Manager - Financial Planning & Analysis

INSPIRE | EXHILARATE | DELIGHT

For over seven decades, Chalhoub Group has been a partner and creator of luxury experiences in the Middle East. In its pursuit to excel as a hybrid luxury retailer, the Group has curated a portfolio of over 10 owned brands and strengthened its distribution and marketing expertise for over 400 international names across luxury fashion, beauty, jewellery, watches, eyewear, and art de vivre categories.

Every step at Chalhoub Group is taken to build a future where luxury dreams become reality — bridging cultures and crafting memorable experiences for our consumers. Be it by constantly reinventing itself, committing to innovation, or embracing new technologies, the Group is shaping the future of luxury retail. It delivers seamless omnichannel experiences across more than 950 stores, online platforms, and mobile apps. Driving this innovation journey is The Greenhouse — the Group’s innovation hub, incubator, and accelerator for startups and emerging businesses, regionally and globally.

Chalhoub Group fosters a people-at-heart culture rooted in diversity, equity, and inclusion, and a workplace catalysed by forward thinking and future-proofing. Today, it brings together over 16,000 talented professionals across eight countries in the Middle East, with a presence in LATAM. Their collective efforts have earned the Group the Great Place to Work certification in several markets.

Sustainability is at the core of the Group’s strategy, guided by a clear commitment to people, partners, and the planet. Chalhoub Group is proud to be a member of the United Nations Global Compact, a signatory of the Women’s Empowerment Principles, and to have pledged to reach Net Zero by 2040.

What you'll be doing

• Develop trustworthy relationship with the Business Units to drive financial management and processes.
• Support operations in preparing P&L projection, analysis of financial viability of new investments and budget follow-up.
• Organize internal and external reporting; make constructive proposals and act as an internal consultancy to Managing Director, Finance Director and Business units’ Managers to monitor the business.
• Evaluate business proposals with complete analysis of economic impact on business Analyze financial information to produce forecasts of business, industry and economic conditions for use in making decisions.
• Assist in developing Financial Strategic Planning such as the 3-Y Plan Review purchase cycle and analyze the Cash Flow and stock position on regular basis to provide corrective actions if necessary.
• Prepare variance analysis and recommendations on monthly financial figures from business units compared to budget and last year and issue reports as required by the management.
• Follow up and control the capital expenditure budgets allocated to the business unit.
• Monitor the cost structure of the companies’ business units and prepare business profitability analysis.
• Arrange, observe and control the P&L, balance sheet and recommend action.
• Provide Internal Control and ensure compliance with all Group Policies and Procedures Prepare and monitor the performance of internal rate of return (IRR) studies for proposed outlets and new products.
• Prepare the Monthly dashboard, budget revisions and close follow up on : collections, payables, stock, sales and net margin. challenge assumptions and propose revisions.
• Drive month end closing by analyzing trial balances, researching general ledger activity and variances to budget and prior year.
• Develop and improve processes related to expenditure, appropriate financial methods to beer evaluate and measure performance
• Provide analytical support as required to various cross-function initiative and ad hoc projects (e.g. preparing business plans, study of the cash flow and P&L)
• Instigate and participate in all process improvement initiative related to the Business Unit
• Participate in relevant projects and community activities as and when needed
• Monitoring and managing the organization’s bank relationships and liquidity management
• Forecasting of medium and long- term funding and hedging requirements Daily cash management
• Debt facilities management

What you’ll need to succeed

What we can offer you

With us,you will turn your aspirations into reality. We will help shape your journey through enriching experiences, learning and development opportunities and exposure to different assignments within your role or through internal mobility. Our Group offers diverse career paths for those who are extraordinary, every day.

We recognise the value that you bring, and we strive to provide a competitive benefits package which includes health care, child education contribution, remote and flexible working policies as well as exclusive employeediscounts.

We Invite All Applicants to Apply

It Takes Diversity Of Thought, Culture, Background, Differing Abilities and Perspectives to truly Inspire, Exhilarate and Delight our customers. At Chalhoub Group, we are committed to inclusion and diversity.

We welcome all applicants to apply and be part of our exciting future. We ensure equal opportunity for all our applicants without regard to gender, age, race, religion, national origin or disability status.

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