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L'Oréal · 3 days ago

Manager, Finance Advocacy and Influencing

New York, NY

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

$98K/yr - $140K/yr

6+ years exp

L'Oréal is a global community of catalysts for value creation, and they are seeking a Manager for Finance Advocacy and Influencing in their LUXE Division. This role involves tracking expenditures, providing financial insights, and acting as a strategic business partner to ensure compliance and drive financial excellence.

BeautyConsumer GoodsCosmetics

Responsibilities

A&P Spend Management: Track actual A&P expenditures at the lowest level for 19 brands within the LUXE Division. Identify variances against budget and latest estimates. Ensure data integrity, including proper PO coding and accruals

Reporting & Analytics: Ensure the timely delivery of comprehensive A&P tracking process, provide insightful variance analysis, and contribute to robust A&P Latest Estimates (LEs), striving for high data accuracy and forecast improvements

Strategic Business Partner: Act as a proactive and trusted finance partner to Marketing/Brand Teams and Brand Controllers, providing timely financial information, support, and challenging assumptions as needed to ensure value-driven decisions

Expertise & Standardization: Establish an expertise in the A&I spend across the Luxe Division and create standard processes across all 19 brands

Process Enhancement: Identify opportunities to improve existing A&P financial processes, reporting cadences, and tracking methodologies. Proactively develop and implement new analytical reports or dashboards to enhance A&P visibility, analysis and efficiency

Problem-Solving: Utilize strong analytical and problem-solving skills to troubleshoot issues, resolve discrepancies, and provide solutions that improve financial accuracy and operational flow

Special Projects: Perform ad hoc analyses and support strategic initiatives

Qualification

Financial modelingAnalytical skillsBudget managementExcel proficiencySAP experienceCommunication skillsInterpersonal skillsProblem-solving skillsTeam-player mindset