Founded in 2005, Fashion Group Albania is the country’s leading fashion retailer and the company that introduced international franchise retail to the Albanian market. We operate 17 stores across Tirana’s key destinations and the e-commerce platform fga.al, representing a portfolio of 11 globally recognised brands — Mango, Geox, Aldo, Parfois, Women’secret, Springfield, Prénatal, Okaïdi, Carpisa, Cortefiel and Tailor.

We lead with four values: collaboration, integrity, accountability and dynamism — and a simple principle: people first

WHY YOU’LL WANT TO JOIN US

• Scale and stability — join the benchmark of fashion retail in Albania, with two decades of growth and a portfolio of household-name brands.
• Real ownership — this is a hands-on role where you own the numbers, the close, and the team. Your work is visible at the top.
• People-first culture — we lead with collaboration, integrity, accountability and dynamism — and we mean it.

Support the continuous improvement of financial processes and controls across a growing multi-brand retail business

THE ROLE

The Finance Manager owns the integrity, control and timely delivery of FGA’s financial information. This is a hands-on, operational role — focused on stabilizing and improving financial processes, ensuring reliable reporting, and leading the finance team in day-to-day execution. You are the owner of the monthly close and the financial statements, and the person the business relies on for clear, accurate, timely numbers.

Detyrat

Financial reporting and Analysis

• Produce accurate income statements, balance sheets and cash-flow statements.
• Own the monthly close and deliver on reporting deadlines, every month.
• Provide insightful analysis to the CEO and senior management; track variances against budget and forecast.

Budgeting, planning & cost control

• Lead the annual budgeting and forecasting cycle in partnership with department heads.
• Monitor expenses, surface cost-saving opportunities and optimize resource allocation.
• Improve coordination between Finance and Retail so the numbers reflect operational reality.

Operations, controls & compliance

• Build and enforce financial controls, policies and procedures aligned with regulation and best practice.
• Manage cash flow and working capital; produce reliable cash forecasts.
• Ensure effective oversight of financial processes across the department.
• Ensure compliance with tax law and accounting standards; support internal and external audits.

Process, systems & team

• Review current systems and identify opportunities to improve efficiency and streamline processes.
• Lead, coach and develop a high-performing finance team by ensuring clear responsibilities, deadlines, disciplined execution.
• Partner cross-functionally to bring financial expertise into business decisions.

Kualifikimet

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting or a related field; CPA / ACCA or a Master’s is an advatage.
• 4+ years of relevant experience, ideally in retail, fashion or multi-store / multi-brand environments.
• Solid command of financial principles, accounting standards and Albanian tax regulation.
• Proven track record in financial planning, budgeting and analysis.
• Advanced Excel; comfortable with ERP / financial management systems.
• Strong leadership and team-development skills — you set standards and lift others.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving and decision-making ability.
• English proficiency (written and spoken).
• High integrity, attention to detail and a bias toward doing things properly.

Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Your personal data, which you voluntarily submit in response to this job vacancy announcement, will be collected and processed, manually and/or electronically, by Fashion Group Albania shpk for the purpose of evaluating your suitability for this position. This data will be accessed only by authorized company personnel and will be stored until the completion of the candidate selection process.

Data subjects may exercise their rights in accordance with Law no. 9887, dated 10/03/2008 “On Personal Data Protection,” as amended, by contacting Fashion Group Albania shpk, as well as the Commissioner for the Right to Information and Personal Data Protection.