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United Arab Emirates

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

• Leading the Compliance team overseeing the adherence to national and international laws, regulations, standards and best practice in accordance with DMCC compliance frameworks.• Ensure adequate compliance checks are in place for approving new applications or applications presented by existing members (such as share transfer, share increase, change of license, new license).• Analyzing local and international markets, staying abreast of the latest thinking in Risk Management to develop new tools and improve existing tools deployed to carry out DMCC’s compliance effort.• Reviewing DMCC’s risk management framework and evaluate means to identify early non-compliance in order to address with members prior to serious implications.• Managing the process of KYC documentation as per DMCC rules and regulations.• Identifying and preparing improvements/modifications to Compliance Policies, Procedures and Manuals to ensure DMCC’s consistent compliance.• Supervising the different Compliance and AML/CFT awareness programs conducted for member companies.• Ensuring compliance programs are carried out effectively, including developing an effective deterrent methodology (i.e. fines) to promote compliance.• Developing a framework for evaluating the quality of assessments performed by the Compliance team.• Carrying out sufficient checks to ensure the due diligence and risk assessment process is carried out to the requirement quality standard.

Dubai, Uae

• Implementing and supervising KP Certification Scheme policies and procedures.• Ensuring compliance of traders and KP Office team with the Kimberley Process rules and regulations.• Inspecting all rough diamond shipments, ensuring efficiency during the import and export processes, supporting documents are in order, verifying the authenticity of the imported KPCs and reporting any violations.• Preparing the UAE KP Annual budget and the UAE Annual report.• Monitoring and auditing the stock of rough diamonds for the KP Members.• Managing client complaints and the collaboration with government officials.• Managing the collaboration with the government officials (i.e. Dubai Customs, Federal Customs Authority, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Economy).• Managing rough diamond statistics.

Dubai, Uae

Founding member of Kunooz (employee relations) committee responsible for promoting employee engagement in the community as well as enhancement of the corporate values in the corporate culture.• Founding member of Employee Recognition Scheme to recognize employees for distinguished performance.• Conducting probationary reviews of employment for employee in senior positions.• Managing the implementation of performance appraisal cycle up to and including performance rating distribution and calculation of annual bonuses.• Participating in developing and maintaining a performance measurement and management process including definition of key performance indicators.• Participating in the performance appraisal committee to review the eligibility of the employees for annual increments.• Assisting in preparing succession plans for all levels and departments based on assessment and development centers and development plans.• Preparing HR budget and monitoring expenditure.• Facilitate coaching sessions.• Delivering training analysis to produce IDPs and training plans for the year.• Preparation of management and board reports on HR activities.• Developing the oracle system to produce progress reports.

Dubai, Uae

Processing Invoices and coordinating with services Supplies and vendors on terms and conditions.• Coordinating with The Executive Council and KHDA on setting up ENDP accounts and Budget negotiating terms with training providers.• Maintaining ENDP accounts and records.

Dubai, Uae

• Leading a team of 6 accountants.• Registering and processing suppliers’ invoices using EPIRA.• Acting as focal point for supplier enquiry and balance confirmation and statements of account for assigned companies, ensuring that finance controls are well in place by implementing the manual of authorities and contractual guidelines.• Ensuring timely receipt and logging of invoices in EPIRA and correct accounting for the approved invoices.• Follow up on unapproved invoices and timely payment to suppliers, ensuring regularly reconciliation of the recoverable accounts and supplier accounts with the agreed frequency• Ensuring that the staff recoverable amounts are correctly identified and accounted as recoverable• Following up for the recoverable amounts viz. Deposits/ VAT• Reviewing the A/P process continuously and suggest process improvements, consolidation of payments.• Ensuring Sox compliance where applicable, ensuring intercompany reconciliation is carried out on a timely basis and closeout of issues arising.• Standing-in for the A/P & Treasury Team Leader in periods of absence.

Dubai, Uae

Processing local national invoices, paying vendors invoices on time, corresponding with local &overseas vendors working closely with treasury and accounts receivable on different issues (i.e. credits, overpayments, & past dues, etc.) as well as duties including validation, & AP closing on monthly basis. Work also required various assignments with other sections in the Finance department such as treasury, and travel sections.

Sana'A, Yemen

Administering monthly payroll for National employees.• Developing monthly payroll reports as required by management• Maintaining payroll files and documentation.• Administering National payroll through the ABRA payroll module.• Reviewing and linking new hires to the payroll system as well as review their salaries and allowances for each location according to recruitment procedures and policies• Developing and generating various analyst reports to verify payroll administration as well as generating skill ladder reviews and general increase reports.• Preparing monthly-related payroll reconciliation.• Preparing final settlements for terminations including, termination letters, related taxation calculations, social security, end of service payment, and other contract termination procedures.• Maintenance of the HR software ABRA. Responsibilities included, set up new various Earning/Deduction codes, revising existing Earnings/Deduction codes as required, troubleshooting the system and preparing documentation for irregularities, reporting and with Sana’a IT Department and/or the ABRA Technical Support Team to find solutions for errors during system stabilization period.• Liaising with bank to process payroll payments.

Sana‘A, Yemen

Processing local national invoices, paying vendors invoices on time, corresponding with local & overseas vendors working closely with treasury and accounts receivable on different issues (i.e. credits, overpayments, & past dues, etc.) Validation, cadence downloads &AP closing on monthly basis, and performing as acting supervisor during superiors leave.