For most companies, flexibility is critical. Oracle provides a wide choice of software, systems, and cloud deployment models – including public, on-premises, and hybrid clouds – to ensure that technology flexes to the unique needs of a business.

    Oracle Cloud is a complete, integrated stack of platform, infrastructure, and application services. With advanced scalability and security, Oracle Cloud enables technical agility across the enterprise, connects people to information for clearer insights, and fosters efficiency through simplified workflows.

    More than 420,000 customers across 145 countries have harnessed Oracle technology to accelerate their digital transformation. More

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    Design Director | WSP

    Employment:

    Full Time

    About the Role:Think bigger scale. Think higher profile. Think ground-breaking. Join WSP, and you’ll be at the heart of a team of international experts all dedicated to growing and sharing their expertise and working on projects that transform society for all of us.WSP Middle East are currently looking for a Design Director to provide leadership in planning, organising, leading and controlling the project from design perspective for a PMC Theme Park Project.A typical week would include:* Overseeing the?design?process using technical expertise and management skills* To drive efficiency and rigour in technical delivery by providing cross-programme co-ordination and technical leadership* Responsible for driving excellence in health and safety, ensuring that risks are minimised in the design process* Ensure technical resources are managed effectively* Ensure design teams adopt and make effective use of standards and practices* Ensure required quality checking/approval procedures are carried out* Apply and reinforce standard designs and products across work programmes – rigorously challenge the teams to drive efficiency in our design programmes* Prepare of Scope of Works documents for each design stage, as part of RFPs and/or contract documentation for external consultants* Support Client with input to production of brief documents as required* Contribute to design team progress / quality reporting* Responsible for design management through the various stages of design and the transition to construction* Coordinating the input of multiple design parties and ensuring the output meets with the client’s expectation* Have an eye for quality and can take a holistic approach to design management considering multifaceted stakeholder requirements* Ensure that the project design deliverables are on time, within budget and at the required level of quality* Drive programme and understand the dependencies between design, procurement and construction when delivering large scale fast track projects in a diverse environment* Maintain and develop a growing relationship with the client based on excellent operational deliveryWe’d love to hear from you if you have:* Bachelors Degree in Engineering* Chartered / Professional Engineer or other memberships of Professional Institution* 15+ years project design management experience on large mixed-use development projects in the Middle East* Possess 15+ years’ experience in delivering fully coordinated, multi-disciplinary Design Management for Project Management and Construction Management on large mixed-use development projects in the capacity of Design Manager or Design Director* Worked for an international consultancy for around 15-20 years and over 5 years of my experience has been in the Middle East* Design Management and PMC experience on Theme Parks* Excellent communication skillsWhat if we can?What if we can have work-life balance? What if we can be rewarded in ways that support our individual needs? What if we can be accepted for who we are? Here at WSP – we can!WSP recognizes that work is only one part of our lives and making time for the other things in our life is important – be that our families, our friends or ourselves. So, if working from home, working part-time or having flexible start and finish time will help with this let us know as part of your application.As well as rewarding you with competitive pay, WSP offers standard benefits including first class medical cover, generous annual leave, and paid professional subscriptions.Be you, be happy – we strive to have a friendly and inclusive culture which respects and maximizes the contribution individuals can bring to WSP. We recognise the benefits that people with varying backgrounds and experiences can bring.? Here at WSP we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity. We will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria.About us:WSP is one of the world’s leading engineering professional services consulting firms. We are dedicated to our local communities and propelled by international brainpower. We are technical experts and strategic advisors including engineers, technicians, scientists, architects, planners, surveyors and environmental specialists, as well as other design, program and construction management professionals. We design lasting solutions in the Property & Buildings, Transportation & Infrastructure, Environment, Industry, Resources (including Mining and Oil & Gas) and Power & Energy sectors as well as project delivery and strategic.

    WSP is one of the world’s leading engineering professional services consulting firms. We are dedicated to our local communities and propelled by international brainpower. We are technical experts and strategic advisors including engineers, technicians, scientists, architects, planners, surveyors and environmental specialists, as well as other design, program and construction management professionals. We design lasting solutions in the Property & Buildings, Transportation & Infrastructure, Environment, Industry, Resources (including Mining and Oil & Gas) and Power & Energy sectors as well as project delivery and strategic consulting services. With 36,000 talented people in more than 500 offices across 40 countries, we engineer projects that will help societies grow for lifetimes to come. More