PwC Middle East

Assurance - Risk Support - Finance Operations Manager - Jordan

Location
Amman
Salary
Not disclosed
Posted
16 Sep 2024
Closes
16 Oct 2024
Ref
567531WD
Approved employers
Approved employer
Contract type
Permanent
Hours
Full time
Experience level
Manager

Established in the region for 40 years, PwC has around 8,000 people in 12 countries across the region: Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Oman, the Palestinian territories, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

Our regional team operates across the Middle East bringing international experience delivered within the context of the region and its culture. We can bring the collective knowledge and experience of more than 328,000 people across the entire global PwC network in advisory, assurance, and tax to help you find the value you are looking for.

Job Description & Summary

PwC Global Overview

With offices in 152 countries and almost 328,000 people, we are among the leading professional services networks in the world. We help organizations and individuals create the value they are looking for, by delivering quality in Assurance, Tax, and Advisory services.

PwC Middle East Overview

Established in the region for 40 years, PwC has around 10,000 people in 12 countries across the region: Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Oman, the Palestinian territories, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

Our regional team with its tailored solutions, brings international experience, helping our clients meet the challenges and opportunities of doing business in the Middle East market, and beyond.

Line of Service Overview

Our Middle East Assurance practice includes over 2,300 people based in 12 countries across the region and is part of PwC’s global network that is operating worldwide. PwC Middle East’s Assurance practice combines the right mix of human-led and tech powered solutions to provide our clients with quality audits and other risk services that create confidence and impact in our region and across society.

What is expected from you?

Our Risk Assurance practice provides a wide range of services and business advice that is not limited to Internal Audit, Enterprise Risk Management, Policies and Procedures, Governance, Internal Control over Financial Reporting, Process Intelligence, Compliance as well as Technology Risk.

As a manager in the Risk Support, you'll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. Your job duties will include several roles but will not be limited to:

  • Use feedback and reflection to develop self-awareness, personal strengths and address development areas.
  • Demonstrate critical thinking and the ability to bring order to unstructured problems.
  • Use a broad range of tools and techniques to extract insights from current industry or sector trends.
  • Review your work and that of others for quality, accuracy, and relevance.
  • Know how and when to use tools available for a given situation and can explain the reasons for this choice.
  • Seek and embrace opportunities which give exposure to different situations, environments, and perspectives.
  • Use straightforward communication, in a structured way, when influencing and connecting with others.
  • Able to read situations and modify behavior to build quality relationships.
  • Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct.
  • Adhering to compliance with the risk, quality, and independence matters
  • Adhering to compliance with the risk, quality, and independence matters
  • Developing internal and external relationships and reflecting PwC values on your day-to-day work when working in diverse teams
  • Engaging and dealing with diverse teams from the planning through the completion phase of the audit as well as closely following up on the progress of the requested tasks to ensure meeting the timeline and the firm’s internal KPI’s.
  • Commitment to continuous education and digital upskilling
  • Performing other procedures as necessary to support the issuance of the assurance deliverables

Champion Role

  • Assurance iPower Champion - Key role in supporting the CAA and Ops staff from around the region with use, troubleshooting, and practical issues with iPower. Provide ad hoc training as required.
  • Assurance VAT & Billing Champion - UAE & KSA billing champion with respect to VAT compliance and protocols.
  • Salesforce & Opportunity Champion for Assurance.

Assurance Reporting

  • Backlog Update and analysis, reporting of the unsold gap
  • Daily results updates for Stakeholder tracking.
  • Net Investment Analysis - Gross WIP, Aged WIP, Aged debts, Top 10, and Terminated staff reports; ensuring timely closures of codes and highlighting areas of concern.
  • Monthly debtor chasing for those receivables due to hit provision.
  • Conducting monthly Net Investment meetings with BU contacts in order to keep abreast with the latest developments.
  • Support in the Monthly review of credit notes and provisions in preparation for the annual external audit review.
  • Job Codes Review - 1% and unusual recovery rates.
  • Job Codes Review of internal billable / non-chargeable codes.
  • Monthly review of Direct Costs
  • Support in Monthly VAT compliance review.
  • Following up on Aged ITBs and ensuring timely clearing of invoices.
  • Tackling ad hoc requests i.e. revenue / NI/expense-related,
  • Handling Mid-Month and Month-end Rollover.

What will you bring?

You are ambitious and get used to opportunities to grow and develop. In addition, you recognise yourself in the following characteristics:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Finance/ Accounting or any relevant field
  • 6-8 years in a relevant role (preferrable from a big 4)
  • Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills that allow you to thrive in a team environment
  • Bilingual proficiency in Arabic and English (oral and written) is a plus
  • Business development and client relationship-building skills
  • Willingness to challenge the ‘norms’ and to create a cohesive and effective working team
  • Excellent project management skills
  • Knowledge in using technologies, and experience using Data Analytics tools is a plus
  • Commitment to valuing differences and working alongside diverse people and perspectives

The skills we look for in future employees

All our people need to demonstrate the skills and behaviors that help us deliver our business strategy - that make up “ The PwC Professional”.

The PwC Professional framework plays a significant role in outlining the capabilities needed by our people to flourish, learn, and develop together as leaders at every level. The framework exists to support the development and career progression of our people, helping them to meet the expectations of our clients, colleagues, and communities in today’s changing global marketplace.

Why you’ll love working for PwC

We’re a business that leads with the heart and we prioritize our people. Led by our value of care, we find ways to help our people, our clients, and one another. With PwC, you will ignite a meaningful career and will be provided with a range of financial and non-financial rewards and benefits designed to encourage your growth, like:

  • A competitive remuneration plan in which you will be rewarded for your success and acknowledged for the value you provide to our company.
  • We encourage an inclusive and diverse culture where people can be themselves, are valued for their strengths, and are empowered to be the best they can be. This makes us strong as a business, enabling us to solve important problems and deliver value to our clients.
  • A flexible workframe to encourage work-life balance.
  • We care about our employees' mental health and well-being by providing specialists to offer advice, as well as meditation, yoga, and other relaxation online sessions.
  • Limitless opportunities for continuous learning and digital upskilling.
  • A friendly atmosphere that encourages innovative mindsets, relationships development, and assisting others in growing and working in ways that bring out their best.
  • A competitive Schooling allowance and insurance packages (As per PwC policy).

To learn more about our new equation that built this culture please visit this link.

If you’re looking for a place that fuels your ambition to make a difference, that matches your curiosity with continuous learning opportunities, and reimagines ways of working to enable you to lead a more balanced life, then you’re a future PwCer.

Travel Requirements

Not Specified

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

No

Government Clearance Required?

Yes

For further information, and to apply, please visit our website via the “Apply” button below.

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