Don’t Miss Out On These Top Finance Jobs In Dubai, UAE! Grant Thornton, Olam, KPMG, Are Hiring.

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Looking for a career that offers both professional growth and a diverse range of opportunities?

With a rapidly expanding economy and a booming finance sector, the UAE is a hotbed of job opportunities for skilled professionals.

And if you’re in search of a job as a Chartered Accountant in Dubai, UAE, or are a CPA or ACCA, look no further.

In this article, we’ve compiled the latest job vacancies from some of the biggest names, including Grant Thornton, Olam, KPMG, and EY.

Top Finance jobs in Dubai

Talabat – Accountant

Talabat is a Kuwait-based online food ordering service that was founded in 2004. Talabat operates in Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Qatar, Jordan, Egypt, and Iraq as of April 2021.

Talabat is looking to hire an Accountant.

Requirements:

• At least 4+ years of experience in Accounting and Finance
• Detail-oriented, structured, and know how to prioritize — you consider yourself as someone who delivers solutions and not bottlenecks to be solved.
• Able to interact with senior-level executives and can manage the expectations of multiple stakeholders.
• Excellent analytical and communication skills, and always like to be hands-on with several tools.
• Additionally, you have robust interpersonal and intercultural skills. You can inspire several teams and stakeholders to rally behind a mission.
• Language skills: Fluent English and Arabic would be highly advantageous.

Job location

Dubai, UAE

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Grant Thornton UAE – Senior Manager, Indirect Tax

Grant Thornton is the world’s seventh-largest professional services network by revenue, consisting of independent accounting and consulting member firms that provide assurance, tax, and advisory services to privately held businesses, public interest entities, and public sector entities.

Grant Thornton UAE is part of a global network of independent audit, tax, and advisory firms made up of some 62,000 people in over 140 countries.

Criteria for Success in this role:

• GCC or EU VAT experience is essential, knowledge of UAE, KSA, and Oman VAT law preferred
• M&A experience in transaction-based deals, model VAT audits, and restructuring preferred
• You’ll have a proven track record of leading engagements and an awareness of how to open up new business opportunities to contribute to the Team’s financial plans including revenue contribution and gross profit
• You’ll demonstrate exceptional leadership and coaching skills to develop teams and add actual value within the region

Job location

Dubai, UAE

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Olam – Internal Auditor

Olam Group is a leading food and agri-business supplying food, ingredients, feed, and fiber to 20,900 customers worldwide. Our value chain spans over 60 countries and includes farming, processing, and distribution operations and a sourcing network of an estimated 5.0 million farmers.

Role Specifications:

Education:

• Chartered Accountant or equivalent qualification

Experience:

• Post qualification experience of 7-10 years in Finance/Audit functions of MNCs – preferably FMCG Companies.
• Exposure to the following areas will be of added advantage –
• Working / audit experience in different geographies including Africa
• Data analytics tools and their usage for audit reviews
• Enterprise Risk Management
• TeamMate Software for audit documentation

Technical:

• Should have good exposure to working in SAP Environment.
• Strong understanding and awareness of Risk and Control concepts. Specific practical exposure to (but not limited to) General Ledger Review, Inventory Controls, AR/AP Controls, Banking controls, CAPEX, Direct/Indirect Taxation, operational & other manufacturing controls, etc.

Job location

Dubai, UAE

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Al Futtaim Automotive – Senior Growth Manager 

Established in the 1930s as a trading business, Al-Futtaim Group today is one of the most diversified and progressive, privately held regional businesses headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

A major division of the UAE-based Al-Futtaim Group of companies, Al-Futtaim Automotive is an industry leader in 10 countries across the Middle East, Asia, and Africa.

The Senior Growth Manager is responsible for supporting M&A outreach, and conducting the appraisal of new business investment opportunities, including initial financial and business case modeling.

Required Skills To Be Successful:

• Strong competencies in financial modeling, valuation, due diligence, and investment business case preparation are required, as well as working accounting knowledge.
• Experience in deal execution and valuation modeling
• Experience in venture capital, corporate finance, or due diligence
• Previous experience in high-growth businesses and start-ups

What Equips You For The Role:

• 10 years+ experience in evaluating deal flow, financial due diligence, financial modeling, consulting, and research companies  with more than 3 years of experience in the Automotive/ Mobility industry
• Adept at originating and executing corporate venture investments or partnership agreements, ideally in the Automotive or mobility space

Job location:

Dubai, UAE

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KPMG – Senior, Audit

KPMG is a global network of professional firms providing Audit, Tax, and Advisory services. KPMG International Limited is one of the Big Four accounting firms.

An Audit Senior works under the supervision of a Supervisor on particular engagements. Their primary responsibility is to prepare the working papers in accordance with the firm and professional standard, as delegated by the senior. Their primary job is to ensure they deliver quality services on a timely basis.

Education requirements:

• Bachelor in Commerce or Completed A levels or equivalent
• ACCA – Should have completed a minimum of 9 papers (F1-F9)
• CPA – Complete 2 papers
• ICAEW – Complete Professional Stage

Work experience requirements:

• 2 years – 3 years and above post-graduate experience
• Knowledge of accounting concepts
• Computer Literacy
• Strong analytical skills

Job location

Dubai, UAE

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EY – Consultant / Senior Consultant, Audit Valuation Specialist

Ernst & Young – EY, is one of the largest professional services networks in the world. It is considered one of the Big Four accounting firms along with Deloitte, KPMG, and PricewaterhouseCoopers.

As an executive of the Audit Specialist Support Hub, you will spend your day working as a member of MENA audit teams advising, coaching, and challenging your colleagues on various valuation estimates and assumptions.

Educational and other requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in the field of accounting & financial management
• Minimum of two years of work experience in financial consulting, with a specific focus on financial valuation
• Valuation and modeling experience in various sectors.
• In-depth understanding of complex valuation fundamentals [discounts & premiums, option pricing models, PWERM, intangible asset valuation], and experience in market assessment, market sizing, and supply-demand gaps analysis
• Knowledge of IFRS and managing complex audit engagements

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Previous valuation and modeling experience in a professional services/Big 4 or similar environment
• Understanding of the broader GCC/MENA market
• Ability to Identify and address indicators of possible management bias towards accounting valuation estimates.

Job location

Dubai, UAE

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