Accountant – Landmark Group

Landmark Group is one of the largest omnichannel retail and hospitality conglomerates in the GCC, spanning fashion, home, leisure, and food across multiple countries, and an Accountant within this structure supports the financial reporting and control processes that keep a business of this scale and complexity running accurately. The role sits within a broader finance function supporting one or more of the group’s business units or brands.

The day-to-day work typically includes preparing and reviewing journal entries, reconciliations, and month-end close activities, supporting the preparation of financial statements and management reports, and ensuring transactions are recorded accurately and in compliance with relevant accounting standards and internal controls. Because Landmark operates across multiple brands and countries, accountants here often need to understand how their specific business unit’s numbers roll up into broader group reporting, adding a layer of complexity beyond single-entity accounting.

Accuracy and attention to detail are non-negotiable in this role, since errors in financial reporting can cascade into incorrect management decisions or compliance issues. Strong Excel skills and familiarity with ERP or accounting systems are essential, as is the ability to work to close deadlines that repeat every month.

This suits a qualified or part-qualified accountant who enjoys structured financial process work, is comfortable with the discipline of monthly close cycles, and wants experience within a large, multi-brand retail and hospitality group.

Accurate financial reporting is foundational to how a large, multi-brand group like Landmark makes decisions, allocates capital, and reports performance to leadership and stakeholders, which makes the discipline and accuracy of an individual accountant's work more consequential than it might appear from the job title alone. An Accountant who closes the books accurately and on time each month gives business unit and group leadership reliable visibility into performance, supporting timely decisions about inventory investment, cost control, or brand-level strategy. Errors or delays in this role can cascade: a misstated reconciliation or a missed accrual can distort management reporting, potentially leading to decisions based on inaccurate numbers, and compliance issues around financial reporting can carry real regulatory and reputational risk for a group of Landmark's size. Because Landmark operates across multiple countries and brands, consistency and accuracy at the individual business unit level is also what allows the group's consolidated reporting to be trustworthy, meaning errors at this level can ripple up into group-wide reporting quality. In a large retail and hospitality group where margins are managed tightly across many product categories and geographies, the accuracy and timeliness this role provides is a quiet but essential foundation for sound financial management.

Working as an Accountant within a large, multi-brand, multi-country group like Landmark builds broader financial exposure than a single-entity accounting role typically offers, since understanding how business unit numbers roll into group consolidation adds a genuinely valuable layer of complexity to a career built on solid accounting fundamentals. That combination of technical accounting discipline and exposure to a complex organizational structure is well regarded by future employers, particularly those also operating at scale or across multiple markets. The retail and hospitality context also provides useful sector-specific financial exposure, inventory accounting, multi-brand cost allocation, and margin management particular to retail, that's directly relevant for anyone building a career in retail or consumer-facing finance. Working to the discipline of a recurring monthly close cycle within a large organization also builds strong process rigor and deadline management skills that are valued across any finance career path. People who perform well as Accountants in a group of this scale often progress into Senior Accountant, Finance Manager, or specialized roles in financial planning and analysis, treasury, or internal audit within Landmark or comparable large retail and hospitality groups, and the professional qualification progress supported alongside a role like this (ACCA, CPA, or equivalent) further strengthens long-term career mobility across the finance profession broadly.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field; professional qualification (ACCA, CPA, CA, or equivalent) preferred or in progress
• Experience in financial accounting, ideally within retail, FMCG, or a multi-brand organization
• Strong knowledge of accounting standards and month-end close processes
• Proficiency in Excel and experience with ERP or accounting software (SAP, Oracle, or similar)
• High attention to detail and accuracy in financial reporting
• Ability to meet recurring monthly deadlines under time pressure
• Good communication skills for coordinating with other finance and business teams