Eugenie R

Be the driver for accounting, economic and financial planning, treasury, legal and administrative activities of the Region. Key Responsibilities: ACCOUNTING • Support the delivery of month-end reports, working closely with the accounting teams to: - Provide accounting data (Sales, Margins, shrinkage calculation, etc.), - Support the accrual process and intercompany reconciliation, - Complete ad hoc analysis and reconciliations as required • Manage the yearly Financial Statements and assist the auditors REPORTING • Complete the monthly reporting package (including consolidation) in accordance with the Group reporting standards, • Prepare various month-end and quarterly reports (financial position, CAPEX, etc.), • Prepare, analyse and explain monthly store by store results to the Commercial team, • Prepare KPIs performance reviews for Area Managers and Regional Director, • Create business review presentations, and participate in Board of Directors meetings, • Create and submit forecasts and budgets, • Prepare business plans for existing and new countries. ADVISING • Calculate ROI and provide recommendation for investment proposals (stores/country openings), • Review margin and advise on pricing strategy, • Review the stock on hand position, calculate depreciation and provide recommendations, • Manage finance-related needs and requests made by the Middle East stores. TREASURY • Supervise and authorize the schedule of payments to suppliers, • Control cash flow in and out, • Prepare cash flow forecasts, • Define the short and medium term cash requirements. LEGAL • Ensure compliance with local laws and tax regulations, • Coordinate the implementation of VAT. OTHERS • Complete various monthly reports for different functions: HR, facilities, etc. • Coordinate stores and warehouse stock take (goods and assets), review and approval of results, • Coordinate all pre-opening activities relating to licenses, authorizations, insurance, credit cards, etc..

Al Ghurair Retail is the exclusive representative of Springfield, TheFaceShop, Triumph, Boux Avenue, Prenatal and Morgan de Toi in the UAE. Job purpose: Actively participate in the management of Al Ghurair Retail by supporting the Leadership team in all financial matters. Key responsibilities: - Manage the reporting process within the Business unit and towards Headquarter; - Coordinate preparation of month-end, quarter-end and year-end financial statements; - Responsible for the forecast, the budget, and the strategic planning (3-5 years); - Work closely with each department to manage budgets, identify cost savings opportunities and support/monitor procurement activities; - Develop cash flow forecast, and negotiate with banks for the financing of the business strategy; - Support the Strategy/Business Planning process, - Evaluate ROI for projects (new stores/new brands openings); - Support the assessment, preparation and presentation of financial analysis in relation to investment and other strategic decisions; - Participate and coordinate the implementation of a new ERP (Oracle R12); - Coordinate all internal & external audit activities; - Develop control procedures and SOPs specific to the retail environment to ensure appropriate controls are in place; - Manage and control the administrative processes necessary to maintain the smooth legal functioning of the business, adhering to relevant legislation in each country of operation; - Lead a team of 14 Finance and Administration employees.

Job purpose: Act as a key partner for the store general manager and head office management by providing detailed analysis and reporting on the store financial results, and assist sales teams in their day to day business. Key responsibilities: - Manage the challenging financial aspects of the store grand opening; - Control overall application of internal controls and guarantee that the internal controls are in place, and in accordance with the Company standards in the Finance, Receiving and Cashier Office; - Supervise the monthly closing of the store statutory accounts and prepare the reporting package; - Manage the monthly forecast and yearly budget processes; - Analyze monthly financial results, and variances to budget/forecasts; - Control the stock taking operations to ensure stock accuracy, and approve inventory corrections; - Liaise with Internal and External Auditors at the time of Audits; - Conduct regular training sessions to the commercial team on Finance related topics. Chief Accountant (September 2010 to August 2011) Job purpose: In charge of the the accounts function and team in the store to assist the Finance Manager in providing the management with timely and accurate reporting, and to facilitate financial accuracy. Key responsibilities: - Supervision of the accounts daily routines by controling the work of the A/P and G/L Supervisors; - Monthly closing of the financial accounts of the stores, and preparation of the monthly reporting package in an accurate and timely manner; - Assist the Finance Controller on forecasts and budgets preparation; - Control the stock taking operations to ensure stock accuracy.

Job purpose: In charge of different audit engagements including statutory audit engagements, internal audit reviews and review of cash flow statements for different companies in a supporting role. Key responsibilities: - Prepared financial statement audits as well as the audits for a variety of firms in Luxembourg. - Conducted testing of derivatives (Swaps, FET’s, Options, etc.) in order to verify compliance adherence with Luxembourg regulations. - Identified key financial controls, evaluated their effectiveness and provided both efficient and feasible solutions/recommendations. - Reviewed financial statements and note disclosures for compliance with GAAP and IFRS filing requirements. - Resolved accounting issues through the application of technical literature. - Coordination includes supervision, instruction, and delegation of tasks to audit staff and ensuring all procedures and requirements were appropriately satisfied. - Managed communications between managers, audit staff and clients. - Interacted with various levels of client personnel, including chief level employees, to identify significant internal controls in key business processes.

Four-month internship in the Market Research and Business Research Departments. Contribution and active involvement in the creation of analytical reports, performance analysis, summaries and market forecasts.