Senior Accountant - Group Consolidation

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 role involves preparing consolidated financial statements across multiple entities and subsidiaries, ensuring compliance with international accounting standards, and delivering accurate and timely reports for internal and external stakeholders. The ideal candidate will have strong technical knowledge, attention to detail, and the ability to collaborate effectively with regional finance teams.

Group Consolidation & Financial Reporting

• Manage the end-to-end monthly, quarterly, and annual group consolidation process for multiple subsidiaries and Joint ventures across different jurisdictions.
• Prepare consolidated financial statements in compliance with IFRS (or local GAAP, as applicable).
• Ensure proper elimination of intercompany transactions, balances, and unrealized profits during consolidation with no major variances.
• Coordinate with subsidiary and Joint ventures finance/Accounting teams to ensure timely submission of financial data and compliance with reporting timelines.
• Keeping consolidation schedules up to date monthly
  
  

Audit & Compliance

• Act as the main liaison with external auditors during the group audit process, ensuring all supporting documentation is accurate and readily available.
• Ensure timely completion of audit in line with deadline set by the Group.
• Ensure compliance with all relevant financial reporting regulations and internal control procedures.
• Support the preparation of board packs, investor reports, and regulatory filings as required.
  
  

Process Improvement & Systems

• Lead initiatives to streamline and automate the consolidation process, including the implementation or enhancement of consolidation software/tools (e.g., SAP BPC).
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, accuracy, and reporting consistency across group entities.
  
  

Stakeholder Management

• Collaborate with senior finance leadership, subsidiary and Joint venture finance teams, and other key stakeholders to ensure transparency, accuracy, and consistency of financial data.
• Provide technical accounting guidance and support to regional finance teams on complex accounting issues, including mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, and disposals.
  
  

What You’ll Need To Succeed

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, or related field.
• CPA / CA / ACCA qualification is mandatory.
• 5-7 years in accounting or finance, with at least 3 years in a group consolidation or audit of large groups.
• Strong technical knowledge of IFRS and experience with multinational or diversified group consolidations.
• Advanced Excel and analytical skills with a sharp attention to detail.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and project management skills.
  
  

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.