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• Company

  Ernst & Young (Bahrain)

• Location

  Bahrain-Manama

• Compensation

  Competitive

• Position Type

  Permanent

• Employment type

  Full time

• Updated

  09 Nov 2009

• eFC Ref no

  587400

As a member of the Middle East Oil & Gas Practice, you'll actively establish, maintain and strengthen internal and external relationships.

With guidance from partners, directors and senior managers, you'll identify potential business opportunities for Ernst & Young. By drawing on your knowledge and experience, you'll adapt methods and practices to fit operational team and cultural needs and contribute to thought leadership. You'll actively contribute to improving operational efficiency on projects and internal initiatives. In line with our commitment to quality, you'll consistently drive projects to completion and determine that work is of a high quality. Your role in leading teams or parts of teams on engagements will depend on the size of engagement and will be under responsibility of higher levels. They will look to you to anticipate and identify risks and escalate issues as appropriate. As an influential member of the team, you'll help create a positive learning culture and will coach and counsel junior team members and help them to develop.

Technical skills requirements

You'll have knowledge and experience of leading practices in a number of the following areas:

•        Finance function transformation
•        Supply Chain transformation
•        HR transformation
•        IT transformation
•        Planning, budgeting and forecasting
•        Business and individual performance measurement and performance management
•        Management accounting
•        Cost reduction opportunities
•        Shared service / business process outsourcing
•        Financial statement close process
•        Organizational design and business modeling

Additional requirements

•        Track record with a blue chip consulting firm
•        Professional accountancy qualification or equivalent
•        Strong academic record including a degree
•        Proven experience in business development
•        Knowledge of how oil and gas industry operates and track record of projects in the industry is a must
•        Track record of working on overseas assignments is a plus

Client responsibilities

•        Actively participate in engagements
•        Assist in managing the financial aspects of engagements by organizing staffing, tracking fees and communicating issues to project leaders
•        Participate in business development initiatives
•        Build strong internal relationships within Advisory and across other services

People responsibilities

•        Develop people through effectively supervising, coaching, and mentoring staff
•        Conduct performance reviews and contribute to performance feedback for staff
•        Contribute to people initiatives including recruiting, retaining and training EY professionals
•        Maintain an educational program to continually develop personal skills
•        Understand and follow workplace policies and procedures

To qualify, candidates must have:

• Bachelors degree/MBA from a leading business school is preferred.  Must hold a professional certification.
• Minimum six (6) years of relevant oil & gas industry experience, of which preferably at least two (2) years will be within the professional services arena with a leading consulting firm.
• Strong industry experience as well as extensive experience in leadership and/or key contributory roles in Accelerated Asset Development operating end-to-end across the oil and gas sector.
• Considered a business advisor
• Issue-based problem solving skills and strategy development, alignment, and implementation
• Strong, proven, and verifiable client executive relationship development and business development skills, leading to sustained services pipeline and revenues at the targeted levels in the areas of interest.
• High performance team leadership, management, and facilitation skills
• Exceptional oral and written communication skills in English and Arabic.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and presentation skills.
• Leading client activities related to issue-based and fact based problem structuring, problem solving, strategy development, executive alignment, organizational change management, and implementation
• Must have worked in multinational/matrixed organizations and is capable of working in a diverse environment.
• A willingness to travel

Who we are

At Ernst & Young, we support you in achieving your unique potential wherever you are in the world - both personally and professionally. We give you stretching and rewarding experiences that keep you motivated, working in an atmosphere of integrity and teaming with some of the world's most successful companies. And while we encourage you to take personal responsibility for your career, we support you in your professional development in every way we can. You enjoy the flexibility to devote time to what matters to you, in your business and personal life. At Ernst & Young, we know it's your point of view, energy and enthusiasm that make the difference.

To achieve their potential, businesses must continuously improve their performance and sustain that improvement in a rapidly changing business environment. As a business advisor at Ernst & Young, you'll help many of the world's leading businesses and governments tackle their most pressing issues. Working in multi-disciplinary teams, often directly with company leaders, you'll help bring diverse perspectives to every challenge. We'll help you achieve your potential by giving you professional development and experience with clients across geographies, businesses and practices. At Ernst & Young, we know it's your point of view, energy and enthusiasm that make the difference.