Office Manager to CEO - Arabic + English

Job description / Role

A multinational company based in Dubai are looking for an experienced Office Manager plus additional responsibilities to work directly for their CEO. The role will encompass several different sectors within the business but core functions of the role are:

- Handle personal expenses
- Manage receivables and execute payments
- Investments
- Real Estate Management
- Support on general legal issues
- Provide personal services when required

Liaise re private equity investments:
- Execute private equity transactions with the review & completion of documentation
- Liaise with third parties/companies as necessary
- Oversee the on-going administration of private equity investments
- Review investment cash & the allocation of transactions between trusts
Carry out general accountancy services, including:
- Maintenance of accounting records
- Preparation of control accounts and resolution of problems arising from incomplete record
- Preparation of tax returns (if required)
- Review & co-ordinate payments
- Preparing documents for auditing and financial statements

Oversee trust administrative matters such as the following:
- Coordinate communication with partners, follow up on board meetings, agendas, and action points, arrange the drawing of cheques
- Liaise with banks e.g. opening/closing accounts, completion of loan documentation
- Monitor bank accounts and records therein
- Liaise with investment advisors

Salary for the successful candidate will be up to 25k AED plus additional great benefits

Requirements

- An comprehensive background in trusts/Investments with good experience of personal and trust tax
- Fluency in English and Arabic
- Flexible working attitude. Must be able to work on a number of clients’ affairs at the same time.
- Organized and methodical manner
- Good written and oral communication skills (confident dealing with clients, Bankers and Investment Managers etc, able to produce accurate well presented schedules, letters and reports).
- Good IT skills - including proficient use of Excel and Word.
- Learns quickly
- Able to initiate solutions
- Trustworthy
- High sense of confidentiality

About the Company

Michael Page is one of the world's leading professional recruitment consultancies, specializing in the placement of candidates in permanent, contract, temporary and interim positions with clients around the world.

The Group has operations in the UK, Continental Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas. In the Middle East we focus on the areas of:

Finance & Accounting Banking & Financial Services Procurement Property & Construction Engineering & Supply Chain Oil & Gas Technical and Engineering Human Resources Sales Marketing Technology Secretarial Executive Search Legal

The Group operates through 161 offices in 33 countries and employs over 5,000 employees worldwide.