Lead finance business partnering, planning, reporting, and governance activities for UAE Shoe Mart.
ResponsibilitiesKey responsibilities include:
• FP&A: Lead budgeting, forecasting, feasibility studies, lease renewals, and financial analysis to support strategic decision-making and profitability improvement.
• Business partnering: Collaborate with business, brand, and corporate teams to monitor financial performance, identify opportunities, and drive corrective actions.
• Governance: Manage legal agreements and commercial proposals by coordinating with business, legal, and relevant stakeholders to ensure timely reviews and approvals.
• Reporting: Oversee monthly financial closing and reporting processes to ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance with accounting standards and company policies.
• Performance: Review key business KPIs, including sales, markdowns, productivity, and overheads, providing insights and recommendations to management.
• Compliance: Ensure adherence to Corporate Tax, VAT, FAR, COC, CFO scorecard requirements, and other statutory and internal compliance guidelines.
• Controls: Support the implementation and maintenance of strong financial controls, policies, and risk management practices.
CA 3 – 5 years of experience in Finance and Operations preferably in a Retail environment with specific exposure to operational financial planning and budget control with 2 -3 years of managerial experience in an independent Finance / Operations / Commercial function
Skills Required
- Chartered Accountant (CA) qualification
- 3–5 years of experience in finance and operations
- Exposure to operational financial planning and budget control
- 2–3 years of managerial experience in an independent finance, operations, or commercial function
- Experience in a retail environment
What We Do
Founded in 1973 in Bahrain, Landmark Group has grown to become one of the largest and most successful omnichannel retail and hospitality conglomerates, with presence across 17 countries in the Middle East, Africa, India and Southeast Asia. Based in the UAE since 1990, the Group owns and operates 21 established homegrown and 4 franchise brands across an extensive network of more than 2,200 outlets, encompassing a gross leasable area of 30 million square feet. Landmark Group's success is driven by its diverse portfolio of established brands, across multiple retail categories, offering a comprehensive range of products across fashion, home, groceries and electronics. These include Centrepoint, Max Fashion, Home Centre, Babyshop, Splash, Shoemart, Lifestyle, Viva, Emax, Home Box, Styli, Shoexpress, Spar and Easybuy. Beyond retail, Landmark Group has diversified into the leisure, fitness and hospitality sectors with brands like Fitness First, Citymax, Fun City, Fun Ville, Zafran and Carluccio’s. The Group boasts unparalleled logistics capabilities, owning the MENA region's largest privately-owned distribution hub - Omega Logistics and Logistiq, which offers state-of-the-art third-party logistics services. Landmark Group places a strong emphasis on delivering exceptional value and achieving customer satisfaction throughout its comprehensive product range. Across its loyalty programmes, the Group enjoys a loyal customer base with more than 35 million active users. The company has a dedicated workforce of more than 53,000 employees and continues to be certified as a Great Place to Work (GPTW) since 2017.
