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    Officer, Investment Administration | Charterhouse

    Employment: Full Time

    Charterhouse are currently working with one of leading financial services clients in Abu Dhabi; whom are looking to recruit an Officer within their Investment Administration function.This role shall provide an operational support capacity, to the front office custody team, in the delivery and development across areas of account opening, compliance (AML & KYC), trade monitoring, settlements/reconciliations and corporate actions. This role will act as a critical interface internally to facilitate an accurate information flow, across the middle office functions, to ensure the accurate and timely flow of trade executions along with a detailed analysis of cash management, funding/liquidity requirements and any trade resolution. In conjunction, this position will be geared towards the completion of compliance and tax documentation whilst developing reports to support both operational and investment-related management teams with strong MIS and data management.

    The client will look to hire a strong, driven and corporate professional, with up to 5 years’ experience, from within a banking and/or financial services background; whereby they are able to demonstrate and deliver within a broad ranging and challenging middle office environment. The successful candidate will be required to possess a detailed exposure of trade settlements, along with a strong grasp of an accounting-based principles, to deliver the required reporting and reconciliation undertaking. You will also be required to present an advanced capability within Excel-based reporting tools; to allow for the development and enhancement of reporting mechanisms and controllership. Combined with these criterion, the client will also look for a suitable individual with an understanding and knowledge of investment products and asset classes; to complement the existing department with a technical proficiency and understanding.

    The Charterhouse brand and business was launched in Dubai and the Middle East in April 2004 by a team of international recruiters and management consultants, after its inception in Sydney, Australia in September 2003. Charterhouse Middle East is now positioned as the leading regional recruiter within its area of disciplines and functional markets.
    Charterhouse offers professional and bespoke contingency and retained search services to all sectors of the market. Service quality is guaranteed, thanks to a particular focus on flexibility. Charterhouse was the first international search and selection business to establish Dubai as its base. The growth in the Middle East region has been mirrored by Charterhouse globally, with offices now in Abu Dhabi, Qatar, Hong Kong, Singapore, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney. More

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    Risk Management Consultant | NSI & Bluefin Talent

    Employment: Full Time

    The Risk Management Consultant will be an advisor who helps the organization and individuals assess their risk and develop a plan to minimize their exposure to loss, analyze all aspects of the organization including financial, technology, and general business.7-8 years of experience preferably in healthcare and government sectors.Communicates risk policies and procedures across the organization, maintains risk register, establish risk mitigation controls and response plan, and ensure adherence to risk management practice across the organization.Function:• Implementation of risk management framework along with the associated polices and work system.• Identify strategic, environmental & health and safety and healthcare associated risks in coordination• Maintain a unified risk register and coordinate and align with internal audit• Design and execute of risk assessment methodology to assess risk along with the impact and probability.• Develop work systems (models, templates), for identifying, assessing, classifying and mitigation of risks• Develop mitigation and (or) remediation control to manage business associated risks• Develop and execute risks response plan in coordination with risk owners.• Develop risk management report for the management on a period basis highlighting risks and response plans.• Design and execute risk continue monitoring and reporting.• Develop and deliver risk management awareness, training sessions, and workshops across the organization.• Assess and monitor adherence to risk management framework and policies and monitor the implementation of risk mitigation plans.

    Requirements:• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Health Risk Management, or related field and/or a minimum of 7-8 years of related work experience.• Possess a high degree of proficiency with MS Office products including Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, and Outlook• Knowledge of practices and principles of business and healthcare risk management practices• The individual is capable and comfortable writing reports, managing the overall organizational risk practice, and support the development and enhancement of frameworks, methodologies, and policies.

    New Sourcing International (NSI) / Bluefin Talent have partnered so to offer a specialized recruitment solution within the Consulting and Financial services domains.
    Working together as a specialist search and selection agency, we concentrate on blue chip financial services and strategy / technology consulting organizations across Europe and the Middle East; focusing exclusively on Financial Services, IT and Risk. Being niche allows us to offer a premium search service, tailored to overcome the technically challenging nature of recruitment for the specialist functions that we work.
    We are dedicated to representing best of breed candidates in the region in our dedicated fields of employment. As such we are a leading outfit for placing ex-pats and internationally educated students in the region.
    Our biggest unique selling point, is that we are steered by a dedicated team of ex-financial services and industry professionals. This allows us to offer a level of candidate pre-screening for roles, which is largely anomalous to the recruitment profession. Our ability to bridge the technical knowledge gap typical recruiters encounter, coupled with a thorough delivery process allows us to drive consistently superior results for our clients sourcing requirements. Designed to provide a fast and efficient turnaround, we minimize the use of internal resources our clients spend vetting inadequate profiles, allowing them to quickly get back to focusing on their strategic goals.
    Our strength lies not only in the specialist nature of our firm, but also in the commitment we show towards our clients and candidates. We endeavour to build long-term relationships and recognise the crucial nature of communication throughout the recruitment process. Excellence, integrity, respect and transparency are cornerstone to the culture we promote. More

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    Transformation Director | Michael Page

    Employment: Full Time

    The Transformation Director (TD) will be responsible for leading the design, planning, and execution of an enterprise transformation program to diversify and grow the firms retail mortgage business. Successfully delivering the program of work will require hands-on coordination of a set of interdependent business, technology, operational and change management projects.Client DetailsTransformation – Financial Services – Riyadh, KSAOne of the world’s largest financial service organisations.Description- Drive the transformation delivery to realise agreed business objectives.- Advise business sponsors and executive stakeholders on delivery options, trade-offs and benefits.- Design organisational release plan and key business capability milestones.- Mitigate program delivery risks.- Inspire diverse delivery teams and lead by example, building a culture of openness and learning.- Ensure that program requirements across the organisation are managed end-to-end to an agreed standard.- Work hand-in-hand with business, technology and enabling services leaders to plan and deliver the transformation.- Play a central role in work stream planning and vendor selection.- Establish core delivery practices and standards to be followed by work streams.- Note that it is expected that a combination of agile and waterfall delivery methods will be relevant for different work streams.- Own the creation and management of the consolidated transformation delivery road-map.- Lead the transformation office/PMO.- Lead communication and reporting for the program.- Proactively manage risks, assumptions, issues and dependencies to minimise impact to the baseline plan.- Govern change control.- Consolidate program finances and budget reporting.- Manage upwards within organisation advising, influencing and reporting to executives, sponsors and Chief Digital Officer.- Manage work stream leads/project managers through a matrix reporting line, to deliver to the agreed standards and schedule.- Manage career and performance of transformation office/PMO direct reports (if such are assigned).- Establish program delivery risk controls and ensure compliance to these.- Performs other responsibilities and tasks as directed by the Chief Digital Officer in order to meet organisational objectives.Job Offer- Transformation – Financial Services – Riyadh,Ksa- The chance to take up a leadership role in Transformation- A competitive package and benefits

    – Bachelor’s Degree or an equivalent a combination of education and experience in lieu of degree- PMP Certification preferred- Scaled or Lean Agile Certification preferred- Change Management Certification preferred- Minimum of five (5) years’ managing teams and individual professionals in the mortgage industry or a financial services environment- Minimum of twelve (12) years’ experience performing project management duties in the mortgage industry or a financial services environment- Minimum of five (5) five years’ program/project manager experience across different types of high – risk, high-value projects- Preferably Saudi National OR having extensive GCC Transformation experience.- Preferably coming from a Consulting background.

    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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    Associate and Senior Auditors – Rapid Innovation | Ernst & Young

    Employment: Full Time

    From small businesses to some of the world’s best-known brands, our clients across the MENA region count on reliable financial statements, information and processes to inform their on-going strategies. More than ever, business is about interpreting and reacting to complex data – and they look to us for advice and services they can trust every time. You will use your professional skills and experience to make it happen, by supporting our MENA based EY Member Firms to serve clients in the MENA region across a broad range of industries and responsibilities.Our tailored services help build trust and confidence through transparency, clarity and consistency.EY Rapid InnovationAs a Multinational Member Firm in the EY network, Rapid Innovation, based in Karachi, exclusively provides its services to MENA based EY Member Firms to support audit and non-audit engagements across the MENA region, excluding Pakistan. The work is executed remotely by working virtually with our MENA onshore teams and sometime may require travel to MENA EY offices.The opportunityRapid Innovation is recruiting across Associate and Senior ranks, to start from September 2020, in Karachi, Pakistan.Your key responsibilitiesYou will participate in MENA audit engagements, working effectively as a virtual team member, providing support, maintaining communication and updating senior team members on progress. You will also help prepare for virtual meetings, participate in these meetings, and assist in preparing reports and schedules that will be delivered to clients and other parties.Actively establishing internal relationships and identifying and escalating potential business opportunities for EY Rapid Innovation will be essential, as well contributing to people initiatives, including recruiting and retaining EY Professionals. With a clear focus on anticipating and identifying risks, you’ll escalate issues as appropriate. You’ll confirm that the work you deliver is of high quality and is reviewed by the next-level reviewer.

    Skills and attributes for successPro- activity, accountability and results- driven people will flourish in this environment. Dealing with competing priorities, understanding how to manage resources and communicating effectively are key skills. This will have a huge impact on those around you and help promote a positive work ethic.To qualify for the role, you must have• Strong academic record, including a bachelors degree or professional qualification, such as ACCA, CPA, CA• At least one year of professional experience in external auditIdeally you’ll also have• Track record with a leading audit firmWhat we look forWe are interested in entrepreneurs who have the confidence to develop and promote a brand-new strategic vision both internally and externally. You will be business savvy with a passion for innovation as well as the motivation to create your own EY journey.What we can offer you• Support and coaching from some of the most engaging colleagues around• Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career• The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that’s right for you

    EY is a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services. The insights and quality services we deliver help build trust and confidence in the capital markets and in economies the world over. We develop outstanding leaders who team to deliver on our promises to all of our stakeholders. In so doing, we play a critical role in building a better working world for our people, for our clients and for our communities.
    EY refers to the global organization, and may refer to one or more, of the member firms of Ernst & Young Global Limited, each of which is a separate legal entity. Ernst & Young Global Limited, a UK company limited by guarantee, does not provide services to clients. Information about how EY collects and uses personal data and a description of the rights individuals have under data protection legislation are available on our site.
    The MENA practice of EY has been operating in the region since 1923. For over 95 years, we have grown to over 7,500 people united across 21 offices and 16 countries, sharing the same values and an unwavering commitment to quality. As an organization, we continue to develop outstanding leaders who deliver exceptional services to our clients and who contribute to our communities. We are proud of our accomplishments over the years, reaffirming our position as the largest and most established professional services organization in the region More

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    Immigration Specialist | Michael Page

    Employment: Full Time

    As the Immigration Specialist you will be working closely with the HR Team and report into the head of HR. You will provide guidance across Middle East to ensure talent can be moved across border to serve clients and pursue talent worldwide including managing the administration of the Middle East visa and immigration program.Client DetailsOur client is a top tier international management consultancy firm.DescriptionYour key responsibilities as the Immigration Specialist for our client are:* Advisor to all staff and leadership on visa requirements to support the business* Proactive guidance on visa requirements for growth across ME* Responsible for compliance through the development of practices and processes to work across borders* Acts as a resource for local office immigration matters* Responsible for reaching out to new hires and transfer to support immigration processes* Liaison with global mobility on all transfer documentation* Supervise the local Dubai office PRO’s daily operations* Manage the relationship with regional visa and immigration vendorsJob Offer* On offer for you is a great opportunity to work for an international Management Consultancy firm and an attractive salary package.

    As the successful candidate for this role you have* Prior experience in an similar role with a multinational company across the Middle East* Subject matter expert on all aspects of interoffice mobility (including knowledge/ experience on regional mobility)* Takes the initiative to drive to action and closure, whilst exercising good judgment on who else to involve.* Excellent organizational, time management and scheduling skills* Ability to meet deadlines, prioritize assignments, juggle multiple tasks simultaneously and deal with highly confidential information* Collaborative team player with a “can do” attitudeQualifications* Degree educated* Minimum 5 years related visa and immigration experience in a similar setting* Knowledge of regional immigration practices and laws* Demonstrated experience as a team leader* Strong proficiency in Microsoft Windows- Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook is required* Fluency of English and Arabic- written and verbal

    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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    IT Desktop Support Analyst | Charterhouse

    Employment: Contract

    Charterhouse is working with a global law firm that is looking for an IT Desktop Support Analyst to join its Middle East regional IT team. The position is a 6 month fixed term contract, so candidates in Dubai, available immediately and open to a contract position are of interest.The role will involve providing support and troubleshooting assistance in relation IT related issues for the Lawyers and other staff across the Middle East network. The role will involve providing central IT support relating to system problems, setting up PCs and associate IT equipment etc.

    The successful candidate will have 1-3 years IT technical support experience, gained at a law firm, or similar professional services company i.e. accountancy or management consultancy The position is a 6 month fixed term contract, so candidates with relevant sector experience, who are in Dubai, available immediately and open to a contract position can be considered.

    The Charterhouse brand and business was launched in Dubai and the Middle East in April 2004 by a team of international recruiters and management consultants, after its inception in Sydney, Australia in September 2003. Charterhouse Middle East is now positioned as the leading regional recruiter within its area of disciplines and functional markets.
    Charterhouse offers professional and bespoke contingency and retained search services to all sectors of the market. Service quality is guaranteed, thanks to a particular focus on flexibility. Charterhouse was the first international search and selection business to establish Dubai as its base. The growth in the Middle East region has been mirrored by Charterhouse globally, with offices now in Abu Dhabi, Qatar, Hong Kong, Singapore, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney. More

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    Solution Architect | Amazon.ae

    Employment: Full Time

    Description:About PayFort, an Amazon Company:We serve the needs of online shoppers in all Arabic speaking and surrounding countries through our trusted, secure payment network that gives everyone the opportunity to shop online safely and easily. We build trust between buyers and online sellers by enabling consumers to transact online using the payment options they prefer with complete security and peace of mind while supporting the most popular payment methods available globally. PayFort is part of Souq Group, established in 2013. PayFort is regional expert in payment processing technology and solutions across major markets in the GCC & Levant countries, operating in UAE, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Jordan and Qatar.Primary Responsibilities:Do you want to develop the next generation Payments products for MEA’s fastest growing e-commerce company? Do you enjoy working in an entrepreneurial environment solving complex technical problems and delivering innovative solutions? If so, join us on Amazon MEA Payments Tech team. We are a group of talented technical professionals that are empowered and driven to build innovative world class experiences for millions of Amazon customers.The Amazon MEA Payments Tech team is responsible to build product and technology solutions to build great payments products and experiences using various technologies to solve complex problems related to distributed systems, scalable architecture, machine learning, and algorithms.- As a TPM on our team, you will be responsible for leading the prioritizing and owning roadmap, defining clear requirements, making design decisions, planning and achieving the delivery dates, and launch of some of the core product features.- You will have significant influence on our overall strategy by helping define these product features, drive the system architecture, and spearhead the best practices to delivery high quality products.- The ideal candidate is clearly passionate about new opportunities and has a demonstrated track record of success in delivering new features and products.- A commitment to team work, hustle, and strong communication skills (to both business and technical partners) are absolute requirements.- You will tackle large complex projects, document complex business rules in a highly distributed team, and understand service-oriented architecture. create reliable, scalable, secure products for our customers in a hyper-growth environment where priorities shift fast.- This position requires that you are a significant and autonomous contributor.- Your work is consistently high quality.- You solve complex problems, applying appropriate technologies and best practices.- Your focus is on designing, developing and effectively applying automated solutions that test major portions of software (e.g., significant component, set of features, mid-size application, service, etc.).- You prevent and find defects early.- You apply software testing techniques, such as equivalence class partitioning, boundary value testing, etc.- You build complete test and/or measurement solutions (e.g., performance, load, scalability, usability, etc.)- You use data from testing, deployment, and production to measure quality and provide actionable improvement to the product.- You are proficient in a broad range of design approaches and know when it is appropriate to make trade-offs.- Your solutions are pragmatic.- You plan large scale complex projects, with stakeholders spread globally, manage the delivery plan, and send detailed status reports.

    Basic Qualifications:- 7+ years of experience managing complex technology projects- Experience with agile development methodologies (i.e. Scrum, XP, etc)- Experience with project delivery for large, cross-functional projects- Experience with object oriented development and design (preferably in both client and server development solutions)- Experience and proficiency with web technologies and tools- Strong analytical and problem solving skills- A passion for data-driven decision-makingPreferred Qualifications:- 10+ years of experience managing complex technology projects- 3+ years of people management experience- Superior project management and organizational skills- Strong customer focus and ability to demonstrate pragmatic decision-making- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills- Experience delivering large-scale systems with world-class availability, scalability, and performance requirements- Experience in non-technical aspects including idea generation, business analysis, and process optimization

    Amazon.ae, formerly Souq.com, is an English-Arabic language e-commerce platform, owned by Amazon, Inc. It is the largest e-commerce platform in the Arab world. On March 28, 2017, Amazon.com Inc. confirmed it would be acquiring Souq.com for $580 million. On May 1, 2019, Souq.com became known as Amazon.ae. More

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    Senior Manager/Director, Forensics and Integrity Services | Ernst & Young

    Employment: Full Time

    Whether facing acts of fraud, government investigations, regulatory enquiries, major litigation or transactional disputes, clients turn to Forensic & Integrity Services for assistance. This practice provides proactive and reactive services to address organizations’ risks related to fraud, bribery and corruption.The team includes forensic accountants and technologists, certified fraud examiners, anti-corruption professionals and money laundering and sanctions investigators. They work with our clients’ legal counsel (internal or external), compliance and internal audit departments to investigate complex issues and address operational challenges. The business focuses on G360 clients in highly regulated industry sectors, including Financial Services, Life Sciences, Oil & Gas, Telecommunications and Construction & Infrastructure.The opportunityAs a Forensic & Integrity Services Senior Manager, you’ll build valued relationships with external clients and internal peers and develop a portfolio of projects by focusing on high value opportunities. You’ll lead presentations and proposals for complex projects or elements of highly complex projects, and provide subject matter insight to bids and proposals. Drawing on your skills and experience, you’ll create innovative commercial insights for clients, adapt methods and practices to fit operational team and cultural needs, and contribute to thought leadership.Your key responsibilitiesAs a Senior Manager in the Forensics team, you are required to lead and grow a team and to provide strategic sourcing services related to regulatory compliance, Financial Crime Compliance (FCC), corporate governance, fraud risk assessments, enterprise risk management, internal controls to our clients.- You are also required to assist organizations to maintain effective and efficient controls, in order to manage organizational and strategic risks.- You will be responsible for managing multiple client engagement teams at an executive level within the practice and the firm.- You can expect to work with high level client personnel to address compliance, financial, and operational risks as well as perform internal control testing, develop internal audit plans, and provide internal audit services on an outsourcing basis.- You will assess the client’s current state internal controls and SOX framework in order to mitigate risk.- Provide guidance and share knowledge with team members and participate in performing procedures especially focusing on complex, judgmental and/or specialized issues.- You are required to work with the team and the client to create plans for accomplishing engagement objectives and a strategy that complies with professional standards and advise clients to understand and manage their business risks and verify the validity of their business information.- Brief the engagement team on the client’s IA environment and industry IA trends.- Maintain relationships with client management to manage expectations of service, including work products, timing, and deliverables.- Demonstrate a thorough understanding of compliance, financial, and operational risks along with performing internal control testing, develop internal audit plans, and provide internal audit services on an outsourcing basis.- Assess internal controls and SOX framework in order to mitigate risk and apply it to client situations

    To qualify for the role you must have- A bachelor’s or master’s degree- A minimum of 8 years of experience working in the Forensics domain coupled with a background in internal audit, risk advisory, financial crime compliance and risk assessment with a consulting firm.- Arabic speaking proficiency- Knowledge of the global risk and regulatory environment, especially developments in the FCC space- Flexibility to travel across the MENA regionIdeally, you’ll also have- Post-graduate qualifications in AML/CFT or professional/technical qualifications in risk management- Experience with the design, development and implementation of internal controls for financial services business processes, especially in FCC framework and strategy preferredWhat we look forWe are interested in entrepreneurs who have the confidence to develop and promote a brand new strategic vision both internally and externally. You will be business savvy with a passion for innovation as well as the motivation to create your own EY journey.What working at EY offers- Support and coaching from some of the most engaging colleagues around- Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career- The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that’s right for youAbout EYAs a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services, we’re using the finance products, expertise and systems we’ve developed to build a better working world. That starts with a culture that believes in giving you the training, opportunities and creative freedom to make things better. Whenever you join, however long you stay, the exceptional EY experience lasts a lifetime. And with a commitment to hiring and developing the most passionate people, we’ll make our ambition to be the best employer by 2020 a reality.If you can confidently demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.Build your legacy with us.Apply now.

    EY is a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services. The insights and quality services we deliver help build trust and confidence in the capital markets and in economies the world over. We develop outstanding leaders who team to deliver on our promises to all of our stakeholders. In so doing, we play a critical role in building a better working world for our people, for our clients and for our communities.
    EY refers to the global organization, and may refer to one or more, of the member firms of Ernst & Young Global Limited, each of which is a separate legal entity. Ernst & Young Global Limited, a UK company limited by guarantee, does not provide services to clients. Information about how EY collects and uses personal data and a description of the rights individuals have under data protection legislation are available on our site.
    The MENA practice of EY has been operating in the region since 1923. For over 95 years, we have grown to over 7,500 people united across 21 offices and 16 countries, sharing the same values and an unwavering commitment to quality. As an organization, we continue to develop outstanding leaders who deliver exceptional services to our clients and who contribute to our communities. We are proud of our accomplishments over the years, reaffirming our position as the largest and most established professional services organization in the region More