Chalhoub Group
Chalhoub Group
Chalhoub Group is a Middle Eastern luxury retailer and brand services company operating across luxury, beauty, fashion, and art de vivre. Its business combines retail, distribution, and marketing services for eight owned brands and more than 300 international brands, with customer experiences delivered through over 750 stores, online channels, and mobile apps. The Group’s 14,000 professionals work across seven countries, while initiatives such as The Greenhouse support innovation among startups and small businesses. Sustainability and evolving customer experiences are central to the company’s approach.

Finance Trainee, Luxury Fashion

Support budgeting, forecasting and financial reporting for Chalhoub Group’s luxury fashion brands and stores. Help analyze performance variances and complete month-end close tasks.

Description

  • Prepare annual budgets and periodic forecasts for High End Fashion Division brands and stores.
  • Gather, consolidate and review budget submissions from retail and merchandising teams.
  • Maintain budget templates and monitor submission deadlines.
  • Contribute to monthly management reports covering sales, gross margin and operating expenses.
  • Compare actual results with budgets and prior-year figures, and help explain significant variances.
  • Assist with month-end close work, including accruals, reconciliations and journal preparation.
  • Gather data and conduct analysis for ongoing finance projects.
  • Prepare supporting schedules and presentations as requested by the team.
  • Keep project files and records organized.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics or a related field.
  • Zero to one year of experience; a finance, audit or retail internship is an advantage.
  • Progress toward a professional qualification such as ACCA, CMA or CPA is an advantage.
  • Strong Excel skills, including pivot tables, lookups and basic formulas.
  • Understanding of accounting principles and financial statements.
  • Familiarity with an ERP system such as SAP is an advantage.
  • Careful and accurate handling of numerical data.
  • Organized approach to managing deadlines, including during budget season.
  • Curiosity and eagerness to learn.
  • Collaborative approach, clear communication and a positive attitude.

Benefits

  • Health care.
  • Contribution toward child education.
  • Remote and flexible working policies.
  • Employee discounts.
  • Learning and development opportunities.
  • Exposure to a range of assignments.
  • Internal mobility opportunities.
  • A range of career paths.

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