senior analyst

Confidential

Introduction:  We are a leading UAE retail company representing a portfolio of premium sports, lifestyle, and consumer brands. We are seeking an experienced Senior Finance Analyst to join our finance team. We are known for our commitment to operational excellence, innovation, and delivering exceptional customer experiences, and we offer a dynamic and collaborative environment where employees can make a meaningful business impact. The Senior Finance Analyst will play a key role in financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, performance analysis, and strategic decision-making. Working closely with cross-functional teams, you will provide actionable financial insights that support sustainable growth, improve business performance, and influence key commercial decisions. Key Responsibilities <ul><li>Build and maintain the annual and monthly budget &amp; rolling forecast plans by channel, brand and store across Retail, Wholesale and E-commerce.</li><li>Track the business plans against the Budget/Forecast and identify risks and opportunities.</li><li>Work with the accounting team through month-end close on accruals and analytical review.</li><li>Own the monthly management reporting pack: P&amp;L by channel, brand and store, with variances against budget, forecast and last year.</li><li>Prepare the PowerPoint decks for business reviews, leadership meetings and brand principal updates.</li><li>Maintain KPI dashboards covering sales, margin, opex and inventory.</li><li>Support new store feasibilities, lease renewals and other investment cases.</li><li>Improve financial models and automate recurring reports (Excel; Power BI and AI tools).</li><li>Support ERP and BI enhancements and help keep master data clean.</li><li>Document reporting processes so they are repeatable and auditable.</li><li>Ad hoc scenario modelling/ decision support for management.</li></ul> Qualifications &amp; Experience <ul><li>Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting or a related field; CIMA, ACCA, CA or CFA (qualified or part-qualified) preferred.</li><li>Five to eight years in FP&amp;A or commercial finance, with at least two to three years in retail; multi-store, multi-channel or franchise businesses.</li><li>GCC experience strongly preferred.</li><li>Advanced Excel and strong PowerPoint are essential; Power BI or a similar BI tool is a plus.</li><li>Hands-on experience of a major ERP (Microsoft Dynamics or similar).</li></ul>  Why Join us? This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a growing, multi-brand retail organization where your insights will directly influence business performance and strategic decision-making. You'll work alongside experienced professionals in a collaborative environment that values innovation, continuous improvement, and professional development. If you are a proactive finance professional with strong analytical skills and a passion for turning data into meaningful business insights, we encourage you to apply and take the next step in your career.

Senior Finance Analyst (Retail)

Arcsen

<div>The Firm:
Arcsen is a leading global technology consulting firm specializing in providing innovative solutions and expert guidance to businesses across EMEA. With a commitment to excellence, Arcsen partners with industry giants such as Salesforce, MuleSoft, Tableau, Slack, and Sprout, Certinia, and Splunk, ensuring clients receive top-tier services tailored to their unique needs.
About the role
Arcsen is a Salesforce implementation partner delivering CRM transformation across retail, automotive, education, airline, and public sector clients in the Middle East. We're hiring a mid-level Business Analyst to join our delivery team and own requirements work end to end across active client engagements &mdash; from discovery through to UAT and handover.
You'll work alongside senior BAs, solution architects, and technical consultants, translating business needs into clear, buildable Salesforce solutions. This is a hands-on delivery role with room to grow into solution design and presales.
Responsibilities:<ul><li>
Lead requirements-gathering workshops and discovery sessions with client stakeholders, capturing business processes, pain points, and objectives.</li><li>
Produce clear delivery artifacts: BRDs, user stories, process flows (BPMN), data mapping documents, and UAT plans.</li><li>
Translate business requirements into functional specifications that solution and technical teams can build against.</li><li>
Configure and support Salesforce solutions where needed, and validate that delivered functionality meets requirements.</li><li>
Manage UAT cycles &mdash; coordinating test scripts, tracking defects, and driving sign-off.</li><li>
Maintain backlogs and requirement traceability across the project lifecycle.</li><li>
Support presales and scoping activities, including effort estimation and proposal input.</li><li>
Act as a communication bridge between client stakeholders and the delivery team throughout the engagement.</li></ul> 

Requirements 
<ul><li>
6+ years of business analysis experience, or 3+ years working specifically on Salesforce implementations.</li><li>
Solid understanding of CRM concepts and at least one Salesforce cloud (Sales, Service, Marketing, or Data Cloud).</li><li>
Proven ability to write structured requirements documentation &mdash; BRDs, user stories, acceptance criteria.</li><li>
Experience facilitating workshops and managing client-facing communication with confidence.</li><li>
Familiarity with process modeling (BPMN 2.0 a plus) and Agile delivery.</li><li>
Strong analytical thinking and attention to detail.</li><li>
Excellent written and spoken English; Arabic is an advantage given our regional client base.</li></ul>
Nice to have<ul><li>
Salesforce certifications (Administrator, Business Analyst, or cloud-specific consultant certs).</li><li>
Experience with MuleSoft, Agentforce, or data migration projects.</li><li>
Exposure to one or more of our core industries (automotive, retail, education, airline, public sector).</li><li>
Prior experience at a consulting or implementation partner.</li></ul> 

Benefits 
Why Arcsen<ul><li>
Work on high-impact Salesforce transformations for leading regional brands.</li><li>
Structured BA practice with frameworks, mentorship, and a clear progression path.</li><li>
Exposure across multiple industries and the full Salesforce platform.</li><li>
A collaborative team that invests in capability building.</li></ul><ul><li>
Attractive packages and performance compensation.</li><li>
Full work comfort, ability to work remotely from any place.</li><li>
Health insurance package. We care about your health and well-being.</li><li>
Paid-time off and holidays. Giving our professionals the flexibility &amp; responsibility to manage their times.</li></ul>
Arcsen is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Different makes us better.
By applying, you give your consent to the processing of your personal data which are necessary to the Personal Data Administrator for the purpose of the recruitment process, and the future recruitment process</div>

Senior Salesforce Business Analyst

Udrive

<div>
 
 Udrive
 
 is seeking a detail-oriented and motivated Junior Data Analyst to support cross-functional analytics needs for our business. This role will assist our analytics team in managing operational reporting, automating workflows, conducting exploratory analyses, and ensuring data integrity across platforms.
 
 
 You&rsquo;ll work closely with business teams including Operations, Product, Marketing, and Customer Service to deliver data-driven insights and maintain reporting excellence.
 
 
 
 Key Responsibilities
 
 
 
 <ul>
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 Reporting, Analysis Visualization: Build and maintain recurring reports and dashboards using Tableau Excel, and internal tools.
 </li>
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 Track key performance indicators (KPIs) across fleet, operations, marketing, and business lines.
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 Assist in visual storytelling and communicating insights to stakeholders in a clear, digestible format.
 </li>
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 Conduct exploratory and ad-hoc analyses to support initiatives like fleet optimization, customer segmentation, marketing initiatives.
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 Collaborate with marketing, product, engineering to derive actionable insights from raw datasets.
 </li>
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 Support the automation of recurring data processes using SQL, Python
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 Data Quality Governance: Perform data audits to ensure consistency, accuracy, and completeness. Identify and flag anomalies, track data lineage, and maintain documentation for analytics workflows.
 </li>
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 Document Data Processes, Dashboards Requests
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 Collaboration Support Partner with stakeholders in Operations, Marketing, Product, and CS to address analytical requests and performance queries.
 </li>
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 Help train teams in reading dashboards and interpreting KPIs.
 
 
 </li>
 </ul>
 
 Qualifications Skills
 
 
 
 <ul>
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 Bachelor&rsquo;s degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
 </li>
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 0&ndash;2 years of experience in a data analyst or business analyst role.
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 Proficiency in SQL and working knowledge of Python (Pandas, NumPy, etc.).
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 Experience with data visualization (Tableau, Power BI, SuperSet) Strong Excel/Google Sheets skills.
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 Comfortable working with large datasets and drawing actionable insights.
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 Detail-oriented, with a problem-solving mindset and a proactive attitude.
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 Preferred Skills Exposure to SuperSet, GA4, NoSQL, CAC, LTV Jira, Confluence
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 Understanding of business metrics in the mobility, logistics, or SaaS industry is a plus.
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 Ability to work in a fast-paced startup environment.
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 Understanding and experience of data pipelines / ETL concepts is preferred.
 </li>
 </ul>
</div>

Junior Data Analyst

Group AMANA

<div>
 
 Amana is seeking an experienced Data Platform Lead with deep expertise in Databricks, the Microsoft Azure ecosystem, and modern lakehouse architectures. The ideal candidate will play a central role in Amana's ongoing platform refresh, moving workloads from Synapse Analytics to a Databricks lakehouse with Unity Catalog, and building the technical foundation that powers analytics, AI, and governance across the enterprise. This role sits within Amana's Data Science, Governance &amp; AI Centre of Excellence, working alongside architects, engineers, analysts, data scientists, and AI engineers, with future growth opportunities into senior platform leadership.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Why This Role Matters
 
 
 
 Amana operates across capital-intensive sectors where data reliability, cost discipline, and speed of insight are business-critical. The enterprise data platform is the backbone of every downstream analytics, AI, and governance initiative &mdash; from ERP-integrated reporting and predictive models to Agentic AI and Copilot rollouts across the group.
 
 
 You will be at the technical centre of this transformation, designing, building, and hardening the lakehouse that the rest of the function depends on.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Core Responsibilities
 
 
 
 
 Lakehouse Architecture &amp; Delivery
 
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 Design and deliver end-to-end Databricks lakehouse components &mdash; ingestion, transformation, semantic layer, and serving.
 </li>
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 Set and enforce Delta Lake and medallion architecture standards across bronze, silver, and gold layers.
 </li>
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 Lead the technical execution of the Synapse Analytics to Databricks migration, including parallel run, cutover, and decommissioning.
 </li>
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 Contribute to and sign off on reference designs, integration patterns, and architecture decision records.
 </li>
 </ul>
 
 
 
 
 
 Data Engineering &amp; Integration
 
 
 <ul>
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 Build and maintain robust ingestion and transformation pipelines from Amana's core enterprise systems: Oracle Fusion (Finance, HCM, P2P, CRM), Hyperion, CMiC, project and operations systems, SharePoint, and Power Platform.
 </li>
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 Apply strong CI/CD, DataOps, and infrastructure-as-code practices using Git, Azure DevOps, and Terraform or Bicep.
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 Ensure platform reliability through monitoring, alerting, and structured incident response.
 </li>
 </ul>
 
 
 
 
 
 AI/ML &amp; Analytics Enablement
 
 
 <ul>
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 Build and operate feature store, MLOps, and LLMOps foundations on Databricks.
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 Enable production-grade RAG, agent, and Copilot patterns in partnership with the Data Scientist and AI Engineer.
 </li>
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 Deliver Power BI semantic models, certified datasets, and self-service guardrails supporting the Amana Digital Academy and enterprise adoption.
 </li>
 </ul>
 
 
 
 
 
 Data Governance &amp; Trustworthy Data
 
 
 <ul>
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 Implement lineage, cataloguing, access control, data quality, and PDPL controls inside the platform using Unity Catalog and Microsoft Purview.
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 Partner with the Data Governance Office to translate live policies into enforceable platform controls.
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 Support regulatory, ethical, and internal compliance obligations across the data estate.
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 </ul>
 
 
 
 
 
 Cloud &amp; Cost Discipline
 
 
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 Own FinOps hygiene on the platform: cluster policies, workload tiering, rightsizing, and chargeback readiness.
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 Translate cloud cost outcomes into commercial terms understood by finance and business stakeholders.
 </li>
 </ul>
 
 
 
 
 
 Collaboration &amp; Technical Leadership
 
 
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 Work closely with the Data Architect, Data Engineer, Data Analyst, Data Scientist, and AI Engineer to set and uphold technical standards.
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 Provide hands-on technical guidance and code review across the team.
 </li>
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 Translate business requirements into technical designs with clear delivery outcomes.
 </li>
 </ul>
 
 
 
 
 
 Required Qualifications
 
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 Minimum of 7 years in data engineering or data platform work, with strong hands-on delivery experience.
 </li>
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 At least 3 years hands-on with Databricks, Apache Spark, and Delta Lake at enterprise scale. Snowflake or BigQuery experience is acceptable where the CV shows a real Databricks migration.
 </li>
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 Contributed to the build or rebuild of an enterprise data platform serving multiple business domains.
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 Deep hands-on experience with the Azure data stack: Databricks, ADLS, Azure Data Factory, Synapse, Azure SQL, Fabric.
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 Direct experience integrating heavy ERP sources: Oracle Fusion, Hyperion, CMiC, or equivalent estates.
 </li>
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 Governance shipped to production using Unity Catalog or Microsoft Purview, with PDPL or GDPR controls operational, not theoretical.
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 Practical FinOps outcomes on cloud spend.
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 Strong on CI/CD, Git, Azure DevOps, and infrastructure-as-code (Terraform or Bicep).
 </li>
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 Excellent written and verbal communication skills across technical and business audiences.
 </li>
 </ul>
 
 
 
 
 
 Preferred Qualifications
 
 
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 Direct experience of a Synapse Analytics to Databricks migration.
 </li>
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 Exposure to MLOps and LLMOps stacks: MLflow, feature store, vector stores, RAG, agent frameworks.
 </li>
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 Familiarity with Power BI semantic models and enterprise BI governance.
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 Streaming and event-driven experience: Kafka, Event Hubs, Structured Streaming.
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 Multi-entity, multi-country group exposure with mixed data residency considerations.
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 Industry experience in construction, engineering services, manufacturing, energy, or logistics.
 </li>
 </ul>
 
 
 
 
 
 Certifications
 
 
 
 
 
 Mandatory:
 
 
 
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 Databricks Certified Data Engineer Professional
 
 (Candidates holding the Associate level will be considered on the condition that Professional is achieved within 6 months of joining.)
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 </ul>
 
 
 Preferred (one or more):
 
 
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 <li>
 
 Databricks Certified Machine Learning Professional
 
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 <li>
 
 Databricks Certified Generative AI Engineer Associate
 
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 <li>
 
 Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Engineer Associate
 
 (DP-203 / DP-700)
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 Microsoft Certified: Fabric Analytics Engineer Associate
 
 (DP-600)
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 <li>
 
 Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert
 
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 <li>
 
 Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP)
 
 &mdash; DAMA
 </li>
 </ul>
 
 
 Education
 
 
 
 M.Tech / B.E. / B.Tech (Computer Science, Information Systems, IT) / MCA / MCS.
 
</div>

Data Platform Lead

Kpler

<div>
 At Kpler, we are dedicated to helping our clients navigate complex markets with ease. By simplifying global trade information and providing valuable insights, we empower organisations to make informed decisions in commodities, energy, and maritime sectors.
 
 
 Since our founding in 2014, we have focused on delivering top-tier intelligence through user-friendly platforms. Our team of over 700 experts from 35+ countries works tirelessly to transform intricate data into actionable strategies, ensuring our clients stay ahead in a dynamic market landscape. Join us to leverage cutting-edge innovation for impactful results and experience unparalleled support on your journey to success.
 
 
 
 Your future position
 
 
 
 Kpler&rsquo;s Oil &amp; Chemicals business unit is rapidly advancing its real-time analytics and is looking for a technically sharp, data-literate Refineries Analyst to join its growing global team.
 
 
 In this role, you will take absolute ownership of the data integrity, maintenance, and quality control of our bottom-up refinery models. You will synthesize Kpler&rsquo;s industry-leading proprietary data-including live crude flows, production, pipeline volumes, and inventory levels-into a cohesive modeling framework, utilizing our internal Linear Programming (LP) model as a core tool for tuning and optimization. By connecting upstream inputs and offline events with real-world refinery capacities and yields, you will ensure our models seamlessly integrate into Kpler&rsquo;s broader Supply &amp; Demand balances.
 
 
 Because you are joining us during an ambitious product expansion, you will play a foundational role in the evolution of our platform. This is a truly hybrid-minded position where you will serve as the subject matter expert bridging the gap between physical market reality and technical architecture-partnering closely with our Product Engineering team to build, refine, and validate our most sophisticated fundamental datasets.
 
 
 
 Your Mission Is To
 
 
 
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 Maintain data integrity, capacity, and offline event records for individual refinery models and regional balances, utilizing the internal Linear Programming model for tuning.
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 Prioritize the validation and improvement of existing models; data quality and domain expertise are the critical drivers for this role.
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 Lead the effort to backtest and guide models using external data sources (EIA, JODI, IRR, ANP) to ensure outputs align with physical market realities.
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 Apply a deep understanding of distillation, reforming, FCC, and blending to optimize refinery circuit views and regional supply/demand dynamics.
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 Source and leverage large datasets using Python, PostgreSQL and to automate data flows and improve model accuracy.
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 Collaborate with Data, Product, Engineering, and Sales teams to provide insights for refineries product development.
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 Respond to internal and external data requests and client queries in a timely manner.
 
 
 </li>
 </ul>
 
 Essential
 
 
 
 
 Experience &amp; Background
 
 
 
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 At least 3&ndash;5 years of experience as a Refinery Economist, Refining Analyst, LP Modeler or related roles.
 </li>
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 A deep understanding of physical refinery unit operations (Distillation, Reforming, FCC, Blending, etc.) and refinery economics (flows, pricing, regulations, and arbitrage dynamics).
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 Practical experience using industry-standard Linear Programming software (Aspen PIMS, AVEVA Unified/Spiral, or Haverly GRTMPS) is essential to be functional in this role.
 </li>
 <li>
 Comfortable with Python and PostgreSQL
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 <li>
 Proven experience sourcing and leveraging external data (EIA/JODI/IRR) to model refineries.
 </li>
 <li>
 Strong background in data-driven modeling, validation, and managing input data integrity (e.g., capacity and offline events).
 
 
 </li>
 </ul>
 
 Desirable
 
 
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 Experience with refinery optimization, especially with a focus on circuit-wide views.
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 Experience with data visualization.
 </li>
 <li>
 Past experience contributing to SaaS product or data improvement initiatives.
 </li>
 <li>
 Experience in leveraging AI tools (Claude, Cursor, etc) for data analysis &amp; management, and general workflow optimization
 
 
 </li>
 </ul>
 
 Behavioural Competencies
 
 
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 Ownership of day-to-day work and strong attention to detail.
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 Self-starter, thrives in an ambitious, early-stage product environment without requiring direct supervision.
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 Eagerness to invest significant time in individual refinery tuning and bottom-up modeling.
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 Driven to find data to backtest and guide models.
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 Client-facing confidence.
 
 
 </li>
 </ul>
 
 Qualifications
 
 
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 Bachelor&rsquo;s degree in a technical or quantitative field, with proven experience applying modeling techniques in commercial or research environments
 
 
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 </ul>
 We are a dynamic company dedicated to nurturing connections and innovating solutions to tackle market challenges head-on. If you thrive on customer satisfaction and turning ideas into reality, then you&rsquo;ve found your ideal destination. Are you ready to embark on this exciting journey with us?
 
 
 
 We make things happen
 
 
 
 We act decisively and with purpose, going the extra mile.
 
 
 
 We build together
 
 
 
 We foster relationships and develop creative solutions to address market challenges.
 
 
 
 We are here to help
 
 
 
 We are accessible and supportive to colleagues and clients with a friendly approach.
 
 
 
 Our People Pledge
 
 
 
 Don&rsquo;t meet every single requirement? Research shows that women and people of color are less likely than others to apply if they feel like they don&rsquo;t match 100% of the job requirements. Don&rsquo;t let the confidence gap stand in your way, we&rsquo;d love to hear from you! We understand that experience comes in many different forms and are dedicated to adding new perspectives to the team.
 
 
 Kpler is committed to providing a fair, inclusive and diverse work-environment. We believe that different perspectives lead to better ideas, and better ideas allow us to better understand the needs and interests of our diverse, global community. We welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives and are an equal opportunity employer.
</div>

Refineries Analyst

Mizuho Bank

<div><div>Profile Summary</div>
<ul>
<li>Assist with credit application preparation</li>
<li>Support execution and booking processes</li>
<li>Support Team Head and other members of the team with other assigned tasks</li> 
</ul>
<div></div><div>Duties and Responsibilities</div>
<ul>
<li>Contribute to department as Junior Credit Analyst by assisting with credit analysis, research and loan execution functions</li>
<li>Primary purpose/responsibility are including, but not limited to:
<ul><li><div><ul><li>Being a part of credit analysis and execution team, support to Relationship Manager, Head of Team other team members and Managing Director with loan execution.</li>
<li>Assist with credit application preparation, internal credit systems input and attachment collation</li>
<li>Support execution and booking processes, including preparing monitoring systems and coordinating booking requests with Booking Office</li>
<li>Communicate well with relevant credit department in London.</li>
<li>Conduct strong / timely monitoring of credit worthiness in accordance with internal credit rating procedure
</li><li>Comply with various regulations related to banking business
</li><li>Comply with internal rules.</li>
<li>Take responsibility for any other ad-hoc job tasks to be requested by Head of Team, Managing Director or other team members.</li></ul></div></li> 
</ul>
</li></ul><div></div><div>Qualifications, Skills and Experience</div>
<ul>
<li>Bachelors Degree or equivalent
</li><li>Great organisational and time management skills</li>
<li>Excellent communication skills</li>
<li>Strong numerical and analytical skills</li>
<li>Demonstrable ability to learn, innovate, support change and problem solve</li>
<li>Collaborative nature to contribute to a successful team performance
</li><li>Knowledge of the Banking Industry</li>
<li>High level of computer literacy and skills in data manipulation / presentation</li>
<li>Customer-centric career experience an asset but not essential</li>
<li>Language skills are an asset, but not essential</li></ul> 
<div></div>

At Mizuho, we embrace flexible ways of working when the role permits. We offer different working arrangements like part-time, job-sharing and hybrid (office and home) working. Our purpose-led culture and global infrastructure help us connect, collaborate, and work together in agile ways to meet all our business needs. 


At Mizuho we are committed to supporting equality, diversity and equality, and seek to create a workplace that is fully inclusive. We welcome applications from all sections of the community that we operate in and from all ethnic backgrounds, sexual orientation, beliefs, gender identities and disabilities. 


If you require more information about our equal opportunities policy or wish to discuss any accessibility requirements or reasonable adjustments please contact the recruitment team &ndash; recruitment@mizuhoemea.com and we will be happy to help.</div>

Credit Execution - Analyst

Whiteshield

<div>
 
 Whiteshield: Executive Assistant
 
 
 
 
 (Permanent Position, UAE Based)
 
 
 
 
 ABOUT US |
 
 Whiteshield is an AI-native sovereign intelligence company helping governments move from insight to action and from planning to continuous adaptation. Its platform combines workforce intelligence, economic intelligence and adaptive policy applications to support decision-makers in real time. Founded in 2011, the company combines public policy expertise, proprietary data assets and AI-enabled applications to support decision-makers across workforce development, economic competitiveness and societal transformation.
 
 
 With principal operations in Dubai (DIFC) and Riyadh and a global footprint spanning the Middle East, Europe, Africa, Eurasia and Asia, Whiteshield serves governments, sovereign institutions, multilateral organizations and leading corporations worldwide. Its technology portfolio equips leaders with decision intelligence, workforce intelligence and adaptive policy solutions.
 
 
 Whiteshield's mission is to help build adaptive societies where every citizen can learn, provide and connect.
 
 
 
 WHERE YOU FIT IN |
 
 
 
 We are looking for an exceptional Personal Assistant to provide dedicated executive support to our Senior Leadership team based in the UAE.
 
 
 This is a demanding, fast-paced role requiring someone who thrives under pressure, enjoys working at pace, and can confidently manage competing priorities in a dynamic consulting environment. The successful candidate will become a trusted partner to the Associate Partner, ensuring their time is effectively managed while anticipating needs, coordinating complex schedules, and acting as a key point of contact for internal and external stakeholders.
 
 
 The ideal candidate is highly organised, discreet, resilient, proactive and able to remain calm when priorities change at short notice.
 
 
 
 WHAT YOU WILL DO |
 
 
 
 
 Executive Support
 
 
 
 <ul>
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 Proactively manage an exceptionally complex, fast changing calendar while protecting the Partner's time and ensuring critical priorities are met
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 Manage complex travel arrangements including flights, accommodation, visas, itineraries and logistics.
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 Continuously review and reprioritise schedules throughout the day, exercising sound judgement to respond to changing business needs, shifting priorities and emerging demands while ensuring time is aligned to leaderships strategic priorities
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 Prepare agendas, briefing materials, meeting packs and follow-up actions.
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 Screen and manage incoming communications, ensuring urgent matters receive prompt attention.
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 Draft, proofread and format correspondence, presentations and other business documents.
 </li>
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 Track actions and deadlines, ensuring commitments are followed through
 
 
 </li>
 </ul>
 
 Stakeholder Management
 
 
 
 <ul>
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 Act as the primary point of contact for senior government officials, clients and internal stakeholders.
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 Build strong relationships while maintaining professionalism and confidentiality.
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 Coordinate meetings with senior stakeholders, ensuring seamless execution and excellent client experience.
 </li>
 <li>
 Liaise with internal teams to gather information and support project requirements.
 
 
 </li>
 </ul>
 
 Administrative &amp; Project Coordination
 
 
 
 <ul>
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 Support the Associate Partner with ad hoc operational and project-related activities.
 </li>
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 Coordinate approvals, expenses and administrative processes.
 </li>
 <li>
 Maintain accurate records, documents and filing systems.
 </li>
 <li>
 Assist with planning workshops, leadership meetings and external events as required.
 </li>
 <li>
 Anticipate requirements before they arise and proactively identify ways to improve efficiency
 
 
 </li>
 </ul>
 
 QUALIFICATIONS |
 
 
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 Relevant professional qualifications or certifications in Executive Assistance, Business Administration, Office Management or a related discipline
 </li>
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 Minimum 3-4 years' experience supporting senior executives, partners or C-suite leaders within a consulting, professional services, government or corporate environment.
 </li>
 <li>
 Fluency in both Arabic and English (written and spoken) is essential.
 </li>
 <li>
 Excellent Microsoft Office skills, particularly Outlook, Word, PowerPoint and Excel.
 </li>
 <li>
 Experience managing complex calendars and international travel
 
 
 </li>
 </ul>
 
 Requirements
 
 
 
 
 WHO WE LOOK FOR |
 
 
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 Outstanding organisational and prioritisation skills
 </li>
 <li>
 Exceptional attention to detail.
 </li>
 <li>
 Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
 </li>
 <li>
 High levels of discretion and professionalism.
 </li>
 <li>
 Able to build credibility with senior stakeholders.
 </li>
 <li>
 Calm under pressure and comfortable managing changing priorities.
 </li>
 <li>
 Resilient, adaptable and solutions oriented.
 </li>
 <li>
 Highly proactive with the ability to anticipate needs before they arise.
 </li>
 <li>
 Strong sense of ownership and accountability.
 </li>
 <li>
 Able to work independently while exercising sound judgement
 
 
 </li>
 </ul>
 
 WHAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL |
 
 
 
 The successful candidate enjoys operating in a fast-moving environment where no two days are the same. They remain composed under pressure, adapt quickly to changing priorities and take pride in staying one step ahead. They are resourceful, dependable and confident working with senior leaders and external stakeholders while maintaining the highest levels of professionalism and confidentiality.
 
 
 
 Benefits
 
 
 
 
 PERKS AND OPPORTUNITIES |
 
 
 
 
 Accelerated Career Trajectory
 
 
 
 We operate a performance-driven environment with clear progression pathways
 
 
 
 Seamless Relocation
 
 
 
 For those relocating - we provide comprehensive transition support including visa sponsorship and relocation assistance enabling you to integrate quickly and focus on delivery from day one.
 
 
 
 Supporting Your Performance
 
 
 
 We provide Tier 1 global medical coverage, wellbeing support, family allowances where applicable and structured savings plans.
 
 
 
 Helping Teams Perform
 
 
 
 We work on complex high-impact engagements that demand intensity and ownership. At the same time we are mindful of the impact this can have and aim to support sustainable performance over time through offering generous annual leave, flexible work arrangements and opportunities to connect beyond the day-to-day through retreats and team events.
</div>

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