Urgent job vacancies in Dubai abound as Grant Thornton, Mastercard, Johnson Matthey look to hire

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The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is currently experiencing growth in various industries, resulting in an abundance of job opportunities for professionals. The finance sector, in particular, is seeing a high demand for skilled workers.

So if you are looking for top Finance jobs in Dubai, then read on.

Today we have collated another 5 the latest job vacancies from Grant Thornton, Emaar, Mastercard, and the like.

Grant Thornton is looking to hire a Senior Manager – Indirect Tax 

Grant Thornton UAE is part of a global network of independent audit, tax, and advisory organizations operating in over 140 countries.

As the VAT laws in the region attain maturity, it is inevitable for companies to adopt correct practices. Our UAE VAT team helps manage clients’ global indirect tax risks which, as transactional taxes, can quickly become big liabilities.

Criteria for Success:

• 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
• Strong interpersonal and presentation capability
• Excellent analytical, organization, and engagement management skills
• Fluent communication skills in both written and spoken English
• Demonstrate a professional work ethic and integrity
• You’ll be professionally qualified, or qualified by experience in Tax
• You’ll be technically strong, with experience in advising clients on complex tax-related issues
• 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 true value within the region

Job Location

Dubai, UAE

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Group 42 is looking to hire a Director of Finance Operations

Group 42 is an artificial intelligence and cloud computing firm launched in 2018 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

G42 is driving change in the region and beyond, joining forces with nations, corporations, and individuals to create the infrastructure for tomorrow’s world.

This is a pivotable role responsible for developing and establishing finance operations infrastructure and strategy for Foresight. It entails responsibility for all aspects of the Financial Operations of the Foresight Group including accounting, reporting, statutory audit, AP, AR, working capital management, and taxes.

Function Financial Operations & Tax

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in leading financial operations and group accounting for a technological company
• Strong technical accounting and IFRS knowledge
• Professionally Certified Accountant with Big four experience Excellent communication and
• Stakeholder management skills
• Ability to inspire and manage a multicultural team of finance professionals

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Emaar is hiring for the Role of Finance

Emaar Properties is a worldwide Emirati real estate development firm headquartered in the United Arab Emirates. It is a publicly traded joint stock company that is listed on the Dubai Financial Market and has a market capitalization of US$15.5 billion as of June 2021.

The Finance function for Emaar engages in the development and execution of the activity concerned with the control & planning of financial resources, financial management of all operations, operational management of the accounting function, reporting, and providing insight and advice in all financial matters at a strategic level.

What you will need to succeed

• Minimum 4+ years of experience in a similar role
• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting/Finance, Plus CMA/CA/CA Inter/ACCA as additional
• Experience in financial & management accounting with IFRS knowledge.
• MS Office skills particularly strong capabilities in MS Excel.
• Working experience in Oracle is highly regarded
• Able to work independently and highly meticulous.

Job Location

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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Mastercard is hiring Manager for Corporate Treasury – PM

Mastercard Inc. is the world’s second-largest payment-processing firm. It provides a variety of financial services. The company’s headquarters are in New York, USA.

They are currently hiring a Manager to manage the Treasury team in Dubai with a focus on driving and supporting the FX trading operations, origination forecasting, liquidity management, and front-office treasury solutions for Mastercard’s Cross Border Services (XBS) business.

The responsibilities for this role include:

• Managing the FX team based out of Dubai that is responsible for establishing the daily trading & funding requirements, FX trade execution, and OI pricing for the region.
• Coordinating the daily forecasting and positioning of local currency liquidity to ensure smooth settlement of FX trades and continuity of customer payouts.
• Providing inputs to the Business Development and Product teams on pricing across send/receive currencies managed out of Dubai.

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Johnson Matthey is looking to hire a Financial Accountant

Johnson Matthey is a British multinational specialty chemicals and sustainable technologies company headquartered in London, England. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index

As part of the role you have to work closely with the Plant Accounting Services team as a customer of the Trial Balance data to ensure its accuracy and completeness; and with the Sector Controlling team to ensure the appropriate control environment is in place on-site.

Requirements for the role: 

• University degree qualification – essential.
• Professional accounting qualification, e.g. ACA, CIMA, or equivalent – desirable.
• Significant and substantial experience embedding compliance to accounting policies and controls in a global organization.
• Significant and substantial experience within Finance function preferably in the manufacturing environment. Other industries considered.
• Experience in the chemicals / automotive industry would be ideal.
• Ability to work collaboratively and provide appropriate challenge and insight, often under time pressure.
• Deep proficiency in IFRS preferred
• Experience in leading on controls, compliance, and risk management.
• Experience working collaboratively across functions to achieve shared organizational goals.
• Previous involvement in the introduction of new systems.

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These are the latest vacancies for Chartered Accountant jobs in UAE. Hurry and apply today.

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