Finance Director - FACES
Chalhoub Group (on behalf of Zimmermann) · Dubai
UAE remoteHybridFull TimeDirectorFinance & Banking
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Why we think you can apply
- Employer country
- United Arab Emirates · Dubai
- Hiring model
- UAE-based role · the employer hires in the UAE
- Work from
- Dubai · office and home
- Time-zone overlap
- Gulf Standard Time · none needed
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About the role
Responsibilities
- Own budget, rolling forecast and long-range plan for Faces across markets and channels
- Drive margin, supplier income, discount economics and cost productivity
- Run e-commerce contribution P&L, unit economics and investment gates
- Own door-level store profitability, lease impact and capex business cases
- Partner on inventory, working capital and seasonal stock plans
- Define omnichannel attribution rules and customer KPIs
- Deliver executive reporting and KPI scorecards to the MD, Group and Board
- Lead finance transformation, automation and AI adoption
- Safeguard IFRS, tax and compliance across jurisdictions
- Build and mentor a finance team in Dubai and Jordan
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or related field
- 12+ years in FP&A, commercial finance or finance leadership
- 5+ years in retail, e-commerce, marketplaces, consumer, luxury or beauty
- Owned P&L and forecast of omnichannel business over $150M revenue
- Retail finance foundations: store P&L, IFRS 16 leases, inventory
- E-commerce unit economics: acquisition cost, lifetime value, fulfilment cost
- 4+ years of people leadership
- Advanced modelling, BI and SAP ERP skills
Preferred Qualifications
- CFA, CPA/ACCA or MBA
- Marketplace or omnichannel retail finance experience
- Background in beauty, fragrance, luxury or specialty retail
- Middle East experience, especially KSA and Egypt; Arabic a plus
- Led an ERP or planning-system implementation
Benefits
- Health care
- Child education contribution
- Remote and flexible working policies
- Exclusive employee discounts
About the Company
Chalhoub Group is a luxury retail group in the Middle East with over 10 owned brands. Faces is its fragrance-led beauty retailer with 60+ stores across the region.
What we look for
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or related field
- 12+ years in FP&A, commercial finance or finance leadership
- 5+ years in retail, e-commerce, marketplaces, consumer, luxury or beauty
- Owned P&L and forecast of omnichannel business over $150M revenue
- Retail finance foundations: store P&L, IFRS 16 leases, inventory
- E-commerce unit economics: acquisition cost, lifetime value, fulfilment cost
- 4+ years of people leadership
- Advanced modelling, BI and SAP ERP skills
- CFA, CPA/ACCA or MBA
- Marketplace or omnichannel retail finance experience
- Background in beauty, fragrance, luxury or specialty retail
- Middle East experience, especially KSA and Egypt; Arabic a plus
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