Manager - Finance (Controllership)

JobsCloseBy Editorial Insights

Landmark Group is hiring a Manager, Finance (Controllership) to identify and strengthen key process controls across twelve departments and thirty functions, delivering a consolidated CSA summary for the CFO and CEO. The role governs the Control Self-Assessment program, coordinates a cross functional questionnaire, and collaborates with the RPA team to automate summarization and create SOPs, drawing on H1 2024 learnings in vendor management, non-trade buying, marketing expenses, bulk sales and casual labor. Ideal candidates hold Bachelors in Commerce / Finance, Chartered Accountant, and 5 to 7 years of Internal Audit experience. To apply, tailor your resume to demonstrate CSA leadership, cross functional collaboration, and UAE market experience; include a focused cover letter with measurable audit outcomes.

Objective: To actively identify key areas within each business where process control requires improvement and to proactively work towards strengthening them. To leverage areas with sufficient or strong controls as examples of best practices to share across the organization

Objective: To actively identify key areas within each business where process control requires improvement and to proactively work towards strengthening them. To leverage areas with sufficient or strong controls as examples of best practices to share across the organization

Framework: Comprehensive questionnaire of ~100 targeted questions across 12 departments & ~30 functions. Each department head is expected to provide a response and is responsible for its accuracy and accountability, with validation and certification by the CFO and CEO. To support this process, an internal app is being developed to facilitate the recording of responses.

CSA & Process Governance 
•    Overall governance on Control Self-assessment process. CSA is a structured framework to identify various organization-wide risk areas and keeping management aware of the same 
•    Coordinate with the RPA team to review CSA responses and assess feasibility of automated summarization of answers.
•    Prepare a consolidated and management-friendly summary of all CSA responses for bi-yearly, highlighting key risks, control gaps, and recurring themes.
•    Design and roll out CSA questionnaires for all group functions
•    Create SOP/Guidelines for the following focus areas, incorporating learnings from H1 2024 CSA outcomes.:
o    Vendor Management
o    Non-Trade Buying (Brand & Country level)
o    Marketing Expenses
o    Bulk Sales
o    Casual Labor Management (Brand & Country level)

• Bachelors in Commerce / Finance
• Chartered Accountant
• 5 to 7 years Experience in Internal Audit

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.