Pastry Chef📣 Job Ad

Join Jumeirah The Red Sea as a Pastry Chef!
Become part of a global leader in luxury hospitality with Jumeirah, known for its exceptional properties and distinctive Arabian luxury.

About The Role
An exciting opportunity awaits passionate individuals to craft and create exquisite pastries, desserts, and baked goods. The responsibilities will include:

• Creating a wide range of pastries, desserts, and baked goods, ensuring high quality and consistency.
• Developing and refining recipes, exploring new ingredients and techniques for innovative offerings.
• Collaborating with management to design seasonal menus that fit customer preferences.
• Managing inventory and sourcing ingredients, ensuring proper storage to prevent waste.
• Maintaining the quality and presentation of all pastries and desserts.
• Adhering to food safety and hygiene standards in a clean kitchen environment.

About You
The ideal candidate will possess:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Culinary or Hospitality.
• 8-10 years of professional experience as a pastry chef.
• Strong leadership and team management skills.
• Problem-solving capabilities and proficiency in Microsoft Office.

About The Benefits
Enjoy generous food and beverage benefits along with reduced hotel rates globally, making this role attractive to high performers who want to be associated with a top luxury brand.

Join Symphony as a Pastry Chef!
We are seeking a talented and creative Pastry Chef to join our culinary team in Jeddah. In this full-time, on-site role, you will be responsible for creating, preparing, and presenting a variety of exquisite baked goods and desserts that meet our high standards for taste, design, and presentation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage baking operations to ensure consistent quality of all baked goods and desserts.
• Innovate and enhance the dessert menu in collaboration with the culinary team.
• Maintain cleanliness and safety standards in the kitchen.
• Bring creativity and excellence to every dish.

Qualifications:

• A minimum of 6 years of proven experience in a professional or high-end culinary establishment.
• Proficiency in bakery, baking, and food preparation.
• Strong culinary skills with proficiency in cooking and dessert preparation.
• Attention to detail and a creative approach to pastry design and presentation.
• Knowledge of kitchen safety and hygiene standards.
• Ability to effectively communicate and work as part of a culinary team.
• Culinary certification or relevant training in pastry-making is preferred.

About the Role:
We are seeking a Senior Accountant to manage and oversee all accounting and financial activities related to the company’s real estate and development projects. This role is critical for ensuring accurate project cost tracking, revenue recognition, budgeting, and financial reporting, while maintaining compliance with IFRS (including IFRS 15) and internal financial controls.

Key Responsibilities:

• Project Accounting & Financial Control:
  • Oversee end-to-end project accounting processes, including cost allocation, WIP management, and project asset capitalization.
  • Maintain accurate project ledgers and ensure correct classification of expenditures (materials, contractors, consultants, manpower, and overheads).
  • Review and validate project-related invoices, progress certificates, retention, and milestone payments.
  • Monitor project cash flow, commitments, and actual costs versus approved budgets.
  • Ensure accurate and timely revenue recognition in line with IFRS 15 and applicable real estate accounting standards.
  • Prepare project financial statements and project-specific management reports.
  • Closely monitor payments to contractors and vendors, ensuring compliance with contractual terms.
• Project Cost Monitoring:
  • Track project cost performance and identify variances between budget, forecast, and actual expenditure.
  • Prepare monthly project cost reports, dashboards, and variance analyses for project managers and senior management.
  • Support project managers in preparing budgets and cost-to-complete forecasts.
  • Prepare and update project budgets and forecasts in alignment with approved plans.
  • Maintain and monitor the commitments register (POs, contracts, subcontracts, and variations).
• Project Governance & Compliance:
  • Ensure project spending complies with Delegation of Authority (DOA) and internal financial controls.
  • Support financial controls over procurement, contract management, and subcontractor billing.
  • Coordinate with Internal Audit to address project-related financial risks.
  • Prepare documentation required by external auditors for project assets, revenue, and cost validation.
• General Accounting (Project-Linked):
  • Support month-end and year-end closing activities related to project accounting.
  • Reconcile project accounts, intercompany charges, and project-related balance sheet accounts.
  • Prepare asset capitalization schedules (PPE, investment properties, development properties).
  • Assist in VAT, Zakat, and tax reporting related to project costs and revenues.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• Minimum 6 years of accounting experience, including at least 3 years in project accounting.
• Experience in real estate, construction, or project-based environments.
• Strong understanding of project accounting, cost control, and IFRS.