Commercial Finance Manager

• 1) Growth; Mergers, Acquisitions & New Ventures:
• Capable of developing complex financial models and sensitivities to support Board decision making and make an appropriate valuation of several scenarios.
• Co-lead the relationship with Consulting Firms; due diligence plans for new investments
• 2) Turnaround/Repositioning Project Management:
• Develop value creation plans for each of the Operations finding profit improvement Opportunities.
• 3) Financial Analysis and Benchmarking:
• Deploy Cost Structure in depth review for each Operation and benchmark against best practices in retail & distribution.
• Full in-depth Payroll (together with the Infrastructure Head) & Overhead’s review (Rentals, legal contracts, office expenses, logistic contracts, warehouses, etc.)
• 4) Planning, Forecasting & Budgeting:
• Develop & Consolidate Financial Statement’s Budget (P&L, Balance Sheet & Cash Flow)
• Track performance in the Monthly Business Review (Including P&L performance, DSO Receivables, Stock aging, receivables, productivity KPI’s)
• 5) Financial Reporting:
• Support the development of Investments P&L’s and monthly cash flows. (EBITDA by brand, working capital requirements, equity injections, interest’s payments, dividends proceeding, tax payments, Capital & Interest repayments & capex requirements.
• Be able to automate dashboard on financial performance in Looker/ Power BI
• 6) Negotiation & Decision-Making:
• Support Financial Analysis, Pricing Analysis, and contractual negotiations with key Brands.
• 7) Governance:
• Be able to lead the relationship with portfolio company Auditors and ensure a high level of compliance
• 8) Team Coordination & Knowledge Sharing:
• Team Management. Be a successful link between the companies in which Chalhoub had invested, coach & train their representatives (local partners, CFO’s, FM, Commercial teams) & be a key communicator in the relationship with Chalhoub’ top management (Growth Head; Chief Investment Officer; President Strategy, Growth & Investments).