Management Accounting Associate, Bahrain Company

Gulf Connexions

• Location

  Bahrain-Manama

• Remuneration

  Competitive

• Position Type

  Permanent

• Employment type

  Full time

• Updated

  06-Nov-2013

• eFC Ref no

  1303361

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Our client, a prestigious global bank is looking for a Management Accounting Associate to join their expanding team in Bahrain.

The ideal candidate will be mainly in charge of reporting, analysis and budgeting of various Investment Solutions (IS) activities and has to advise the IS Performance Management Managers.

Responsibilities:

• Participate in projects as required for the improvement of data accuracy and reporting.
• Overlook the preparation and presentation of the budget for the management of the region.
• Contribute in the production of analytical review of the P&L, B/S and other key financial information for the region.
• Be involved on the reporting of IS activities and obtain a deep understanding of their scope and specificities.
• Produce all analysis, reporting as well as the recommendations along with Head-Office and Regional Management reports.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Finance, Banking, Economics or Accounting, ideally an additional CPA or CFA level is a must.
• At least 3-5 years of experience in Performance Management/Management Accounting in a bank in the GCC.
• Fluency in Professional English.

Candidates who qualify for this position may kindly quote the Job Title in the subject of your email and send your CV as an attachment in MS Word Document format to adresponse3@gulfconnexions.com and momran@gulfconnexions.com

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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Posted at 15:58 |  by Unknown

Head of Internal Audit

• Company

  Charterhouse

• Location

  Bahrain-Manama

• Remuneration

  US$150,000 - 200,000 plus benefits per year

• Position Type

  Permanent

• Employment type

  Full time

• Updated

  07-Nov-2013

• eFC Ref no

  1303928

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This role will report directly to the Audit Committee and CEO in monitoring and developing the effectiveness of internal controls and risk management tools; whilst also assessing new systems and procedures to enhance internal practices and guidelines across the front to back office platforms.

This role will report directly to the Audit Committee and CEO in monitoring and developing the effectiveness of internal controls and risk management tools across the organisation; whilst also assessing new systems and procedures to enhance internal practices and guidelines across the front to back office platforms.
This is a unique and challenging opportunity to join a leading and pre-eminent commercial banking operation in the Kingdom of Bahrain, whose positioning within the GCC market is known for excellence and transparency and has coverage areas within retail, corporate and wholesale operations.
With a history and heritage, this institution will look for high calibre and stable candidates to join their Senior Management Team.
As part of this role, you will:

• Be responsible for the coordination of all global audit activities with the responsibility for the results in terms of methods and employees.
• Establish relationships with Senior Management at all levels showing the ability to add value wherever possible.
• Manage operational and financial audits.
• Assist members of the Corporate Assurance Team in the formulation of audit opinions and the editing of audit reports.
• Advise management, as required, regarding the implementation of audit recommendations.
• Be responsible for preventing erroneous decisions or failure to achieve goals to ensure that additional costs, personnel issues and serious delays are avoided and reduce any impact on overall business activities.
• Provide guidance to Auditors to achieve goals in accordance with established policies.
• Establish and recommend changes to policies which affect the company.
• Develop and administer budgets, schedules, and performance requirements.
• Be responsible for the growth and development of the audit function.
• Appraise the BoD, the Audit Committee of the BoD and Senior Management about the assessment of the internal control environment, significant audit findings, new regulations and status of implementing the key audit recommendations.
• Strive to achieve overall excellence in operating standards and customer satisfaction by providing value added advice on various aspects of the bank’s policies, business and operations.

The successful candidate should be a well rounded and seasoned Financial Services Audit professional with strong experience of internal audit and controls within the banking sectors. You should be able to demonstrate a strong understanding of both banking products and operations whilst being aligned to the international standards and compliance linked to the control framework.
Our client will look for excellence across presentation and communication skills; as this Senior Management role will require a candidate who can support and influence decisions and policies.
You should be professionally qualified Internal Auditor (CIA) with relevant Chartered Accountancy qualifications (CPA, ACA, or ACCA) gained from a Big 4 background. You should have a minimum of five years post qualified experience within a multinational or large local bank as a Head of Audit.  You should be able to demonstrate strong analytical skills, have the ability to meet strict deadlines and have experience of leading and developing Internal Audit Teams / functions.

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Posted at 15:58 |  by Unknown

Vice President - Risk Management

• Company

  Investcorp

• Location

  Bahrain-Manama

• Remuneration

  Highly competitive

• Position Type

  Permanent

• Employment type

  Full time

• Updated

  08-Nov-2013

• eFC Ref no

  1271890

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Investcorp is primarily an Alternative Asset Management Bank where Treasury related activities go to support balance sheet investment decisions in Alternative Assets like Private Equity, Real Estate and Hedge Funds. The position will be based in Bahrain, reporting to the Head of Risk Management.

The Firm focuses primarily on Alternative Investments like Private Equity, Real Estate and Hedge Funds. The position will be based in Bahrain and may require some travel to London and New York. Overtime, based on business and risk management function evolution, it may be deemed advantageous to locate the position closer to the deal teams in London or New York. Candidate will report to the head of risk management and will be responsible for the following:

Responsibilities

• The candidate will perform risk analysis and stress testing of all PE deals (and potentially RE deals) and present findings to the Risk Committee.
• With experience of at least 2 years with excel-based financial models the candidate will be able to build stress testing and conduct a detailed assessment of deal financials and due-diligence.
• The analysis would entail identifying the macro and micro risk factors in a deal and developing a detailed assessment of the risk return profile of the deal by evaluating the macro and sector drivers, as well as analysis of top-line / bottom-line growth projections, cash flow, working capital, capex and opex.
• Recommend FX, Interest Rate and raw material price hedging strategies as part of the deal risk analysis.
• Perform ex-post deal and portfolio risk analysis based on back-testing and factor and correlation analysis.

The successful candidate will have

• B. Sc. in Finance, Science, Engineering or Math PLUS an MBA / M. Sc. in Finance or Level III CFA.
• 3+ years with a major financial institution, either as a member of the credit risk team focused on leveraged finance or working as an associate or financial analyst within the field of private equity.
• Good understanding of alternative asset classes, including Private Equity, Real Estate and Hedge Funds is a plus.
• A good market knowledge of Fixed Income, Equity and Structured Products is a plus.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Strong work ethic and being able to work in a High Tempo work environment.

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Posted at 15:57 |  by Unknown