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    Receptionist | Irwin & Dow

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Based at our client’s highly prestigious corporate DIFC office, an opportunity has arisen to provide reception and administrative support within this Private Office group. This position requires a candidate with exceptional English skills and presentation. You will provide support to the office regarding all incoming visitors, internal meetings, general queries, and business continuity. The role is the first point of point of contact for all telephone calls and visitors, many of which will be high net worth individual clients, senior government officials and leading international business leaders. It is therefore essential that you are well presented and accustomed to handling people at all levels of seniority. It is also expected that you will manage the conference room and private offices, ensuring they are prepared with refreshments and equipment in advance. You will take charge of confidential document collation, couriers, stationery and pantry supplies and ensure extremely high standards of housekeeping within the reception area and overall office. As you will provide support to the Executive Assistant with any additional administrative work you should possess strong MS office skills including Excel and PowerPoint and have experience in travel management.

    To be successful in this role you should have a minimum of 2 years’ experience in a similar role with excellent customer service background. The correct work ethic, personality and overall attitude is very important to our client. You will be an individual with a positive outlook and high energy. This is a complex and self-motivated environment, so candidates need to be able to work quickly, autonomously, and professionally.Corporate appearance and immaculate presentation are also key in representing this DIFC client.

    Irwin & Dow was established by two highly experienced recruitment professionals, Tracey Irwin and Jocelyn Dow. We provide a refreshing approach by working in close partnership with clients and candidates within the Business Support, Secretarial, HR & Finance sectors.

    Good staff are key to every business. We recognise and appreciate this, having over thirty years combined recruitment and executive search experience within the region.

    Our main aim is to provide a specialist service to clients preferring to work with a bespoke consultancy.

    Our values of discretion and diplomacy are paramount and our ultimate goal is to become a partner of choice for all our clients and candidates. More

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    Head of Accounting and General Ledger | Panda Retail Company

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Responsibility of this role is to• Ensure the deadline of monthly reporting with accuracy to top management and to the Savola Group. • Monitor the progress of the external auditor and provide the appropriate justification on the significant transactions to external auditor in accordance of International Accounting Standard and Panda internal accounting policy/SOP. • Monitor and review the general ledger of all the companies within the Panda Group to ensure that accuracy and completeness of the record. • Ensure that all the sub-unit are following the policy and SOP as approved by Board of Director. • Monitor and review to ensure that Panda is compiled by International accounting framework. • Overall accountability for managing Zakat and Tax risk within the organization and ensuring risks are being managed and / or mitigated as per the Panda risk strategy • Mitigates all compliance risks by ensuring all actions are followed up in a timely manner and closed with approval from relevant stakeholders • Monitor the regular reporting mechanisms to communicate the status of compliance with VAT legislation • Monitor and establish the appropriate control on accounting and reporting of Account Receivable of overall company which includes mainly tenant receivables and credit sale. • Monitor E-commerce Sales / Online Sales and Receivable from start to end, starting with Customer Creation till Receivable collection.Functional Accountabilities: General Ledger and Reporting: • Monitor the month end period closing activity and ensures that all the financial numbers are reports to top management and Savola on agreed timeline with accuracy and completeness. • Review the Annual consolidated, standalone, and Quarterly financial statement of the Panda Retail Companies and its subsidiaries and ensures that all the relevant requirements of the International Accounting Standard with respect of accounting treatment and disclosures are fulfilled. • Monitors and reviews the books of Savola Owned Company such as Al Matoun International and submit the financial statement of the Company to Savola Finance Team. • Monitors the progress of external audit and provide the appropriate justification of the accounting treatment to resolve the external audit concern. • In case external audit raise the observation, understand the observation of the external auditor and make the appropriate action plan to resolve the observation and present to the Head of Finance/ CFO. • Monitor and ensures that all the requirements of Savola Finance team are fulfill on time. • Monitor the IFRS implementation project and propose the road map of the implementation with the estimated impact on the company. • Support Internal audit team and provide them all the required detail/ information which they need for the review of the internal control of the finance department. • Make a follow up mechanism of all the external and internal audit observations. • Monitor and review the Chart of Account of the Companies and ensure that SOP is followed in case of and amendment in Chart of Account. • Review detail schedule of each account of the GL with the support of GL and Statutory manager and raise the concern to relevant manager if any deficiency of accounting treatment is noted. • Review the monthly reported result of Panda Egypt and raise the quires to Finance Egypt team on the accounting matters. • Monitor in detail the finance cost center activities and proposes the adjustment in error is noted.• Review the Related parties register and ensures that all the related parties keep balances and transactions detail are reported to Savola Finance Team on monthly basis. • Review the Article 71 report and ensure that all the legal report is been fulfill and take the declaration of their shareholding from each board members and submits to the external auditor for their review. • Support Financial Controller in preparation of special request to be submitted to Board of Director/CEO. • Review capital adequacy requirement of each company on monthly basis and in case of breach of capital requirement inform to management with appropriate action plan. • Review service level agreement among subsidiaries and with the group. • Support Financial Controller in implementation of Oracle and submit all the information related to GL and reporting to Oracle Team.Review every purchase request (PR) which is raise on finance cost center and give the approval as per delegation of authority. Zakat and VAT: • Monitor and ensures that returns are file ahead of time and avoid any delay fines.• Monitor the GAZT audit on either zakat, withholding tax and VAT on timely manner and provide them appropriate responses. • Review the monthly Withholding Tax and VAT return • Reviewing the analysis of all non-resident suppliers for services only to check which service is costing the most WHT expenses • Responsible to answer all the queries from authority in timely manners • Monitor the issue log on any issue regarding with Zakat and Tax and ensures that appropriate action plans are developed by the zakat manger. • Ensures that all the appropriate controls are developed to meet the requirement of the GZAT. Account Receivables: • Monitor and reviews the Sub-Lease Rental Income/ Receivable are being recognized as per the tentent agreement. • Monitor and review Sallati Cards B2B & B2C business and ensure that proper “Controls” are in place and proper procedures are being followed in charging the Cards to rule out any risk of duplicate/fake charging. • Review all the required reconciliation with sub-ledger to GL. • Managing and controlling E-Comm / Online Credit Sales/ Receivable. • Participate in meetings with E-Comm/ Project Team with third party to discuss and agree on the business terms related to AR. • Review the agreements from financial aspect and raise any concerns. • Review and ensures all the periodic reconciliation with the customers are performed. • Monitor the collection against the receivables and raised the matter of delay in recovery to the higher management

    Education • ACCA/CA/ICAEW/Master’s in Accounting and Finance or equivalent professional qualification.Experience, Skills & Competencies • Minimum 5 years of experience in similar capacity or have 7 years’ experience of working in big four audit firm. • Understanding and in-depth knowledge of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and International Accounting Standards (IAS). • Ability to research and interpret the accounting standards and local regulations. • Strong intellectual capabilities and analytical skills to solve complex accounting problems. • Leadership and time management skills especially in achieving stiff deadlines. • Effective interpersonal skills to develop and conserve successful relations with external auditor and Savola Finance team. • Sound communication skills both written and verbal.

    Panda was founded in 1978 as one of the most important organizations in the retail sector in Saudi Arabia. In 1994, Panda merged with Azizia Company then in late 1998 Azizia Panda United was acquired by Savola Group, one of the largest diversified conglomerates in MENA region, Azizia Panda United became the retail sector of Savola and started its journey to become the leading food retailer in the region. In 2008,

    This acquisition has aided Panda in its growth and expansion by having the largest market share in the Saudi retail sector.

    The first new format of Hypermarket was opened in Riyadh city in 2004. In 2006, Panda moved forward with its regional expansion by opening its first store in Dubai. In 2008, more numbers of stores were operating under the name of Panda when Savola Group acquired “Giant” supermarkets in Saudi Arabia and merged them with Panda. One year later in 2009, Panda has landed another great success by acquiring all Geant stores in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

    In 2014 the company name was changed from Azizia Panda United to the Panda Retail Company. And another big step in the expansion plan was achieved when Panda opened it hypermarket in Egypt in the year of 2015. These big steps have raised Panda share in the retail sector from 7% to more than 8%. Today Panda is the largest food retailer in the Middle East owns more than 400 branch of panda Super, Panda Hyper and Pandati in Saudi Arabia & Egypt making it the largest retail company that offering its services to more than 400 million visitors annually. More

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    Cold Room Technician | Excelsior Group ME

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Our Prestigious FMCG client is looking for Cold Room Technician to join their office in Seychelles. Incase if this interest you kindly share a copy of your updated CV with the latest photograph on it.Salary: USD 900 (Plus Food Allowance, Shared Bachelors accommodation, Transportation, Employment Visa)Job Description:• Repairing, installing and troubleshooting refrigeration systems• Handling installation of refrigeration system and components, refrigerant charging and storage of food in the cold storage room by maintaining storage parameter.• Maintaining refrigeration equipment’s and components • Designing and construction of cold storage facility • Performing preventative maintenance in order to avoid future problems or breakdowns• Maintaining storage parameters such as temperature and relative humidity in food processing units

    Salary:
    USD
    900
    per month inclusive of fixed allowances.
    Additional benefits: Transportation, Accommodation, Visa, Food Allowance,

    Qualifications• Minimum of OND and SSCE• Knowledge of refrigeration principles, techniques and practices • Skilled in carrying out the methods to check the effectiveness of storage system• Skilled in handling the control parameters and parameter range for cold storage of various types of food• Skilled in the methods to control temperature and humidity in cold storage facility• Basic knowledge of recording and maintaining the food stored in cold storage facility• Experience in FMCG Company is mandatory

    Excelsior is a bespoke HR and recruitment consultancy, specialising in the Security, Facilities Management, Education and Automotive sectors. Excelsior provides a high quality, reliable and affordable solution to companies in these sectors.

    Exciting opportunities and market insights will be regularly posted on this page. If you are a talented individual looking for a change, then our highly experienced Consultants are ready to match you with an exciting new career opportunity. More

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    Engineer – MLOps | Group 42

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Headquartered in Abu Dhabi, the capital of UAE, we Inception Institute of Artificial Intelligence (IIAI) is a leading institute in AI Research and Engineering. As a subsidiary of G42, the biggest AI company in UAE, we are backed by the biggest Cloud and AI computing platform in the middle east.We are looking for a talented engineer interested in machine learning, data engineering and computing systems to join us at IIAI. As a MLOps engineer, you will build a product that serves as the base of all our business capacity. You will have major impact on our MLOps capabilities, from automating the retraining, tuning, monitoring, and deployment of ML models to the interfaces that allow various stakeholders, with their skills and role, to collaborate on ML projects.Impact on BusinessMLOps engineer will be developing and responsible for our AI platform, which is the base of all our AI services. Furthermore, this platform itself will be a core product of IIAI, to fundamentally change the AI ecosystem of UAE and the world.Job Responsibilities- Develop, deploy and maintain our latest AI Platform on prem and on cloud.- Lead our scientists and engineers to turn the algorithm into concrete solutions – something the clients can run, test and use.- Debugging, performance profiling, and optimization of the ML pipelines, and even the whole solution. This includes pipeline level, module level, system-level inspection.- Monitor, account, and consult on the resource usage, both hardware, and human cost. Aka, performance with cost in mind.- Collaborate with our partners, vendors around the world to achieve common goals. This includes a few meetings at night. Rest assured, we are result-oriented – meet as necessary.- Document and track all systems, pipelines, and best practices.

    Honest, trustworthy, a can-do attitude.- BS / MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or related field.- 2+ years of post-MS or 4+ years of post-BS work experience. – Hands-on experience on complete ML pipelines (better in NLP), from data preprocessing, (re)training, inference to serving. Excel in at least one component.- Hands-on experience with popular ML frameworks like PyTorch, TensorFlow, and more ‘pipeline oriented’ systems like MLflow and KubeFlow.- Reasonable knowledge of (distributed) computing systems. This includes command line, Linux, network model, CUDA, schedulers (Kubernetes), containers (Docker).- Reasonable knowledge of (web) software development. This includes data structures, basic algorithms, version controlling (git), backend-frontend systems.- Proficient in Bash, Python, YAML / JSON, and English.

    Group 42 is an Abu Dhabi based artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud computing company, uniquely positioned in the national ecosystem to develop and deploy holistic and scalable AI solutions.

    • Industry Solutions: experienced team of data scientists and engineers based in Abu Dhabi.
    • Fundamental AI research, through our subsidiary the Inception Institute of Artificial Intelligence (IIAI), on AI, big data and machine learning.
    • Cloud Computing Infrastructure: the largest and most powerful Cloud Computing capability in the region.
    • Multidisciplinary and diverse team.

    G42 has an active and extensive partnership network, connecting leading international organizations who complement our ecosystem and support our vision. Our partnerships range from strategic teaming agreement, joint ventures, to direct investment by G42. More

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    HRIS Officer | Chalhoub Group

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Who we are We are a leading partner for luxury across the Middle East. With more than 600 stores, 300 brands, and over 65 years of experience in the region, we have become a major player in the beauty, fashion, and gift sectors, by offering service excellence to our partners and delighting all our customers. We are moving fast from a traditional distributor and retailer for luxury in the Middle East to a hybrid retailer bringing luxury experiences to the fingertips of customers everywhere. To fuel the next stage of our growth we are looking to build a world-class team. From physical retail through to supply chain and customer loyalty, we aim to use technology and data to continuously improve every aspect of our operations. We are looking for top talent to join us on this journey of exploring new horizons together. What you will be doing Our HR Systems Officer is responsible for HRMS system enhancement through auditing employee data, and creating/updating organization structures and reporting lines in coordination with People Partners while minimizing system down-me in coordination with the HRIS team.

    What you’ll need to succeed Implement activities under minimal supervision- Escalate complex problems to the relevant person to ensure the case/issue is closed efficiently and in a timely manner – Create/ maintain all structures in the system – Audit and approve all HR data in the Group; investigate discrepancies and ambiguities with concerned stakeholders – Coordinate with HRBPs for changes in structure and reporting lines – Manage all workflows of HR processes Generate reports to management on employee data – Participate in data migration to new software – Participate in relevant projects and community activities as and when needed What we can offer you With us, you will turn your aspirations into reality. We will help shape your journey through enriching experiences, learning and development opportunities, and exposure to different assignments within your role or through internal mobility. Our Group offers diverse career paths for those who are extraordinary, every day. We recognise the value that you bring, and we strive to provide a competitive benefits package that includes health care, child education contribution, remote and flexible working policies as well as exclusive employee discounts.

    The Chalhoub Group is the leading partner for luxury across the Middle East since 1955. As an expert in retail, distribution and marketing services based in Dubai, the group has become a major player in the fashion, beauty and gift sectors regionally.

    By blending its Middle East expertise and intimate knowledge of luxury, Chalhoub Group is building brands in the region, by offering service excellence to all its partners and a unique experience to its customers through its passionate teams.

    With a growing workforce of more than 9,000 people, implemented in 14 countries, as well as the operating of over 470 retail outlets, the group’s success is attributed to its most valued asset of highly skilled and dedicated teams. Professionalism and passion are what fuel the Chalhoub Group’s competitive edge in today’s market.

    By being committed to implementing sustainable practices into their business, the Chalhoub Group has been awarded in 2013 the CSR Label from the Dubai Chamber of Commerce. More

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    HC – Assurance HR Business Partner – Senior Associate | PricewaterhouseCoopers

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Line of ServiceAssuranceSpecialismAssuranceManagement LevelSenior AssociateJob Description & Summary:A career in Human Resources, will provide you with the opportunity to make a difference at PwC by helping to fully leverage the skills and talents of all our people. You’ll focus on helping the local offices in driving the Firm’s people strategy, creating a unique people experience for each individual, and supporting our Firm wide values by working with the core competencies that measure and drive individual and Firm wide success in the marketplace.Key responsible areas include people engagement, annual performance, talent management, headcount management, Employee relations (complaints & investigation) , HR Strategy experience as an HR Business Partner, Strategic Workforce Planning, Rewards and compensation.Detailed responsibilities include: • In this role you will work with operational and tactical support to be a true change maker and partner as an HR expert. You will also participate in cross functional projects in collaboration with colleagues at PwC Human Capital unit. In this role you will• Be a Strategic and tactical change maker within the HR field – develop and confirm HR-processes in place• Support business leaders and managers with all Strategic, operational and tactical matters relating to the HC processes and people strategy• Provide HR expert advice on specific areas• We are looking for a manager with previous experience of qualified work within the HR field.• If you are interested in working close to the business and have a knowledge of, and great interest in, digital development. • You have the ability to explain HR strategies and decisions in a concrete way to clarify and create understanding.Experience in one or more is considered a preferable:• HR Business Partner experience – Develop People Strategy and respective initiatives• Change Management initiatives• Strategic Workforce Planning• Employee relations experience (complaints & investigation)• General HR work, a broad understanding of HR processes• Reward experience would be a plus

    Requirements:• Bachelor’s degree in human resources management or equivalent• Previous experience in professional services firm or industry with people as the key business capabilities is preferred• Ability to manage stakeholders from diverse background in a consultative but assertive way• Demonstrates attention to detail, structured, strong problem-solving and analytical skills• Demonstrates agility and flexibility to work in a dynamic environment• Experience with coaching junior team members• Prior experience of using Workday is preferred• Strong leadership skills.• Proficiency in spoken and written English

    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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    Financial Controller | McGregor Boyall

    Employment:

    Full Time

    * Manage all accounting operations including Billing, A/R, A/P, GL, Cost Accounting, Consolidations and Revenue Recognition* Coordinate and direct the preparation of the budget and financial forecasts and report variances* Prepare and publish timely monthly financial statements* Coordinate the preparation of regulatory reporting* Monitor technical accounting issues for compliance* Support month-end and year-end close process* Ensure quality control over financial transactions and financial reporting* Manage and comply with local and regional government reporting requirements and tax filings* Develop and document business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls* Additional ad-hoc duties as necessaryMcGregor Boyall is an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on any grounds.

    * The ideal candidate will have come from a major MNC company, potentially either Oil & Gas or FMCG, within Iraq. * As a result you will both understand the local market, and also have a solid foundation of knowledge and know how to build a strong, secure and capable finance department, which both protects and adds value to the organisation. As with all startups, you do need to be prepared for the potential for it to be high pressure at times, requiring flexibility and commitment to ensure deadlines are met, but this does also offer huge opportunities to advance your career and work with some really interesting and intelligent people, both internally and as external stakeholders and partners.

    Established in 1987, McGregor Boyall is a global recruitment consultancy providing permanent and contract / interim professionals across a wide variety of disciplines including Technology, Risk, Finance, Compliance, Legal, Marketing and HR & Talent Management. Since our inception, we have built an unrivalled reputation for helping organisations recruit the very best talent to ensure that they realise their business and operational objectives.

    Headquartered in the city of London, and with further offices throughout the UK (Manchester, Birmingham, Edinburgh and Glasgow) as well as globally in Dubai and Singapore, we are able to offer recruitment solutions throughout the UK & Europe, Middle East and Asia Pacific regions. More

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    Risk Internal Audit Associate | PricewaterhouseCoopers

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Assurance – Risk – Internal Audit -AssociateLine of ServiceAssuranceSpecialismAssuranceManagement LevelAssociateJob Description & SummaryA career within Internal Audit services, will provide you with an opportunity to gain an understanding of an organisation’s objectives, regulatory and risk management environment, and the diverse needs of their critical stakeholders. We focus on helping organisations look deeper and see further considering areas like culture and behaviours to help improve and embed controls. In short, we seek to address the right risks and ultimately add value to their organisation.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