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    Telecaller | A Leading Company In UAE

    Employment:

    Full Time

    We are urgently looking to telecaller both male and female for personal finance and Credit Card Sale at our Dubai office for reputed Finance company. The ideal candidate will be responsible for building and maintaining a strong sales pipeline. You will do so by identifying key business opportunities and segmented prospects.Freshers Can Also Apply.

    The ideal candidate will be responsible for building and maintaining a strong sales pipeline. You will do so by identifying key business opportunities and segmented prospects.

    A leading company in UAE. More

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    Head of Operations | QS Quest

    Employment:

    Full Time

    My client is a very reputable CMA registered investment group in Saudi Arabia and they require a Head of Operations (Saudi National). The Head of Operations will plan, direct and coordinate the operations within the company. They are responsible for ensuring and improving the performance, productivity, efficiency and profitability of departmental and organizational operations through the provision of effective methods and strategies.To be considered for the role, candidates should have experience within one of the CMA registered investment based groups in Saudi Arabia and should held a minimum of Operations Manager position. This is only open to Saudi Nationals.

    Salary:
    SAR
    35,000 to 50,000
    per month inclusive of fixed allowances.
    Additional benefits: + medical + standard benefits + bonus

    My client is a very reputable CMA registered investment group in Saudi Arabia and they require a Head of Operations (Saudi National). The Head of Operations will plan, direct and coordinate the operations within the company. They are responsible for ensuring and improving the performance, productivity, efficiency and profitability of departmental and organizational operations through the provision of effective methods and strategies.To be considered for the role, candidates should have experience within one of the CMA registered investment based groups in Saudi Arabia and should held a minimum of Operations Manager position. This is only open to Saudi Nationals.

    QS Quest Ltd – Your Middle East Recruitment Partner

    QS Quest Ltd are a niche Recruitment Consultancy specialising in the placement of Construction & Engineering professionals into the Middle East. We deliver end to end recruitment for both client and candidate, with the ability to identify key Construction & Engineering professionals from all nationalities.

    With a detailed knowledge of the local Middle East market, we have a proven track record of sourcing and delivering key staff for some of the regions most recognised Construction & Engineering projects.

    Geographical areas covered are: Saudi Arabia, Qatar, UAE, Kuwait, Oman. Bahrain and Iran. More

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    Senior Consultant – Strategy Consulting – Global Firm | Michael Page

    Employment:

    Full Time

    As a Senior Consultant you will be required to oversee several interesting and exciting Strategy and Advisory engagements across the Middle East.Client DetailsInternational consulting firm with a variety of very well-established and successful practices, undergoing exciting growth plans across the Middle East.Description* Work closely with senior management to plan and develop project engagement strategies based on operational constraints.* Develop a strong understanding of key sector trends to analyse performance drivers and business trends.* Conduct quantitative and qualitative analysis of industry data to justify strategy considerations in line with the client’s objective.* Incorporate insights and recommendations from stakeholders to propose viable solutions that aim to leverage client’s position in the market.* Utilize your knowledge of complex strategy concepts to serve as the organisation’s subject matter expert.Job Offer* Attractive, tax-free salary* Opportunity to work for a leading, global organisation in the Middle East.* Extensive business travel and generous travel benefits* Structured and measurable progression and growth opportunities* Opportunity to work with inspiring, engaging, and driven leadership.

    * An undergraduate degree from a top-tier university, preferably in the fields of economics, business administration, public policy, finance, or engineering.* An MBA or relevant master’s degree is strongly beneficial but not essential.* At least 3 – 5 years’ experience in strategy consulting within a top firm or a mix of strategy consulting and relevant industry experience.* Strong familiarity with strategic models, metrices and best practices* Strong command of written and spoken English; Arabic language skills are strongly preferred.* Excellent verbal and written presentation skills* Ability to interact and engage with the C-level management and executive leadership team.

    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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    Associate, Accounts Payable (Interim) | Charterhouse

    Employment:

    Contract

    Charterhouse are currently in the process of supporting one of our banking client’s, to identify and recruit, an Associate level candidate within an accounts payable and administration function for a temporary-based contract. This role shall be geared towards the handling and ownership of all local and international accounts payable operations, whilst managing the transactional accounting and general ledger sheets, across an Oracle-based system. This will primarily link to managing and verifying all vendor payments, along with the monthly processing of staff expense claims across the regional business, whilst ensuring any VAT coding and/or filing for financial reporting purposes. This aspect of the role shall also require an accounting alignment and compliance-check, to meet any group audit requirements, whilst also managing bank reconciliations and systems consolidation. In conjunction, the role will also cover an administrative discipline; whereby areas of contractual documents, financial records and office manuals are established, controlled and updated on a timely basis for both compliance cross-check and audit processes.

    Our client will look to hire a junior professional with a finance and/or accountancy-based Degree and career background. The successful candidate will demonstrate up to 3 years of experience, within a mainstream accounts payable operation, managing a volume and quality-driven workload. This is coupled with the candidate requiring strong ERP and/or accounting software exposure. An advanced level of Excel understanding shall be required too; allowing for strong recording and analytical-based processes within the accounting and reporting aspects of the role. The client will look for a candidate whom can demonstrate strong, detailed and pragmatic organisational skills; to ensure that all administrative responsibilities can be completed and upgraded where applicable. In light of the interim/temporary nature of the role, the client will consider candidates whom are immediately available in the market.

    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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    AVP or VP – Market and Liquidity Risk – KSA National | Michael Page

    Employment:

    Full Time

    The selected candidate will assist the Country CRO to build the newly established unit and expected to harness a strong Risk governance framework covering the Bank in KSA.The candidate is responsible for assisting Country CRO in robust independent oversight and monitoring of Market & Liquidity risk.Client DetailsInternational BankDescriptionRisk Management Framework* Assist Country CRO in implementation of risk management systems, policies, procedures and reports for risk mitigation and risk appetite and subsequently review the risk quantum to assess level of exposure relative to risk appetite in partnership with Group Risk heads.* Assist in the development, and implementation of risk models to minimise undue risk exposure and monitor key risk indicators of the FAB Franchise in KSA’s risk profile with the aim to report and analyse the risk environment,* emerging risk factors, losses and near misses.* Support Country CRO in the development and implementation of risk management policies in partnership with group risk heads to ensure effective assessment and management of risks within the established levels.* Monitor the overall portfolio for early detection of deterioration, stress testing and portfolio limit management to assure compliance with the risk governance framework.* Monitor identification, assessment and documentation of risk management and controls, including risks associated with new or modified products, services, distribution channels, regulations and third party operations to achieve compliance with defined policies and framework.* From a functional perspective key accountabilities will include the following (as applicable)Market Risk* Roll-out the market risk policy incl. the limit setting process for FAB Franchise in KSA* Implement the Market risk limits and risk appetite framework in line with Group Framework* Roll-out risk measurement and management including market risk appetite for the branch the definition of action plans, owners and escalation path* Identify the market risks relevant for FAB Franchise in KSA, run the risk assessment (including the potential impact ) to the branch* Manage the collateral management for counterparties trading in FAB Franchise in KSA. Send the valuation/MtM report for the clients of Int’l locations.* Ensure timely reporting of inputs to ALCO / IMCO for FAB Franchise in KSA; Monitor and report the risk arising from local systems other than Murex (such as FX exposure)Liquidity Risk* Roll-out the ALM policy liquidity risk strategy, interest rate risk strategy and contingency funding planning* Run the risk measurement for FAB Franchise in KSA incl. the definition of action plans, owners, and escalation path; define connex to risk appetite framework incl. setting of limits and on-going exposure management* Validate / Review FTP Curves, methodologies for FAB Franchise in KSA* Define measurement tools for ALM risk such as liquidity gaps/ratios, interest rate gaps/sensitivities; define and roll-out mitigation strategies through hedging for FAB Franchise in KSA* Assess identified liquidity risks and interest rate risks; incl. probability calcs and potential impacts for the branch; assess the sufficiency of liquid assets (normal; stress); analyze the concentration risk on the liabilities side; assess effectiveness of B/S hedges* Run the risk identification and measurement procedures re liquidity risk and interest rate risk for FAB Franchise in KSA and report to ALCO* Roll-out and run the approval process of excesses above limits for the branch Apprise; ALCO; Senior Management re ALM risks through gap reporting (ratios, analysis, etc.); run periodic stress analysis and reporting; review contingency funding plans for the branchRisk Management OperationsMonitor the periodical review of the products and processes and provide risk mitigation controls while ensuring the accurate identification of risk exposure in new products and services to ensure that risk implications are * Appropriately considered and mitigated.* Monitor risk management metrics and monitor breaches to protect commercial and customer interests ensuring compliance with internal policy and external reporting requirements for the international region / location.Job OfferCompetitive salary package

    Minimum Qualification* Bachelor’s degree in Finance or related discipline.* Master’s degree in Business Administration, or a related discipline is preferred.* Professional Certification in CFA, FRM, or a related discipline is preferred.Minimum Experience* 7-10 years’ relevant experience in the banking sector with at least 4 years in similar positions of progressively increasing managerial responsibilities in the Market & Liquidity risk management function.

    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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    Compliance Manager | Robert Half

    Employment:

    Full Time

    The Role * Review of Shariah compliance and control checklists and standard operating procedures (SOPs).* Review the process flows and transaction structure.* Review the product manuals and Legal document in order to comply with Shariah.* Support the Credit Manager regarding the Shariah consideration in transactions/process flows.* Managing and keeping records of all the process flows.* Developing performance measurement tools for the Shariah compliance department.* Support the Credit Manager in structuring the transaction and developing the process flows. In consultation with Resident Shariah Board Member (RSBM) / Head Shariah Compliance Department (SCD).* In order to monitor and ensure Shariah compliance of Islamic Banking operations on an ongoing basis with the rules and principles of Shari’ah, Conduct an internal Shari’ah control review of the Islamic Banking business units, branches, and other Head Office departments.* To ensure that the Islamic Banking operations are in conformity with fatawa /guidelines issued by Shariah Board (SB) of the Bank and directives, regulation, instructions and guidelines issued by SBP in accordance with the rulings of SBP’s Shari’ah Board.* Submit reports regarding the status of compliance of audit observations to the Shariah Board (SB) for information on a periodic basis and will enforce the Shari’ah Audit Reports, Shariah observations during compliance review and SBP inspections to Islamic Banking.* Facilitate Training Unit of Human Resources Department to develop Shariah training material and to organize Shari’ah training activities as per training plan approved by the management and the Shariah Board (SB).

    The Candidate * At least 5 years of experience in the financial services sector with a focus on Islamic Finance.* Solid knowledge in Islamic banking operations, procedures, products, transactions and different structures.* Extensive knowledge and understanding of Shari’ah guidelines and principlesSalary and Benefits* 40,000 DOE

    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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    Business Development Manager | Propel Consult

    Employment:

    Full Time

    CompanyOur client is an international payment services company. They are currently looking for a Business Development Manager to be based in Bahrain.Duties & Responsibilities: Strategic• Identifying new sales leads • Pitching products and/or services • Maintaining fruitful relationships with existing customers • Developing growth strategies and plans • Managing and retaining relationships with existing clients • Introduce our products and services to banks and financial institutions through effective partnerships • Identifying and mapping business strengths and customer needs • Researching business opportunities and viable income streams • Reporting on successes and areas needing improvementsOperational • Researching organizations and individuals online (especially on social media) to identify new leads and potential new markets• Researching the needs of other companies and learning who makes decisions about purchasing• Contacting potential clients via email or phone to establish rapport and set up meetings• Planning and overseeing new marketing initiatives • Attending conferences, meetings, and industry events • Research and identify new business opportunities – including new markets, growth areas, trends, customers, partnerships, products and services – or new ways of reaching existing marketsPeople• Contacting clients to inform them about new developments in the company’s products• Negotiating and renegotiating by phone, email, and in person • Developing sales goals for the team and ensuring they are met• Training personnel and helping team members develop their skills• Equipping staff with the technical and social skills needed to enhance sales• Reviewing clients’ feedback and implementing necessary changes• Remaining in tune with trends in consumption to ensure that our offerings remain relevant• Liaise with the all departments in the company as appropriate• Seek ways of improving the way the business operates• Attend seminars, conferences, and events where appropriate

    Qualification & Requirements:• Bachelor’s degree in Related field• 5-10 years of B2B sales experience gained within sales, marketing, or business administration• Preferable in financial institutions B2B acquiring business• Proven sales track record• Experience in customer support is a plus

    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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    Mercury Transaction Support Associate – Finance | Ernst & Young

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Mercury Transaction Support Associate – Finance – KarachiThe opportunityAs we roll out the Next Wave Strategy across EY and with our MENA Service Lines starting a new journey with a bold purpose of building a better working world by transforming business through the power of people, technology and innovation, the role of Mercury Transaction Support (MTS) Associate becomes even more critical to ensure that firm liabilities are correctly stated at any given point & balance sheet reflects the correct position of vendors. As we expand our MENA service lines, we have identified the need to have additional support in the finance functions. The MTS team will support the engagement teams in the mercury transaction processing. The team will work closely with the engagement teams and MENA market finance team. The service includes opportunity creation, opportunity management, pricing, code creation, budgeting, ETC and billing. The role also includes providing analytics and scenario analysis of engagement financials to improve margin.Your key responsibilities:• Based on the input provided by the Client Serving Executives (CSEs) the MTS team will Create opportunity, pricing, budgeting, ETC, Billing etc.• Work closely with the MENA Mercury Business Advisors to make sure that service line protocols are followed in each transaction activity• Provide analytical support, wherever needed to CSEsSkills and attributes for success:• Ability to solve problems and provide credible solutions• Confident to challenge where appropriate• Strong analytical and numeracy skills, with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail• Good time management skills and able to balance multiple priorities by considering risk, importance and level of urgency• Eagerness to learn quickly, be proactive and share knowledge• Well-developed listening skills combined with the capability to apply judgment and seek guidance when escalation to a functional expert is appropriate

    To qualify for the role, you must have: • Used to working in a fast-paced environment with a strong work ethic• 2+ years of experience in transaction processing field, ideally in a professional services firm• Able to interact well with people at all levels within the firm and build strong relationships• Having strong knowledge of MS Office Packages. Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Word and Power BI.• Having excellent communications and organizational skills.• Detail oriented and eager to analyze and solve complex cases.• Have a finance related degree, studying for an accountancy qualification or experience working for a professional service or consultancy environment.• Be innovative, confident and creative thinker with ability to make quick decisions.Ideally, you will also have• A business/commercial degree or post graduate.• Experience in budgeting and account forecasting.• People management and development experience.• Great knowledge of market activities.• Good business-related experience background.What we look forWe are looking for people who can combine, great listening skills, collaboration, influencing and commercial acumen. Being able thrive in an ever changing, diverse, multi-cultural environment where we expect exceptional quality and show passion for your work will set you up for success.What we offer We offer a competitive compensation package where you’ll be rewarded based on performance and recognized for the value you bring to our business. Plus, we offer: • Continuous learning: You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next. • Success as defined by you: We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way. • Transformative leadership: We’ll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs. • Diverse and inclusive culture: You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs. If you can demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible. The exceptional EY experience. It’s yours to build. EY Building a better working world EY exists to build a better working world, helping to create long-term value for clients, people and society and build trust in the capital markets. Enabled by data and technology, diverse EY teams in over 150 countries provide trust through assurance and help clients grow, transform and operate. Working across assurance, consulting, law, strategy, tax and transactions, EY teams ask better questions to find new answers for the complex issues facing our world today.

    EY is a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services. The insights and quality services we deliver help build trust and confidence in the capital markets and in economies the world over. We develop outstanding leaders who team to deliver on our promises to all of our stakeholders. In so doing, we play a critical role in building a better working world for our people, for our clients and for our communities.

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    The MENA practice of EY has been operating in the region since 1923. For over 95 years, we have grown to over 7,500 people united across 21 offices and 16 countries, sharing the same values and an unwavering commitment to quality. As an organization, we continue to develop outstanding leaders who deliver exceptional services to our clients and who contribute to our communities. We are proud of our accomplishments over the years, reaffirming our position as the largest and most established professional services organization in the region More