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    Assurance – Core Assurance – Senior Manager | PricewaterhouseCoopers

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Assurance – Core Assurance – Senior Manager – Abu DhabiLine of ServiceAssuranceIndustry/SectorNot ApplicableSpecialismAssuranceManagement LevelSenior ManagerJob Description & SummaryA career 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.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 Senior Manager, 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 realises they are required.- Contribute technical knowledge in 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.

    Travel RequirementsNot SpecifiedAvailable for Work Visa Sponsorship?YesGovernment Clearance Required?No

    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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    Consulting, Financial Services – Senior Associate/Manager | PricewaterhouseCoopers

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Consulting, Financial Services – Insurance Advisory – Senior Associate/ManagerLine of ServiceAdvisoryIndustry/SectorInsuranceSpecialismFinanceManagement LevelManagerJob Description & SummaryThe Financial Services Consulting team provides a full range of consulting services to our Banking, Insurance &Financial Services clients. PwC’s Insurance consulting practice provides services in business transformation areas including:• Customer experience• Top down business strategy• Operational transformation, process reengineering, automation• Market assessment and opportunity identification• Digital & technology• Cost rationalization• Productivity agenda, and other related topicsThe Insurance industry is undergoing fundamental transformation as it comes up against the impact of new regulation, new technology, accelerating shifts in consumer demand and mounting competition from InsurTech players.As a member of our growing team, you will navigate this increasingly complex and uncertain business and geopolitical landscape by helping organizations become more effective by looking beyond the traditional boundaries of the insurance business to improve the way they operate; manage costs; better align people, process and technology initiatives; support business growth to maintain or improve competitive edge. In doing so, we focus on their agendas and the big issues they need to deal with, both today and in the future.We are looking for dynamic, flexible, proactive and hardworking experienced consultants who have a passion for shaping insurance sector positively in the GCC over the coming years. We have a strong pipeline of large,transformational opportunities with our clients which will provide great opportunities for all our people to step up and play significant and rewarding roles.• As a Manager / Senior Associate, you will support, build and manage project teams to deploy innovative end-to-• end solutions for our clients on transformation projects, across the above-mentioned areas:• Responsible for supporting sales and delivery of insurance proposition and build the team to ensure PwC positions itself as market leading trusted advisor for our insurance clients.• Support / Lead sales pitches to clients and ensure growth of the insurance platform in terms of revenue terms.• Support, Manage and lead assignments including day-to-day follow up on project teams and ensuring targets are met.• Support, build and enhance insurance team capabilities by always being up to date with trends in the market and understanding the impact on our clients so that you can help shape their thinking and our success in the market.• Develop propositions and impart this knowledge to Managers, Associates and Senior Associates within the team.• Work with colleagues in all Middle Eastern offices on client work and internal initiatives as well as with international teams where appropriate.• Keep up to date with current trends from the region and from across the world. Demonstrate teamwork and• responsibility with the engagement team members; stay abreast of current business and economic developments relevant to the client’s business; and use current technology and tools to enhance the effectiveness of services provided.• Whilst working in the Insurance Consulting team, you will develop your understanding of the key themes in the market and in the region. • You will work collaboratively with other Insurance experts to shape the future our our clients and to bring about positive change. • You will have access to all the latest training and development tools and the support of the wider PwC network.

    • Education: Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, and Economics, Quantitative Analysis or other relate major required.• CA/CFA/MBA or equivalent is preferred• Years of Experience 8+ years of experience in the insurance industry – management consulting / Big 4• consulting / technology experience with insurance sector focus will be preferred• Language Skills: Bilinguals with excellent English / Arabic communication skills (verbal and written),• particularly ability to articulate concepts and recommendations in written form (PowerPoint reports, charts etc.)• Exposure to digital, transformation, technology, risk, project management, finance transformation, IFRS 17 projects• Good understanding of insurance solutions (products) life cycle• Excellent organizational skills, having the ability to prioritize workload whilst being resilient and being able to cope well under pressure and meeting tight deadlines.• Proven IT skills in Excel, Word and Powerpoint.• The ability and willingness to travel within the Middle East, where the project dictates.• Strong capability to lead sales and manage delivery.• Strong ability to manage large project/ consulting teams• In depth financial sector acumen and the underlying market forces affecting the performance of organizations and their strategic objectives.• Demonstrated track record in development and implementation of practical solutions to complex strategic challenges.• Proven strong conceptualized thinking and analytical capabilities.• Demonstrated track record in business development and sales. • Should have a track record in relationship management and business development.• Should have gained previous experience in managing staff and the ability to demonstrate leadership skills.• Strong portfolio / program/ project management skills.

    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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    Consulting, Finance & Accounting Director | PricewaterhouseCoopers

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Line of ServiceAdvisoryIndustry/SectorNot ApplicableSpecialismFinanceManagement LevelDirectorJob Description & SummaryAt PwC Middle East Consulting, you will have the opportunity to work closely with the best across industry and professional functional advisory services. We focus on helping solve client problems by offering both strategic and operational deep industry expertise. We pride ourselves on building long-lasting relationships with companies and organizations, always ensuring that we are able to bring the best insights and solutions to help them tackle whatever critical issues they may face. Our Consulting practice currently focuses on several core industry sectors including (Consumer and Industrial Products & Services, Energy, Utilities & Mining, Financial Services, Government, Health Industries, Finance Function, People and Organisations, and Technology).ResponsibilitiesAs a Director, y ou will be working within the Finance & Accounting team, which provides advisory services focused on the CFO agenda. The team works across a broad range of industries and delivers projects throughout the Middle East region. The work we typically undertake includes: – Defining Finance Function Strategy and designing Finance Function operating model – Designing Organisation Structure for Finance – Developing Finance Policies and Processes – Designing Costing and Enterprise Performance Management As a competency, you will support multiple Industry Verticals. However, we expect you to bring expertise in Industrial Products, Telecom, Financial Sector, Oil and Gas or Government Sector. In addition to the above, you will be responsible for: – Proactively lead the practice by setting strategy, drive the development of new business in the market, and provide technical advice across disciplines- Building strong networks within the firm to spot and capitalize on opportunities to get involved in projects that others are leading across a number of different business units and sectors- Identifying and discussing key issues with our clients to identify potential opportunities- Responsibility for a majority of day to day client communications- Responsibility to shape and deliver various projects that exceed the expectations of our clients and our own assignment quality criteria- Manage and deliver large projects by developing the project team, assessing engagement risks throughout, driving conclusions, and reviewing / challenging the output produced by the team- Responsibility for management of engagement financials- Helping to grow and develop our team through hands on training and coaching

    Qualifications/Educational background – Masters or MBA  – Finance and/or Technology (preferable) – Bachelors Degree in Finance, Accounting  or Technology  Years of Experience – 12+ years of experience in a similar industry / role within professional services/external consulting Requirements- Arabic Speaking is preferred- Experience in conducting Finance Function assessments and opportunity funneling for pilots – Experience in providing process expertise for implementation in end-to-end processes (Order to Cash, Record to Report, Procure to Pay) covering design and implementation – Experience in designing operating models, governance and communication frameworks within Finance Function – Good understanding of change management and coaching needs to adopt in client environments – Experience with implementation and/or implementation supervision of full life cycle ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, Others) – Proven Track Record in Sales of Professional Services of US$ 1.5 million – 2.5 million annually – Proven track record in Revenue Under Management (implementation oversight and control) of US$ 1.5 million

    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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    Associate Operations Officer | PricewaterhouseCoopers

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Line of ServiceInternal Firm ServicesSpecialismIFS – Internal Firm Services – OtherManagement LevelAssociateJob Description & SummaryA career in our Global Role – Client Services team, within Leadership and Global Roles, will provide you with the opportunity to define, articulate, and communicate the overall PwC network strategy to clients and drive a wide range of projects across various lines of service and territories to help achieve client objectives.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 an Associate, 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:- Follow up on debt collection- Follow up on staffing- Follow up on staff utilization- Support on regulatory requirements- Support in preparing financial reporting for Partners- Support in planning and executing People Agenda Qatar initiatives- Support in monitoring IT projects- Support in Dashboard updates/ improvements

    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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    Senior Associate – Assurance Services | BDO UAE

    Employment:

    Full Time

    We are seeking an experienced and dynamic individual to join our UAE Audit and Assurance team as a senior resource. The role is to render audit services to our clients in UAE. The successful individual will own the following responsibilities:- Responsible to lead and perform external audit of clients as per BDO audit methodology and ensuring a qualitative documentation.- Responsible to assist the client in preparation or review of financial statements of the allocated assignments as per the International Financial Reporting Standards.- Responsible for the overall project management of the audit engagement such as preparation of project plan, timely engagement with client and effective turnaround of audit deliverables.- Identify and discuss audit & accounting issues on a timely basis with the audit engagement team and the client along with proposing proper resolution of these matters.- Prepare reports and communicate findings and recommendations to the client and agree with them. Develop strengths to present to the Audit Committee/BOD/TCWG.- Follow the evolution of the client’s needs, commercial focus and business objectives, and timely anticipate issues and questions. Propose relevant services and solutions to provide value addition.- Provide exceptional client service by understanding the client’s requirement in detail and ensuring timely delivery.- Ensure continuous professional development by updating oneself on local regulations, International Financial Reporting Standards, any changes to audit methodology etc. and discussing any such changes with the clients proactively.

    Experience & Education- Chartered Accountant (ICAI, ACCA, ICAEW, ICAP or any other renowned institute)- 2-3 years of experience in Audit & Assurance.- Well versed with International Standards on Auditing and International Financial Reporting Standards, including recent updates.- Exposure to data analytics and visualization tools such as IDEA, Qlik and Power BI is preferred.- Excellent interpersonal skills – with positive & enthusiastic attitude.- Highly refined planning, leadership, relationship building and analytical skills.

    BDO UAE is the Member Firm of BDO International with 64,300 people working out of over 1,400 offices worldwide.

    At BDO UAE, we specialise in helping businesses, whether start-ups or multinationals, to achieve their goals. Through our own professional expertise and by working directly with organisations, we’ve developed a robust understanding of the factors that govern business growth. Our objective is to use this to help our clients maximise their potential.

    We have a partner-led approach, which delivers the highest quality of service by using short, functional chains of communications to aid decision-making. Clients benefit from our fresh thinking, constructive challenge and practical understanding of the issues they face. Developing strong, personal relationships with our clients is at the forefront of our service approach at BDO UAE. More

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    Deputy CEO | Charterhouse

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Charterhouse is working with an organisation in Bahrain with interests in hotels, food and beverage, retail and real estate who are looking to hire a Bahraini national Deputy CEO to support their CEO in leading the business across multiple verticals.Your main responsibilities will be to oversee designated division and support services such as revenue, sales, HR, IT and finance. With a portfolio of hotels both self-managed and operator managed, F&B concepts, retails brands and limited property holdings the Deputy CEO will oversee the executive management team across all areas. You will work closely with the CEO to ensure profit contribution to the group is maximised, across short-term and long-range objectives.

    The successful candidate should hold a bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Hotel and Restaurant Management or similar. The ideal candidate will have in excess of 10 years senior executive experience, with experience in the management of hospitality or retail or asset management and support services.Preference is given to a commercially driven background such as senior sales. Due to the scope of the role only Bahraini Nationals will be considered for the position.Open to candidates across the globe willing to relocate to Bahrain.This role is suited to someone looking for a long-term position with excellent growth potential, a strong leader, commercially minded interested to work in a diverse business.

    The Charterhouse brand and business was launched in Dubai and the Middle East in April 2004 by a team of international recruiters and management consultants, after its inception in Sydney, Australia in September 2003. Charterhouse Middle East is now positioned as the leading regional recruiter within its area of disciplines and functional markets.

    Charterhouse offers professional and bespoke contingency and retained search services to all sectors of the market. Service quality is guaranteed, thanks to a particular focus on flexibility. Charterhouse was the first international search and selection business to establish Dubai as its base. The growth in the Middle East region has been mirrored by Charterhouse globally, with offices now in Abu Dhabi, Qatar, Hong Kong, Singapore, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney. More

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    Senior Associate – IFRS Advisory Services | BDO UAE

    Employment:

    Full Time

    We are looking for an experienced and dynamic individual to join our UAE IFRS Advisory Team as a senior resource. The role is to provide trusted advice to our clients in UAE. The successful individual will own the following responsibilities:- Assist clients in IFRS conversions, implementation of new standards, accounting opinions, impact assessment etc.- Advise and support clients in the preparation of financial statements in accordance with IFRS.- Work closely with the Manager on technical consultations from Assurance practice, on application of IFRSs.- Work with other service lines and provide guidance on interpretation and application of IFRS.- Deliver value added services to clients by providing industry insights, “out-of-the-box” ideas and solutions to improve their reporting model.- Working closely with the Manager to prepare training documents, guidance memos and other technical releases for internal circulation.- Assist in preparing illustrative financial statements with necessary disclosures including significant judgements and estimates.

    Experience & Education- Chartered Accountant (ICAI, ACCA, ICAEW, CA ANZ, ICAP or any other renowned institute)- 2 years of client facing experience in IFRS Advisory or Audit & Assurance.- Well versed with International Financial Reporting Standards, including recent updates.- Exposure to data analytics and visualization tools such as IDEA, Qlik and Power BI is preferred.- Excellent interpersonal skills – with positive & enthusiastic attitude.- Highly refined planning, leadership, relationship building and analytical skills.

    BDO UAE is the Member Firm of BDO International with 64,300 people working out of over 1,400 offices worldwide.

    At BDO UAE, we specialise in helping businesses, whether start-ups or multinationals, to achieve their goals. Through our own professional expertise and by working directly with organisations, we’ve developed a robust understanding of the factors that govern business growth. Our objective is to use this to help our clients maximise their potential.

    We have a partner-led approach, which delivers the highest quality of service by using short, functional chains of communications to aid decision-making. Clients benefit from our fresh thinking, constructive challenge and practical understanding of the issues they face. Developing strong, personal relationships with our clients is at the forefront of our service approach at BDO UAE. More

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    Credit Risk Analyst – 8 Month Contract | Manpower Middle East

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Responsibilities:• Credit risk monitoring of a portfolio of existing Clients, and the credit risk analysis and recommendation of new Clients. • Determining which clients/prospective clients are likely to fail, and if so what steps should be taken to safeguard the Client Corporation, and which are likely to succeed to become market leaders. This requires institutional risk research, analysis, rating, and forecasting, of new and existing clients and third-party service providers, within the countries that comprise their portfolio.• Compiling and analysing complex datasets and producing informative reports in excel / graphs/ pivot tables / presentations. • Country (sovereign) risk research, analysis, rating, and forecasting, of the countries in an allocated portfolio. This includes the development of expert knowledge of the banking systems in which their clients operate and knowledge of the credit and systemic risks inherent in those systems.• Establishing new clients in REACT, analyzing clients’ volume trends in various systems to determine an appropriate level of decline / informational alerts.• Regular manual checking and updating data for clients in REACT (e.g., number of elapsed clearing days, type of volumes monitored (international or domestic or both), sponsorship relations, BINs list, accuracy of email accounts, correct text of alerts, adjusting decline thresholds and open-to-buy limits to disputes and collections only volumes, amending limits when collateral is received/released, etc.).• Daily manual adjustment of REACT decline limits to unsettled positions.• Researching countries and banks/companies to assist Client in growing and developing its global market leadership.• Excellent internal customer service to ensure SLAs are met in a timely and thoughtful manner.• Supporting the overall CEMEA Risk Management and Regional Management in achieving specified strategic and operational objectives.• Close cooperation with other diverse areas of Client , including the Business Development, Strategic Partnership, Operations, Licensing, Legal and Risk Management departments, and with other regions and with Global Credit Settlement Risk.

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

    The successful candidate should be both a self-starter and a quick learner, able to work with minimal guidance and will have:• Master’s degree in business, management, finance, accounting, or related field.• At least 5 to 7 years of relevant experience in analyzing corporate counterparty credit, sovereigns, and financial institutions. • Familiarity with the banking and Fintech sectors as well as the payment industry.• Excellent written and oral communications skills.• Strong attention to detail with the ability to produce information and make clear, concise conclusions.• Heightened analytical and problem-solving skills, readiness to handle multiple tasks while focusing on results.• Ability and willingness to take initiative on new projects and work well in a team environment.• Ability to work under pressure and deal with stressful situations. • Readiness to respond after-hours, weekends, and holidays to major risk matters.• Excellent interpersonal and collaboration skills, team player, approachable, professionally mature relationship management skills.• Advanced Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel.• To be successful in this role, we are looking for someone that is flexible and independent with a strong sense of initiatives and creativity, but also a good team player who is self-motivated and adept at working collaboratively with the rest of the team globally and regionally.

    We lead in the creation and delivery of innovative workforce solutions and services that enable our clients to win in the changing world of work.

    ManpowerGroup powers the success of many of the world’s most dynamic organizations. We deliver innovative workforce solutions that enhance competitiveness, increase efficiency and spur productivity. Combining global reach with local expertise – 3600 offices in over 80 countries – we know the changing world of work and bring a deep understanding of the companies we work for and the industries we service.

    ManpowerGroup entered the Middle East in December 2007 after acquiring local company Clarendon Parker, thus bringing 15 years in-depth local knowledge combined with a global footprint and industry shaping expertise and thought leadership.
    Manpower Middle East supports clients in the Middle East and North Africa regions. Our business is aligned to key skill specializations to ensure our clients requirements are met by expert and knowledgeable consultants that understand your industry and role requirement.

    Our consultants are experts in finding the right talent across all industries in a broad-range of occupations including:

    IT & Telecommunications
    Engineering & Construction, Oil & Gas
    Banking, Finance & Legal
    Sales & Business Development
    Marketing, Public Relations & Communications
    Human Resources & Training
    Customer & Support Services (Secretarial and Administrative)
    Operational, Supply Chain & Logistics
    Executive Recruitment
    Emiratization Solutions
    Recruitment Program Outsourcing Solutions
    Managed Service Provider Solutions
    Talent Based Outsourcing Solutions
    Outsourced Staffing Solutions More