Senior Manager - International Financial Planning & Analysis (Orveon)

Job description / Role

Inspire | Exhilarate | Delight

For over six decades, Chalhoub Group has been a partner and creator of luxury experiences in the Middle East. The Group, in its endeavour to excel as a hybrid retailer, has reinforced its distribution and marketing services with a portfolio of eight owned brands and over 300 international brands in the luxury, beauty, fashion, and art de vivre categories. More recently, the Group expanded its expertise into new categories of luxury watches, jewellery, and eyewear.

Orveon, a key partner of Chalhoub, is a forward-thinking beauty care and wellness company recognized as a Sustainable Face Care Expert. The company is home to a portfolio of premium and prestige beauty brands, including bareMinerals, BUXOM, and Laura Mercier. Headquartered in New York, Orveon operates globally, with a workforce of 1,600 employees across 30 countries and a strong presence in major cities worldwide.

What you'll be doing

As the Senior Manager of International FP&A for Orveon, reporting directly to the Executive Director of Global FP&A Go-to-Market, you will serve as a strategic partner to the International Commercial team, responsible for markets outside North America. Your role will combine robust business partnering, commercial financial support, and providing detailed, actionable financial insights.

You will oversee the development and management of budgets, forecasts, and 3-year strategic business plans in collaboration with local business partners within the international perimeter. In this capacity, you'll focus on identifying opportunities and efficiencies to drive business profitability. Additionally, you'll monitor the P&L and financial performance of the Joint Business Plans (JBPs) established with local partners, providing insightful analyses of performance compared to budget and prior years, and making recommendations to improve business outcomes.

As the Orveon organization and business structure evolve, you will need to work closely with the International Commercial Team and other business function leaders to support the business transformation efforts. You will also collaborate with the Executive Director of Global Supply Chain FP&A and the broader FP&A team, ensuring alignment and supporting the development of cohesive financial strategies.

Your responsibilities will be the following:

• Work closely with the Chief Revenue Officer, International and the international commercial teams to actively drive the business by monitoring performance, providing key insights, and helping plan international strategy.
• Own international management reporting for Orveon, which will need to be accurate, timely, and actionable.
• Use financial insight and data to continually challenge and improve all areas of the business.
• Develop a business mindset and act as a sounding board and key advisor to the Chief Revenue Officer International.
• Own and develop regular forecasts that accurately predict performance based on trends and drivers.
• Identify issues impacting delivery of the forecast across all aspects of the P&L, and work with the business to identify mitigation plans.
• Own the budget process and work closely with the Head of FP&A to ensure that all timetables are understood and adhered to.
• Work with the Head of FP&A to set the agenda for weekly and monthly reviews across the business.
• Work with both the CFO and the Chief Revenue Officer International to define and develop appropriate financial KPIs for the business.
• Be responsible for the International Financial Reporting System.
• Develop processes to ensure that these KPIs can be accurately calculated, collated, and then used to drive business performance.
• Own and develop JBP KPIs monthly tracking systems.
• Support to define and develop appropriate KPIs for the business.
• Work closely with the business in commercial negotiation whether that be for contract renewal, new doors, or customer profitability.
• Develop commercial solutions and thoroughly evaluate the financial impact of promotional activity.
• Provide critical, high-quality commercially focused financial advice.

What you'll need to succeed

• You bring 5 to 7 years of managerial experience in fast-paced consumer goods or retail environments, with a preference for expertise in makeup and skincare.
• You have a strong background in leading commercial strategic planning and forecasting processes, working within matrix organizations and/or with distributors, and managing diverse go-to-market business models, including direct sales, e-commerce, retail, and distributor channels.
• Your proven ability to collaborate across multiple business functions is complemented by exceptional relationship-building and stakeholder management skills.
• You demonstrate strong financial modeling capabilities, particularly in developing mid- and long-term financial models.
• You thrive in a multi-geography environment, displaying flexibility and adaptability to work effectively across different time zones.

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 recognize 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.

Department: Finance & Treasury
Role: FP&A Manager

About the Company

The Chalhoub Group is the leading partner for luxury across the Middle East since 1955. As an expert in retail, distribution and marketing services based in Dubai, the group has become a major player in the fashion, beauty and gift sectors regionally.

By blending its Middle East expertise and intimate knowledge of luxury, Chalhoub Group is building brands in the region, by offering service excellence to all its partners and a unique experience to its customers through its passionate teams.

With a growing workforce of more than 9,000 people, implemented in 14 countries, as well as the operating of over 470 retail outlets, the group's success is attributed to its most valued asset of highly skilled and dedicated teams. Professionalism and passion are what fuel the Chalhoub Group's competitive edge in today's market.

By being committed to implementing sustainable practices into their business, the Chalhoub Group has been awarded in 2013 the CSR Label from the Dubai Chamber of Commerce.