Job description

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
The job holder of this position is responsible for leading the Finance function within the Country
Management Vertical in Egypt, while ensuring coordination with both respective Managing
Director of the Country, and Heads of Finance of Country Management (CM) and Managed
Companies (MCs) Verticals.
Key Responsibilities

• Oversee the operations of the Finance Department, provide expertise, encourage teamwork and facilitate related professional work processes to achieve high performance standards and staff pride in contribution.
• Monitor the yearly budget of Finance Department and control expenditure to ensure optimal use.
• Lead the completion and consolidation of monthly management reporting of Egypt, for the Captains of the different businesses included in the CM and MCs Verticals, highlighting key performance and finance indicators, variance versus budget and defining and tracking corrective actions plans to be implemented by each BU.
• Lead, coach and develop a team of finance members responsible for financial control of individual BUs cross-country within the CM vertical.
• Work with HR to ensure appropriate training programs are delivered to all members of the community and monitor key staff progress towards earning appropriate Finance qualifications.
• Lead and manage, in liaison with key stakeholders in MCs, CM, and Services verticals, the formulation and strategic review process for Egypt with reference to: 3 YRS plan, the annual budget and (Re)-Forecast submissions coordinating with all Subverticals Finance Managers to ensure deliverables for the verticals and country are timely and accurate.
• Act as the business partner for respective Captains in CM and MCs verticals within Egypt, ensuring also his/her finance team grant on-going support to the commercial, and Support teams to ensure corrective action plans on both revenue and costs are timely implemented to correct any material variance vs budget in OP or cash flow.
• Ensure implementation of a robust and enhanced internal control environment following central processes as defined by Group Finance and Internal Audit, to deliver efficiencies and Budget OP and ROCE.
• Support MCs sub-verticals finance teams with conducting financial evaluations for business investment opportunities and CAPEX spending in Egypt, in line with Group Guideline set out by Corporate Finance Team.
• Conduct regular balance sheet audits for the legal entities of Egypt, and have regular meetings with Central Accounting Team to driving and follow up on actions to maintain their cleanliness and health.
• Act as a first point of contact and as an escalation point and liaison between Group Treasury and local banks in Egypt to ensure smooth treasury operations in line with Group guidelines.
• Assign individual objectives for employee performance management purposes, manage performance, empower staff, and provide formal and informal feedback to support professional development and maximize performance.

What you'll need to succeed

• Previous experience as a Senior Finance Manager in Cairo
• Strong background in Retail or FMCG industry preferred

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 employee discounts.
Using GenAI in Your 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 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.
Locations Cairo