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    External Audit – FS Senior Associate (Banking) | PricewaterhouseCoopers

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Line of ServiceAssuranceSpecialismAssuranceManagement LevelSenior AssociateJob 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 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:- Use feedback and reflection to develop self awareness, personal strengths and address development areas.- Delegate to others to provide stretch opportunities, coaching them to deliver results.- Demonstrate critical thinking and the ability to bring order to unstructured problems.- Use a broad range of tools and techniques to extract insights from current industry or sector trends.- Review your work and that of others for quality, accuracy and relevance.- Know how and when to use tools available for a given situation and can explain the reasons for this choice.- Seek and embrace opportunities which give exposure to different situations, environments and perspectives.- Use straightforward communication, in a structured way, when influencing and connecting with others.- Able to read situations and modify behavior to build quality relationships.- Uphold the firm’s code of ethics and business conduct.

    The Ideal Candidate should fit the following criteria:- Excellent Interpersonal skills.- Excellent English Language.- Pursuing or attained a license in one of the professional qualifications like: CPA, ACCA, etc- Have experience in auditing banking companies.

    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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    Tester | Saudi Networkers Services (SNS Group)

    Employment:

    Full Time

    • Designs, Develop, Execute and Document Test Plans and Test Cases for web based Applications and Mobile Applications. • Responsible for preparing test data and test environments, documenting detailed evidences and maintaining the lifecycle of bugs from start till its closure.

    • Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or other relevant fields• Minimum 3 years of experience in Mobile/Web Testing• Knowledgeable in software development design patterns Nice to have.• Sound understanding of how API technology such as Rest Webservice works• Sound understanding of how JSO works• Experienced on Agile methodology

    Saudi Networkers is one of the largest consultancies providing services to ICT, Oil & Energy, Technology, Engineering, Banking, Finance and Healthcare arena across Middle East & Africa, covered by teams, specialized in their assigned industry sector.

    Saudi Networkers founded in 2001 and has excelled ever since in providing cost effective solutions to the biggest multinational companies in MEA region with very high standards of quality whilst adhering business ethics and meeting our clients expectations.

    Today, SNS Group is one of the leading consultancies, with more than 1700+ employees worldwide, ISO 9001:2008 certified and is highly regarded. More

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    Director of Procurement | PricewaterhouseCoopers

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Line of ServiceInternal Firm ServicesSpecialismIFS – FinanceManagement LevelDirectorJob Description & SummaryProcurement sits within the wider Finance Function and is responsible for the development of procurement processes, procedures and policies. The procurement function is split into three business streams, general procurement, business services and travel.The Procurement Director sets the strategy for procurement development, implementation/administration of procurement activities, optimisation of procurement spend via category management for the three business streams.Financial- Set procurement strategy, focusing on high opportunity areas of spend, and develops challenging procurement spend savings across the business- Leads financial negotiations for all significant areas of spend, with aim of achieving year on year reductions in like for like spend- Set and support company culture of long-term saving on procurement costs, drive ethos of regionalisation / centralisation of procurement spend and contracts- Log and distribute savings achieved across the procurement categories and provides reporting on procurement activities to promote better supply chain management- Drive accurate reporting of all procurement data to feeds into Finance Systems e.g. LPOs etc, ensuring meaningful and accurate data is collected, reconciled and reported to leadership appropriately- Develop and manage function budget to ensure high quality procurement practises and value for money for the firmCustomer- Develop internal customer relationships across function leads working with the IFS controller around significant areas of spend e.g. marketing & communication, professional services and human capital etc and build collaborative relationships with a common goal of optimising functional procurement budgets- Develop external relationships with key partners within the markets, particularly across the three business streams – general procurement, business services and travel- Act as Procurement SME to leadership, support on understanding of procurement / direct and indirect cost spend, as well as the development of new policies which support ongoing cost savings / management- Provide informative procurement reporting- Ensure internal customer satisfaction with Procurement servicesInternal Process – Develop and lead procurement policy, procedure and process setting, and ensure the wider communication to all internal stakeholders- Lead, manage and execute projects related to the Procurement- Engage key customers to ensure business needs are being met in a timely manner balanced with PwC requirements and strategy- Provide direction to the Procurement teams regarding best practices, industry trends and business opportunities, as well as, feedback on the overall performance of procurement support- Accountable for the design and implementation of any procurement controls e.g. LPO tool opportunities/improvements- Promotes innovation and technology throughout the supply chain in order to promote best practice and reduce administration for the firm- Responsible for procurement risk management and mitigation- Responsible for managing service level agreements with key internal stakeholders, ensuring suitable resource available to support the regional firm- Responsible for representing the Middle East firm on the five global procurement councilsLearning & Growth – Build capabilities within the function, develop leadership skills of direct reports, and ensure that training plans are in place to develop the function’s staff technically and managerially- Capture templates and standards into a repository to build the team’s own knowledge management database- Establish a healthy working environment for employees- Responsible for the continuing professional development of self and junior team members- Support internal knowledge management best practices, creating communities of practice both within own team and across wider function- Act as a key resource and liaison to other functional areas of the business, building cross-functional relationships, working closely with the IFS controller across functions

    Education – Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance or related field required- CIPS qualified or another procurement qualificationLanguage- Fluency in written and spoken English essential, proficiency in Arabic is an advantageOverall Experience- 15+ years of experience in a procurement function of which at least 5 years is in a senior people management roleSpecific Experience – Experience of sourcing and procurement operations- Experience in managing sourcing efforts related to the Professional Services industry- Experience with procurement management within a large organisation- Experience in developing and managing contracts with providers, in managing and monitoring SLAs- Experience with contract management including services, consulting and variationsKnowledge- Excellent knowledge of the corporate procurement field- In depth knowledge of supply chain management- Knowledge of vendor management and managing SLAs- Knowledge of developing and implementing procurement processes and procedures- Knowledge of ethical, independence and risk management processes and procedures- Knowledge of tender evaluation processes- Knowledge of implementing cost improvements- Knowledge of the Middle East, UK and US insurance markets and minimum legal requirements- Knowledge of travel/tourism industry- Excellent negotiation skills and assertiveness in dealing with external vendors- Understanding of legal terms and contractsSoft Skills- Ability to influence senior management and to maintain a strong working relationship with managers across the organisation- Good organisation and office management skills to ensure coverage of workload, time management skills and proactivity needed- Skilled in maintaining client relationships- Strong liaison skills, with the ability to maintain geographical relationships- Excellent people management skills- Excellent negotiation skills- Excellent customer service skills- Strong decision making skills- Strong ability to collaborate across functions- Strong verbal and written communication skills- Ethical Conduct

    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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    Java Solution Developer | Saudi Networkers Services (SNS Group)

    Employment:

    Full Time

    • Designs, codes or configures, tests, debugs, deploys, documents and maintains web service applications using a variety of software development toolkits, testing/verification applications and other tools, while adhering to specific development best practices and quality standards.• Responsible for troubleshooting and issue analysis, as well as coding, testing and implementing software enhancements

    • Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or other relevant fields• Minimum 3 years of experience in Spring Boot, Java, SQL and Angular.• Knowledgeable in software development design patterns Nice to have.• Good to have GIT, Swagger, Rabbit MQ.• Good API skills technology such as Rest Webservice• Experience on creating unit test using JUnit, Mockito is nice to have.• Experience on markup language such as JSON.• Experience on using Quality and Security scan tools such as Sonar is nice to have.• Experienced on Agile methodology

    Saudi Networkers is one of the largest consultancies providing services to ICT, Oil & Energy, Technology, Engineering, Banking, Finance and Healthcare arena across Middle East & Africa, covered by teams, specialized in their assigned industry sector.

    Saudi Networkers founded in 2001 and has excelled ever since in providing cost effective solutions to the biggest multinational companies in MEA region with very high standards of quality whilst adhering business ethics and meeting our clients expectations.

    Today, SNS Group is one of the leading consultancies, with more than 1700+ employees worldwide, ISO 9001:2008 certified and is highly regarded. More

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    Foreign Currency Teller | RTC-1 Employment Services

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Position Title: Foreign Currency TellerEmployment Type: Full-timeSalary: up to 3.5K AED all-inclusive, depending on experience and qualifications Job Location: Dubai, UAE About the client:An international group of companies dealing with various business units.Job Description: • Purchase of foreign currency and conversion in Dirham or any other currency at the prevailing exchange rate• Adhere to signed company rules, policy & procedure• Report fake notes immediately to the manager • Accept cash remittance customers as per the payment voucher• Verify voucher in the system and generate cash receipt voucher

    Qualifications: • Open to Filipino nationals• Male, 40 years old and below • At least 5 years of experience working as a cashier/teller in exchange companies

    RTC-1 Employment Services is a licensed recruitment firm based in Dubai, UAE. Our team has been in the market since 2004 and we are supporting various industries with their staffing needs across the Middle East and Africa. More

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    Workforce Analyst | Adecco

    Employment:

    Contract

    • High level of analytic capability; driving data driven decisioning through both reading and interpreting data as well as analyzing and building reports• Possess a global mindset and demonstrated experience operating internationally across large, highly matrixed organizations.• Able to leverage interpersonal skills to establish effective relationships with a broad variety of stakeholders and partners. • Able to define goals and metrics, develop actionable plans and manage work to achieve desired outcomes.• Ability to operate with a sense of urgency and prioritize work on an autonomous basis. • Acts as a catalyst for formulating a cooperative environment to achieve a common purpose; actively puts forward ideas and solutions to help the organization operate more efficiently and effectively.• Work within various time constraints to meet critical business needs, while measuring and identifying activities performed and ensuring supply and demand requirements are always met.

    Minimum 3-5 years of IT disciplines in Program ManagementStrong financial management experience.Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication skillsProficient in Microsoft Office with an emphasis on MS ExcelSelf-motivated and detail oriented

    The Adecco Group is the world’s leading talent advisory and solutions company. We proudly make a difference in the working lives of 3.5 million people every year. Our culture is entrepreneurial and inclusive, and we are united by our passion for making a difference in the world of work. We work with over 100,000 organizations in 60 countries, enabling their success. We have 35,000 people working with us across more than 60 countries and territories.

    Adecco has been rapidly growing in the Middle East since 2008, developing a substantial footprint throughout the region. We work across 250 different clients, Adecco has more than 62 full time employees, working in 4 offices, servicing all countries across the GCC region. We offer Temporary Staffing, Permanent Placement, Executive Search, Assessments, Visa And Payroll, Outsourcing, PRO Solutions customised as per client requirements. Adecco Middle East Head Office is based in Dubai with a branch at Abu Dhabi. More

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    Intern – Information Technology | AccorHotels

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Intern – Information Technology What is in it for you: – Ability to make a difference through our Corporate Social Responsibility activities, like Planet 21 – Career development opportunities with national and international promotion opportunities. What you will be doing: – Maintain information technology systems and networks; perform both technical and administrative tasks to ensure functionality and efficiency of computer and telecom system. – Be accountable to deliver the assigned project with the associate measurable business value. – Actively search for improved ways to run business processes and/or applications. – Build collaborative relationships with the various teams you interact with, understanding and communicating effectively with internal and external business partners. – Proactively communicate the status of the project, activities and help to remove roadblocks. – You will be supported by a trainer during your time with us.

    Your experience and skills include: – Degree in Information Technology. – Strong oral and written communication skills – Ability to work effectively in a team environment and take initiative – Excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Our commitment to Diversity & Inclusion: We are an inclusive company and our ambition is to attract, recruit and promote diverse talent.Why work for Accor? We are far more than a worldwide leader. We welcome you as you are and you can find a job and brand that matches your personality. We support you to grow and learn every day, making sure that work brings purpose to your life, so that during your journey with us, you can continue to explore Accor’s limitless possibilities. By joining Accor, every chapter of your story is yours to write and together we can imagine tomorrow’s hospitality.

    A caring employer providing respect, training and career development for our employees. An attractive employer offering more than 100 professions across the 5 continents.

    We are much more than a world leader. We are 250,000 hoteliers with the same shared passion for welcoming. We take care of millions of guests in our 4,300 addresses and on our digital platforms. As an operator and franchisor (HotelServices), owner and investor (HotelInvest), we invest all our energy into making “Feel Welcome” resonate as the finest hotel promise.

    From luxury to economy and in every corner of the globe, AccorHotels’​ more than 20 brands meet all the needs of business and leisure travelers seeking comfort, attention and high-quality services. More

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    Sr. Software Development Engineer | Amazon.ae

    Employment:

    Full Time

    DESCRIPTION Job summaryAbout Amazon Payment ServicesWe serve the needs of online shoppers in all Arabic speaking and surrounding countries through our trusted, secure payment network that gives everyone the opportunity to shop online safely and easily.We build trust between buyers and online sellers by enabling consumers to transact online using the payment options they prefer with complete security and peace of mind while supporting the most popular payment methods available globally.Amazon Payment Services is a regional expert in payment processing technology and solutions across major markets in the GCC & Levant countries, operating in UAE, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Jordan and Qatar.Primary Responsibilities:We are looking for a seasoned senior developer/architect to design/build massive scale, distributed computing solutions.You will be responsible for driving the team’s technical direction, strategizing and shaping our long-term vision and architecture. You will own major deliverables end-to-end, drive roadmaps, and provide technical leadership to the engineering team. If you’re excited by cloud computing and machine learning, designing highly scalable, fault tolerant systems, and want to be challenged by the toughest computer science problems, then join us to build the next generation distributed systems solving big data problems with machine learning.You should be someone who wants to conceive and design highly scalable, robust software, and wants to see their software thrive in the face of traffic from huge cloud computing services. You will be partnering with Data scientists to define the future state of systems. The ideal candidate will have strong distributed systems and web services design and implementation experience, as well as experience working on high availability production systems. Machine learning experience is plus but not a must: you will get opportunity to learn this as part of the role.• Responsible for the overall development life cycle of the solution and manage complex projects with significant bottom line impact• Work with product managers in developing a strategy and road map to provide compelling capabilities for the seller community that helps them succeed in their business goals.• Work closely with senior engineers to develop the best technical design and approach for new product development.• Instill best practices for software development and documentation, assure designs meet requirements, and deliver high-quality work on tight schedules.• Project management – prioritization , planning of projects and features, Stakeholder management and tracking of external commitments• Operational Excellence – monitoring & operation of production services

    BASIC QUALIFICATIONS • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field• 5+ years of software development experience• Excellent problem solving abilities and object-oriented design skills• Fluency and experience in object-oriented programming languages, like Java, C++, or C#• Ability to excel in a fast-paced, startup-like environmentPREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS • Graduate (Ms or PHD) in Computer Science or related field• 5+ years of experience designing and implementing RESTful web services• Experience with data mining, machine learning or predictive modeling systems• Experience building and operating mission critical, highly scalable distributed systems• Prior knowledge of payment processing, network security or anti-fraud systems• Working knowledge of Hadoop, MapReduce, Spark or other big data processing systems• Demonstrated capability to provide depth and breadth technical leadership to agile teams

    Amazon.ae, formerly Souq.com, is an English-Arabic language e-commerce platform, owned by Amazon, Inc. It is the largest e-commerce platform in the Arab world. On March 28, 2017, Amazon.com Inc. confirmed it would be acquiring Souq.com for $580 million. On May 1, 2019, Souq.com became known as Amazon.ae. More