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    Tech Majilis Expert | PricewaterhouseCoopers

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Line of ServiceInternal Firm ServicesSpecialismIFS – Information Technology (IT)Management LevelSenior AssociateJob Description & SummaryA career in Information Technology, within Internal Firm Services, will provide you with the opportunity to support clients core business functions by deploying applications that enable their people to work more efficiently and deliver the highest levels of service to our clients. Our Information Technology Generalist – Client Services team focuses on managing the design and implementation of technology infrastructure for our clients, developing and enhancing client applications, and providing technology tools that help create a competitive advantage for clients to drive strategic business growth.Our Firm Established in the region for 40 years, PwC has more than 6,000 people in 12 countries across the region: Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Oman, the Palestinian territories, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. We have an unparalleled range of expert capabilities from Strategy, through Advisory and Consulting to Legal, Tax and Assurance Services, underpinned by the standout digital platform in the region. Our Mission One Firm: Transforming our region. Our purpose is to build trust in society and solve important problems. In an increasingly complex world, we help intricate systems function, adapt and evolve so they can benefit communities and society – whether they are capital markets, tax systems or the economic systems within which business and society exist. We help our clients to make informed decisions and operate effectively within them Our Values Creating value through diversity. Be yourself. Be different. At PwC, we respect and value differences. We know that when people from different backgrounds and with different points of view work together, we create the most value – for our clients, our people and society. As part of our commitment to individuality we are pleased to hear from candidates from diverse backgrounds, with a mixture of skills, capabilities and experience from the below Job Description. Job title : Customer Experience Champion Level SA Location Dubai, UAE Job Description & Summary : The Customer Experience Specialist will be responsible on a daily basis for the provision of insightful advice and friendly, hands-on technical support at the Next Generation Tech Majlis service located in the PwC office. The Tech Majlis service delivers a Next Generation Technology experience for the PwC employee. Primarily focussed around provision of customer centric support services, the Tech Majlis also provides a central location for IT engagement, education and innovation. This is a vital role and critical to the success of our growth and long-term scalability. Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to. RESPONSIBILITIES – Help foster positive customer and team relationships using a friendly and upbeat manner (Zen vibes). – Providing personalized and solution orientated customer service. – Ensuring all customer tickets are addressed and resolved in a timely manner, based on department and personal KPIs. – Creating and updating support tickets, including escalating them where needed. – Participate in cross functional teams on new technology introduction projects to ensure the site is prepared to deploy, educate and support the new solutions. – Helping to improve existing customer experience workflows and processes. – Drafting standard service agent responses. – Building out the KBs. – Assisting in the creation of training resources. – Helping other departments to build a center of excellence with other ad-hoc related tasks as needed per business objectives. – Adhere to all business policies and standards around security and compliance. – Provide candid feedback and suggestions for improvements to the Tech Majlis service. – Contribute to Tech Bytes and its ongoing development

    WHO ARE YOU- Genuine desire to help people resolve problems and get the information they need. – Superior communication skills, both written and spoken. – Ability to work under pressure, think on your feet. – Strong project management skills and the ability to keep multiple plates spinning. – An eye for detail, and for not letting things fall through the crack. – Ability to spot and articulate where there is room for process improvement. – Quick study and openness to always learning. – Collaborative, team player with a flexible approach and “no job too small” mentality. – Availability for varied hours.

    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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    Group Leader, Opentext BPM | Commercial Bank of Dubai (CBD)

    Employment:

    Full Time

    The Commercial Bank of Dubai is on a Default Digital strategy and is executing several focused initiatives in Personal Banking Group & Wholesale Banking Group to drive increased adoption of digital channels. This role is responsible for setting-up, enhancing and managing multiple hybrid delivery teams and for development, delivery, integration, implementation and maintenance of a portfolio of Class A & Class B Applications.We require an Opentext BPM expert with strong applicable experiences within the banking environment. • This role would be the owner of BPM application suite used by Bank and will own and drive the application roadmap and enhancements for these applications.• To design, develop and implement secure business function on a portfolio of applications as per existing software development standards and the Bank’s policies (such as risk, audit etc)• Drive and validate end-to-end solution design (people, process and technology) to ensure completeness of solution that meets business requirements.• Oversee and manage the delivery for the applications portfolio as part of the overall programs and project progress to meet approved project budget and schedule.• Providing support and advice to IT Development and Support teams with regard to the assigned portfolio of applications• Build, manage and nurture a delivery team with relevant experience, expertise, and technology knowledge.• Responsible for the team P&L (budget gathered, projects and non-project spends via contracting external resources/vendors) as well as day to day administration of the team.• To be as SME and guide to the wider team from a business-technology perspective• Maintain relationships with schemes, vendors, and regulatory organizations for all related matters, not limited to delivery.• Maintain an overview of the infrastructure and users to constantly reassess the environment, to rationalize and ensuring uniform and cohesive monitoring across the technology stack.• Collaborate with the Architecture team to review and re-engineer architecture of managed applications• Participate in the transfer of the system to the state of production and review the results and make the required modifications for the purpose of extradition to the beneficiaries or the technical divisions concerned

    Requirements• Minimum 10 years of relevant experience in Information Technology in a Banking / Financial Services Context • Experience on implementing and supporting a significant number of applications within the portfolio is mandatory, Opentext BPM knowledge is essential and key payment corridors such as Thunes, SBI and NowMoney is also desired• Experience in managing large projects with internal and vendor based development models • Hands-on functional knowledge around the assigned Application / Business portfolio • Hands on technical experience in individual, team and managerial capacity • Familiarity with Cloud, Dev Ops, IT QA. • Relevant experience in strategic planning and execution in a matrix organization• Solid technical and fintech knowledge and ability to resolve technical issue especially on the assigned Application Portfolio , Open API, Agile Delivery, DevOps adoption etc. • Strong project management skills including planning, documenting, communication and delivering the end-result on-time, with quality. • Strong interest and knowledge of emerging technology trends and applications. • Strong stakeholder management and negotiating and influencing skill • Strong leadership as well as Strong collaboration skill • Strong business acumen with a good analytical mindset will be essential

    In 1969, when we at Commercial Bank of Dubai started out little did we know that sheer grit and determination would get us where we are today. An Emiri Decree issued by His Highness the Late Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, the founder of modern Dubai, laid the cornerstone of Commercial Bank of Dubai. We started out as a joint venture of Commerzbank, Chase Manhattan Bank and Commercial Bank of Kuwait. A minority stake was held by a few UAE businessmen.

    By 1982, little more than a decade later, we evolved into a National Public Shareholding company. A feat complimented by an exponential increase in the capital base and mammoth restructuring of our operations. The feather in the cap came when the Government of Dubai became a key shareholder.

    Over the decades, we have transformed ourselves into a progressive and modern banking institution. We are supported by a sturdy financial base and reigned by a strong and stable management. The proof of which lies with our customers who have stood by us over the years. More

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    Group Leader, CRM, RPA & SharePoint | Commercial Bank of Dubai (CBD)

    Employment:

    Full Time

    The Commercial Bank of Dubai is on a Default Digital strategy and is executing several focused initiatives in Personal Banking Group & Wholesale Banking Group to drive increased adoption of digital channels. This role is responsible for setting-up, enhancing and managing multiple hybrid delivery teams and for development, delivery, integration, implementation and maintenance of a portfolio of Class A & Class B Applications.• This role would be the owner of CRM & SharePoint application suite used by Bank & selected Fintech partnerships and will own and drive the application roadmap and enhancements for these applications.• To design, develop and implement secure business function on a portfolio of applications as per existing software development standards and the Bank’s policies (such as risk, audit etc) • Drive and validate end-to-end solution design (people, process and technology) to ensure completeness of solution that meets business requirements.• Oversee and manage the delivery for the applications portfolio as part of the overall programs and project progress to meet approved project budget and schedule.• Providing support and advice to IT Development and Support teams with regard to the assigned portfolio of applications• Build, manage and nurture a delivery team with relevant experience, expertise, and technology knowledge. Responsible for the team P&L (budget gathered, projects and non-project spends via contracting external resources/vendors) as well as day to day administration of the team.• To be as SME and guide to the wider team from a business-technology perspective• Maintain relationships with schemes, vendors, and regulatory organizations for all related matters, not limited to delivery.• Maintain an overview of the infrastructure and users to constantly reassess the environment, to rationalize and ensuring uniform and cohesive monitoring across the technology stack.• Collaborate with the Architecture team to review and re-engineer architecture of managed applications• Participate in the transfer of the system to the state of production and review the results and make the required modifications for the purpose of extradition to the beneficiaries or the technical divisions concerned

    Requirements• Minimum 10 years of relevant experience in Information Technology in a Banking / Financial Services Context • Experience on implementing and supporting a significant number of applications within the portfolio is mandatory including but not limited to Microsoft Dynamics CRM, EDMS, Kofax• Experience in managing large projects with internal and vendor based development models • Hands-on functional knowledge around the assigned Application / Business portfolio • Hands on technical experience in individual, team and managerial capacity • Familiarity with Cloud, Dev Ops, IT QA. • Relevant experience in strategic planning and execution in a matrix organization• Solid technical and fintech knowledge and ability to resolve technical issue especially on the assigned Application Portfolio , Open API, Agile Delivery, DevOps adoption etc. • Strong project management skills including planning, documenting, communication and delivering the end-result on-time, with quality. • Strong interest and knowledge of emerging technology trends and applications. • Strong stakeholder management and negotiating and influencing skill • Strong leadership as well as Strong collaboration skill • Strong business acumen with a good analytical mindset will be essential

    In 1969, when we at Commercial Bank of Dubai started out little did we know that sheer grit and determination would get us where we are today. An Emiri Decree issued by His Highness the Late Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, the founder of modern Dubai, laid the cornerstone of Commercial Bank of Dubai. We started out as a joint venture of Commerzbank, Chase Manhattan Bank and Commercial Bank of Kuwait. A minority stake was held by a few UAE businessmen.

    By 1982, little more than a decade later, we evolved into a National Public Shareholding company. A feat complimented by an exponential increase in the capital base and mammoth restructuring of our operations. The feather in the cap came when the Government of Dubai became a key shareholder.

    Over the decades, we have transformed ourselves into a progressive and modern banking institution. We are supported by a sturdy financial base and reigned by a strong and stable management. The proof of which lies with our customers who have stood by us over the years. More

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    Consultant / Senior Consultant, Oracle Fusion Financial | Ernst & Young

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Consultant / Senior Consultant, Oracle Fusion Financials – Digital Transformation, Jordan & Lebanon EY’s Financial Accounting Advisory Services teams support you in determining, monitoring and disclosing financial and nonfinancial insights for your stakeholders. FAAS addresses the CFO’s agenda and provides CFOs, controllers, treasurers and audit committees with insight and services to support compliance with evolving financial requirements and help provide transparency and trust in reporting to support better decision-making. We also help to support finance functions with robust financial data analytics and innovation through our tools. Our services cover a wide range of accounting and reporting, transaction accounting, treasury, and corporate governance services that can make your business meet changing market conditions, demands for greater transparency and changing regulatory requirements. We aim to do this by providing innovative support to inspire confidence while addressing reporting challenges that stem from the changing economic and regulatory environment. The opportunity This opportunity is within our Digital Transformation team, that provides advisory services focused on ERP enablement, ERP selection, developing road map for Oracle Fusion Financials migration, enterprise asset management and quality assurance of ongoing implementation. We are looking for a Consultant/Senior Consultant with a strong delivery track record in Enterprise Resource Planning who is able to leverage technology-based solutions to deliver business outcomes for our clients. The role will be based in our Centers of excellence in Lebanon / Jordan and will cater to the client engagements across the MENA region. Your key responsibilities – As a Consultant/Senior Consultant within our FAAS digital team you will specialize in Oracle Fusion SCM modules, project costing and management, enterprise asset management and work closely with our clients to support them in making strategic and operational decisions about their businesses. – You will be a trusted business advisor to our clients with a strong Oracle Cloud ERP implementation background. – You will 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.

    Skills and attributes for success – Proactivity, accountability and results- driven people will flourish in this environment. – Dealing with competing priorities, understanding how to manage resources and communicating effectively are key skills. – This will have a huge impact on those around you and help promote a positive work ethic. To qualify for the role, you must have – A bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a relevant subject such as finance, accounting, computer science or engineering – Minimum of two years of relevant experience, with a focus on technology enabled finance transformation and broader finance and systems – Established work experience in the Oracle practice – Knowledge in implementation of the Finance modules in Oracle Fusion Financials. – Ability to configure, test and suggest best practices for the Oracle Fusion financials – Experience with implementation of Oracle EBS along with Oracle fusion will be preferred. – The ability and willingness to travel within the Middle East and worldwide where the project requirements dictate Ideally, you’ll also have – Track record with a leading consulting firm or IT services provider What we look for We are interested in entrepreneurs who have the confidence to develop and promote a brand-new strategic vision both internally and externally. You will be business savvy with a passion for innovation as well as the motivation to create your own EY journey. What we 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.

    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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    Software Architect – Remote (TypeScript & React) | Michael Page

    Employment:

    Full Time

    As a Software Architect, you will report into the CTO be responsible to make intuitive high-level decisions for software development and create architectural approaches for software design and implementation to guide the development team.Client DetailsA young and dynamic tech organisation going through exciting developments and investing heavily in new age technologies and talent to disrupt their industry.Description* Successfully communicate and fully define the company software architecture strategy.* Define all aspects of development from appropriate technology and workflow to coding standards.* Collaborate with other professionals to define the specifications and determine functional and non-functional requirements for the software project.* Oversee progress of development team to ensure consistency with initial design.* Define and document application architecture and design.* Provide technical guidance and coaching to developers and engineers.* Ensure software meets all requirements of quality, security, modifiability, extensibility etc.Job Offer* Opportunity to work in an organisation looking to take their product to international markets.* Substantial potential for growth and personal development in an innovative organisation.

    * Minimum BSc. in computer programming, computer science or similar related fields.* 4-6 years of experience in software architecture.* Intermediate experience in software development processes, especially Agile methods.* Prior development experience in TypeScript and React.* Knowledge of Event Sourcing architecture.

    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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    Human Capital Associate (6 Months Contract) | PricewaterhouseCoopers

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Line of ServiceInternal Firm ServicesSpecialismIFS – Human Capital (HC)Management LevelAssociateJob Description & SummaryA career in our Human Resources, within Internal Firm Services, will provide you with the opportunity to make a difference at PwC by helping to fully leverage the skills and talents of all our people. You’ll focus on helping the local offices in driving the Firm’s people strategy, creating a unique people experience for each individual, and supporting our Firm wide values by working with the core competencies that measure and drive individual and Firm wide success in the marketplace.Our Human Resources teams support initiatives and programmes including, customer support, business operations, data and analytics, technology systems, recruitment services and on-boarding, workforce mobility, contingent workforce, and people and programmes support.We are looking to employ an HR Associate with outstanding written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills. An HR Coordinator is expected to have fantastic organizational and time management skills. You will need to have excellent administrative and IT skills with the ability to multitask and adapt in a fast-paced environment.Responsibilities: • Assist with all internal and external HR related inquiries or requests. • Maintain both hard and digital copies of employees’ records. • Assist in issuing Employment Contracts. • Assist in issuing Labor Contracts and Labor Cards • Coordinate with the main office in HR related matters. • Support the business and employee’s needs. • Produce and submit reports on general HR activity. • Prepare HR Expense reports and coordinate with finance • Assist with payroll and ad-hoc HR projects. • Support other assigned functions. • Keep up to date with the latest HR trends and best practices.

    Requirements: • Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources Administration or related (essential). • 2 -3 years of experience as an HR Specialist, Coordinator or/and HR administrative assistant / HR executive assistant in well-known companies (essential). • Great public relations skills. • Exposure to Labor Law and employment equity regulations. • Effective HR administration and people management skills. • Exposure to payroll practices. • Full understanding of HR functions and best practices. • Excellent written and verbal communication skills. • Works well under pressure and meets tight deadlines. • Highly computer literate with capability in email, tracking system, reporting, analytics, Google apps, creative google slides use, MS Office and related business and communication tools. • Strong organizational and time management skills. • Meticulous, attentive to detail.

    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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    IT – Application Developer (Saudi National) | WSP

    Employment:

    Full Time

    We are WSP – Join us and make your career future ready!Think bigger scale. Think higher profile. Think ground-breaking. Join WSP, and you’ll be at the heart of a team of international experts all dedicated to growing and sharing their expertise, and working on projects that transform society for all of us.WSP is looking for an IT Application Developer for a project in Jeddah to work with the client’s IT department.Your new role, what’s involved?* Manage the system and perform the required configuration.* Monitoring system performance to ensure everything runs smoothly and securely.* Develop Job role mapping (JRM) document and implement it for the system* Ensuring security and efficiency of IT infrastructure* Set up accounts RBP* Monitor performance and maintain systems according to requirements* Troubleshoot issues and outages* Ensure security through access controls and backups* Upgrade systems with new releases and models* Develop expertise to train staff on new technologies* Providing technical support when requested.* Build an internal wiki with technical documentation, manuals and IT policies* Documenting any processes which employees need to follow in order to successfully work within* Researching and recommending new approaches to improve the system* Provide support to the key users and L3 support* Perform all the required changes according to business need

    We’d love to hear from you if you have:* Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in Computer Science or IT / Networking* 10 years’ related experienceWhat’s in it for you?Apply now and be the future of WSP!

    WSP is one of the world’s leading engineering professional services consulting firms. We are dedicated to our local communities and propelled by international brainpower. We are technical experts and strategic advisors including engineers, technicians, scientists, architects, planners, surveyors and environmental specialists, as well as other design, program and construction management professionals. We design lasting solutions in the Property & Buildings, Transportation & Infrastructure, Environment, Industry, Resources (including Mining and Oil & Gas) and Power & Energy sectors as well as project delivery and strategic consulting services. With 36,000 talented people in more than 500 offices across 40 countries, we engineer projects that will help societies grow for lifetimes to come. More

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    Country Head of Audit | Standard Chartered Bank – UAE

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Role ResponsibilitiesGIA represents the third line of defence and provides independent assurance of the effectiveness of management’s control of business activities (the first line) and of the control processes maintained by the Risk Framework Owners and Policy Owners (the second line). GIA is an independent function whose primary role is to help the Board and Executive Management to protect the assets, reputation and sustainability of the Group.In addition to the responsibilities defined in the Audit Charter to protect the assets, reputation and sustainability of the group. The CHOA will lead on the delivery of the GIA Strategy for their relevant portfolio – focusing on:* Customer experience* Effective Group change* Identifying Group efficiencies and avoiding disruption from audit* To act as Team Leader and Team Manager, as necessary, and take responsibility for overseeing the delivery of high quality audits, the performance of which cause minimal disruption to the business. * Responsible, where serving as Team Manager, for the finalisation of audit issues and the audit report.* To role model the valued behaviours and develop an environment in which positive behaviours are celebrated and poor culture is challenged.* Support, promote and apply the GIA Auditor of the Future principles for selection, development and assessment of staff.* Assigned audit work, as well as the work carried out by the team, should be executed in an efficient and effective manner, within the given budget and timelines, and in line with GIA methodology standards and relevant rules and regulations.* To clearly identify the risks and impact of issues during issue writing, agreeing these issues with management and obtaining quality management action plans to mitigate the risks raised any significant risks to the country in a timely and prudent manner. * To lead continuous monitoring of assigned countries / portfolio areas, and to build and maintain engagement with stakeholders.* To take responsibility for the implementation and support of department-wide exercises such as annual planning, risk assessment and training and to coordinate the internal audit department personnel, delegating the tasks in accordance with their knowledge and skills and monitoring such tasks.* To evaluate whether the auditors possess the qualifications which are required for their duties, authorities and responsibilities; preparing training programs for the development of their professional knowledge, abilities and skills; and also monitoring whether they perform their duties independently, impartially with the professional diligence and care.* To resolve problems in the internal audit department and reporting such and the necessary measures to the Audit Committee.* To support GIA audit teams by providing product/country knowledge and expertise for their audits relating to the individual’s area of responsibility.* To attend and represent GIA at formal committees and Group meetings, providing meaningful challenge and data-driven insights, as required, e.g. Governance Committees and Country Non-Financial Risk Committees.* Serve as the GIA country subject matter expert, proactively engaging with peers and stakeholders to maintain, build and share knowledge.* Issue validation: All audit issue action plans agreed during audit fieldwork should be tracked through to completion in accordance with methodology requirements.* To determine the policies and implementation procedures for the internal audit of the activities and by obtaining the support of the Audit Committee and the approval of the GIAMT, implementing the same.* To provide Regulators and/or external auditors with a single point of contact within GIA in their country and proactive and reactive communications to regulators in country. Also, to ensure all audit related regulatory requirements are addressed.* To lead the creation of an audit committee (where required by regulators) and to ensure it is deployed as intended.Audit Delivery* To act as Team Leader or Team Manager on assigned audit work. This will entail managing the junior colleagues working on the audit to deliver the Audit Planning Memo, Process Risks Controls Matrix, agree issues and action plans with management and submission of draft report to the Team Manager for review.* Provide clear guidance, detailed review and supervision of the audit team’s work so that audit deliverables meet quality standards and timelines in line with the GIA methodology and local rules and regulations.* Provide guidance on business/audit technical knowledge and management skills to team leaders and team members to enable them to effectively deliver their assigned contributions for an audit.* Provide technical input and challenge on audit work being undertaken within the scope of assigned product / country area of responsibility. This will include working with the audit team to produce outputs of high quality which address the areas of greatest risk.* Support adherence to the GIA methodology in all areas of the audit engagement, as well as raising awareness and understanding of the methodology.* Demonstrate sound knowledge of both business/technical areas and expert knowledge in the audit process, including the GIA system, so that audit work is carried out to a high standard that meets all methodology and GIA system requirements.* Take the lead in presenting the draft report in the GIA report review process (to the tollgate or report approver).* Monitor the implementation/delivery of the agreed issues/audit plans for the audits assigned, understanding the key risks arising, provide advice on resolution of issues to auditees/action plan owners and escalate audit findings that remain unresolved.* To monitor regulatory audits providing input into scope and being involved in the discussions on findings.Visit our careers website www.sc.com/careers

    Our Ideal Candidate* A qualified auditor with internationally recognised audit and accounting certifications (including CIA&ACCA).* An experienced career auditor with significant (10+ years) experience in senior Internal Audit roles in AME Region markets.* Breadth of experience and understanding of key risks and governance matters in the banking industry.* Strong communicator, both written and verbal, with ability to influence and an ability to gain the respect of senior management, regional stakeholders, peers and their teams.* Confident and courageous to raise/escalate issues in a proactive, professional and timely manner.* Excellent people manager and able to motivate teams to achieve shared goals.* Self-directed and able to work with minimum supervision.* Arabic language preferable

    Standard Chartered Bank started in 1958 in UAE with its first branch in Sharjah. The Group’s business gradually increased in Dubai with the opening of several branches and today, Dubai is the administrative hub of the Middle East and South Asia Region. In its 43rd year, the Bank enjoys the position of having the most extensive branch network among foreign international banks in UAE with 10 branches emirate-wide.

    Standard Chartered is an international bank, focused on the established and emerging markets of Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Latin America with an extensive global network of more than 600 offices in over 50 countries. The three principal business groups are Global Markets, Personal Banking and Corporate and Institutional Banking.

    In UAE, we are one of the leading banks, offering an extensive range of products and services for personal customers, local companies, multinational corporate and financial institutions. More