IFS - Finance - Business unit coordinator - Senior Associate... - PwC-Dubai
Dubai -Line of Service Internal Firm Services Industry/Sector Not Applicable Specialism IFS - Internal Firm Services - Other Management Level Senior Associate Job Description & Summary A career within Finance Consulting services, will provide the opportunity to work alongside CEOs, CFOs, controllers and treasurers to optimise the structure of their finance functions and improve their contribution to the business. We support our clients by addressing the challenges of achieving appropriate standards of control, efficient back office opportunities and support to the business through insight and challenge. Experienced BUC required, being responsible for supporting the business operations of one or more medium/large practices, for all processes from project kick-off to project closure. The role involves daily operations & processes, community building, support of sales and people processes. The right candidate will offer strategic support and handle operations for practice financials and account management in liaison with the BU’s Partners, Directors and Business Unit Finance Analyst. Candidate must be comfortable working with numerous internal support departments on projects relating to our people, marketing & knowledge management. The successful candidate will report predominantly to the Business Unit Leader and BU COO, Partners and Directors. You will also report to the Advisory Finance team leader, providing updates which will go directly to the Middle East Consulting Leadership Team (CLT). Your local Finance Manager will provide guidance regarding compliance with relevant territory policies and procedures. Business acumen Provide a service directly to the Business Unit Leader in the provision of verified BU data, information and reports and particularly KPIs. Support the BUL as required in addressing business opportunities and development. Through observation and understanding of the operation of the BU, contribute improvement and development ideas and proposals as appropriate. Support BU growth by the organisation of various internal and external business unit activities as agreed with the BUL. Specifically plan and prepare quarterly business review meetings, practice meetings, and monthly team meetings to include: logistics, agenda creation, meeting support, and report creation. Ensure that all compliance requirements for new engagements and contracts are met fully and exceptions reported. Set up new opportunities, engagements and contracts and maintain existing ones using the firms iPower CRM (no longer ClientStream) and finance systems. Obtain new job codes and ensure correct use throughout the life of engagements. New jobs are to be scheduled in Retain and resourcing issues reported/resolved. Update status as needed. Relationships Work closely with peers and team members at all levels, sharing knowledge and providing support where needed. Technical capabilities On a monthly basis, analyse and report (vs budget) project revenue across territories for each partner and for the BU. Maintain billing, provisions and adjustments as necessary and to contract/policy. Maintain a dialogue with the Finance team in order to reconcile and verify reported data. Maintain accurate records of backlog, reconcile and report to Finance monthly. Reconcile the backlog against actual data after each rollover. Enter own time and expenses in accordance with firm's policy and monitor BU staff/ partner performance reporting any issues to the relevant partners particularly drawing attention to backlogs and potential consequences. Decisions made by job holder on own account Monitor and review net investment with the partner(s) across the portfolio monthly, taking action as directed. Ensure that all compliance requirements for new engagements and contracts are met fully and exceptions reported. Assist with the creation of annual budgets for the BU, together with regular forecasts and reviews. Particularly monitor changes to headcount and maintain accurate records reporting variances against budget and guidelines. Monitor engagements and contracts to ensure accurate and timely recording of time and expenses to correct codes and billing in accordance with the letters of engagement. Monitor net investment and specifically WIP and debtors and report issues and risks accordingly. Monitor older WIP and confirm the billing plan. Monitor older debts and ensure that relevant partners are aware of unpaid debts and potential/actual provisions. Ensure that there is activity to chase overdue debts. Ensure coordination of Inter-territory engagements/ projects monitoring WIP and billing and overall engagement performance, raising issues with the partner where appropriate. Plan and manage events/ conferences providing a complete hosting service as required such that all objectives are met. Whole leadership Deal proactively with incoming calls and correspondence providing correct responses and solutions. Prepare and format documents according to the firms standards using the correct branding. Manage documentation in an orderly and systematic way so that related documents and communications can be easily retrieved in future. Essential skills & attributes: Has the competencies to perform the BUCs role effectively Excellent oral and written communication skills as well as basic presentation skills Affinity to work with quantitative data, good analytics Organizational talent: Ability to work within a fast-paced & unstructured environment. Must be able to multi-task and effectively and continually prioritise Service-orientated attitude, proactive thinker, networker, information seeker, team player Excellent time management, communication and organizational skills Extensive knowledge of relevant computer software (e.g. Microsoft Office), Excel, PowerPoint and Lotus Notes Willingness and interest to frequently interact with and reach out to Partners, Principals and the team and to engage in limited travel for team meetings, training, etc. Ability to interact efficiently with senior members of the firm across multiple time zones Desirable skills / experience: 4-5 years relevant experience Background in finance or accounting preferred Experience in consulting preferred Understanding of the Firm’s marketing and business development and the Firm’s Service Offerings Education University Degree Education (if blank, degree and/or field of study not specified) Degrees/Field of Study required: Degrees/Field of Study preferred: Certifications (if blank, certifications not specified) Desired Languages (If blank, desired languages not specified) Travel Requirements 0% Available for Work Visa Sponsorship? Yes Government Clearance Required? Yes Job Posting End Date
IFS - Financial Solutions Manager, Dubai - -Dubai
Dubai -Line of Service Internal Firm Services Industry/Sector Not Applicable Specialism Finance Management Level Manager Job Description & Summary DFSI is responsible for the Firm’s finance solutions and information. The Finance Technical Manager is focused on development and continuous improvement of the firm’s finance systems and ensuring of its smooth operation across the finance function. The person also is responsible for ensuring the systems are kept up to date , support levels provided to its users and also ensuring critical matters are escalated and resolved in a timely manner. Technical Managing the firms finance systems and ensuring its smooth operation across the finance function. Ensuring the systems are kept up to date with necessary version changes as provided by respective vendors Ensuring adequate support levels are provided to users and issues raised are resolved in a timely manner with minimal disruption to operations. Ensuring critical matters are escalated to supporting hosting centres or vendors in a timely manner Ensuring any disruption of services are communicated to finance stakeholders and users in a reliable and timely fashion. Ensuring master data, security and other system administer activities are wholly owned and administered in a responsible manner. Ensuring the use of the firm’s systems are for the benefit of the firm and any abuse or misuse is reported to department head in a timely manner. Customer Liaising with different stakeholders across finance or the business to understand business process and operations and to ensure system changes/configurations are done to support the business. Periodic review of business process against system setup to ensure the system is supporting the firm’s business and any gaps identified are raised to team lead and vendors respectively. Deliver timely and high quality feedback to users on various system changes. Internal Process Ensure that all system upgrades, downtimes or any disruption of services is planned and communicated in a timely manner. Learning & Growth Capture system changes, functional documentation and other relevant documents into a repository to build the team's knowledge management database Responsible for the continuing professional development of self and junior team members Education Master degree in Computer Science or equivalent. Language Fluency in spoken and written English with excellent communication skills, proficiency in Arabic is an advantage Specific Experience 8+ years demonstrated experience in ERP management Exposure to global best practices and trends in the software industry Technical Skills Good analytical and data skills Good consultative, and communication skills; as well as the ability to make good judgment and work with both technical and business personnel Experience in several of the following areas but not limited to: Cisco Network technologies, web hosting, Cyber Security. Enterprise SAN and Server/Desktop virtualisation. Enterprise Java and Microsoft Technologies (including IIS, SharePoint, .Net/TFS, SQL Server and SSIS). Ability to work collaboratively within a team to develop and implement a vision that reflects local nuances, but is aligned to Global direction of the firm In depth knowledge of designing and implementing policies and procedures related to IT Infrastructure Excellent Microsoft Excel skills Soft Skills Ability to influence senior management and to maintain a strong working relationship with colleagues across the function Excellent communications skills in English, including written communication skills Good organisation and office management skills to ensure coverage of workload, time management skills and proactivity needed Good decision making skills Capability to work well in a team Skilled in maintaining client relationships Strong liaison skills, with the ability to maintain geographical relationships Excellent level of accuracy to a high level of detail Strong customer service skills Strong work ethic Ethical Conduct Education (if blank, degree and/or field of study not specified) Degrees/Field of Study required: Degrees/Field of Study preferred: Certifications (if blank, certifications not specified) Desired Languages (If blank, desired languages not specified) Travel Requirements 0% Available for Work Visa Sponsorship? Yes Government Clearance Required? Yes Job Posting End Date
Opening for Senior .Net Developer-Dubai Location - -Dubai
Dubai -The Role Job Description for Senior .Net Developer: Exp in .net with latest version Good exp in MVC Must have exp in K2 Exp in Jason Good in Tableau Exp in Web API’s Experience: 3+ Years Location: Dubai - Location Company Name: Raqmiyat LLC Client: Government Client in Dubai - Duration: 12 Months renewable(Long term Contract) Nationality: Arabic Requirements Job Description for Senior .Net Developer: Exp in .net with latest version Good exp in MVC Must have exp in K2 Exp in Jason Good in Tableau Exp in Web API’s Experience: 3+ Years Location: Dubai - Location Company Name: Raqmiyat LLC Client: Government Client in Dubai - Duration: 12 Months renewable(Long term Contract) Nationality: Arabic About the company Raqmiyat, a leading Systems Integration and IT Services company founded in 1983 in the United Arab Emirates, provides world class business solutions through its expertise in various domains and partnership with international firms of repute. Raqmiyat is one of the Al Ghurair Group of Companies and an ISO 9001:2000 & CMMI Level 3 certified organization. We enable our clients to create and execute their digital transformation strategies. Our service is differentiated by the imagination, knowledge and experience across industries and technologies that we bring to every project we undertake.