Trainee - Finance

Chalhoub Group; Dubai; On-site; AED 60,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A luxury retail company in Dubai seeks a Finance Trainee to support financial analysis and management reporting. Responsibilities include preparing monthly packs, performing variance analyses, managing KPIs, and assisting with budgeting and forecasting cycles. Ideal candidates will have a degree in finance or related fields, strong analytical and communication skills, and are detail-oriented. The company offers diverse career paths and benefits including healthcare, education contributions, and flexible working policies.

Benefits

Health care

Child education contribution

Remote and flexible working policies

Exclusive employee discounts

Qualifications

• Degree in finance or related studies.
• Previous experience in retail and distribution environment will be a plus.
• Enthusiastic, proactive problem solver and self-starter.
• Excellent communication skills and able to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Detail oriented, well organized, focused, able to adapt.

Responsibilities

• Support the preparation of management monthly pack.
• Perform variance analysis on monthly results.
• Identify risks and opportunities within the business.
• Support budgeting and forecasting cycles.
• Build and manage a comprehensive KPI model.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Detail oriented

Education

Degree in finance or related studies

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

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

You will immediately enter a role with real responsibility, business partnering critical areas, analysing financial data of the Chalhoub Group business. The Finance trainee is responsible for supporting the brand’s Finance division with accurate and timely commercial financial analysis, including provision of monthly management accounts.

• Support the preparation of management monthly pack, including provision of monthly P&Ls

• Support with variance analysis on monthly results (variances vs PY and Budget) and liaise with stakeholders to:

• Use financially based analysis as a tool to identify risk and opportunity within the business

• Support budgeting and forecasting cycles

• Build and manage a comprehensive KPI’s model (Financial & Business) in line with Company’s objectives and captures all relevant info needed to manage the business

• Track CAPEX movement, Fixed Asset Register & support in communicating the monthly committed CAPEX.

• Support Senior Finance Business Partner with ad‑hoc reporting requirements or projects.

• Obtain reasons for variances.

• Ensure correction entries are posted if errors are identified; etc.

What you’ll need to succeed

Degree in finance or related studies

• Previous experience in retail and distribution environment will be a plus

• Enthusiastic, proactive problem solver and self‑starter

• Knowledge in Excel, PowerPoint and other IT packages

• Excellent communication skills and able to work in a fast‑paced environment

• Detail orientated, well organized, focused, able to readily adapt and lead in a changing environment.

• Strong communication and are good at building relationships.

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.