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    Consulting – People and Organization – Senior Associate | PricewaterhouseCoopers

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Line of ServiceAdvisoryIndustry/SectorNot ApplicableSpecialismAdvisory – OtherManagement LevelSenior AssociateJob Description & SummaryA career in our Management Consulting practice, within General Consulting services, will provide you with the opportunity to help clients seize essential advantages by working alongside business leaders to solve their toughest problems and capture their greatest opportunities. We work with some of the world’s largest and most complex companies to understand their unique business issues and opportunities in an ever changing environment. We help create sustainable change by stimulating innovation, unlocking data possibilities, navigating risk and regulatory complexity, optimising deals, and aligning costs with business strategy to create a competitive advantage.As a member of our team, you’ll help the world’s most significant organisations, public and private, quickly become more effective. We improve the way they operate; manage costs; better align people, process and technology initiatives; support business growth to maintain or improve competitive edge and complete market and regulatory risk assessment. In doing so, we focus on their agendas and the big issues they need to deal with, both today and in the future.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.

    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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    Deals, Financial Decisions and Analysis – Senior Associate | PricewaterhouseCoopers

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Deals, Financial Decisions and Analysis – Senior Associate – KSALine of ServiceAdvisoryIndustry/SectorNot ApplicableSpecialismDealsManagement LevelSenior AssociateJob Description & SummaryFinancial Decisions and Analysis (FDnA) is the modelling and analytics Centre of Excellence within PwC Deals, and one of PwC’s highest growth teams. We focus on the application of leading edge modelling and analytical techniques to help clients make good decisions and solve problems. We work on some of the most high profile deals in the market, across a wide range of clients and sectors.The Financial Decisions and Analysis (FD&A) team delivers additional insight for decision making. Our team provides organisations with data driven financial insights to produce rapid, pragmatic and clear outcomes for our clients. As part of our team, you’ll be supporting our client’s CFO office, deal modelling, and decision support. We use our people’s range of industry experiences with a commercial mindset and deep technical skills to produce rapid, pragmatic and clear outcomes for our clients. Services include:A career in our Financial Decisions and Analysis practice, within Deals Transaction Services, will provide you the opportunity to help organisations realise the potential of mergers, acquisitions and divestitures and capital markets. In short, we help some of the world’s leading companies originate, create, execute, and realise value from deals. Through data driven insights we help our clients move in the right direction ensuring maximum value for their company.We are looking for a senior consultant with a data analytics mindset to advise clients on decision supporting projects. The senior consultant needs to very alert with data and technology but also need to have a commercial mindset to be able to translate client issues and objectives into decision support models. The position is based in our offices in Dubai.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. – Develop new ideas and propose innovative solutions to problems. – Use a broad range of tools and techniques to extract insights from current trends in business area. – Review your work and that of others for quality, accuracy and relevance. – Share relevant thought leadership. – Use straightforward communication, in a structured way, when influencing others. – Able to read situations and modify behavior to build quality, diverse relationships. – Uphold the firm’s code of ethics and business conduct. Role:- Participate in commercial discussions with clients to understand their objectives and needs, and to be able to translate into model for decision making – Lead the design and production of complex models under the supervision of a manager – Lead the design and production of dashboards and analytical tools for decision support under the supervision of a experienced professionals  – Assist our Deals professionals in complex data analyses in the context of M&A and/or restructuring – Supervise the work of consultants on large projects – Projects can be conducted in the office in Dubai or at client location (across the Region) – Depending on the individual performance, the candidate could rapidly evolve towards a managerial position

    – 2-3 years professional experience with experience in financial modelling – CFA level 2 and / or Advanced Financial Modeler (AFM) or other financial modeling credentials are preferred – Analytical mindset and advanced knowledge of Excel, Power BI, Tableau, Alteryx – Be curious and prone to learn new skills – Excellent communication skills and commercial mindset – Team player 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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    IT Helpdesk Manager (Mandarin Speaking) | Charterhouse

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Charterhouse are undertaking a search for an internationally recognised digital asset trading platform, which provides advanced financial services to its global traders, by using blockchain technology. Headquartered out of Hong-Kong, our client is actively seeking a Mandarin speaking IT Helpdesk Manager to join their newly created Dubai office, who can offer high quality technical helpdesk support. This senior IT role will manage the Dubai offices hardware and software portfolio, including video conference system, laptops, telephones, server equipment and software licenses. Additionally, the IT Help Desk Manager will support in-house networking infrastructure, whilst coordinating with tech vendors and head office, to drive full-cycle infrastructure projects from running to implementation. The role will require the candidate to support end-users’ hardware, on-site and remotely, offering full support in a professional and empathetic manor.

    The successful candidate will be a Mandarin speaker and hold a solid educational background and possess a relevant IT Degree from a recognised university. The IT Helpdesk Manager will be familiar with MAC OS and Windows troubleshooting, whilst be knowledgeable in networking and infrastructure, such as routers, switches, VPN, AP, and firewalls.

    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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    RPA Developer – UiPath | Michael Page

    Employment:

    Full Time

    As an RPA Developer, you will support the current digital transformation initiative by working on RPA implementations for process improvements and automation. You will be responsible for designing, developing, and supporting UiPath solutions across departments.Client DetailsA publicly listed multinational company with offices around the world.Description* Work closely with business process owners to understand automation opportunities and work with the RPA team on developing the UiPath RPA scripts.* Conduct RPA script testing and maintaining updated workflow documentation.* Develop and support RPA scripts with right controls and meeting all the compliance requirements.* Collaborate with business stakeholders, data architects and IT department colleagues on various project phases.* Support process owners for RPA-related issues and monitor project progress after implementation.* Support implementation of best practices and other improvement initiatives.Job Offer* Dynamic environment and a competitive salary for the right candidate.

    * Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited university in Business, Accounting, Computer Science or a related field.* A minimum of 3 years of overall experience with strong demonstrated experience in UiPath development.* Professional experience in consulting or general accounting with a well-rounded understanding of all aspects of business process.* Experience in the manufacturing industry is a plus.* Candidates based in Dubai with a months’ notice period would highly be preferred given the urgency of the position.

    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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    Assistant Finance Manager, DIFC | Robert Half

    Employment:

    Full Time

    The CompanyRobert Half are exclusively working with a Category 3C Asset Manager based in the DIFC. The company is one of the largest independent asset management in Europe. The Group specializes in asset management and offers financial advisory services to individual and corporate investors, mostly through its proprietary financial advisors’ networks and teams.The RoleThis role will be reporting to the Finance Manager.Responsibilities:* Financial statements preparation following IFRS standards at standalone and consolidated level.* Liaise with portfolio companies and external auditors* Agree internally on a set of realistic reporting deadlines to meaningfully reduce the length of the reporting timeline over time and issue clear reporting instructions.* Monitor compliance with reporting deadlines communicated in the group reporting instructions.* Review and analyse the financial reporting of the portfolio entities to ensure its compliance with IFRS and adequacy of its reflection on the business performance and financial condition.* Perform all necessary accounting tasks, including supervision of the reconciliation of intercompany balances, review balances for impairment, and passing required consolidation entries.* Articulate accounting issue or treatment to senior team member in layman terms.* Responsible for Vendor account reconciliation between different ecommerce platforms reports and vendor statement of account.* Well versed with bank procedure, handling foreign currency and bank reconciliation.* Knowledge of journalising, general ledger coding and book entries.* To ensure all balance sheet accounts are reconciled monthly and does not have any unauthorised postings.The Candidate* Professional certification in accounting such as CA/CPA* Minimum of 3 years of relevant experience post professional qualification or have an equivalent combination of experience and education* In-depth knowledge of IFRS* Notice period no longer than 1 monthSalary25,000 AED a monthRobert Half is committed to equal opportunity and diversity. Suitable candidates with equivalent qualifications and more or less experience can apply. Pay and salary ranges are dependent upon experience, qualifications and training. If you wish to apply, please read our Privacy Notice describing how we may process, disclose and store your personal data: www.roberthalf.ae/privacy-statement

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    Founded in 1948, Robert Half International Inc. (NYSE symbol: RHI) is the world’s first and largest specialized staffing firm and a member of the S&P 500 index. We are a global leader in professional staffing and consulting services and the parent company of Protiviti, a leading independent internal audit and business and technology risk consulting firm. For 2006, Robert Half International reported revenues of $4 billion and now has staffing and consulting operations in more than 400 locations worldwide. More

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    Cloud Core Engineer | Saudi Networkers Services (SNS Group)

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Resources should have the full knowledge of- E2E CCRC/CCDM/CCSM/EDA 2/NeLS/SC configuration knowledge- E2E CCRC/CCDM/CCSM/EDA 2/NeLS/SC/EVNFM troubleshooting knowledge- E2E Services Assurance and Management using tools- 5G Cloud/ 5G core certified- Dell servers experience- vEPC (vMME/vSGW/vPGW/vPCRF E2E knowledge- vUDM (vHSS/vCUDB/vEDA/Ericsson CEE) experience

    – Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications, Computer Science or equivalent technical discipline- 5-7 years of experience in Network/IT Operations for Telecom company- Work experience in a telecommunications environment specially Managed services

    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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    Senior Project Manager – Digital | Chalhoub Group

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Who we are We are a leading partner for luxury across the Middle East. With more than 600 stores, 300 brands and over 65 years of experience in the region, we have become a major player in the beauty, fashion and gift sectors, by offering service excellence to our partners and delighting all our customers. We are moving fast from a traditional distributor and retailer for luxury in the Middle East, to a hybrid retailer bringing luxury experiences to the fingertips of customers everywhere. To fuel the next stage of our growth we are looking to build a world class team. From physical retail through to supply chain and customer loyalty, we aim to use technology and data to continuously improve every aspect of our operations. We are looking for top talent to join us on this journey of exploring new horizons together. Our Senior Project Manager – Digital is responsible for working directly with IT Stakeholders, Business Stakeholders and other Internal/External teams to ensure projects are delivered successfully on time, on budget and with quality using either traditional waterfall or Agile Scrum methodologies. What you’ll be doing – Follow all relevant PMO policies, processes and standard operating procedures so that work is carried out in a controlled and consistent manner – Coordinate internal resources and third parties/vendors for the flawless execution of projects – Deliver projects on-time, within scope and within budget, by minimizing and mitigating project risks – Develop project scopes and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders and ensuring technical feasibility – Understand customer, business and stakeholder needs, define priorities and propose solutions (scope, dependencies, risks, budget, schedule…etc.). – Ensure resource availability and allocation – Develop a detailed project plan and schedule to track progress – Use appropriate verification techniques to manage changes in project scope, schedule and costs – Orchestrate the test activities on the project to ensure deliverables are of high quality – Measure project performance using appropriate systems, tools and techniques – Report and escalate to management as needed – Provide detailed, concise and accurate project reporting – Manage the relationship with the business stakeholders, internal resources and external vendors – Perform risk management to minimize project risks – Establish and maintain relationships with third parties/vendors – Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation – Deliver project in both Agile (preferably) Scrum and Waterfall methodologies – Participate in relevant projects and community activities as and when needed

    What you’ll need to succeed – 7 years of Project Management experience using both waterfall and agile methodologies – Agile(e.g. Scrum) experience is beneficial – University Degree in Computing, Engineering or PMP, PRINCE II, Agile Scrum certifications are a plus – The ideal candidate comes from a Consulting background and has experience working on a digital projects such as Ecom, Omnichannel, CRM, Loyalty, etc. – On site experience with clients is a must – Retail Industry experience is a must Proactive with analytical skills with high attention to detail and ownership – Tooling – comfortable with MS Project, experience with JIRA is preferred – Vast knowledge of current/emerging Technical/Digital technologies, software and relevant processes – Excellent time and resource management skills; can manage multiple projects simultaneously without difficulty in various geographic locations if necessary – Enjoys high pace, demanding, performance-driven environment – Collaborative nature and easy-going personality COMPETENCIES – Being Inclusive – Influencing – Project Management – Negotiating – Decision Making and Critical Thinking – Stakeholder Management – Collaborating & Influencing with Respect & Trust – Communicating effectively – Demonstrating Customer Centricity – Demonstrating Personal Resilience & Adapting to Change – Demonstrating Strategic Vision – Developing & Engaging Employees – Driving Innovation – Driving Results – Understanding & Developing Self – Technical What we can offer you With us, you will turn your aspirations into reality. We will help shape your journey through enriching experiences, learning and development opportunities and exposure to different assignments within your role or through internal mobility. Our Group offers diverse career paths for those who are extraordinary, every day. We recognise the value that you bring, and we strive to provide a competitive benefits package which includes health care, child education contribution, remote and flexible working policies as well as exclusive employee discounts.

    The Chalhoub Group is the leading partner for luxury across the Middle East since 1955. As an expert in retail, distribution and marketing services based in Dubai, the group has become a major player in the fashion, beauty and gift sectors regionally.

    By blending its Middle East expertise and intimate knowledge of luxury, Chalhoub Group is building brands in the region, by offering service excellence to all its partners and a unique experience to its customers through its passionate teams.

    With a growing workforce of more than 9,000 people, implemented in 14 countries, as well as the operating of over 470 retail outlets, the group’s success is attributed to its most valued asset of highly skilled and dedicated teams. Professionalism and passion are what fuel the Chalhoub Group’s competitive edge in today’s market.

    By being committed to implementing sustainable practices into their business, the Chalhoub Group has been awarded in 2013 the CSR Label from the Dubai Chamber of Commerce. More

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    SAP Consultant – Material Management | Pure Health

    Employment:

    Full Time

    – Support the current MM process- Analyze and solve the SAP MM issues- Conduct SAP MM process configuration- Update and maintain all SAP MM functional documentation- Analyze and scope end user authorization roles – Conduct Unit tests, Integration tests and system Integration- Proactively proposing solutions to improve the support of (new) business processes- Support the functional team with issues and provide a solutions based approach

    – Around 8 years of relevant experience- Focus on Material Management & Supply Chain SAP module – Experience in implementations – Bachelor’s degree in computer science or any similar – SAP Certifications are a plus

    The largest integrated healthcare platform in the UAE. More