Finance Business Partner

Landmark Group; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 300,000 - 540,000; Full time

Job summary

Landmark Group is a leading regional retailer and hospitality group with a 1973 start and a broad footprint across the GCC and beyond. The company has grown to over 2200 stores and a diverse brand portfolio spanning retail, hospitality, and leisure.

We are seeking an experienced FP&A leader to drive budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and data-driven decision support across functions, ensuring alignment with business goals and strong governance.

Qualifications

• CA qualification is mandatory.
• 5–10 years of FP&A or business finance experience.
• Strong analytical and modeling capabilities.
• Experience with ERP tools Oracle/SAP and budgeting tools like Cognos.

Responsibilities

• Lead FP&A with budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis.
• Partner with business teams for actionable insights.
• Analyze KPIs to drive profitability and ROI.
• Evaluate business cases for new initiatives and campaigns.
• Ensure compliance with financial reporting standards.

Skills

Financial analysis

Stakeholder management

Problem solving

Communication

Financial systems

Scenario planning

Education

Chartered Accountant (CA)

Tools

Oracle

SAP

COGNOS

Job description

• Lead the financial planning and analysis (FP&A) process, including budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis, ensuring alignment with business goals.
• Partner with business teams to provide actionable insights and support data-driven decision-making across various functions.
• Analyze key performance indicators (KPIs), identifying trends and opportunities to drive business performance and profitability.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to evaluate business cases for new initiatives, store openings, and marketing campaigns.
• Ensure compliance with financial reporting standards and internal controls, maintaining accuracy and integrity in all financial data.
• Drive cost optimization initiatives and support resource allocation to maximize ROI.

Qualifications

Key Requirements:

• Chartered Accountant (CA) qualification is mandatory.
• 5–10 years of relevant experience in FP&A or business finance roles, preferably in the retail sector.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with expertise in financial modeling and scenario planning.
• Proven ability to work with senior stakeholders and influence strategic decisions.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with proficiency in financial systems and tools.
• Experience with ERP tools like Oracle/SAP is essential.
• Experience with budgeting tools like COGNOS will be an added advantage.

About Us

Our journey started in 1973 with a single store in Bahrain. Since then, we have grown into a global retail and hospitality group. The proud creator of 25 plus value led, own-built brands across retail, hospitality, food, and leisure.

Over the years, our UAE - based group has evolved into a comprehensive retail and hospitality entity, with over 2200 retail stores, leisure, and hospitality outlets, panning the GCC, Middle East, India, Southeast Asia, and Africa. Today, Landmark Group is one of GCC's largest omnichannel retailers and India's top home and fashion retailer.

We take immense pride in the organic growth of our retail brands, which have blossomed into household names. From Max, Splash, Babyshop, Centrepoint, Shoemart, Homecentre, Emax, Fitness First, to Funcity, to name a few, our brands span across a multitude of categories, enriching the lives of countless families over the past decade.

About the Team

SHOEMART is the largest retailer of footwear and accessories in the Middle East, with over 160 stores to cater to the entire family. With an impressive 3 4 -year history, we have earned our place as one of the most trusted footwear retailers in the region, serving nearly 7 million shoppers annually.

We also manage two additional footwear retail chains: SHOEXPRESS, which has 50 stores and is the leading value footwear brand in the self-service format within the region, and Pablosky with 9 stores, a premium kids' footwear brand known worldwide.

We take immense pride in being the preferred footwear business for more than 150 vendors from around the world, some of whom have been supporting us for over 30 years.

SHOEMART not only offers an extensive range of in-house brands like Celeste, Duchini, Le Confort, Missy, Juniors, and many others but also carries leading international brands such as Adidas, Kappa, Lee Cooper, and Skechers, among others. Our vision is to "Grow Brands that Our Customers Love and Deliver Great Value."