Finance Director – Dubai, UAE The Body Shop

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Posted 12 mins ago

Experience

10 - 16 Years

Job Location

Dubai - United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Education

Chartered Financial Analyst(Finance), Chartered Accountant(Chartered Accountant)

Nationality

Any Nationality

Gender

Any

Vacancy

1 Vacancy

Job Description

Roles & Responsibilities

  • Serve as a strategic business partner to the CEO and PE sponsors — driving financial strategy, commercial performance, and exit readiness
  • Group financial reporting (IFRS) and statutory compliance
  • Act as a genuine business partner to the CEO — translating financial insight into commercial strategy and decisions
  • FP&A — budgeting, forecasting, scenario analysis, and management reporting
  • Treasury, tax, and cash flow management across multiple jurisdictions
  • M&A — due diligence, financial modelling, and deal structuring
  • Franchise and partner financial management
  • Work collaboratively with Executive Leadership team
  • Own the group’s financial strategy, annual budgeting, long-range forecasting processes, and treasury management
  • Lead Board-level financial communications and investor reporting
  • Oversee financial reporting, controls, compliance, and governance across all group entities and jurisdictions
  • Manage external relationships with Investors, bankers, Lenders, Auditors and Insurers
  • Lead exit preparation — ensuring the business is sale-ready from a financial, governance, and reporting perspective
  • Provide financial leadership for franchise operations
  • ESG reporting and non-financial disclosures
  • Drive cost optimisation, margin improvement, and working capital optimisation across the group
  • Lead finance transformation — modernising systems, processes, and operating models to support growth
  • Manage M&A activity, due diligence processes, and any refinancing or capital structure work
  • Build, mentor, and develop a high-performing global finance team based across Dubai and the UK

Desired Candidate Profile

  • Proven Finance Director in consumer, retail, or beauty / FMCG business
  • PE-backed environment — investor reporting, value creation, and exit processes
  • Track record as a CEO/Leadership business partner — influencing commercial strategy
  • Strong P&L ownership in a complex, multi-market, multi-entity business
  • Finance transformation — systems, processes, team capability, and operating model
  • UAE-based or proven Middle East experience, or clear willingness to relocate to Dubai
  • Franchise / partner-led business model experience (desirable)
  • M&A, business sale, or exit process experience (desirable)

Employment Type

    Full Time

Company Industry

Department / Functional Area

Keywords

  • Finance Director
  • IFRS
  • Group Financial Reporting
  • Statutory Compliance
  • Strategic Business Partner
  • FP&A
  • Budgeting
  • Forecasting
  • Scenario Analysis
  • Management Reporting
  • Treasury Management
  • Tax Management
  • Cash Flow Management
  • Multijurisdictional Finance
  • M&A

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The Body Shop

The Body Shop is a global beauty and personal care company founded in 1976 by Anita Roddick. The brand is known for its ethical positioning, cruelty-free products, community trade sourcing, and focus on sustainability