Finance Controller

Who is L’Oréal?

LOréal is the worlds largest and most profitable beauty company. Present in over 150 countries, L’Oréal has catered to all forms of beauty in the world for over 100 years and has built an unrivalled portfolio of more than 36 international, diverse and complementary brands including LOréal Paris, Garnier, Maybelline New York, Nyx Professional Makeup, IT Cosmetics, Lancôme, Kiehls, Urban Decay, Shu Uemura, Giorgio Armani, Yves Saint Laurent Beauté, Ralph Lauren, Diesel, Biotherm, Clarisonic, Kérastase, LOréal Professionnel, Matrix, Vichy, and La Roche-Posay.

For more than a century, L’Oréal has devoted itself solely to one business: beauty. The groups mission is to provide the best in cosmetics innovation to women and men around the world with respect for their diversity. We want to bring beauty to all people. Our ambition for the coming years is to win over another one billion consumers around the world by creating the cosmetic products that meet the infinite diversity of their beauty needs and desires.

Our business is energetic and vibrant, underpinned by strong ethical principles and our belief that financial performance and responsible business go hand-in-hand. We are driven each day by our six founding values - Passion, Innovation, Entrepreneurial Spirit, Open-mindedness, Quest for Excellence and Responsibility.

The distance between beauty and tech is closing rapidly, and we are determined to be pioneers in this new beauty tech world. New digital technologies and services are making the world of beauty move faster than ever before. Data and artificial intelligence are opening new horizons for personalization and customization. By incorporating digital into everything that we do, we are creating a better relationship with our consumers.

When beauty and tech collide, the impossible can happen!

In our journey, we are looking for talented individuals who can lead us on this mission.

Would you like to be a part of the adventure?

Why join us?

Being the worlds #1 beauty company, LOréal empowers its people who are ready to take bets, think out of the box, defend their convictions, be resilient and leave their own mark. They are offered numerous opportunities, fast track careers and early responsibilities. LOréal has ambitious goals and is striving for excellence. This permanent learning experience helps you stretch your potential.

We define success as making a positive, conscious impact. At L’Oréal, you will be encouraged to think and act beyond your job. We push boundaries and move fast globally to stay ahead of the game. Your job will be your own innovation playground. We encourage different points of view. What sets you apart is what makes you great. You will always have the space to question, express, agree and disagree. We unleash everyones potential. Here, learning opportunities are endless. You will build your own unique path. We believe in the impact of great mentors. You will be inspired by people you wont ever want to forget.

What will you do?

Reporting into the Country CFO, you will be the controller for the division with sharp finance and business acumen, effective communication with top management and zone and developing teams under your responsibility.

You are expected to manage the following:

• Lead the process of the Plan, Budget, and Trends, arbitrating within the group and division frame and seeing what best fits the country division / brand needs.
• Ensure that the Groups Standards (financial, accounting, and Group management) and those pertaining to Group norms and Internal Control are applied.
• Drive process efficiency, automation and simplification for his / her division related to finance areas.
• Be proactive in assessing business issues from process and risks POV and communicate effectively to Country Division and Zone Division finance when required.
• Be able to do cross collaboration and communication with other regional/zone counterparts.
• Be responsible for KPI creation and management for financial, accounting and business.
• Manage the finance team by ensuring properly accountability, timeliness and quality whilst providing them top-line support to accomplish their given responsibilities.

Who are we looking for?

• Bachelor’s degree, with 10+ years’ experience in either FMCG companies or MNCs or relevant industries is a must have.
• Experience with business partnership and ability to hold discussions with Senior leadership.
• Prior experience in commercial finance with RGM and / or commercial conditions optimization and / or FP&A is must have.
• Experience with SAP/other tools or change management projects is good.
• Ability to manage multiple stakeholders and drive decisions through fact-based approach.

L’Oréal Competencies

• Integrator
• Innovator
• Strategist
• People Developer

L’Oréal is committed to building a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. L’Oréal closely prohibits discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of the individual’s race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability or any other characteristic protected by law.

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