Senior Finance Manager (Fashion, Watches, and Jewelry)

INSPIRE | EXHILARATE | DELIGHTFor 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

As the Senior Finance Manager – Joint Ventures (Fashion & Jewelry), you will act as the strategic finance partner for a portfolio of leading international luxury brands across the Middle East, including Fendi, Givenshy, Louis Vuitton, Celine, Loewe, Repossi, De Beers, Max Mara, Zimmermann, Christian Louboutin, Marni, Jil Sander,Kenzo, and Maison Margiela.

You will work closely with Executive Management, Brand Partners, and Joint Venture leadership teams to drive profitable growth, support strategic investments, enhance shareholder value, and provide financial leadership across the full business lifecycle.

The role combines business partnering, corporate finance, FP&A, governance, business development, and executive-level stakeholder management, requiring both strong analytical capabilities and commercial acumen.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Business Partnering
• Serve as the primary finance partner for the Fashion & Jewelry Joint Venture portfolio.
• Partner with Joint Venture Finance Teams, and Chalhoub Executive Management to support strategic decision-making.
• Challenge business assumptions and provide independent, data-driven recommendations.
• Drive value creation initiatives focused on profitability, cash generation, and return on investment.
• Support negotiations with international luxury brand partners on strategic and financial matters.
• Financial Planning & Performance Management
• Lead the annual budget, rolling forecast, and long-term planning processes.
• Monitor financial performance against Budget, Forecast and Prior Year, identifying risks and opportunities.
• Perform detailed variance analysis and translate financial results into actionable business insights.
• Drive initiatives to improve revenue growth, profitability, cash flow and working capital.
• Corporate Finance & Financial Modelling
• Build robust financial models to support:
• New Joint Venture opportunities
• Business development projects
• Store investment decisions
• Valuation exercises
• M&A and shareholder transactions
• Develop integrated financial models including:
• Profit & Loss
• Balance Sheet
• Cash Flow
• Enterprise Value
• IRR, NPV and Payback analysis
• Evaluate investment opportunities and prepare financial recommendations for Executive Management.
• Governance & Executive Reporting
• Prepare high-quality financial presentations for senior leadership and shareholders.
• Present financial analyses and strategic recommendations to senior executives.
• Ensure consistency, accuracy and transparency of financial reporting across the portfolio.
• Support Joint Venture governance, shareholder reporting and Board decision-making processes.
• Financial Systems & Process Improvement
• Continuously improve financial reporting processes, planning tools and analytical capabilities.
• Drive automation and process efficiencies across finance activities.
• Ensure strong financial controls and high standards of data integrity.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance operational effectiveness.

What You'll Need

To SucceedYou hold a Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or a related discipline.

You preferably hold an MBA and/or professional qualification (CPA, ACCA, CFA or CMA).

You possess a minimum of 10 years of progressive finance experience, including significant exposure to FP&A, business partnering or corporate finance.

You preferably have experience within luxury retail, retail, FMCG or consumer goods.

You preferably have previous exposure to Joint Ventures, multinational organizations or matrix environments.

You are adapt in financial planning, budgeting and forecasting.

You possess advanced financial modelling and valuation skills.

You have a solid understanding of IFRS and financial reporting.

You possess strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.

You have advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills; experience with ERP and BI tools is an advantage.

You possess excellent communication and presentation skills and the ability to influence senior stakeholders through credible financial insights.

You have a commercial mindset with a strong focus on value creation.

You are a strategic thinker capable of balancing long-term vision with operational execution.

You have excellent stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.

You have the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, international environment.

You possess a high level of ownership, integrity and attention to detail.

What Makes This Role UniqueStrategic exposure to some of the world's leading luxury brands.

Regular interaction with C-suite executives, Boards of Directors and international shareholders.

Opportunity to work across business partnering, corporate finance, business development, governance and strategic projects.

Significant visibility within the Group and direct contribution to key investment and partnership decisions.

What We Can Offer YouWith 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 employee discounts.

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Application Process

To support a fair and consistent experience for all candidates, we ask that assessments and interviews are completed independently and without assistance from generative AI tools. This ensures we understand your strengths, your thinking, and how you approach real situations.

We Invite All Applicants to ApplyIt 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.