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    Tax & Legal Services – MERC Tax – Salesforce Support – Associate | PricewaterhouseCoopers

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Tax & Legal Services – MERC Tax – Salesforce Support – Associate(2) – AmmanLine of ServiceTaxSpecialismSalesforceManagement LevelAssociateJob Description & SummaryA career in Sales and Marketing, within Internal Firm Services, will provide you with the opportunity to focus on positioning a distinctive PwC brand in the marketplace and driving long term revenue growth. Our Sales and Marketing Generalist – Practice Support team focuses on designing, developing, and implementing communication programmes and media events to promote and sell PwC’s brand and services as well as contribute to and evaluate our pricing strategies in the marketplace.A career in our Tax & Legal Services  will provide you with the opportunity to help PwC staff (users) and relevant stakeholders to leverage Salesforce technologies to enhance their user experiences, enable sustainable change, and to drive better user adoption by improving key user behaviors. Main focus is on supporting business needs and challenges using existing Salesforce solutions (Sales Cloud) and frameworks implemented by PwC Global to support the TLS Leadership team with priorities ie; drive insight & analytics, strategic account support and overall pipeline management. This position will require the candidate to perform the following: – Reporting and assisting users and partners with pipeline management on a daily basis – Liaising with TLS engagement teams across the region to ensure the opportunities are up to date – Following up with Partners to ensure KPIs on sales credit accuracy – Assisting users with unlocking opportunities by raising tickets with the Data Stewards teams – Reporting to the Business Development manager  – Understanding and analysing results from Salesforce reporting – Assist in creating/maintaining reports and dashboards using Salesforce  – Understanding and supporting different tools integrated with Salesforce Solutions and teaming with these respective teams to better assist Salesforce Users – Performing additional tasks that evolve with the role and seniority during tenure

    Qualifications: – Salesforce admin experience highly preferred but not required as full training will be provided – Ability to manage multiple tasks/projects and deadlines simultaneously – Demonstrable professional and proactive approach. – Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team – Strong verbal, written, and presentation communication skills. – Fluent in both written and spoken  – Arabic language skills an Advantage

    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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    Trader/Treasury Manager/Investment Manager/Anlysist/Asset and Liabilty manager/Finance Manager | Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC)

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Objective of the role: Process the transactions within his responsibility line with high quality and efficient. Build and maintain the relationship with counterparties. Fulfill the related work and task assigned by department head. Handling Treasury Business. Responsibilities 1.Process transactions including but not limited to FX spot, forward, swap, Money market, time deposit, bond and bills investments, IRS, CIRS.2.Financial market monitor, inquire data and information internet, Reuters, Bloomberg and any possible channels to monitor the change of financial market in every workday.3.Maintain and update the Cash flow and liquidity of the branch.4.Update and maintain Assets and Liability management for the branch.5.Summarize and submit the reports required by QFC and H.O. and Finance department.6.Assist the head to compile and update the departmental policies and manuals.7.Create and maintain the relationship with the counterparties.8.Making proposal for the investments.9.Fulfill other task assigned by management.

    Interactions: Reporting to Head of the Department Nature of the role is best described as-Trader/Treasury Manager Seniority level of the role: Fresh Graduate/Anlysist/Manager University Qualifications: Master degree prefer Other Certifications obtained: CFA,FRM,ACCA prefer Nature and Length of Previous Experience: 0-10years Specialist Knowledge: at least one Money Market, Asset and liability manangement, Foreign exchange, Fixed income investment Soft Skills and Personality Strait: Good Negotiator Age Preference : 22-35 Nationality Preference: Chinese,Indian, Asians Language Fluency Preference: English must in business communicate level, speak Arabic or Chinese will be better

    In October 2008, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) formally entered into the Middle East region, establishing Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Middle East) Limited (regulated by the DFSA) and Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (QFC) Branch (authorized by the QFCRA) in quick succession and commencing businesses. This enables ICBC to become the pioneer of China-owned banks in the Middle East region, and will, on the basis of its advanced market position, excellent client base, multiple product structure, strong innovative ability and prominent brand value, allows ICBC to support various infrastructure financing demands in the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and the greater Middle East, and comprehensively provide various financial services including international trade, domestic guarantee and oversea credit, project financing, to become the economic bridge and channel between China and the Middle East region.

    At the end of 2009, ICBC succeeded in acquiring a wholesale banking license from Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates, which is seen as a big progress for ICBC in the Middle East region. Now a chain has been formed between the cities of Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Doha to provide more comprehensive financial services to ICBC clients in the region.

    ICBC will keep on improving its network within the Middle East region by relying on abundance of market resources, insistence on prioritizing commercial banking, striving to develop investment banking and asset management, so as to strengthen ICBC’s influence and competitiveness, and become the most influential and respectable bank in the region. More

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    Operation Manager (Clearing) | Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC)

    Employment:

    Full Time

    ResponsibilitiesAssist to operate the Bank’s transaction monitoring system, suspicious transaction monitoring system and other system;Assist to perform the due dilligence investigation of the clearing business;Assist to analyse the clearing data and create the relevant report;Assist to update the regulations and internal protocols;Any other resposibility assigned by the Bank from time to time on the basis of requirmentInteractions: Reporting to the Head of the Department Other interactions: Compliance Department, FI Department and Treasury Department

    Minimum Years of Experience: 3 Preferred University Subject: Finance Seniority level of the role: Junior Professional University Qualifications: Minimum Bachelor’s Degree in Finance or accounting or related major from a reputed UniversityNature and Length of Previous Experience: Minimum 3 years of working experience in Banking industry. Specialist Knowledge: Statistic Analysis Skills Language Fluency Preference: Fluent English is a must, Madarin is a plus.

    In October 2008, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) formally entered into the Middle East region, establishing Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Middle East) Limited (regulated by the DFSA) and Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (QFC) Branch (authorized by the QFCRA) in quick succession and commencing businesses. This enables ICBC to become the pioneer of China-owned banks in the Middle East region, and will, on the basis of its advanced market position, excellent client base, multiple product structure, strong innovative ability and prominent brand value, allows ICBC to support various infrastructure financing demands in the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and the greater Middle East, and comprehensively provide various financial services including international trade, domestic guarantee and oversea credit, project financing, to become the economic bridge and channel between China and the Middle East region.

    At the end of 2009, ICBC succeeded in acquiring a wholesale banking license from Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates, which is seen as a big progress for ICBC in the Middle East region. Now a chain has been formed between the cities of Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Doha to provide more comprehensive financial services to ICBC clients in the region.

    ICBC will keep on improving its network within the Middle East region by relying on abundance of market resources, insistence on prioritizing commercial banking, striving to develop investment banking and asset management, so as to strengthen ICBC’s influence and competitiveness, and become the most influential and respectable bank in the region. More

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    Relationship Manager (Corporate Banking) | Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC)

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Objective of the role: Explore business opportunities and maintain client’s relationship Responsibilities •Develope and maintain corporate customer relationship •Participate in marketing and cross-selling bank’s corporate financial service, such as loans, treasury, trade financing or other financial products from the aspect of customer needs to improve the comprehensive benefits of the whole bank •Be familiarize with corperate financing product and procedures, such as TL, RCF,project finance•Provide professional financial solutions and conduct credit analysis and prepare credit proposals •Deliver and execute business plan or transactions •Carry out proactive risk control of credit business, undertake risk prevention work including credit risk, operational risk, compliance and anti-money laundering risk, complete post-lending management and KYC •Responsible to meet the relevant KPI target imposed

    Interactions: Reporting to the Head of the Department Other interactions: Treasury Dept.Trade Financing Dept.,FI Dept. Minimum Years of Experience: Not less than 5 years experience in banking or financial related industry and Minimum 3 years’ relationship management experience in corporate banking.  Preferred University Subject: Business/accounting/financing/law or related disciplines Seniority level of the role: Experienced Professional University Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree or above, a reputed university prefered Other Certifications obtained: FRM/CFA/CPA/ACCA would be a plus Nature and Length of Previous Experience: Not less than 5 years experience in banking or financial related industry and Minimum 3 years experience in corporate banking. MENA working experience would be a plusSpecialist Knowledge: Strong credit analysis and risk management skills as well as ability to analyse and make sound judgements on complex financial information Soft Skills and Personality Strait• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal-fluency in English is essential• Good multiple-tasks management skill under pressure Age Preference : 27 – 40 Language Fluency Preference: Fluent in English, Mandarin speaking would be a plus

    In October 2008, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) formally entered into the Middle East region, establishing Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Middle East) Limited (regulated by the DFSA) and Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (QFC) Branch (authorized by the QFCRA) in quick succession and commencing businesses. This enables ICBC to become the pioneer of China-owned banks in the Middle East region, and will, on the basis of its advanced market position, excellent client base, multiple product structure, strong innovative ability and prominent brand value, allows ICBC to support various infrastructure financing demands in the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and the greater Middle East, and comprehensively provide various financial services including international trade, domestic guarantee and oversea credit, project financing, to become the economic bridge and channel between China and the Middle East region.

    At the end of 2009, ICBC succeeded in acquiring a wholesale banking license from Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates, which is seen as a big progress for ICBC in the Middle East region. Now a chain has been formed between the cities of Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Doha to provide more comprehensive financial services to ICBC clients in the region.

    ICBC will keep on improving its network within the Middle East region by relying on abundance of market resources, insistence on prioritizing commercial banking, striving to develop investment banking and asset management, so as to strengthen ICBC’s influence and competitiveness, and become the most influential and respectable bank in the region. More

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    Finance Operations Executive | Propel Consult

    Employment:

    Full Time

    A minimum of a bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance or any relevant fieldExceptional multi-tasking skills and ability to work in a fast-paced environmentExcellent written and verbal communication skillsCommitted to maintaining high quality standards and meeting deadlines under pressurefresh graduate with a minimum of 1 year of experience in finance and operations

    A minimum of a bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance or any relevant fieldExceptional multi-tasking skills and ability to work in a fast-paced environmentExcellent written and verbal communication skillsCommitted to maintaining high quality standards and meeting deadlines under pressurefresh graduate with a minimum of 1 year of experience in finance and operations

    Propel Consult delivers a service in step with the needs of both our client companies and candidates. Our ability to add value to all levels of recruitment stems from our wholehearted belief in providing a professional service to both parties.
    We have built relationships with many leading indigenous and mulitnational organisations throughout the Middle East and internationally in countries such as UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait, Egypt and many more.
    Concentrating our resources has created 5 distinct specialist divisions:

    Banking & Finance
    Human Resources
    Oil & Gas
    Construction
    Architecture & Engineering More

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    Head of Finance | Quest Search & Selection

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Quest is working in partnership with a well known trading company who are looking for Head of Finance role to be based in Sharjah, UAE. You will be working alongside a very qualified and professional team and will have several opportunities to learn and grow. As an Head of Finance, you will:* Responsible for Implementing all accounting, finance and treasury strategies and providing leadership, direction and management of the finance and accounting team through the finance leadership. * Providing strategic recommendations to the CEO/president and members of the executive management team.* Responsible for ensuring high ethical standards in the company by setting processes that will ensure company’s safety and securement, as per Company policy and procedures and in consultation with relevant departments.* Compliance with procedures to ensure process and procedures are within parameters set and agreed and in compliance with audit.Desirable skills and background:* Minimum graduate degree in Accounting and Finance* Professional qualification such as ACA/CA/ACCA/CIMA* Minimum 7 – 10 years’ experience leading an accounting and finance department within the Middle East/GCC region.* Strong experience implementing best practice and process around tax and VATWe request that candidates send their CV as a Microsoft Word document where possible.Quest Search and Selection is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

    Quest is working in partnership with a well known trading company who are looking for Head of Finance role to be based in Sharjah, UAE. You will be working alongside a very qualified and professional team and will have several opportunities to learn and grow. Candidates with experience in Big Audit firms and ACCA/ACMA/CIMA accreditations are preferred.Apply quickly through the job link provided or send your CVs online

    Quest Search & Selection is a specialist recruitment consultancy with over 20 years’ experience in sourcing the world’s best candidates for the global Retail, FMCG and Hospitality sectors.

    With offices in the UK & Dubai, we have an international presence and a global reach. Our recruiters place candidates locally and internationally for a wide variety of roles focusing on the following areas:

    Retail Buying & Merchandising, E-commerce & Digital, Food & Beverage, Hotels, Hospitality & Operations, Retail Stores & Operations, HR & Recruitment, Procurement, Supply Chain & Logistics, Sales & Marketing, Technical and New Product Development.

    We work in partnership with our clients who range from famous international brands within the Retail, Restaurant, Hotel and Consumer products space. Our reputation is built on our in-depth understanding of the industry and our consultants’ skill, knowledge and passion for their sectors. More

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    Deals, Business Recovery Services – Senior Associate | PricewaterhouseCoopers

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Line of ServiceAdvisoryDealsManagement LevelSenior AssociateJob Description & SummaryA career within Deals Business Recovery Services, will provide you with the opportunity to support our clients survive an imminent crisis or simply fix gaps in their organisation. We help clients, reduce balance sheet stress, generate cash and reduce costs or refinance to find the best source of capital to support their business objectives. Whatever the solution, we help them manage challenges until the job is done.Work and academic background:- 1-2 years of relevant experience in any Deals team in a Big4 or other advisory firm preferable- ACA, CFA or ACCA qualified and/or Master/Bachelors’ degree in Finance/Accounting- Ability to read & understanding financial statements & audit reports- Arabic speakers are a must- Proficiency in Ms Excel / google sheets, powerpoint / google slides- Experience with Power Bi, Tableau & financial modelling experience will be a plus

    Other required attributes:- Strong analytical skills but tempered with an ability to think laterally- Ability to deliver high quality written work- Strong attention to detail combined with an ability to see the big picture- Ability to work effectively in teams- Excellent interpersonal skills and confidence when interacting with others- Ability to quickly grasp key business drivers and specific valuation issues

    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 – Real Estate Strategy Senior Manager | PricewaterhouseCoopers

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Line of ServiceAdvisoryIndustry/SectorSpecialismOperations StrategyManagement LevelSenior ManagerJob Description & SummaryIn our Real Estate & Construction consulting practice, 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.Our team includes a diverse mix of profiles with people with relevant strategy and operations experience combined with deep industry expertise. Our real estate practice services include business restructuring, org transformation, gov. policy implementation, strategy dev., operational excellence. Our clients are Government Housing/ Real Estate Programs and Regulators Real Estate Developers and Contractors, and Real Estate Financers and Investors.As a Senior Manager within the REC team, you will be expected to:- Lead end-to-end Real Estate consulting engagements focused on evaluating current state, structuring analyses, applying analytical frameworks, and conceptualizing strategy development.- Lead and coach cross-functional internal and client teams, across business and Real Estate value chain- Developing yourself personally, taking a keen interest in trends in Real Estate industry and the impact on our clients so you can help shape their thinking and our success in the market- Contribute to the team growth by leading, and winning proposals to support our clients in Strategy development, operating model, organization structure, transformation and Implementation management, and operational excellence (processes and services)- You will undertake primarily client delivery work in KSA Supporting the development of new propositions to help our client standardize their operations in the most efficient and effective manner.- Working with colleagues in all Middle Eastern offices on client work and internal initiatives as well as with international teams where appropriate; and working to mentor and train other members of the business unit and the project team to foster a high-performance team environment.- You will develop your understanding of the key themes in the real estate market and in the region.

    Requirements:- Education: Bachelor’s degree- Preferable qualifications: MBA, PMP.- Years of Experience: Minimum 9 years of experience in management consulting focusing on Real-estate Industry- Exceptional analytical, commercial, and problem-solving skills that will allow to understand the drivers of a business, analyze their data, and use this to provide insight and advice to our clients- Extensive experience in managing strategy development and organizational transformation /restructuring projects- In-depth understanding and experience of strategy management and implementation, operating models design, change management, portfolio monetization and optimization strategies.- Excellent interpersonal, communication, and leadership skills.- Language Skills: Fluent in both English and Arabic

    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