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    SaT – Valuations and Business Modelling Manager | Ernst & Young

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Competitive business today is all about making intelligent, informed decisions. As a Business Valuations Manager, you’ll help make that happen. You will be an important part of our diversely talented, highly experienced team and work at the forefront of high-profile transactions. Our team of strategic advisors sits at the heart of a global Valuation & Modelling and Economics network of specialists who deliver high quality solutions on values creation through each phase of a decision-making support process. The opportunity EY has an established industry leading Valuation and Modelling and Economics practice. We advise our clients in addressing their strategic planning, transaction and non-transaction related decision-making process including strategic planning, identification and assessment of value creation financial reporting, market valuation for transactional purpose etc. You’ll have the opportunity to develop your career through a broad scope of engagements, mentoring and formal learning. That’s how we develop outstanding leaders who team to deliver on our promises to all our stakeholders, and in so doing, play a critical role in building a better working world for our people, for our clients and for our communities. Your key responsibilities – As a Manager within Valuation, Modelling and Economics team, you are likely to spend your day-to-day working on commercial issues, working with management on parts of the acquisition process or transformation plans and regularly undertake valuations for strategic priorities. Skills and attributes for success – Strategic – you will help clients identifying source of value creation and quantifying it. You will need to have a solution-oriented mind-set to act as a truly Corporate Finance advisor to leverage on EY capabilities and assist clients in solving their issues and unlocking potential for value growth. – Commercial – as part of the team you will regularly advise businesses on valuations issues with regards to acquisition, divestitures or restructuring and provide fairness opinions on transactions and restructurings; – Regulatory and Accounting -you will work with management as part of an acquisition process to understand how the value of acquired intangible and financial assets will impact accounting requirements, provide fair value opinion for financial reporting purpose;

    To qualify for the role you must have – A bachelor’s degree in finance, economics, accounting or business and at least 6 years of related business valuation work experience; or a graduate degree and at least 3 to 5 years of related work experience. – Solution driven individual and “out-of-comfort” zone thinker with demonstrated record of solving complex problems and completing challenging projects – Autonomous with demonstrated experience in handling and developing clients’ relationship, proactive in reporting to Director/Partner – Previous business valuation, capital allocation, portfolio optimization experience – Financial modelling skills including experience building models from scratch.- Broad understanding of IFRS standards related to fair value measurements, business combination, impairment testing etc. Ideally, you’ll also have – Previous valuation experience in professional services/Big 4 Firm – Previous experience in coaching teams of junior and senior staff – Financial modelling experience – Achievement of or significant progress towards a CFA; What we look for We are looking for candidates who are highly motivated, analytical, logical thinkers with a passion for valuations and have a very strong attention to detail. Being a strong team player is critical with the ability to adapt to changing requirements or deadlines in support of our clients goals. What we offer We offer a competitive compensation package where you’ll be rewarded based on performance and recognized for the value you bring to our business. Plus, we offer: – Continuous learning: You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next. – Success as defined by you: We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way. – Transformative leadership: We’ll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs. – Diverse and inclusive culture: You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs. If you can demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible. The exceptional EY experience. It’s yours to build. EY | Building a better working world EY exists to build a better working world, helping to create long-term value for clients, people and society and build trust in the capital markets. Enabled by data and technology, diverse EY teams in over 150 countries provide trust through assurance and help clients grow, transform and operate. Working across assurance, consulting, law, strategy, tax and transactions, EY teams ask better questions to find new answers for the complex issues facing our world today.

    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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    Tech Lead – Full Stack (React + PHP) | GulfTalent

    Employment:

    Full Time

    GulfTalent is one of the largest online recruitment platforms in the Middle East, serving over 10 million users through its user-friendly website and mobile apps. The company’s stack includes PHP, React, React Native, AngularJS and Elastic Search. The development process is agile and uses Jira, Git and BitBucket.The company is looking for a senior engineer to join its team as a Tech Lead. Based in the vibrant city of Dubai and working with a friendly multi-cultural team of high-calibre full-stack engineers and product specialists, the role will provide technical leadership to the team and help build the scalable architecture needed to serve millions of users around the world. The successful candidate will receive a very attractive tax-free compensation.Main responsibilities:• Involvement in the entire software development lifecycle including technical analysis, architecture design, coding, code reviews, testing and release to production.• Undertaking both front-end and back-end development, based on PHP8, React, React Native and other technologies as needed. • Interacting with various stakeholders as needed including product, marketing, top management, finance, and technology partners

    Essential Requirements:• 6-10 years’ experience of web development and architecture design, including both back-end and front-end• Solid command of PHP, SQL and React (with at least 2 years’ experience of React)• Superb coding and problem solving skills• Excellent communication skills and ability to interact with senior stakeholders across all areas of the business• Experience of coaching and mentoring a teamDesirable:• Experience of at least one MVC back-end framework (e.g. Symfony, Laravel, Zend, CodeIgniter, etc.)• Experience of React Native, Docker, Sphinx, Elastic Search and AngularJS• Experience of website performance and speed optimisation• Degree from a leading university, ideally in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering• Deep personal interest in new web trends and technologies

    GulfTalent is one of the largest online portals serving the Middle East region. Founded in 2005, it is now used by 10 million individuals and 9,000 companies.

    GulfTalent is run by a seasoned team of young professionals with diverse backgrounds across different industries, including management consulting, private equity, finance, e-commerce, information technology, education and recruitment. The team also brings together a wealth of international experience across four continents.

    This is your chance to join a growing company and a winning team, and to work with creative, hard-working individuals in a fast-paced, energizing environment. Team members benefit from extensive training, excellent learning opportunities, competitive compensation packages and rapid promotion. More

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    Senior Engineer (ERP) | Propel Consult

    Employment:

    Full Time

    CompanyOur client is a well-known Luxury lounge for an Aviation company. The company has more than 600 employees in a vast number of divisions and departments. They are currently looking for a Senior Engineer – ERP to be based in Bahrain.Duties & Responsibilities: • Responsible for the definition, documentation and satisfactory completion of projects in Enterprise Resource Planning implemented modules area.• Ensures that realistic project and quality plans are prepared and maintained and provides regular and accurate reports to stakeholders as appropriate.• Maintains contact with the customer and stakeholders throughout to ensure satisfaction.• Captures and disseminates technical and business information.• Actively supports and engages with experts and stakeholders to ensure continuous improvements are identified through review and benchmarking processes.• Assists in the analysis of stakeholder objectives, and the underlying issues arising from investigations into business requirements and problems, and identifies options for consideration.• Helps establish requirements for the implementation of changes in the business process.• Conduct the assessment, analysis, development, documentation and implementation of changes based on requests for change.• Perform onsite and remote Applications configuration for the implemented modules and manages bug fixes deployment process at the application level.• Contributes to the Enterprise Resource Planning availability management process and its operation and performs defined availability management tasks.• Drafts and maintains procedures and documentation for Enterprise Resource Planning / Business Information Modeling applications support.• Manages application enhancements requests to improve business performance.• Ensures that appropriate action is taken to anticipate, investigate and resolve problems in systems and services.• Ensures that such problems are fully documented within the relevant reporting system.• Works with end users for development requests for Enterprise Resource Planning reporting, integration, and customizations.• Designs, creates and tests moderately complex, well-engineered information deliverables with specified content and layout.• Assists users in defining their access rights and privileges, and administers logical access controls and security systems.• Examines records as part of specified testing strategies for evidence of compliance with management directives, or the identification of abnormal occurrences.• Designs and manages tests of new/updated Enterprise Resource Planning module process.• Specifies test environment for whole life cycle testing.• Manages creation of relevant scenarios for testing and ensures that tests reflect realistic operational business conditions and works with end users in defining acceptance tests.• Ensure tests and results are documented, reported to stakeholders and are available for specification of user instructions.

    Qualification & Requirements:• University degree in Computer Science or equivalent• 7-9 years’ experience in managing IBM Maximo Asset Management core product, related modules, and have worked on integration with Oracle E-Business Suite applications.• Worked as a project manager for end to end-to-end multi organizations Building Information Modeling applications projects• Good experience in IBM Maximo modules• Good experience in in development and Integrations• Good hands on experience in apps technologies and software development• Strong skills in PLSQL, Adv PL/SQL programming, workflow , Reports, and Forms customization• Must possess strong analytical skills, troubleshooting, problem resolution, and user support skills• Demonstrates and Promotes high sense of responsibility and urgency among team• Candidate must be Bahraini

    Propel Consult delivers a service in step with the needs of both our client companies and candidates. Our ability to add value to all levels of recruitment stems from our wholehearted belief in providing a professional service to both parties.
    We have built relationships with many leading indigenous and mulitnational organisations throughout the Middle East and internationally in countries such as UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait, Egypt and many more.
    Concentrating our resources has created 5 distinct specialist divisions:

    Banking & Finance
    Human Resources
    Oil & Gas
    Construction
    Architecture & Engineering More

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    TLS – Software Developer / RPA Developer – Associate/ Senior Associate | PricewaterhouseCoopers

    Employment:

    Full Time

    TLS – Software Developer / RPA Developer – Associate/ Senior Associate – AmmanLine of ServiceTaxIndustry/SectorSpecialismGeneral Tax ConsultingManagement LevelSenior AssociateJob Description & SummaryA software developer in the Digital team is focusing 100% of it’s time on building or customizing high quality solutions for the ME TLS teams.A strong will to change the way we work with the aid of technology.Eager to learn and improve the ways we develop software in the ME region taken PwC standards into consideration at all time.Overall- Develop or customize applications to the need of the Middle East region – Keep up to date on new technologies in general and PwC preferred technologies in particular – Collaborate with other developers in or outside of the ME region – Document all work in a structured manner and assist the solution architect with the documentation of the entire solution – Strong in delivering on time and with high quality. High quality includes adhering to PwC security standards. – Experience of working in agile teams

    Application development- Experience in C#, .net core or other object oriented languages / fullstack developer – Experience from using Azure devops – Experience of REST, MSSQL, Micro Services, Entity Framework and Cloud Services – Experience or familiarity with kubernetes environments

    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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    TLS – Applications Support Specialist – Associate | PricewaterhouseCoopers

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Line of ServiceTaxIndustry/SectorSpecialismGeneral Tax ConsultingManagement LevelAssociateJob Description & Summary• Provide user support on TLS applications and platforms. Troubleshoot problems and advise on the appropriate action• Serving as the first point of contact for users seeking technical assistance over the phone or email or chat• Performing remote troubleshooting through diagnostic techniques and pertinent questions• Determining the best solution based on the issue and details provided by users• Respond to requests for technical assistance in person, via phone, chat or email • Diagnose and resolve TLS applications issues • Research questions using available information resources • Advise user on appropriate action • Follow standard help desk procedures

    • Log all help desk interactions • Administer help desk site • Follow up with users to ensure complete resolution of issues • Redirect problems to correct resource • Identify and escalate situations requiring urgent attention • Track and route problems and requests and document resolutions • Prepare activity reports • Inform management of recurring problems • Stay current with system information, changes and updates • Help update training manuals for new and revised software and hardware

    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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    Lead Translator | Michael Page

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Our client is a leading Professional Service Company in Riyadh. They are currently recruiting a Lead Translator to set up and build their Translation team from scratch.Client DetailsThey are seeking out candidates who possess a dynamic and strong leadership personality with the ability deliver Key Performance Indicators in a regulated environment through one’s own initiative. The role is based in the company’s Riyadh Office.Description* Ensure effective planning and execution of translation for all the special and complex projects of the organisation* Provide timely end to end solutions and support to the Translation team members and external vendors for all tasks pertaining to translation* Develop one or more area/domain of Translator and Interpreter (T&I) specialization for self and for the translation team. Serve as the go-to translator/interpreter for specific domain(s). Develop, maintain and share term glossaries and knowledge of the same with fellow translators/interpreters. * Ensure high quality and accurate translations and interpretations are being provided* Liaise with the Global Translation Manager and provide assistance with development and implementation of various initiatives* Oversee the development of translation specialisations for the team* Train, supervise and assess the work submitted by junior translators and provide time to time feedback enabling them to be technically sound* Makes improvements regarding the efficiency of relevant processes and activities* Take on the responsibility of constantly building a strong team which can sustain during difficult and peak workloads while providing nuanced and accurate translations* Maintain discretion and confidentiality, as well as adhere to the policies and procedures of the organisationJob OfferThe successful candidate for this role will be offered a competitive monthly salary. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Translator to progress in their career with a global, professional entity.

    The successful candidate for the Lead Translator Position:* 5+ years of experience in translation or interpretation in a professional working environment is required* Have strong experience of working within the professional service industry (financial services, law firm or management consultancy) or with a global multinational * Demonstrate strong leadership skills along with excellent communication and interpersonal skills* Must have the ability to work independently in a fast and efficient manner

    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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    Relationship Manager – Excellency | Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB)

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Job Purpose: To build and grow the portfolio of assigned clients, by identifying selling and cross-selling opportunities through the daily analysis and interactions made with clients in order to increase client wallet share and loyalty as per the strategic goals of the bank.Accountabilities:1. Relationship Management: Develop and manage client relationships to meet client needs and achieve desired objectives of the bank in line with the required standards and identify new clients and ensure the proper articulation of services/products which ADCB would offer them in order to increase the size of the portfolio and wallet share. Manage the daily interactions with clients and provide superior client service to improve clients’ experiences and maximizes the bank’s profitability.2. Portfolio Management: Monitor and control customer portfolios to achieve desired quality through cross sell, upsell and retentionCross sell and upsell various products of the portfolio to existing client accounts, based on the requirements of the client, in order to contribute to the increase in product penetration and wallet share of the existing clients.3. Volume Delivery: Deliver the financial target as agreed with the business whilst adhering to the required standards, policies and procedures4. Customer Service: Demonstrate our promise and apply the ADCB service standards to deliver the bank’s required levels of service in all internal and external customer interactions. Assist in coordinating service provisions with others in order to ensure efficient turnaround of transactions and that clients’ enquiries and documentation needs are met in a timely manner.5. Policies, Processes, Systems and Procedures: Implement approved departmental policies, processes and procedures, and ensure employee adherence so that work is carried out to the required standard while delivering the required standards of service to customers and stakeholders

    Minimum Experience: At least 3 years of relationship management experience in the banking/financial services industry within a Wealth Management department.Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s DegreeProfessional Qualifications: CISI / ICWMKnowledge and Skills: – A strong and demonstrable understanding of wealth management products and services is required.- A high level of proven experience in conducting financial reviews & developing tailored financial plans to assist HNW clients is essential.- An in depth knowledge of global financial markets and trends. Language: Bi-lingual Arabic and English is preferred

    Founded in 1985, ADCB employs more than 4,000 staff from 62 nationalities, serving over 600,000 retail customers, and approximately 50,000 corporate and SME clients. The bank operates in 48 branches, 4 pay offices, 2 branches in India, 1 branch in Jersey and a representative office in London. By the end of March 2015, the total assets of ADCB amounted to AED 207 billion.

    ADCB is a full-service commercial bank that offers a wide range of products and services including retail banking, wealth management, private banking, corporate banking, commercial banking, cash management, investment banking, corporate finance, foreign exchange, interest rate, currency derivatives, Islamic products, project finance and property management services.

    ADCB is 58.08% owned by Abu Dhabi Investment Council, the investment arm of the Government of Abu Dhabi. The banks shares are traded on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange. By the end of March 2015, excluding treasury shares, ADCBs market capitalization was AED 34 bn
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    Tomorrow, Today LoS Champion – Senior Associate | PricewaterhouseCoopers

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Line of ServiceInternal Firm ServicesSpecialismIFS – Internal Firm Services – OtherManagement LevelSenior AssociateJob Description & SummaryA key pillar of the PwC Middle East Strategy, Tomorrow, Today is our internal digital upskilling and transformation program. Launched 3 years ago, the team is now looking to expand and mobilize champions in each of the different lines of services. The champion’s main role is to enable the digital community of each line of service, increase adoption of digital tools and drive digital impact. Main contributions are: – Tailor and implement specific Tomorrow, Today awareness and adoption initiatives to support the digital transformation of the line of service- Enable the line of service digital community to generate impact by channeling specific digital opportunities to the relevant profile- Increase the line of service staff’s knowledge on the various digital tools available to them and our digital ecosystem so that they can incorporate in their client work- Generate analytics and report back on impact to senior stakeholdersDigital Community Pool:- Facilitate the Digital Community Pool processes, including coordinating with different Business Unit to ensure availability and on-boarding of resources- Ensure the build up of on ongoing and prioritized backlog of initiatives with digital potential- Activate Digital opportunities by matching opportunities to resources- Assess and report on challenges faced, provide technical support and guidance as required to avoid shortfalls in outcomes and results- Identify and report back on success stories- Capture and report back on engagement benefits (Time saved, Cost saved & revenue generated)- Support the line of service digital community in achieving digital related KPIsAdoption Initiatives: – Facilitate the Knowledge Management process of the line of service (Identifying digital assets, sharing assets…)- Plan and hold adoption bootcamps to provide employees with hands on experience on specific digital tools- Organize, as needed, ad-hoc digital training sessions leverage existing material and resourcesReporting: – Utilization reporting of the digital community by actively providing a view availability – Ensure regular updates to the digital community’s skills & proficiency levels- Proactively review Ipower to ensure engagements data is captured correctly for DAs and DBs- Support the TT Partner Lead & Deputy by providing updates, information and data on DA resourcing

    Preferred Profile:- Digital savvy (Data Analytics, Automation or similar)- 3-4 years of experience in a consulting company, digital transformation role or project management role (or similar)- 1 year fixed contract, full time (possibility to renew)Skills:- Innovation & Digital Transformation- Agile Project Management – Analytical & Problem Solving – Strategic Thinking- Stakeholder Management- Change resilience – Learning agility – Optimism – Teaming- Reframing- Curiosity- Service Excellence 

    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