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    Oracle Core Database Expert with Exadata skills – ACS Senior Support Engineer | Oracle

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Oracle Core Database Expert with Exadata skills – ACS Senior Support EngineerAdvanced Customer Services is a global organization within Oracle, providing tailored mission-critical support services to customers with complex IT requirements. We provide customized, proactive solutions for all Oracle applications and technologies: Sun Servers and Storage, Database, Middleware and Applications. Advanced Services Engineers (ASE) provides support in the continuous operational improvement of Oracle environments. ASEs do this by leveraging Oracle’s support-based intellectual property and customers’ experiences throughout their involvement with Oracle’s technologies. Our goal is for every customer to gain ever-more value from their Oracle Solutions by helping them make well informed decisions regarding the implementation; management and use of Oracle technologies. Core Activities And Responsibilities• Delivering high quality technical services to ACS customers. • Ensuring adherence to internal methodology, tools and quality standards. • Proactively foresee existing customer needs and activities to provide better support and remain engaged with customer focused activities • Work with other Oracle LOBs and Partners to ensure that knowledge is transferred both into and out of ACS, and act as technical Subject Matter Experts where required • Be focused on innovation and technology and understand how these can be used to benefit both customers and ACS • Manage and resolve Customer Requests according to product main strategy and model. • Respond and resolve customer issues within Key Performance Indicator targets. • Maintain an up-to-date and in-depth knowledge of new products. • Ensure the timely completion of planned proactive tasks and Customer Requests. • Owning and resolving problems and managing customer expectations throughout the life cycle in accordance with global standards. • Working towards, adopting and contributing to new processes and tools (ODC, diagnostic methodology, health checks, scripting tools, etc.

    Related Work Experience • The candidate should have MIN 5-8 years of experience in using and administrating Oracle database server with strong knowledge of UNIX, Linux and/or Windows. • Experience in RAC, DB Performance, or Backup/Recovery is a Must. Formal Education or Equivalent• The candidates should have a degree in Computer science or similar. Oracle Certified Professional (OCP) is a must/ (OCM) is a plus in Oracle platform products including database, Cloud certified is preferred. Skills • Strong knowledge of UNIX, Linux and/or Windows. • Experience in RAC, DB Performance, DB patching/DB upgrades or Backup/Recovery is a must. • Experience with Exadata is required • More of the following technical areas is a plus: Oracle Security Products, Oracle Data Guard, Oracle Golden Gate, SQL Tuning, Corruption, Super Cluster, ZFS, ZDLRA. • Having excellent written and spoken English is a must with strong Communication skills. • Candidate should have Customer focus, working globally, team working and results orientation skills. Others (Mandatory)• Excellent Incident and Problem Management skills. • Flexibility to work within a “Follow the Sun” global shift rota, covering local OR non-local day-time hours, including holidays and weekends, on a rotational basis • Ability to be “on-call” support as part of an on-call rotation shared across team members • Willing to travel for long tasks or high frequency

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

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

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

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    Software Engineer – SDE I, ECCF TECH | Amazon.ae

    Employment:

    Full Time

    DESCRIPTION The Amazon Middle East and North Africa team is looking for a Software Development Engineer who is passionate about building great products for our customers. The SDE-I will be based in Amman, Jordan and should have earned a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree within the last six months or be on track to earn their Bachelor’s or Master’s degree prior to the role start date.KEY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES• Collaborate with experienced cross-disciplinary Amazonians to conceive, design, and bring to market innovative products and services.• Design and build innovative technologies in a large distributed computing environment and help lead fundamental changes in the industry.• Create solutions to run predictions on distributed systems with exposure to innovative technologies at incredible scale and speed.• Build distributed storage, index, and query systems that are scalable, fault-tolerant, low cost, and easy to manage/use.• Ability to design and code the right solutions starting with broadly defined problems.• Work in an agile environment to deliver high quality software.Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. For an update on your status, or to confirm your application was submitted successfully, please login to your candidate portal. Please note that Amazon works with a high volume of applicants. We appreciate your patience as we review applications for future Amazonians!

    BASIC QUALIFICATIONS • Graduated less than six months ago or about to complete a Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related fields at time of application• Although no specific programming language is required you should be familiar with the syntax of languages such as Java, C/C++, or Python• Knowledge of Computer Science fundamentals such as object-oriented design, algorithm design, data structures, problem solving and complexity analysisPREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS • Previous technical internship(s)• Experience with distributed, multi-tiered systems, algorithms, and relational databases• Experience in optimization mathematics such as linear programming and nonlinear optimization• Ability to effectively articulate technical challenges and solutions• Adept at handling ambiguous or undefined problems as well as ability to think abstractly

    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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    Indirect Taxes – Tax Disputes Manager | PricewaterhouseCoopers

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Tax & Legal Services – Tax – Indirect Taxes – Tax Disputes Manager (VAT and Excise Tax) – DubaiLine of ServiceTaxSpecialismVAT/GSTManagement LevelManagerJob Description & SummaryA career in our Middle East Indirect Tax practice, based in Dubai, will provide you with the opportunity to help our clients with preventing, managing and resolving tax disputes with the tax authorities. The PwC team has extensive experience working with tax authorities in the region and globally, with a thorough understanding of tax audit approach, tax assessment methodology and penalty regime application. Our team helps clients through the various interactions with the tax authorities, from the preliminary stages of filing a tax clarification request, during a tax audit and up to filing an objection or appeal. You’ll support our clients with all aspects of audit readiness, voluntary disclosure and clarifications requests, assistance during tax audit and formalities of drafting and submitting a reconsideration and appeal letters to the relevant authorities.Please apply if the above required Job Requirements are satisfied.  Role Main Responsibilities:This role supports the wider tax function within the indirect tax business unit, along with large-scale, cross-functional business process reviews. In this regard, successful candidates must be able to demonstrate professional experience and/or a proven record of success with regards to the following: – Advanced knowledge about the tax litigation system and underlying procedures in the GCC, mainly the UAE. – Developed understanding of the UAE tax administrative penalties and application in different scenarios. – Guiding clients to understand their rights, available options for tax litigation and the processes involved for the resolution of their disputes. – Supporting clients to proactively manage their tax controversy in the most efficient manner and guide them through complex tax audits conducted until the tax audit closure.  – Assisting clients throughout the appeal process from preparing reconsideration/waiver letters to the tax authorities and appeals to Committees and Courts, both in Arabic and English. – Hands on experience dealing with legal counsels and coordinating with them throughout the appeal process with Committees and Courts.  – Advising clients on the tax controversy service offerings and ability to develop client relationships and driving new business opportunities. – Possessing business knowledge and effective ways on managing tax litigation and controversy, creating values for clients. – Providing high quality service deliverables while maintaining budgetary and time constraints. General Role Responsibilities:- Strong analytical skills. – Interpersonal and team working skills. – Demonstrable relationship building skills. – Familiar with digital automation and transformation tools. – Ability to operate with a mindset that transcends cultural boundaries. – Ability to train junior staff members promoting a learning culture. – Be part of and contribute to the engaging working environment. At PwCAs a Manager in our regional team, you’ll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to: – Encourage everyone to have a voice and invite opinion from all, including quieter members of the team. – Deal effectively with ambiguous and unstructured problems and situations. – Initiate open and candid coaching conversations at all levels. – Move easily between big picture thinking and managing relevant detail. – Anticipate stakeholder needs, and develop and discuss potential solutions, even before the stakeholder realizes they are required. – Contribute technical knowledge in the area of specialism. – Contribute to an environment where people and technology thrive together to accomplish more than they could apart. – Navigate the complexities of cross-border and/or diverse teams and engagements. – Initiate and lead open conversations with teams, clients and stakeholders to build trust. – Uphold the firm’s code of ethics and business conduct.

    Job requirements: – 5-6 years experience in indirect taxes (VAT and Excise Tax) with a reputable tax consultancy firm (preferably Big4). – Specialist knowledge and experience with tax disputes and litigations is a must. – Arabic fluency is a must. – Regional GCC VAT experience is a plus.

    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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    Tax – ITS / M&A (Financial Services) Manager | PricewaterhouseCoopers

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Tax & Legal Services – Tax – ITS / M&A (Financial Services) – Manager – DubaiLine of ServiceTaxSpecialismInternational Tax ServicesManagement LevelManagerJob Description & SummaryA career within International Tax Services will provide you with the opportunity to help PwC address their cross border tax needs both locally and globally by managing their global tax rates, finding areas of cost reduction, and responding to inquiries from regulatory authorities. You’ll gain a global perspective and an awareness of tax issues stemming from changes to evolving business structures and geographic expansions.Our International Tax Services Generalist – Practice Support team advises PwC on tax laws and reporting, legislation and planning strategies based on the geography and jurisdiction. You’ll be assisting our team with local tax laws, reporting requirements, statutory filings, corporate strategy, transfer pricing and indirect tax and other international taxation needs.Work on advisory, provide reports and guidance, set up, tax structuring and planning for new projects, understand, advise and give recommendation on both local tax legislations and international tax, Ability to interpret tax treaties, analyse tax efficiency and overall group tax reporting effectiveness. To Manage a portfolio of clients, handling and dealing with their tax requirements, updates and compliance related matters for inbound taxpayers And to build up relationships with regulators, ability to negotiate disputes with adequate tax background and treatment for both local and international tax interpretation as well as accounting standards. Develop business opportunities and coach and guide team members on projects, assignments and client handling.

    Requirements: – FS / funds ITS experience preferred; – Thorough knowledge of M&A practices, including, consulting multinational corporations, privately held companies and partnerships with respect to the tax aspects of planning, structuring and executing transactions of all sizes; analyzing proposed transactions for unusual tax risks or undetermined tax benefits; and advising clients on tax-efficient restructurings, divestitures, spin-offs, due diligence and strategy formulation; – At least 7 years of relevant work experience required; – Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts degree in Accounting required. Master of Science in Taxation, or Master of Law degree in Taxation preferred; – Experience in identifying and addressing client needs; – Building, maintaining, and utilizing networks of client relationships; – Considerable experience as a team leader; – Good business writing and Excel skills; – Strong analytical skills and commercial awareness. Essential skills: – Writing, reporting and presentation skills are essential, as well as management, coordination, coaching and business development Skills   Desirable skills: – Entrepreneurial skills, cross selling and business development

    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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    Personal Assistant to the General Manager | AMBU Capital Investments

    Employment:

    Full Time

    This role will assist two GMs in the Manufacturing and Trading lines of business. The role will require experience in ticketing, VIP guest management, management of executive office and VIP guests, taking charge of the day to day activities and follow ups on behalf of the General Managers and other standard executive assistant activities.

    Salary:
    AED
    10,000
    per month inclusive of fixed allowances.
    Additional benefits: Air Fare, Medical Insurance as per UAE Labour Law

    The desired candidate needs to be very well spoken, sharp, have problem solving capabilities, be able to provide quick solutions in a chaotic situation, be resilient and be able to maintain a calm demeanour.Experience in holding companies or family owned businesses will be preferred.

    AMBU Capital Investments FZE is an investment company specifically to invest own funds / profits in asset classes and sectors that deliver competitive advantages.

    AMBU Capital Investments FZE invests funds in high potential commercial assets / enterprises and focusing on sectors where profit margins are high mainly IT Networking / Computer hardware.

    Moreover, the company seeks to invest in shares of profitable businesses based on ROI and selling shares with capital gain. More

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    Administration Executive | Irwin & Dow

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Based in the heart of DIFC and working with a diverse and dynamic financial services team, we are seeking a strong Administrator with excellent analytical and IT skills. The role is data heavy; inputting, managing, analyzing, and reporting with emphasis on attention to detail and a good understanding of different systems and CRM databases. You will assist with ad hoc projects, assisting with risk management and ensuring due diligence checks are conducted on all data acquired. The role is highly team centric, and you will work across departments offering general administrative assistance on a day-to-day basis also.

    We are looking for a highly competent professional with excellent IT skills across the MS Office suite, particularly in MS Excel, SAP and Visio and who possess strong attention to detail, ensuring all systems and processes are administered effectively. Our client is seeking degree educated candidates and at least two years’ experience in a financial services / banking / professional services environment with significant data responsibility. The ability to work effectively both independently and in a team-based environment, with the ability to prioritize and work to a deadline is essential. The successful candidate will possess a broad administrative skill set and be a creative thinker, who is about the solution, not the problem. This is a highly multicultural environment, and an excellent command of English is essential.

    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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    Senior HR Operations Manager for an International Professional Services Firm | RecruitMe FZE

    Employment:

    Full Time

    • To provide professional support in managing the HR unit through executing human resources processes in line with organization strategy and legal requirements across the different Middle East offices (including UAE DIFC, UAE Abu Dhabi, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Turkey)• To support the opening of new offices in the Middle East from an HR perspective (including Payroll, contractual and immigration)• To streamline human resource policies, process flows and systemsResponsibilities:• Responsible for the effective delivery of human resources products and services to all employees in assigned unit, acting as a business partner and advocate.• Responsible for defining and tracking HR Operations budget for Middle East• Responsible for effective delivery of all visa related processes across Middle East• Maintains current knowledge of HR legislation, requirements and issues.• Acts as project lead or member in HR related projects.• Supervises HR Operations and HR Compliance function ensuring quality and accuracy of work.• Supervises on-boarding process after offer to successful immersion into the organization, including international relocation processes• Supervises all visa process for Middle East staff and offboarding • Ensures all HR Operation related processes are streamlined, documented and kept up to date including process flows and employee communication packs• Manages vendor relations for HR Operation related topics (relocation, immigration, insurance)• Supervises and approval of payroll runs across all Middle East entities• Monitors effective benefit administration and tracking• Ensures payroll and benefits are reconciliated in collaboration with the finance team• Monitors competitiveness of compensation and benefits with major competitors and recommends program changes where appropriate.• Reviews benefits programs and manages transitions to new providers.• Within corporate guidelines, recommends salary adjustments and bonus allocations for all relevant employees.• Ensures HR related legal requirements for the firm and its employees are managed effectively.• Acts as a confident for all employees relating to work or personal issues impacting on work• Monitors the labor requirements and best practices across the regions and ensures compliance and consistent implementation• Implements internal tracking and audit processes to guarantee quality and consistency of system data, employee files and contract library• Responsible for the management and development of the HR Middle East team, including coaching and evaluation

    • Degree educated with 8+ years of similar experience in an international professional services firm in the Middle East• 3+ years of team management experience• Strong understanding of HR processes and Middle East HR legislation and practices• Strong understanding of Middle East immigration processes• Ability to gain trust and confidence of all employees• Excellent English communication skills, including verbal, written and presentational, Arabic is an advantage• Strong analytical skills, including process mapping• Advanced Excel skills• Strong understanding of the business context and professional services industry

    RecruitME are a specialized recruitment consultancy supplying top tier business support staff to Dubais leading multinational organizations. We carefully source, screen and select only the very best candidates to assist our clients in making easier recruitment decisions faster.

    Differentiating ourselves from standard recruitment agencies our consultants have been carefully chosen for their backgrounds in business support for leading multinational organizations. Having been both the client and the candidate previously, we have an insiders understanding of the recruitment process and our clients needs.

    What we do:

    Specializing in business support positions we can assist in introducing a small selection of experienced administration, finance and human resource candidates with the relevant experience to benefit your business. Our careful screening process ensures that we have met with and can give a concise overview of each candidates skills and current situation before you meet them.

    We pride ourselves on sending our clients only the very best available candidates in the market to ensure a simplified, hassle free and timely recruitment experience for all involved. More

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    ITS / M&A (Financial Services) Senior Manager | PricewaterhouseCoopers

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Tax & Legal Services – Tax – ITS / M&A (Financial Services) – Senior Manager – DubaiLine of ServiceTaxSpecialismInternational Tax ServicesManagement LevelSenior ManagerJob Description & SummaryA career within International Tax Services will provide you with the opportunity to help PwC address their cross border tax needs both locally and globally by managing their global tax rates, finding areas of cost reduction, and responding to inquiries from regulatory authorities. You’ll gain a global perspective and an awareness of tax issues stemming from changes to evolving business structures and geographic expansions.Our International Tax Services Generalist – Practice Support team advises PwC on tax laws and reporting, legislation and planning strategies based on the geography and jurisdiction. You’ll be assisting our team with local tax laws, reporting requirements, statutory filings, corporate strategy, transfer pricing and indirect tax and other international taxation needs.You will be involved in inbound tax matters as well as M&A transactions and company formations.  A detailed description of the type of work is as follows:    – Drafting and reviewing documents and agreements (e.g. articles of association, shareholders’ agreements, service agreements) and dealing with the relevant ministries; – Advising multinational clients to structure their investments and operations in a tax efficient manner; – Advising large clients (including sovereign wealth funds) on the tax efficient structuring of their global investments (e.g. private equity, real estate, infrastructure, listed securities etc) across multiple territories.   – M&A work including tax due diligence, tax efficient structuring of acquisitions (e.g. shares v assets, holding structures etc) and input into SPA and includes both inbound into the region as well as outbound acquisitions by strategic clients.   A good understanding of international tax issues (e.g. holding structures, double tax treaties, permanent establishment issues, withholding taxes, taxation systems of other countries etc)

    Requirements: – FS / funds ITS / specialist – Good understanding of M&A practices, including, consulting multinational corporations, privately held companies and partnerships with respect to the tax aspects of planning, structuring and executing transactions of all sizes; analyzing proposed transactions for unusual tax risks or undetermined tax benefits; and advising clients on tax-efficient restructurings, divestitures, spin-offs, due diligence and strategy formulation – Strong technical and report writing skills – including the ability to interpret legislation and by-laws and review and draft agreements  – Excellent project management skills – including managing multiple projects simultaneously across a number of jurisdictions as well as management of resources, budget, billing, collection – Fluency in written and spoken English (fluency in Arabic is also preferred but not essential) – Coaching, developing, mentoring and training junior staff  – At least 7 years of relevant work experience required – Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts degree in Accounting required. Master of Science in Taxation, or Master of Law degree in Taxation preferred – Experience in identifying and addressing client needs – Building, maintaining, and utilizing networks of client relationships – Considerable experience as a team leader – Good business writing and Excel skills – Strong analytical skills and commercial awareness Essential skills: – Writing, reporting and presentation skills are essential, as well as management, coordination, coaching and business development Skills  Desirable skills: – Entrepreneurial skills, cross selling and business development

    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