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Philip Morris International

<div><p><b>Be part of a revolutionary change</b></p><p>
At Philip Morris International, we&rsquo;ve chosen to do something incredible. We&rsquo;re totally transforming our business and building our future on Smoke-Free products with the power to improve the lives of a billion adult smokers worldwide.</p><p>
With huge change, comes huge opportunity. So, wherever you join us, you&rsquo;ll enjoy the freedom to dream up and deliver better, brighter solutions and the space to move your career forward.</p><p>
Are you inquisitive, creative and results driven? Are you motivated by the prospect of working for a company that is producing innovative products that will transform the way society thinks about tobacco and support us with our ultimate vision of a Smoke-Free future &ndash; a goal of replacing cigarettes with less harmful alternatives? Do you look for ways to grow in your job? And do you want to build a great career? If the answer is yes, we&rsquo;d like to hear from you!</p><p></p><p><b><br>
RISE TO THE CHALLENGE</b></p><p>
Philip Morris KSA Trading Company is looking for a Senior Financial Analyst to join the team. As a Senior Financial Analyst, you will be part of the Finance team, reporting to the Head of Finance. This position will be based in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.</p><p>
The Senior Finance Analyst plays a critical role in managing overhead budgets, supporting financial governance, overseeing vendor and invoice processes, and strengthening working capital performance. The role partners closely with cross‑functional teams to ensure financial accuracy, compliance, and operational excellence, while also contributing to continuous process improvement and automation initiatives.</p><p></p><p><b><br>
YOUR &lsquo;DAY TO DAY&lsquo;</b></p><ul><li>
Lead the annual overhead budget planning process in close collaboration with all department heads, ensuring alignment with strategic and financial targets. Monitor actual spending versus budget throughout the year and manage revisions across each forecast cycle by analyzing variances, identifying risks and opportunities, and recommending corrective actions.</li><li>
Support stock management and financial flows, ensuring accurate documentation and full compliance with all applicable tax regulations.</li><li>
Lead the end‑to‑end invoice processing cycle by maintaining clear, proactive communication with vendors, ensuring timely invoice submission, issue resolution, and alignment on purchase orders, tax requirements, and payment timelines.</li><li>
Participate in regular Balance Sheet reviews, analyze key working‑capital components, and propose actionable measures to improve cash flow.</li><li>
Assist in preparing management reports, dashboards, and presentations.</li><li>
Identify, design, and implement continuous improvement initiatives to enhance process efficiency, increase automation, and drive operational excellence</li></ul><p><b>
WHO WE&rsquo;RE LOOKING FOR</b></p><ul><li>
KSA National
</li><li>Bachelor&rsquo;s degree in finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, or related field.
</li><li>Minimum 05 years of experience in finance/FP&amp;A, ideally in a finance business partner or financial analyst role preferably within FMCG sector</li><li>
Professional certifications or progress toward CMA/ACCA/CPA is an advantage</li><li>
Fluent English &amp; Arabic (Written &amp; Spoken)</li><li>
Strong mastery of budgeting and forecasting frameworks, cost control, and expense allocation methodology.
</li><li>Skilled in variance analysis (actual vs. budget vs. forecast) with clear narrative and data interpretation.
</li><li>Good understanding of tax requirements related to invoicing, documentation, and compliance.
</li><li>Experience with ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, MS Dynamics, or similar) and PO/invoice systems.
</li><li>Analytical thinker with strong attention to detail and ability to translate numbers into insights.
</li><li>Proactive and solution‑oriented, able to independently identify issues and propose corrective actions.
</li><li>Effective communicator who can collaborate with department heads and maintain clear communication with vendors.
</li><li>Comfortable working in dynamic, fast‑paced environments with shifting priorities and tight timelines with strong sense of ownership &amp; accountability</li></ul></div>

Senior Financial Analyst

<div><p><b>Be part of a revolutionary change</b></p><p>
At Philip Morris International, we&rsquo;ve chosen to do something incredible. We&rsquo;re totally transforming our business and building our future on Smoke-Free products with the power to improve the lives of a billion adult smokers worldwide.</p><p>
With huge change, comes huge opportunity. So, wherever you join us, you&rsquo;ll enjoy the freedom to dream up and deliver better, brighter solutions and the space to move your career forward.</p><p>
Are you inquisitive, creative and results driven? Are you motivated by the prospect of working for a company that is producing innovative products that will transform the way society thinks about tobacco and support us with our ultimate vision of a Smoke-Free future &ndash; a goal of replacing cigarettes with less harmful alternatives? Do you look for ways to grow in your job? And do you want to build a great career? If the answer is yes, we&rsquo;d like to hear from you!</p><p></p><p><b><br>
RISE TO THE CHALLENGE</b></p><p>
Philip Morris KSA Trading Company is looking for a Finance Executive to join the team. As a Finance Executive, you will be part of the Finance team, reporting to the Head of Finance. This position will be based in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.</p><p>
Finance Executive role plays a critical role in providing accurate cost performance reporting, supporting commercial and marketing teams with proper financial governance, and enabling data‑driven decision making across channels. This role ensures strong cost discipline, accurate allocation of expenses, robust stock monitoring for E‑Commerce, and seamless vendor and invoice management. The analyst is also responsible for driving continuous improvement initiatives to enhance process efficiency and operational excellence.</p><p><b>
YOUR &lsquo;DAY TO DAY&lsquo;</b></p><ul><li>
Prepare and finalize monthly cost performance reports, comparing actuals versus forecast, and highlight key cost drivers behind variances.</li><li>
Ensure accurate cost codification for all purchase orders raised by the commercial and marketing teams, securing correct financial allocation.</li><li>
Conduct weekly and monthly E‑Commerce stock level analyses, monitoring stock availability, consumption trends, and replenishment needs.</li><li>
Analyze sales trends across all channels, identifying performance patterns, opportunities, and risks to support commercial decision‑making.</li><li>
Support the end‑to‑end invoice processing cycle by maintaining clear, proactive communication with vendors, ensuring timely invoice submission, issue resolution, and alignment on purchase orders, tax requirements, and payment timelines.</li><li>
Identify, design, and implement continuous improvement initiatives to enhance process efficiency, increase automation, and drive operational excellence.</li></ul><p></p><p><i><br>
 </i><b>WHO WE&rsquo;RE LOOKING FOR</b></p><ul><li>
KSA National
</li><li>Bachelor&rsquo;s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, or related field.
</li><li>Minimum 02 years of experience in finance/FP&amp;A, or operational finance ideally within FMCG sector</li><li>
Professional certifications or progress toward CMA/ACCA/CPA is an advantage</li><li>
Fluent English &amp; Arabic (Written &amp; Spoken)</li><li>
Previous hands on exposure to vendor and invoice management in coordination with shared services/AP.
</li><li>Experience with at least one ERP (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics) and PO/invoice workflow tools.</li><li>
Understanding of inventory accounting basics
</li><li>Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite</li><li>
Exceptional communication and problem-solving abilities</li><li>
Proactive in following up with vendors and internal stakeholders and meeting time-sensitive deliverables</li><li>
Demonstrates strong ownership and a continuous approach to growth</li><li>
Team‑oriented, collaborative mindset dedicated to driving commercial success through robust financial governance.</li></ul></div>

Finance Executive

Barns

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  The Cost Analyst will be responsible for analyzing product, service, and operational costs to provide insights that support expense control, efficiency improvements, and profitability. The role ensures compliance with accounting standards and company policies while delivering accurate cost analysis to support decision-making.
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   Collect and analyze data related to direct and indirect costs.
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   Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual cost reports.
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   Monitor and explain variances between actual and planned costs.
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   Contribute to the development and improvement of cost systems.
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   Analyze product and project costs, providing recommendations for optimization.
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   Conduct feasibility studies, break-even, and cost-benefit analyses.
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   Support budget preparation with accurate cost insights.
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   Coordinate with different departments to identify cost-saving opportunities.
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   Support inventory verification and ensure accuracy of cost records.
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   Ensure compliance with accounting policies and international standards (e.g., IFRS, GAAP).
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   Job Requirements:
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   Bachelor&rsquo;s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
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   Professional certification is preferred.
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   2&ndash;4 years of experience in cost analysis or industrial accounting.
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   Strong knowledge of cost systems (standard, actual, variable, etc.).
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   Proficiency in ERP systems (Microsoft Dynamics) and advanced Excel.
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   Strong analytical, problem-solving, and reporting skills.
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   High attention to detail.
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   Good command of English (spoken and written).
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Cost Analyst

Accutree Consulting

<p>We are looking for a detail-oriented Junior Accountant to join a growing Finance team in Jeddah.</p><p>Location: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia</p><p>Employment Type: Full-Time</p><p>Department: Finance &amp; Accounts</p><p>Key Responsibilities:</p><p>Manage daily accounting entries (purchases, sales &amp; inventory)</p><p>Perform bank, supplier &amp; customer reconciliations</p><p>Communicate with customers to resolve invoice/payment queries</p><p>Conduct periodic physical inventory verification</p><p>Assist in monthly, quarterly &amp; annual financial reporting</p><p>Analyze financial data and support business insights</p><p>Requirements:</p><p>Bachelor&rsquo;s degree in Accounting/Finance</p><p>2&ndash;3 years of relevant experience</p><p>Strong knowledge of accounting principles &amp; inventory processes</p><p>Proficiency in Arabic &amp; English (mandatory)</p><p>Experience with Tally, QuickBooks or similar systems is a plus</p><p>Strong analytical and communication skills</p><p>Job Types: Full-time, Permanent</p><p>Pay: ﷼6,000.00 - ﷼7,500.00 per month</p>

Junior Accountant

Kerry

<p></p><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><b>About Kerry</b></div>
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Kerry is the world's leading taste and nutrition company for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Every day we partner with customers to create healthier, tastier and more sustainable products that are consumed by billions of people across the world. Our vision is to be our customers' most valued partner, creating a world of sustainable nutrition. A career with Kerry offers you an opportunity to shape the future of food while providing you opportunities to explore and grow in a truly global environment.</div></div></div><div><div><div><b>
About the role</b></div>
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<div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div>As a Junior Plant Accountant, you will support the Plant Controller through accurate and timely manufacturing financial reporting, including monthly performance, cost, KPI, inventory, and labour analyses. It manages inventory controls, stock counts, SAP variance analysis, and fixed asset processes while maintaining strong P2P oversight and compliance with Kerry policies. The role partners closely with Supply Chain and GBS on material costs, product/process costing, and Material Ledger closure. It requires solid analytical skills, SAP/Excel proficiency, and experience in manufacturing or plant finance, supported by a degree in Accounting or Finance.</div><br>
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</div></div><ul><li><b>Location: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia</b></li>
<li><b>Reporting to: Plant Controller</b></li>
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</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div></div><div><div><div><b>Key responsibilities</b></div>
</div><div><ul><li>Provide support and assistance to the Plant Controller and Operations team while meeting reporting requirements within deadlines. This includes management reports like Manufacturing Plant commentary on financial performance, monthly financial reporting against budget, targets and prior years consisting of Management Cost Reports, Manufacturing KPI Reporting, month end closing, Inventory Reporting, Labor Cost and Headcount reporting</li>
<li>Provide analysis and insights on Inventory and manage write-offs process in line with KCSA.</li>
<li>Active participation in physical Inventory count at Plant &amp; external warehouses. Support in variance reconciliation by analyzing material movements in SAP and route cause analysis for the variance and work towards fixing the variance in future</li>
<li>Fixed Asset tagging upon capitalization and execution of annual fixed asset count and involve in fixed assets disposal</li>
<li>Provide periodic report and set up control mechanism for P2P such as open purchase orders review, follow up with team for actions</li>
<li>Ensure connectivity and timelines with GBS to ensure Material Ledger is closed in accordance with regional timelines and is accurate and complete.</li>
<li>Partnering with Supply Chain to review material costs on weekly basis to ensure accurate cost components</li>
<li>Product/Process costing &ndash; ensuring that yields, labor and direct overhead standards reflect the true cost of manufacture. Working with cross functional teams to resolve any differences.</li>
<li>Carry out the Financial Accounting responsibilities as outlined in relevant Kerry Group Policies &amp; Procedures and associated procedures and work instructions to provide financial information and advice.</li>
<li>Effective liaison with operational personnel to ensure compliance with policies to ensure/improve compliance with Kerry Policies</li>
<li>Ensure the timely and efficient completion of all routine Operations Finance activities, and compliance to relevant Kerry Group Policies and Procedures and Kerry Jeddah Quality Policies and associated procedures and work instructions.</li>
<li>Ensure financial activities comply with relevant legislative, professional, and ethical requirements.</li>
<li>Ensure that Accounting Systems and procedures are established and maintained in accordance with Kerry Policies.</li>
<li>Ad hoc analysis and reporting as required.</li></ul></div></div><div></div><div><div><div><b><br>
Qualifications and skills</b></div>
</div><div><ul><li>Minimum 3-5 years of related and progressive sets of functional experiences in plant.</li>
<li>Degree in Finance &amp; Accounting, Business or numerical discipline with relevant Accountancy body qualification preferred.</li>
<li>Knowledge on executing day to day activities in SAP is must.</li>
<li>Ability to communicate financial information to non-financial managers.</li>
<li>Knowledge of inventory management and controlling.</li>
<li>Well-developed collaborative &amp; interpersonal skills to be able to establish trust and credibility.</li>
<li>Highly computer literate, with strong emphasis on analytical skills. Candidates should be capable of analyzing and reporting on large volumes of data in a user-friendly manner.</li>
<li>Strong IT skills essential. Familiarity with advanced MS Excel &amp; Power point functionality</li>
<li>Strong team player with a clear focus on stakeholder engagement and solution delivery.</li>
<li>Strong communicator, comfortable interacting with confidence across a wide range of stakeholders.</li>
<li>Takes personal accountability and ownership of actions to completion while acting autonomously.</li></ul></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div></div>

Junior Plant Accountant

Nahdi

<div><p>Contribute in Developing and Implementing strategies designed to maximize the ROI in UAE through increase sales and profit margin. Plan, develop, and manage, UAE commercial performance and annual financial (sales, profit and inventory) with, implementing and monitoring plans to achieve financial targets, inventory optimization and KPIs in the most efficient and effective way. Ensure accurate long and medium terms UAE commercial/operational financial plans, with complete ongoing end to end business review meetings and reporting in order to optimize performance and overall enable the other functions of the business to constantly meet sales, inventory and profit targets
</p><p><b>Accountabilities
</b></p><p><b>UAE Financial Targets:
</b></p><ul><li><p>Lead the monitoring process of UAE <b>commercial division performance </b>through developing and updating full set of dashboards to ensure delivering corporate financial targets (sales, profit, and inventory targets).
</p></li><li><p>Plan, manage, monitor, and report UAE <b>commercial budgets and spending lines </b>to make sure financial plans and targets are achieved by building financial models and giving Leadership Team visibility on spending progress Vs approved budgets.
</p></li><li><p>Explore Gross Margin <b>GM% </b>enhancement opportunities using scientific and mathematical approaches, align and validate with Merchandise category managers in the profit plans.
</p></li><li><p>Mitigate risks related to <b>profit loss </b>due changes in the marketplace, external and governmental changes and give the business alternatives to compensate.
</p></li><li><p>Maintain and update <b>UAE plans (sales, profit, inventory) </b>by constantly monitoring sales performance, market trends and other relevant economic factors (e.g. challenges in the region etc.) to ensure all financial targets are being achieved
</p></li></ul><p><b>UAE Commercial Strategy:
</b></p><ul><li><p>Leads the <b>UAE S&amp;OP </b>monthly cycles (Demand and supply review meetings for all divisions, Pre S&amp;OP and S&amp;OP meeting) in order to provide <b>top management </b>with management tools to review and manage the sales and operation activities
</p></li><li><p>Develop UAE <b>Assortment Plans </b>based on stores&rsquo; clusters to ensure the alignment with sales, inventory, margin plan and commercial strategy and ensure customers satisfaction.
</p></li><li><p>Leads the <b>forecasting process </b>with UAE S&amp;OP planners, at multiple levels (company down to category levels) using appropriate forecasting systems, and validating the results with main stakeholders (category level), reviewing historical sales trends, researching sales and operational drivers, analyzing data, developing statistical forecast models, providing final forecasts and evaluating results in order to drive Nahdi financial plans.
</p></li><li><p>Develop &amp; Validate forecasts for specific items ( <b>UAE Nahdi Private Brands </b>) by gathering information and validating with category managers and other stakeholders, analyzing and providing forecast plans in order to enable and support the Overseas Purchase Orders generation process
</p></li><li><p>Develop <b>UAE Net sales Plans &amp; actuals for ETM </b>net sales dashboard in order to enable fact base decision making.
</p></li><li><p>Develop and communicate <b>weighted daily targets </b>at category level considering all internal and external factors in order to ensure accurate sales targets are in place
</p></li><li><p>Manage and monitor the development and execution of annual sales, inventory and profit plans using historical data, category strategy information, forecast plans in order to <b>set up targets for other functions within the company </b>(e.g. buying team, category team, store operations teams, replenishment team) and drive profitability
</p></li><li>Lead and participate in the development of the <b>Standard Operations Procedures (SOPs), Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and the automation of the Commercial Scorecards, Dashboards, and reports </b>through the collaboration with the concerned departments as the IT division to ensure the standardization, efficiency, timely and accuracy.
</li><li><p><b>Optimize commercial Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) </b>by balancing sales, inventory and profit through impact analysis and quantification to ensure all Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) are achieved
</p></li></ul><p>Employee&rsquo;s duties are not limited only to the above-mentioned Accountabilities; he/she may perform other duties as assigned.
</p><p><b>Work Environment
</b></p><ul><li><p>Indoors : 95%
</p></li><li><p>Outdoors : 5 % (store visits)
</p></li><li><p>Working Days : 5 Working Days
</p></li><li><p>Days off : 2 Days Off
</p></li><li><p>Working Hours : 8:00 AM &ndash; 6:00 PM (1 hour break)
</p></li></ul><p><b>Job Requirement
</b></p><div><p><div><div><div><div><p><b>Education<br>
</b></p></div><div><ul><li><p>BSc Degree<br>
</p></li></ul></div></div><br>
<div><div><p><b>Experience<br>
</b></p></div><div><ul><li><p>3-6 years of experience<br>
</p></li></ul></div></div><br>
<div><div><p><b>Computer Skills<br>
</b></p></div><div><ul><li><p>MS Office Suite<br>
</p></li></ul></div></div><br>
<div><div><p><b>Languages<br>
</b></p></div><div><ul><li><p>English
</p></li><li><p>Arabic</p></li></ul></div></div></div></div></p></div></div>

Demand Planning Senior Specialist (2023507)

Salla

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 We are looking for a passionate Senior Data Analyst.
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 The successful candidate will turn data into information, information into insight and insight into business decisions. Data Analyst responsibilities include conducting full lifecycle analysis to include requirements, activities and design. Data Analyst will develop queries, reports, dashboards, and troubleshoot data issue. They will also monitor performance and quality control plans to identify improvements. Data Analyst will assist business departments in interpreting information, reports and dashboards and respond to their requests/questions. In addition, Data Analyst will assist data scientists in different AI projects, data engineers in requirements related to data preparation/management/governance, and data quality assurance officers in data integrity and cleansing activities.
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   Identify and acquire data from different data sources (production, warehouse, external sources) and organize the data in usable formats
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   Develop and implement data collection systems, pipelines, data analytics and other strategies that optimize statistical efficiency and quality
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   Interpret data, analyze results using statistical techniques, create visualizations of data and provide reports, and dashboards
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   Identify, analyze, and interpret trends or patterns in complex data sets
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   Use BI tools to analyze data, and extract useful business insights
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   Filter and "clean" data by reviewing reports, dashboards, and performance indicators to locate and correct problems
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   Locate and define new process improvement opportunities
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   Supporting business departments and responding to their data-related requests and keeping track of these requests
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   Supporting data engineers in identifying and revising reporting requirements
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   Supporting initiatives for data integrity and normalization
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   Training end-users on new reports and dashboards
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   Work with management to prioritize business and information needs
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   Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field (Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering, etc.)
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   At least 3 years of experience as a Data Analyst or Business Data Analyst
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   Proficiency in Python
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   Excellent in Algorithms and Data Mining techniques
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   Familiarity with database technology (design and implementation) and query language
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   Strong knowledge of and experience with BI tools (e.g. Looker, Tableau..etc) and reporting packages
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   Knowledge of statistics and experience using statistical packages and python libraries for analyzing and visualizing datasets (NumPy, SciPy, Tensorflow, Keras, Pandas, Sklearn, MatplotLib... etc)
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   Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, organize, analyze, and disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy
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   Adept at queries, report writing and presenting findings
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   Strong organizational and project management skills
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   Good problem-solving skills
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   Excellent communication and presentation skills
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   Other languages such as Shell Scripts, C++, .Net, Java, Matlab, R,...etc are preferred
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Senior Data Analyst

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