Accountant - Multinational, FMCG
Michael
Page
Jeddah,
Saudi Arabia
The Role
Our client
is a multibillion dollar FMCG organization headquartered in USA. Spanning
across 60 countries, the organization has over 200 companies segmented into
multiple divisions.
The Accountant will be responsible for complete oversight of the Accounts Receivable function locally and will report directly to the Senior Accountant with dotted line reporting to the Regional Financial Controller.
The job requires:
- Strong knowledge of accounts receivables and collections
- Oversight of the AR function within the organization which will include setting up collection plans for customers, analysing customer spend waterfalls and developing strong internal control mechanisms
- Ensuring accurate and timely AR reports and assist with aging/debtor analysis
- Prior exposure to answering monthly bank account reconciliation questions, processing customer sales orders, collecting customer funds and invoicing customers
- Continuous monitoring of customer account details for non-payments, delayed payments and other irregularities
What's on Offer
Competitive tax free package with benefits. Remuneration will be offered to reflect the strength of your expertise and experience and will include excellent expatriate benefits.
The Accountant will be responsible for complete oversight of the Accounts Receivable function locally and will report directly to the Senior Accountant with dotted line reporting to the Regional Financial Controller.
The job requires:
- Strong knowledge of accounts receivables and collections
- Oversight of the AR function within the organization which will include setting up collection plans for customers, analysing customer spend waterfalls and developing strong internal control mechanisms
- Ensuring accurate and timely AR reports and assist with aging/debtor analysis
- Prior exposure to answering monthly bank account reconciliation questions, processing customer sales orders, collecting customer funds and invoicing customers
- Continuous monitoring of customer account details for non-payments, delayed payments and other irregularities
What's on Offer
Competitive tax free package with benefits. Remuneration will be offered to reflect the strength of your expertise and experience and will include excellent expatriate benefits.
Requirements
- Should
possess a relevant professional qualification (ACCA/CPA/CA)
- Has a minimum of 3-5 years’ experience in a previous accounting based role
- Has a Transferable Iqama
- Has prior accounting experience in a multinational company (FMCG preferred)
- Should have experience in establishing internal procedures, processes and controls for strong accounts receivable statutory compliance
- Has strong interpersonal and communication skills, for liaising with senior management and operational staff
- Is attentive to detail and accuracy with the ability to analyse relevant financial information
- Is entrepreneurial in nature with strong negotiating skills
- Has a minimum of 3-5 years’ experience in a previous accounting based role
- Has a Transferable Iqama
- Has prior accounting experience in a multinational company (FMCG preferred)
- Should have experience in establishing internal procedures, processes and controls for strong accounts receivable statutory compliance
- Has strong interpersonal and communication skills, for liaising with senior management and operational staff
- Is attentive to detail and accuracy with the ability to analyse relevant financial information
- Is entrepreneurial in nature with strong negotiating skills
About the
Company
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.
Executive Principal
Ruskin
Education
Riyadh,
Saudi Arabia
he Role
The School
Leader will be responsible for running the school by academically and
operationally leading the academic community, casting and developing the
school’s vision, managing the school’s business and overseeing the
implementation of the transformation plan recently developed by the school. The
School Leader will also mentor a young Saudi lady to become the school’s future
school leader.
Reporting:
- Reporting on the school’s day to day progress to the Board representative
- Reporting on the school’s transformation to the Executive Committee
- The school leader will work with an executive committee board member to communicate to parents and the regulator.
Overall Duties & Responsibilities
- Provide academic & operational leadership of the school to ensure high academic school performance and efficient & effective operations
- Lead the implementation of the recently developed transformation plan, evaluate and report progress of the transformation plan.
- Perform a variety of administrative duties involved in school operations, academic transformation, strategic planning, and quality assurance.
Daily activities/responsibilities include:
- Strategic leadership of the senior management;
- Strategic and day-to-day running of the three sections of school through the Senior Management Team, dealing with staff and pupils;
- The management of curriculum matters, through Academic Supervisors
- Recruit and manage high quality teachers and leaders by developing a plan to attract the best teachers in conjunction with management;
- Making sure that the academic and pastoral needs of all students, including those with special educational needs, are met by working with senior Academic and Student Affairs personnel to accurately determine students’ needs and ensure that effective programmes of support and guidance are implemented effectively;
- Leading school ethos through Speech Days, Assemblies, meetings of groups or individuals and letters;
- Overseeing student discipline by working with faculty and by building relationships with students;
- Evaluation of departmental work through analysis of a breadth of information and data;
- Monitoring student progress through exams, reports and the scrutiny of work.
- Forward planning to improve the management or facilities in the school, working through the School Committee and Executive Committee to ensure a programme of continuous improvement against agreed priorities.
Aims
- To improve the Student Learning & Outcomes (e.g. Build instructional leadership capacity, build teacher capacity, establish rigorous standards based assessment processes)
- To ensure a caring, healthy and happy community which emphasizes high moral standards, self-discipline, emotional and spiritual development consistent with the School’s environment
- To help in strengthening the school’s reputation with parents and the community and upholding the strong school ethos within a context of high performance but with empathy to the needs of all staff and students;
- To institutionalize school operations ( e.g. oversee policies documentation, processes standardization)
- To help in improving school efficiency (e.g. identify cost saving opportunities and execute cost saving initiatives)
- Create an appropriate and strong management and faculty team that is committed to challenging low performance and to ensuring that the needs of every students are effectively met and that teaching consistently provides the quality students need to achieve well;
- Establish effective systems for managing staff performance and holding teachers and managers to account, and to ensure effective monitoring and evaluation of standards, provision and improvement;
- Share and delegate through distributing leadership responsibility and accountability across the school;
- Promote an internal organization that permits transparent, open communication at all levels;
- Work to produce smooth day-to-day internal operations
Salary: 50-60,000 SAR per month along with additional benefits including housing, healthcare and flights, the detail of which will be negotiable based on experience
Paperwork Requirements: Notarized and Attested academic degrees, teaching certificates, transcripts, marriage and dependent birth certificates. You will be advised of school requirements
Reporting:
- Reporting on the school’s day to day progress to the Board representative
- Reporting on the school’s transformation to the Executive Committee
- The school leader will work with an executive committee board member to communicate to parents and the regulator.
Overall Duties & Responsibilities
- Provide academic & operational leadership of the school to ensure high academic school performance and efficient & effective operations
- Lead the implementation of the recently developed transformation plan, evaluate and report progress of the transformation plan.
- Perform a variety of administrative duties involved in school operations, academic transformation, strategic planning, and quality assurance.
Daily activities/responsibilities include:
- Strategic leadership of the senior management;
- Strategic and day-to-day running of the three sections of school through the Senior Management Team, dealing with staff and pupils;
- The management of curriculum matters, through Academic Supervisors
- Recruit and manage high quality teachers and leaders by developing a plan to attract the best teachers in conjunction with management;
- Making sure that the academic and pastoral needs of all students, including those with special educational needs, are met by working with senior Academic and Student Affairs personnel to accurately determine students’ needs and ensure that effective programmes of support and guidance are implemented effectively;
- Leading school ethos through Speech Days, Assemblies, meetings of groups or individuals and letters;
- Overseeing student discipline by working with faculty and by building relationships with students;
- Evaluation of departmental work through analysis of a breadth of information and data;
- Monitoring student progress through exams, reports and the scrutiny of work.
- Forward planning to improve the management or facilities in the school, working through the School Committee and Executive Committee to ensure a programme of continuous improvement against agreed priorities.
Aims
- To improve the Student Learning & Outcomes (e.g. Build instructional leadership capacity, build teacher capacity, establish rigorous standards based assessment processes)
- To ensure a caring, healthy and happy community which emphasizes high moral standards, self-discipline, emotional and spiritual development consistent with the School’s environment
- To help in strengthening the school’s reputation with parents and the community and upholding the strong school ethos within a context of high performance but with empathy to the needs of all staff and students;
- To institutionalize school operations ( e.g. oversee policies documentation, processes standardization)
- To help in improving school efficiency (e.g. identify cost saving opportunities and execute cost saving initiatives)
- Create an appropriate and strong management and faculty team that is committed to challenging low performance and to ensuring that the needs of every students are effectively met and that teaching consistently provides the quality students need to achieve well;
- Establish effective systems for managing staff performance and holding teachers and managers to account, and to ensure effective monitoring and evaluation of standards, provision and improvement;
- Share and delegate through distributing leadership responsibility and accountability across the school;
- Promote an internal organization that permits transparent, open communication at all levels;
- Work to produce smooth day-to-day internal operations
Salary: 50-60,000 SAR per month along with additional benefits including housing, healthcare and flights, the detail of which will be negotiable based on experience
Paperwork Requirements: Notarized and Attested academic degrees, teaching certificates, transcripts, marriage and dependent birth certificates. You will be advised of school requirements
Requirements
- Master
Degree in Education or Leadership
- Bachelor Degree
- Minimum 5 years teaching experience at Secondary grade level
- Experience in leading a school and transforming a school
- Ability to successfully lead a school academically, operationally and administratively
- Ability to improve a school’s performance;
- Strong educational and pedagogical understanding;
- Ability to effectively manage both performance and people including the use of coaching and mentoring to improve team performance;
- Knowledgeable on the issue of inclusion and meeting the needs of the breadth of the student community;
- Arabic speaker as an advantage;
- Can communicate clearly throughout all departments of the school
- Understanding of challenges and ability to adapt to the organization’s structure
- Sensitive to local culture and heritage;
- Able to work with a multicultural work force;
- Effectively using technology in the school
Due to the forthcoming retirement of the current postholder, the school is seeking a smooth transition and is currently seeking to appoint an Executive Principal to work alongside the current postholder over the transition period and provide longer-term leadership for our well-established and reputable private International School in Riyadh. Al Tarbiyyah Al Islamiah School is a large school, predominantly girls, but with a growing number of boys, currently offering the National Curriculum and American Diploma programmes to over 2500 students. The school has been operating since 1964 and has a long history of providing high quality education for the young people of Riyadh. With AdvancedEd accreditation and an ethos that promotes high standards. The school has a long history in achieving good standards and a strong foundation for girls and boys to access university and employment. The school is seeking an Executive Principal to take the school forward through a journey of transformation to build on previous successes and continue the drive for high standards and quality for all students.
Applications are invited from suitably qualified female school leaders with successful experience in leading high performance and school transformation. Although not essential, Arabic would be an advantage as would experience in the American diploma programme.
- Bachelor Degree
- Minimum 5 years teaching experience at Secondary grade level
- Experience in leading a school and transforming a school
- Ability to successfully lead a school academically, operationally and administratively
- Ability to improve a school’s performance;
- Strong educational and pedagogical understanding;
- Ability to effectively manage both performance and people including the use of coaching and mentoring to improve team performance;
- Knowledgeable on the issue of inclusion and meeting the needs of the breadth of the student community;
- Arabic speaker as an advantage;
- Can communicate clearly throughout all departments of the school
- Understanding of challenges and ability to adapt to the organization’s structure
- Sensitive to local culture and heritage;
- Able to work with a multicultural work force;
- Effectively using technology in the school
Due to the forthcoming retirement of the current postholder, the school is seeking a smooth transition and is currently seeking to appoint an Executive Principal to work alongside the current postholder over the transition period and provide longer-term leadership for our well-established and reputable private International School in Riyadh. Al Tarbiyyah Al Islamiah School is a large school, predominantly girls, but with a growing number of boys, currently offering the National Curriculum and American Diploma programmes to over 2500 students. The school has been operating since 1964 and has a long history of providing high quality education for the young people of Riyadh. With AdvancedEd accreditation and an ethos that promotes high standards. The school has a long history in achieving good standards and a strong foundation for girls and boys to access university and employment. The school is seeking an Executive Principal to take the school forward through a journey of transformation to build on previous successes and continue the drive for high standards and quality for all students.
Applications are invited from suitably qualified female school leaders with successful experience in leading high performance and school transformation. Although not essential, Arabic would be an advantage as would experience in the American diploma programme.
About the
Company
Ruskin
Education provides key services to improve standards of education on behalf of
clients. We draw upon the best of international research and practice but
tailor our solutions to the specific needs and aspirations of each client and
project. Supporting sustainability in educational reform through strengthening
the skills of local people is central to our work. We seek out the best of
partnerships in order to combine services and exceed client expectations. We
are locally based in the Middle East and have a wide network of highly
qualified and locally based consultants which allows us to deliver high quality
whilst also keeping costs to the client down.
Faculty - Department of Management Studies
Middle
East College (MEC)
Oman
The Role
* Teaching
* Design and develop effective curriculum and input to its continuous evaluation and enrichment
* Monitor module delivery in terms of its content, structure, delivery methods etc. to enhance students’ knowledge and employability in industries
* Learn and apply the latest teaching technologies and innovations that create interest, attention and enthusiasm amongst students
* Deliver sessions in a clear and simplified manner and ensure that knowledge is transferred successfully
* Facilitate an active, student-led learning environment with the use of a variety of creative learning and teaching methods (e.g. blended learning with a focus on flipped teaching methods)
* Focus student development with classroom techniques to challenge ideas and foster debate to embolden rational thinking to produce critical treatise
* Design and develop effective curriculum and input to its continuous evaluation and enrichment
* Monitor module delivery in terms of its content, structure, delivery methods etc. to enhance students’ knowledge and employability in industries
* Learn and apply the latest teaching technologies and innovations that create interest, attention and enthusiasm amongst students
* Deliver sessions in a clear and simplified manner and ensure that knowledge is transferred successfully
* Facilitate an active, student-led learning environment with the use of a variety of creative learning and teaching methods (e.g. blended learning with a focus on flipped teaching methods)
* Focus student development with classroom techniques to challenge ideas and foster debate to embolden rational thinking to produce critical treatise
Requirements
PhD/Master
degree with specialisation in any one of the following areas: Marketing
Management, Finance and Accounting, Organizational Behavior, Supply Chain
Management, Strategic Management, Human Resources Management. Preference will
be given for candidates having industry and professional experience.
About the
Company
Middle East
College (MEC) is one of the leading higher education institutions in the
Sultanate of Oman with over 5500 students. MEC is located in the Knowledge
Oasis Muscat and is affiliated with Coventry University, UK and Wolverhampton
University, UK.
MEC is
dedicated to educating students and equipping them with the values, knowledge
and life skills needed to enrich their lives and enabling them to meaningfully
contribute to the progress of society. It provides a creative, nurturing campus
environment where they can make a positive difference to the community, the
state and the world. Middle East College offers undergraduate and postgraduate
programmes in different areas of Engineering, Business, and Technology.
QA/QC Engineer
Mushrif
Trading Co.
Kuwait,
Kuwait
The Role
The Purpose
of the QA/QC Engineer is to provide support to the implementation, maintenance,
monitoring and documentation of the QA/QC Programs for the Projects of the
Company.
- Prepare and implement the project quality plan, project laboratory plan etc., in coordination with QA/QC Department to ensure an effective quality management system with respect to Company IMS and Contract requirements are established in the project.
- Responsible to organize, implement, conduct, and manage the QA/QC Programs as per the company’s quality policy and contract specification requirements of the project/division.
- To coordinate the document controls of technical submittals, drawings etc. with project team and to ensure the QA/QC validation has been done, to ensure the issue, amendment and recall of controlled documents.
- To work as a front line engineer and to co-ordinate with all inspections, monitor the required tests and record inspections and tests made as per PQP and contract specifications and attainment of quality requirement.
- Liaise with client’s representative for conducting of day-to-day inspections of the project.
- Shall coordinate with the project manager/site agent regarding work performance and shall have the authority to stop in any area where discrepancies remain uncorrected, and shall cancel the stop work order or non-conformance reports upon satisfactory correction of noted deficiencies.
- Report to the QA/QC manager on the performance of the internal management system in the projects and any need for improvement.
- Provide technical support to the project manager and necessary guidance to site staff in submission of material for approvals, inspection requests, shop drawings, preparation of project quality plans, schedules, as built drawings, O&M Manual, prepare & update quality records, drawing control and to set up company’s established integrated management system in the project.
- Assist QA/QC Manager in conducting internal quality audits as per the annual audit plan as and when required.
- Analyze deviation, change of contract scope or delay, if required reschedule to meet target dates advising Project Manager for immediate action.
- Prepare and implement the project quality plan, project laboratory plan etc., in coordination with QA/QC Department to ensure an effective quality management system with respect to Company IMS and Contract requirements are established in the project.
- Responsible to organize, implement, conduct, and manage the QA/QC Programs as per the company’s quality policy and contract specification requirements of the project/division.
- To coordinate the document controls of technical submittals, drawings etc. with project team and to ensure the QA/QC validation has been done, to ensure the issue, amendment and recall of controlled documents.
- To work as a front line engineer and to co-ordinate with all inspections, monitor the required tests and record inspections and tests made as per PQP and contract specifications and attainment of quality requirement.
- Liaise with client’s representative for conducting of day-to-day inspections of the project.
- Shall coordinate with the project manager/site agent regarding work performance and shall have the authority to stop in any area where discrepancies remain uncorrected, and shall cancel the stop work order or non-conformance reports upon satisfactory correction of noted deficiencies.
- Report to the QA/QC manager on the performance of the internal management system in the projects and any need for improvement.
- Provide technical support to the project manager and necessary guidance to site staff in submission of material for approvals, inspection requests, shop drawings, preparation of project quality plans, schedules, as built drawings, O&M Manual, prepare & update quality records, drawing control and to set up company’s established integrated management system in the project.
- Assist QA/QC Manager in conducting internal quality audits as per the annual audit plan as and when required.
- Analyze deviation, change of contract scope or delay, if required reschedule to meet target dates advising Project Manager for immediate action.
Requirements
-
Degree/Diploma in Engineering
- 12 year’s experience in the relevant field, with 5 years in a similar position.
- Experience in quality and project management systems implementation.
- Good knowledge in inspection and testing activities and quality control of construction process.
- 12 year’s experience in the relevant field, with 5 years in a similar position.
- Experience in quality and project management systems implementation.
- Good knowledge in inspection and testing activities and quality control of construction process.
About the
Company
Mushrif is a
leading Kuwait-based civil construction and infrastructure company with 48
years of experience. We are committed to delivering complex infrastructure
projects of high quality, timeously and with proficiency.
Mushrif
operates efficiently across the full infrastructure cycle, which includes
designing, building, managing, developing, operating and maintaining
infrastructure assets. Not only do we operate in Kuwait, we have also expanded
business operations to the UAE.
Head of Commercial & Contracts
NSR
Associates
Manama,
Bahrain
The Role
Well
established Building & Civil Engineering Contractor is looking to appoint a
Head of Commercial & Contracts. Working closely alongside the General
Manager you will be his eyes and ears relating to the commercial delivery,
P&L and exposure to ongoing projects. At present with 7 Number projects
under construction the Head Office is alive with tenders, sub contracts and
future work.
The smallest project underway is worth £14 Million & the largest sitting at just over £54 Million. They are looking for someone to commit long term to Bahrain to fit in with the 5 Year Business plan just signed off by the CEO. The business is keen that someone bring their family and settles long term to the region. Bahrain has some fantastic construction opportunities and can be a great place to raise a family.
You will be directly responsible for the management of 4 Commercial Managers and 9 Senior Quantity Surveyors. Everything pre-contract will be handled by the Head of Procurement & Head of Estimation so once the job goes live and hits sit it will sit directly under your watch. They are looking for hire A PROACTIVE character that has a track record of managing multiple projects in the Middle East. If you are currently based on a 2 Billion AED Project as No1 and looking to getting back to multiple projects then this maybe for you. You will understand the culture and also working nature of the Middle East.
Although you may well be keen to send a contractual letter the business generally is non confrontational in terms of how they deal with clients and suppliers. The business thrives on client relationships and has always done well with the Government, Developers & Oil/ Gas providers.
The smallest project underway is worth £14 Million & the largest sitting at just over £54 Million. They are looking for someone to commit long term to Bahrain to fit in with the 5 Year Business plan just signed off by the CEO. The business is keen that someone bring their family and settles long term to the region. Bahrain has some fantastic construction opportunities and can be a great place to raise a family.
You will be directly responsible for the management of 4 Commercial Managers and 9 Senior Quantity Surveyors. Everything pre-contract will be handled by the Head of Procurement & Head of Estimation so once the job goes live and hits sit it will sit directly under your watch. They are looking for hire A PROACTIVE character that has a track record of managing multiple projects in the Middle East. If you are currently based on a 2 Billion AED Project as No1 and looking to getting back to multiple projects then this maybe for you. You will understand the culture and also working nature of the Middle East.
Although you may well be keen to send a contractual letter the business generally is non confrontational in terms of how they deal with clients and suppliers. The business thrives on client relationships and has always done well with the Government, Developers & Oil/ Gas providers.
Requirements
The
communication skills needed for this role are essential as you will have a
large team with the growth strategy and also have a mixture of International JV
partners with different ways of working. Our client has made it 100% clear that
they only wish to talk with Commercial Managers that have a core experience
within Contracting. You must have experience with coordinating and managing
commercial elements relating to direct workforce’s and labour camps. The
business is very much a hands on contractor that has a stream line management
structure unlike many large European Contractors operating in the MENA region.
You would be joining a cash rich business that forms part of a Group of Companies ranging from Scaffolding, MEP, FM etc so the business is able to offer a one stop shop solution to clients in BAHRAIN.
Our client is seeking the following:
- Degree & MRICS
- Ideally a minimum of 5 Years GCC experience
- Western Qualified
- Has a mix of commercial and contractual experience in both Buildings & Civil Engineering
- Have a strong knowledge of Claims & Arbitration
You would be joining a cash rich business that forms part of a Group of Companies ranging from Scaffolding, MEP, FM etc so the business is able to offer a one stop shop solution to clients in BAHRAIN.
Our client is seeking the following:
- Degree & MRICS
- Ideally a minimum of 5 Years GCC experience
- Western Qualified
- Has a mix of commercial and contractual experience in both Buildings & Civil Engineering
- Have a strong knowledge of Claims & Arbitration
About the
Company
At NSR we
pride ourselves on market knowledge, integrity, loyalty and professionalism.
Through personal relationships and knowledge of what our clients look for in
specific requirements we like to pride ourselves on matching people to the
right role.
The partners
at NSR have always dealt with people in an open and honest manner and as a
company we are driven to find the right opportunity for people enhancing their
career where ever this may be worldwide.
We work on
the principal that every person we deal with is a potential client, this
process has proved beneficial for us as there are many people we have dealt
with on the International circuit that have approached NSR Associates to
recruit for them as a client after we have worked on their behalf as a
candidate.