Business and Finance Support Associate

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  Location

  (JORDAN) and Amman

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  Job Reference

  17542

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  Functional Area/Experience

  Business, Accounting & Finance / Fresh Graduate

Job Description & Qualifications

Founded in 1984, APCO Worldwide is an award-winning, independently owned global communication and business strategy firm with offices in major cities throughout North America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. APCO combines a global perspective with local expertise to help clients around the world manage challenges, opportunities, perceptions and reputations. APCO clients include corporations and governments; industry associations and nonprofit organizations; and many of the top companies on the Fortune 500. The firm is a majority women-owned business

Business and Finance Support are responsible for assisting the Business Management team as well as the client facing teams, with all aspects of client administration and data entry including, set-up of master data in the ERP system, data entry, purchase orders, vendor liaison. Additional duties will include assisting with invoicing and reconciliations

Role Responsibilities

• Creation of new business opportunities in the ERP
• Management of the master data management tool
• Coordination and facilitation of project related purchase orders
• Following up for approvals in the respective system
• Raising client invoices in the ERP with guidance from the deputy business manager
• Process the distribution of all clients billing as required.
• Send statements of account to clients as required
• Send payment receipts to clients as required
• Reconciling actual expenditure versus planned expenditure on projects

Role Requirements

• Minimum education requirement – Degree in a Business-related discipline from a recognized university
• Exposure to working in professional services in preferred but not essential
• Fluent in English and Business Arabic
• Must already be based in Amman
• Experience using an ERP a distinct advantage
• Organized and professional
• Reliable and timely
• Friendly and customer focused
• Ambitious and keen to learn

Home to some of the fastest growing economies in the world, the Middle East and North Africa region has a pivotal role to play in driving global conversations – from environmental policies to religion and pop culture. The UAE and Saudi Arabia are clear leaders in this equation, although the wave of innovation continues to transcend borders.

APCO launched its regional operations in 2006 in Dubai. Growing from a team of less than 10 consultants, APCO today has over 200 people from 26 countries working in teams across Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Riyadh, Manama and Kuwait and our projects take us to countries across the region and the Levant. APCO was awarded Best Agency in the Middle East by PRWeek in 2019 and Best Agency to Work for: EMEA Network by PRovoke Media in 2017 and 2019.

With a portfolio of over 100 clients, APCO’s MENA offices deliver public relations and digital communication support across health, food, consumer & retail, finance, technology, real estate & hospitality, non-profit and public affairs practices. The region also offers specialized services, created for the Middle East, such as our Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) model and our Compass and License to Operate offerings.

In addition, APCO’s global AI Comms Lab, a first-of-its-kind innovation center which utilizes artificial intelligence to build and protect the reputations of major global brands, governments and organizations is driven from the Dubai office.

From helping governments connect with the private sector and civil society, to supporting the Pope’s historic visit to the region and launching iconic brands and destinations, we understand the nuances of the MENA region and pride ourselves on making an impact

Job Skills/Competencies Required

• Fluent in English and Business Arabic
• Organized and professional
• Reliable and timely
• Friendly and customer focused