Finance Manager
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About the Role
Landmark Group seeks a Finance Manager to oversee financial reporting, planning, and governance for UAE operations. The role involves FP&A, business partnering, and ensuring compliance with tax and statutory requirements.
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Responsibilities
- Lead budgeting, forecasting, feasibility studies, lease renewals, and financial analysis to support strategic decision making and profitability improvement.
- Collaborate with business, brand, and corporate teams to monitor financial performance, identify opportunities, and drive corrective actions.
- Manage legal agreements and commercial proposals by coordinating with business, legal, and relevant stakeholders to ensure timely reviews and approvals.
- Oversee monthly financial closing and reporting processes to ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance with accounting standards and company policies.
- Review key business KPIs including sales, markdowns, productivity, and overheads, providing insights and recommendations to management.
- Ensure adherence to Corporate Tax, VAT, FAR, COC, CFO Scorecard requirements, and other statutory and internal compliance guidelines.
- Support the implementation and maintenance of strong financial controls, policies, and risk management practices.
Requirements
- Chartered Accountant (CA) 2021 or 2022, or equivalent professional qualification
- 3 5 years of relevant finance experience, including UAE retail/FMCG exposure
- Proven experience in FP&A, business partnering, management reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and financial closing
- Working knowledge of UAE VAT and Corporate Tax regulations
- Experience in evaluating business cases, store feasibility studies, and lease proposals
- Familiarity with Cognos, Power BI, ERP systems, and advanced Excel
- Analytical mind with understanding of revenue, cost, and profit drivers
- Strong communication and coordination skills
- Ability to work under deadlines and pressure
- Stakeholder management and influencing skills
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Overview
- Manage the finance, reporting, planning, and governance activities, ensuring accurate financial reporting, strong business controls, and compliance with corporate and statutory requirements.
- Partner with business and support functions to drive profitability, optimize costs, evaluate new store investments, and assess lease proposals through financial analysis and feasibility studies.
- Provide actionable insights to support business decision making while coordinating with common departments and shared services to ensure smooth operations.
- Additionally, serve as finance backup for UAE Finance to support business continuity and operational effectiveness.
Responsibilities
- 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.
Qualifications
- 3 – 5 years of relevant finance experience, including UAE retail/FMCG exposure
- Chartered Accountant (CA) 2021 or 2022, or equivalent professional qualification is a must.
- Proven experience in FP&A, business partnering, management reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and financial closing.
- Working knowledge of UAE VAT and Corporate Tax regulations is a Plus
- Experience in evaluating business cases, store feasibility studies, and lease proposals.
- Familiarity with Cognos, Power BI, ERP systems, and advanced Excel.
- Analytical mind (Understanding revenue, cost, profit drivers)
- Strong communication & Co ordination skills
- FP&A, Budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis
- Cost control and profitability analysis
- Problem solving mindset
- Ability to work under deadlines and pressure
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