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    Assurance – Core Assurance – FS Manager | PricewaterhouseCoopers

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Assurance – Core Assurance – FS Manager – DubaiLine of ServiceAssuranceIndustry/SectorFS X-SectorSpecialismAssuranceManagement LevelManagerJob Description & SummaryA career in our Financial Services Audit practice, within External Audit services, will provide you with the opportunity to provide a range of Assurance services and business advice to a variety of clients from small, fast growing clients to large entities. Our clients are often well known brands and many have broad international reach. We focus on using the latest technology to reduce the level of manual testing ensuring you’ll focus on the most valuable areas of client service and on enhancing corporate governance and the reliability of our clients’ information.Our team helps financial organisations navigate regulatory complexity while strengthening trust and transparency in their business. Our clients cover industries within banking and capital markets, private equity, insurance, and consumer finance. While many of the rules of business have changed, the fundamentals haven’t. You’ll work alongside senior members of the client’s management team in planning the audit process from beginning to end, ensuring completeness, accuracy, and fair presentation of our client’s information.ResponsibilitiesAs a Manager, you’ll work as part of a team of problem solvers with extensive consulting and industry experience, helping our clients solve their complex business issues from strategy to execution. Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to:- Proactively assist in the management of a portfolio of clients, while reporting to Senior Managers and above- Be involved in the financial management of clients- Be actively involved in business development activities to help identify and research opportunities on new/existing clients- Contribute to the development of your own and team’s technical acumen- Develop strategies to solve complex technical challenges- Assist in the management and delivering of large projects- Train, coach, and supervise staff- Keep up to date with local and national business and economic issues- Continue to develop internal relationships and your PwC brand

    Essential requirements- Hold a professional qualification such as ACA/ACCA/CPA/CA- Have experience of working with clients in Banking, Insurance and general FS sectorsTravel RequirementsNot SpecifiedAvailable for Work Visa Sponsorship?YesGovernment Clearance Required?Yes

    PwC firms help organizations and individuals to create the value they’re looking for.

    We’re a network of firms in 158 countries with close to 169,000 people who are committed to delivering quality in assurance, tax and advisory services. PwC is the brand under which member firms of PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited (PwCIL) operate and provide services. Together, these firms form the global PwC network.

    In our 3 key areas of business or Lines of Service Assurance, Tax, and Advisory we work with our clients from business start ups to the worlds leading organizations to measure, protect and enhance the things that matter most to them.

    We help our own people to learn, discover, develop and make a real difference all the way through their working lives. And we have big ambitions to grow.

    PwC Middle East Region is part of what we call the Central Cluster and includes the UK, Europe and Africa as well as the Middle East. The region consists of 12 markets – UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Libya, Iraq and Palestine.

    PwC has been established in the region for over 40 years, we already employ over 4500 people and we are on course to become the Middle East number one professional service firm. More

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    Finance – Accounts Payables Booking Officer Associate | PricewaterhouseCoopers

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Finance – Accounts Payables Booking Officer Associate (12 months fixed term) – LebanonLine of ServiceInternal Firm ServicesIndustry/SectorNot ApplicableSpecialismIFS – FinanceManagement LevelAssociateJob Description & SummaryA career in Finance, within Internal Firm Services, will provide you with the opportunity to help PwC in all aspects of our Finance internal function including financial planning and reporting, data analysis, and assisting leadership with overall strategy. You’ll focus on recording and analysing financial transactions, paying and receiving invoices, maintaining financial statement ledger accounts, and preparing analysis and reconciliations of bills to detect fraud.Our Accounts Payable and Receivable team is responsible for performing collections activity and payment of debt activity. You’ll focus on working with senior individuals to review and produce reports related to the accounts receivable and accounts payable accounts that will assist PwC in achieving monthly collection target amounts as well as ensuring timely payment of vendor invoices.We currently have an opportunity for a professional and motivated Associate ideally with existing finance experience to work within the finance function based in Lebanon, supporting the ME region. The Accounts Payable is a key team within the Finance & Accounting Team in PwC ME. It sits within the Finance Shared Services centre delivering Accounts Payable activities for all regional entities, tasked with maximizing the efficiency of the payables function in the processing and payment of vendor accounts.The Job Holder is a key member of the team, responsible for the day to day support and administration required within the delivery of account payable services. Responsible for performing accounting work according to PwC Approved accounting principles, established procedures, departmental guidelines, and regulatory requirements applicable to the work.We would like to hear from individuals with experience of working in a payables or finance processing function.Responsibilities:- Responsible for collating, sorting and processing all invoices received into the Accounts Payable Team- Support the matching of invoices to LPOs / accruals and follow up on any consultation required- Support the on-time and accurate payment of vendors- Support coordination with finance team members for monthly closing of accounts and finalizing monthly accounts- Prepare standardised reports or summaries, and other documentation required for the function and as directed by the Accounts Payable Team Leader- Adhere to Accounts Payable policies and procedures- Act as a key resource and liaison to other functional areas, building cross-functional relationships as needed

    Requirements:Technical Skills;- Minimum of a college education , with Accounting, Finance or related field required- Overall experience of 1 or more years in finance or similar functions- Strong financial, analytical and accounting skills- Excellent level of accuracy to a high level of detail- Good calculation and analytical skills- Excellent Microsoft Excel skillsSoft Skills;- Fluency in spoken and written English, proficiency in Arabic would be an advantage- Good organisation and office management skills to ensure coverage of workload- Time management skills and proactivity- Organization, thoroughness, eye for detail, time management skills and proactivity needed- Capability to work well in a team- Skilled in maintaining client relationships- Strong liaison skills, with the ability to maintain geographical relationships- Strong work ethicTravel Requirements0%Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?NoGovernment Clearance Required?No

    PwC firms help organizations and individuals to create the value they’re looking for.

    We’re a network of firms in 158 countries with close to 169,000 people who are committed to delivering quality in assurance, tax and advisory services. PwC is the brand under which member firms of PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited (PwCIL) operate and provide services. Together, these firms form the global PwC network.

    In our 3 key areas of business or Lines of Service Assurance, Tax, and Advisory we work with our clients from business start ups to the worlds leading organizations to measure, protect and enhance the things that matter most to them.

    We help our own people to learn, discover, develop and make a real difference all the way through their working lives. And we have big ambitions to grow.

    PwC Middle East Region is part of what we call the Central Cluster and includes the UK, Europe and Africa as well as the Middle East. The region consists of 12 markets – UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Libya, Iraq and Palestine.

    PwC has been established in the region for over 40 years, we already employ over 4500 people and we are on course to become the Middle East number one professional service firm. More

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    Manager IT – Data Insights & Digital Analytics | L'Oreal Middle East

    Employment:

    Full Time

    The world leader in cosmetics, L’Oréal is present in 150 countries on five continents. Our 35 international brands have allowed us to devote ourselves solely to one business: beauty, with a mission to provide the best in cosmetics innovation to all women and men globally. Our ambition is to win over another one billion consumers around the world by inventing the cosmetic products that meet the infinite diversity of their needs and desires through continued digital innovation. L’Oréal supports diversity and sustainable, ethical sourcing for all our products, and we have reduced our emissions by approx. 78% since 2005.The DNA of L’Oréal is Innovation, and we are driven by a real passion for the future. Our Research and Innovation Centres in India are the sixth innovation hub for L’Oréal worldwide to fuel local market innovations. In our quest to win the next billion consumers, we are looking for talented individuals who can lead us on this mission.Would you like to be a part of the adventure?We have a suitable opening in the IT Division for Manager IT -Data Insights & Digital Analytics. You will be part of a multi-functional IT team working closely with business division teams for Brand Management, Digital, Supply Chain, Finance, and others using integrative thinking to seek solutions for tough business problems and driving analytics culture for faster business decision making. As part of your role, you will constantly be exploring new opportunities for business growth and enablement. Your key to success will be your ability to combine soft skills with analytical skills and leverage a creative mindset to convey analytics results in driving actionability with your key business partners across levels and functions.You will also function as a business relationship manager for all IT projects in the Digital Analytics domain. You should have 5-8 years of professional experience with organizations in the CPG/Food & Bev/Manufacturing Industry. The location of the job will be MumbaiJob Responsibilities:• You will effectively manage relationship with business Stakeholders and IT counterparts from Zone and Group.• You will plan, organize, manage, and follow up with internal/external resources to deliver the project/program within the defined standards, budget, deadlines and quality requirements• You will define and monitor the project/program plan, budget, activities, methodologies, project resources and responsibilities allocation (internal/external).• You will partner with business, Data & Analytics team and understand their requests. Prioritize business’s needs and translate business requirements into system solutions.• You will proactively continue to find opportunity to improve development/system implementation process.• You will work proactively and closely with country Data & Analytics team and business representatives to push and adopt usage of Group/Zone standard solution and services.• You will support in driving system enhancements and new system implementations by following the project life cycle management process in partnership with both internal and external teams. Ensures system change management is in place and is thoroughly documented in a timely manner.• You will leverage on proficiency in Data Lake, Google Cloud Platform and Data Analytics to support business needs.Key Deliverables:• Business engagement and stakeholder management• Management of the Data & Analytics portfolio across business divisions – CPD, PPD and Luxe. Prioritization of tech solutions and managing the demand funnel.• Management of IT spends and budgets and definition of tech roadmap• Supervise and guide vendor teams to deliver solutions and maintain a data warehouse platform and BI reporting.• Recommend strategies to ensure governance, performance, and adoption of Data Analytics solutions.

    Key Competencies:• An ability to align, influence stakeholders and build working relationships.• Having a proactive approach, positive mindset, and innovative method of working.• Strong analytical acumen, problem solving skills.• A confident and articulate communicator capable of inspiring strong collaboration• Strong understanding of data integration, modelling and data analytics.• Strong understanding of structured and unstructured information processing• Experience of handling complex system implementations, project lifecycle management practices.• Understanding of emerging digital capabilities in the targeted consumer engagement space and Knowledge of Ecommerce and digital marketing would be preferred.• Knowledge of Data Analytics practices using Google Cloud Platform, Python and Power BI.Key Relationships:• Reports to Senior Manager IT Analytics• Internal Stakeholders – Loreal divisions, IT, sales planning, digital and brand marketing, supply chain, finance, global and zone ecommerce teams• External Stakeholders – IT partner/ vendor delivery teamEducation:• BE/BTech & MBA is preferredL’Oréal is committed to building a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. L’Oréal closely prohibits discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of the individual’s race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability or any other characteristic protected by law.

    For more than a century, we have devoted our energy and our competencies solely to one business: beauty. We have chosen to offer our expertise in the service of women and men worldwide, meeting the infinite diversity of their beauty desires. We are committed to fulfilling this mission ethically and responsibly. More

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    Group Business Incubator Manager | Royal Sky

    Employment:

    Full Time

    – Build strategic analyses or feasibility studies for potential new projects and partnerships, to provide educated GO/NOGO recommendations, and clear priorities between approved projects- Business planning: Set high level goals, strategies and needed structure, other enablers and associated costs and timelines – Plan execution: Executing the plan, managing / co-managing the approved new projects at start, with proper processes and reporting in alignment with our Group standards – Project handover: Handing over to Project Team

    Salary:
    AED
    20,000 to 25,000
    per month inclusive of fixed allowances.

    Education- Bachelor’s degree in business administration or equivalent- MBA (Desirable)Experience:- Experience in Startup/MNC environment, preferably, real-estate- Minimum 2 years’ experience in managing a multi-cultural teamKnowledge:- Feasibility study- Business planning- Sales & Marketing- Project Management- Basic finance knowledge: P&L, cash flow- Basic legal contract structure knowledgeSkills- Native Arabic Speaker- Presentation- Communication – Negotiation – Team Management – Organization – Planning

    Royal Sky Group was founded and is owned by Mr. Ammar Omar, a successful Entrepreneur also well-known as an internationally recognized Business Coach.

    The Group is primarily based in the UAE, where the first company was created, and has now branches in other countries in the Gulf and beyond.

    Royal Sky Group is active in a wide variety of fields, among which Real estate, Construction, Interior Design, Hospitality Consulting & Franchise, Food and Beverage, Business Consulting & Trainings, Marketing and Advertising, IT development & Digitalisation. More

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    ACS Principal Systems Engineer, Cloud Platform | Oracle

    Employment:

    Full Time

    The below technical Skills are required:- Oracle Cloud IaaS: VCN, ADs, Instance, Storage, IAM, LB, Database, and DNS- Oracle Engineered Systems, SuperCluster, Exadata, PCA, ZFS Storage and Backup Appliances, InfiniBand Switches, Ops center, OVM, Enterprise Manager, ZDLRA- Oracle Sun Solaris OS, Network and Cluster Administration, Solaris 8, 9, 10, 11- Oracle Sun Hardware V/T/M-Series SPARC and x86 design, implementation, support- OVM, Xen, PDoms, LDoms, zones, SVM, UFS, ZFS, NFS, Flash Archive, Jump start, AI Installer- Oracle Database, Gird Infrastructure and RAC.

    Selected Candidate would have a role to support sales/pre-sales in building LoEs and getting into clarifications sessions besides conduct trainings.

    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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    ACS Principal Database Engineer, Cloud Platform | Oracle

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Candidate should have the below technical skills:Database Administration- 11g/12c/19c General RDBMS Issues and DBA activities. – Installing, Designing, Configuring, Administering and troubleshooting of oracle 11g/12c Databases. – Administer the complete Oracle environment including databases, Applications and services. – Monitor database conditions throughout the network including server Side and client side. – Oracle Enterprise Manager Installation, configuration and upgrades. Backup and Recovery- Database Backup (RMAN and User-Managed Backup….etc) – Backup strategies according to workload. – Database Restore using different methods. – Database Recovery by using User-Managed recovery Method or RMAN method. – Complete recovery (to the most current point in time). – Incomplete recovery by using one of the following methods: – Time-Based Recovery – Cancel-Based Recovery. – Tablespace Point in Time Recovery. – Oracle Secure Backup. – Fixing corruptions and using DULL tool. Oracle Utilities- Have knowledge to export and import any of database objects (tablespaces, users…full database). – Export/Import using Oracle Data Pump utility. – SQL Loader – Database Character set conversion Migration /Upgrades and loading data- Migrating database any release into 11gR2/12c/19c databases. – Performing different database upgrades from/to different releases using all types of upgrades. – Migrating (Moving) databases from server to another with minimal down time. – Loading data into any Oracle database release. – Database migrations using all methods including Golden Gate, Transportable Tablespaces, Transportable Database. Oracle Data Guard- Configuring, administering and troubleshooting standby (logical/physical) databases environment in single DB instance and RAC/ASM environments. Oracle Real Application Cluster/ASM- Installing, Patching, Upgrading administrating and Troubleshooting RAC environments / ASM. – RAC High Availability Test. Database Security- Database Vault – Audit Vault and Database Firewall – Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) – Virtual Private Database (VPD) – Oracle Data Masking & Redaction – Oracle Label Security Systems – Exadata- Exadata configuration, Administration, Patching, Baremetal restore, Performance Tuning, Migrations, Upgrades, DBFS, VLAN tagging and HCC compression. – Exadata IORM implementations. – Exadata High Availability Test. – ZFS storage configuration and administration for backup and recovery. Oracle Golden Gate- Golden Gate Installation Configuration. – Golden Gate replications Classic , Integrated and Coordinated. – Oracle database migration using Golden Gate – Golden Gate performance. – Golden Gate Veridata installation and configuration for creating comparisons. – Golden Gate Plugin for OEM

    Oracle Performance Tuning- Troubleshooting different performance issues – Hang analysis & Cluster eviction issues – SQL Tuning with different methodologies , SQL Profiles , SPM and SQL restructure – Gather Statistics with different strategies based on workload and business – Oracle Real Application Testing (RAT). – Oracle SQL Performance Analyzer (SPA) – Database Tuning , Memory Tuning , Backup Tuning & Data Pump Tuning – Works with different performance utilities AWR, ADDM , ASH and others. – Database Resource Manager (DBRM) Enterprise Manager & Cloud- Installation of Enterprise Manager Systems – Patching and Upgrade of OEM to different versions – Engineered System Machine Discovery ( Exadata , Super Cluster and ZFS) – Install Different Plugins , Siebel , Golden Gate – Email Notification for different metrics and thresholds – Good Knowledge of Cloud Management including Paas , DBaas , Service catalogue and Snap Clone – Migrating Oracle Databases to Database as a Service. Business and communications skills are mandatory required, selected candidate will be working along with sales/pre-sales to build LoEs and customer orientation meetings.

    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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    Fintech Solution Architect | Alpha Data

    Employment:

    Full Time

    ROLE PURPOSE: – Must have experience of Banking, Enterprise API Management best practices.- Must have hands on experience designing Enterprise wise consistent APIs portfolio with an offering that is secure and maintainable as the corresponding application portfolio evolves.- Must combine advanced technical skills with business knowledge and a focus on communication and collaboration.- Capable of performing a high-level project management role within a software development team. His responsibilities can be extensive and diverse.- Experience in Architecting, Service analysis, business rules, and Banking Service standards such as PSD2, OpenBanking, OpenAPI, ISO8583, IFX, ISO20022 and SWIFT.

    Salary:
    AED
    20,000 to 23,000
    per month inclusive of fixed allowances.
    Additional benefits: Visa, Health Insurance , Air ticket

    – Experience with Rest APIs- Experience with GraphQL , gRPC- Experience with WebServices.- Experience with Implementing Different Integration Design Patterns- Knowledge of SOA , API Management & Data Power à Principles & best practices- SDLC & SGLC processes- Creating HLD & LLD Documentation- Responsible for leading the delivery teams from end-to-end delivery standpoint.- Contributed to best approach strategies for API implementation- Lead/participate in development of POC’s, prototypes, presentations to ADIB.- Prepare technical architecture/solution designs documents for multiple projects- Involved in inception/ strengthening of API practice.- Strong Hands-on Development Experience at the following Areas:- IBM Data Power Development & Administration- IBM API Connect Development & Administration- Familiar with Spring/NodeJs/Python Development- Oracle/SQL DB Development IBM MQ, AMQ, MQTT related Tasks- Different Integration Protocols (SFTP,TCP/IP,MQ,JMS, HTTPS,WS,REST..)- Security & Performance Best Practices- Experience with Testing tools like SOAPUI, RPT,RFT, Load runner & PostMan- Support business Users to translate business requirements to Vendors (in technical steps) and vice-versa- Prepare/Review IARs and related documents related to projects and tasks for approvals.- Support for UAT of projects and tasks including preparation of documents and approvals.- Track, resolve and report incidents and known errors through the approved Services.- Execute the ad-hoc instructions or provide flexibility within ethical and professional standards from line manager to achieve any exceptional business objectives- Support “go-live’ and post ‘go-live’ activities for projects and any releases to production.- Support Disaster Recovery (DR) environment and ensure that DR requirements including related documentation are met. Take part in DR test drills.

    Alpha Data, is the leading system integrator with over 30 years track record. Founded in 1981, Alpha Data has grown from two employees to a 700-strong workforce building ICT infrastructure solutions for thousands of organizations.

    Alpha Data works with its clients though a combination of deep-level business and technical expertise, an extensive knowledge of today’s technologies, and a mature, highly capable delivery and services infrastructure. Alpha Data’s offerings help our customers improve processes, reduce data centre and infrastructure costs, manage risk and governance and enhance top-line revenue. Our business approach is based on establishing long-term partnerships that encourage success through mutual benefit.

    Alpha Data has established strong industry ties, with the highest level of accreditation achieved with HP, Microsoft, Avaya, Cisco, Belden and Juniper in addition to an eco-system of complementary vendors. This enables Alpha Data to deliver a breadth of best-of-breed solutions to its customers through our teams of pre-sales, post sales, project implementation and support experts. Alpha Data has won the Systems Integrator of the Year Award at two of the region’s leading technology awards – CPI’s Reseller Middle East Partner Excellence Awards and ITP’s Network Middle East Innovation Awards, respectively and has always maintained a top position in the list of system integrators in UAE. More

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    Senior Immigration Consultant | The Wheel of Fate

    Employment:

    Full Time

    1. Provide clients with professional, responsible and enthusiastic investment immigration consulting services, and provide answers to investment policies and related requirement.2. According to the requirements of immigration policies, analyze and evaluate clients’ backgrounds, and tailor them design immigrants and overseas investment programs.3, Help and guidance has signed customers prepare a full range of overseas immigration documents; with copy completed immigration applications work schedule.4, From customers have signed up to the immigrant success and overseas landing the whole process of settling in, with the Relevant departments cooperate to provide one-stop service.5. Actively participate in project promotion and company marketing activities, and tap and accumulate customer resources through multiple channels.6. Use their own sales skills, communication skills and professional knowledge to develop potential customers into official company customers.7. Channel maintenance, follow arrangements and actively participate in various marketing activities.8. Recognize the corporate culture, be honest and trustworthy, have a sense of professionalism and responsibility.

    Qualifications Required: 1. Bachelor degree or above, overseas study or work experience is preferred.2. More than 3 years of sales work experience, immigration, study abroad, international travel, Finance, banking, luxury goods and other industries experience is preferred.3. High degree of learning and work enthusiasm, good listening and expression skills and communication skills, focus on sharing and collaboration, and the courage to make breakthroughs and innovations.4. For high-end services and consulting Industry interested.7. Mandarin Speaker preferred for the job role, however are still open for other biligual or trilingual language experts.

    The Wheel of Fate was established in 2021 in DIFC (Dubai International Financial Centre), which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the WOF Holding Group. Its global headquarters is set up on the 114th floor of Burj Khalifa in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and there are a number of branches around the world.

    The Wheel of Fate is an international large-scale comprehensive enterprise group, taking equity investment as the core, relying on asset operation for development, taking asset management as capital advantage , and focusing on production, financing and investment for development. It is mainly engaged in real estate, finance, jewelry, trade, catering, clubs, car rental, and other industries. “Create Innovative Enterprise” has become the development mission of the company, and it strives to build a comprehensive industrial financial group. More