Accountant - Reporting

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 primary purpose of the job shall be to implement systems and procedures within the team, participate in financial and KPI reporting, day to day management of the direct reports, performing monthly and annual financial closings and providing quality technical advise to both Group and clients.

• Reporting
• Preparing and arranging all pre-closure meetings with relevant finance teams followed by documented minutes.
• Provide a comprehensive financial and accounting advice to all stakeholders.
• Ensure all accounting treatments are in accordance with the IFRS. All deviations are discussed and agreed with the management.
• Ensure the TB is released to finance teams within 2 working days for MCs and within the deadlines as advised by JVs.
• Ensure all queries on TBs are responded within one working day.
• Ensure there are no errors in any of the trial balances (TBs) under your responsibility.
• Maintain up to date and accurate status of all BS schedules. All BS schedules must be prepared by 15th calendar date of the following month.
  
  

General Reporting Agenda for the above entities

• Ensure there are no long pending technical issues in the assigned entities. All such issues must be identified, discussed, and resolved timely within a month.
• Coordinate internally to resolve any matters affecting financial reporting of the entity.
• Ensure all IT related issues have been logged and escalated wherever necessary.
• Prepare and sign off monthly reporting checklists before releasing the results.
• Ensure all recharges for WearThat business are done to MCT.
• Ensure all relevant CSA requirements are met, adequately supported and submitted timely.
• Audit
• Ensure audits are finalised/closed/signed of latest by 28 Feb.
• Ensure and align there are no topics in the Management Letter or any avoidable uncorrected misstatements in the representation letter.
• Ensure Allied separate and consolidated FS are prepared by 20th January.
• Ensure Allied consolidated FS are also signed by 28th Feb.
• Participate, supervise and coordinate preparation of external audit documentation and external stakeholders reporting
  
  

What You’ll Need To Succeed

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance or relevant fields..
• Proven experience in reporting.
• Recently qualified Chartered Accountant, ACCA.
• Proficiency in English and Arabic is 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.

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.