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Quest is working in partnership with a well-known Finance company who are looking for Manager- Internal Audit role to be based in Dubai, UAE. You will be working alongside a very qualified and professional team and will have several opportunities to learn and grow. Job Purpose: • The Internal Audit Manager is responsible for assisting the Chief Audit Executive in setting the company’s internal audit strategy and developing leading practices, and maintaining audit programs and advisory services across the Group.Job ResponsibilitiesInternal Audit:• Lead and coordinate an annual risk assessment to support the development of the annual audit plan.• As appropriate, update the risk assessment and audit plan during the year in response to business or industry/market developments. Identify resources to accomplish the audit plan and preparing the audit plan presentation for the approval of the audit committee.• Oversee financial, operations, technology audits and compliance reviews.• Ensure overall audit quality of Internal Audit activities and that the Internal Audit team complies with the Internal Audit policy and manual and communication protocols.• Provide timely and accurate reporting on control gaps and the status and remediation of audit findings. • Influence the strengthening of the control environment, governance processes, and risk management practices through audit recommendations and validation of management’s agreed to actions.• Commitment to engagement risk management and ensuring adequate consideration of the risks and review of the working papers throughout the assignment.• Ensure the issuance of audit reports is done in collaboration with and agreement from process owners on the facts of the audit findings, the risk severity and impact, and timing of remediation.• Provide strategic and technical support for audit activities to ensure towards the fulfilment of Audit• Committee’s responsibilities. Preparing and finalizing the presentations and other reports on periodic basis for the Audit Committee on the results of all audit activity and presenting wherever required.• Contribute to the personal development of engagement team members through the counselling process.• Provide guidance to Assistant Manager and Team Leaders in conducting audits and other audit related issues.Business Advisory• Actively participate in Compliance management and loss prevention activities.• Provide compliance advise to business and represent Compliance function with principles for compliance management.• Plan, present and promote appropriate risk management awareness and risk mitigation plan.• Build a successful relationship with business leadership to provide value-added consultation to influence and strengthen operational efficiencies and effectiveness and promote best practices; provide opportunities for cost savings, standardization and globalization of processes.• Drive strategic thinking and decision making to ensure that the Group is proactively addressing and anticipating issues.• Lead the investigations and presenting the outcome to the Executive Management/ Audit committee or equivalent.• Ensure the overall quality and fact-driven insights of the consulting or business advisory engagements performed by the Internal Audit function.• Actively support a “culture” of transformation and anticipate the changes required in control processes and risk management practices to match business models. Data Analytics• Promote and ensure the adoption of the use of data analytics in the Internal Audit function.• Collaborate with Finance and the Information Technology departments to leverage and align with data analytics infrastructure to support this endeavour.• Promote a “culture” of data-driven audit findings and recommendations.

Qualifications / Experience / Competencies: (Consider Education / Experience type and minimum level;Special skills; Certifications and licenses etc.)• Qualification such as CIA, CFE, CA, ACCA, CPA or other qualification relevant to Internal Audit• Experience with data visualization tools, Power BI, SSRS or Tableau.• Good background in ERP applications and ACL.• Minimum 9 years of retail and distribution relevant experienceMandatory Requirements:• Minimum 9 years of work experience.• Candidates with ACCA/CA/CIA/FCCA/CIMA accreditations or other qualification relevant to Internal Audit are preferred.• Experience with data visualization tools, Power BI, SSRS or Tableau.We request that candidates send their CV as a Microsoft Word document where possible.Quest Search and Selection is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

Quest Search & Selection is a specialist recruitment consultancy with over 20 years’ experience in sourcing the world’s best candidates for the global Retail, FMCG and Hospitality sectors.

With offices in the UK & Dubai, we have an international presence and a global reach. Our recruiters place candidates locally and internationally for a wide variety of roles focusing on the following areas:

Retail Buying & Merchandising, E-commerce & Digital, Food & Beverage, Hotels, Hospitality & Operations, Retail Stores & Operations, HR & Recruitment, Procurement, Supply Chain & Logistics, Sales & Marketing, Technical and New Product Development.

We work in partnership with our clients who range from famous international brands within the Retail, Restaurant, Hotel and Consumer products space. Our reputation is built on our in-depth understanding of the industry and our consultants’ skill, knowledge and passion for their sectors. More

Employment:

Full Time

Line of ServiceTaxSpecialismTransfer PricingManagement LevelDirectorJob Description & SummaryA career within Transfer Pricing services, will provide you with the opportunity to help our clients develop compliant, tax efficient structures that help advance their business goals. You’ll focus on all aspects of documentation planning, dispute resolution, and advance pricing agreements.Our team is responsible for all aspects of intercompany pricing arrangements between related business entities, including transfers of intellectual property, transfers of tangible goods, services and loans, and other financing transactions.To really stand out and make us fit for the future in a constantly changing world, each and every one of us at PwC needs to be a purpose-led and values-driven leader at every level. To help us achieve this we have the PwC Professional; our global leadership development framework. It gives us a single set of expectations across our lines, geographies and career paths, and provides transparency on the skills we need as individuals to be successful and progress in our careers, now and in the future.As a Director, 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:Assist and advise clients on their Transfer Pricing in the Middle East region by:- Preparing regional and local country transfer pricing documentation (masterfile, local file and Country by Country reporting);- Advising on Transfer pricing planning projects for continuous optimization of clients inter-company transactions;- Advising on special transfer pricing projects related to clients restructuring, acquisitions and divestitures, statistical tools and modeling methodologies;- Building, maintaining, and utilizing networks of client relationships and community involvement;- Preparation of value propositions on various transfer pricing projects;- Management of resource requirements, project workflow, budgets, billing and collections;  – You should also have an awareness of PwC services and experience in working as part of a team, understanding personal and team roles and building solid relationships with team members.- Ability to develop and maintain existing internal and client relationships and help build new relationships

Requirements: – Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant subject i.e. Finance, Economics, LLB etc.- A minimum of 12+ years of relevant experience in Transfer Pricing within a developed market- Deep knowledge of financial transactions within Transfer Pricing- Fluent in written and spoken English.- Leading and growing client relationships.- Experience in managing a regional team and working in a leading global professional services practice- Seeking diverse views to encourage improvement and innovation- Coaching staff including providing timely meaningful written and verbal feedback.Desirable requirements: – Masters degree or relevant professional qualification in finance / taxation- Fluency in Arabic- Exposure to / experience working in the Middle East

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

Employment:

Full Time

The objective of our technology risk services is to provide clients with a candid and reliable overview of their risk landscape. Our solutions can be used by our clients to build confidence and trust with their customers, the overall market and when required by regulation or contract Your key responsibilities 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 analyze, evaluate, and enhance information systems facilitating the business internal control process, and will assist clients and other Risk Assurance professionals in performing information technology control and security engagements. Skills and attributes for success – Provide guidance and share knowledge with team members and participate in performing procedures especially focusing on complex, judgmental and/or specialized issues. Work with the team and the client to create plans for accomplishing engagement objectives and a strategy that complies with professional standards and addresses the risks inherent in the engagement – Brief the engagement team on the client’s environment and industry trends. Maintain relationships with client management to manage expectations of service, including work products, timing, and deliverables. Demonstrate a thorough understanding of complex information systems and apply it to client situations – Bring and utilize extensive knowledge of the client’s business/industry to identify technological developments and evaluate impacts on the client’s business. – Demonstrate excellent project management skills, inspire teamwork and responsibility with engagement team members, and use current technology/tools to enhance the effectiveness of deliverables and services. – Understand EY and its service lines and actively assess what the firm can deliver to serve clients.

To qualify for the role, you must have – 8+ years working in a similar level role for either a consulting firm or related business – A degree in business, accounting, finance, computer science, information systems or a related discipline – Good entrepreneurial flare and the ability to identify business opportunities and cross sell different services and/or products – Solid experience leading internal audit, external audit, service organization control reporting and/or internal controls engagements and assisting with business development activities within financial services – Advanced written and verbal communication skills and presentation skills – Strong project management skills Ideally, you’ll also have – CPA, CA, CISA, CISSP, CISM, CBCP, CIA or CFE certification – Previous experience with Agile methodology – Willingness to travel extensively across the MENA What we look for We’re interested in leaders with a genuine creative vision and the confidence to make it happen. You can expect plenty of autonomy in this role, so you’ll also need the ability to take initiative and seek out opportunities to improve our current relationships and processes. If you’re serious about auditing and ready to take on some of our clients’ most complex issues, this role is for you. 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.

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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