Commercial Controller - Consumer Products Division

The world leader in beauty, L’Oréal is present in 130 countries on five continents. Our 32 international brands have allowed us to devote ourselves solely to one business: beauty, with a mission to provide the best in cosmetics innovation to all women and men around the world. We want to bring beauty to all people. Our ambition by 2020 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 through continued digital innovation. L’Oréal encourages diversity and sustainable, ethical sourcing for all our products and we have reduced our emissions by approx. 50% since 2005.

In the L’Oréal Consumers Products Division, our mission is to democratize the best of beauty, which means bringing beauty to all. And for us, beauty must be sustainable. The Consumer Product Divisions holds the world’s #1 beauty brand with L’Oréal Paris, the #1 makeup brand with Maybelline New York, the #1 natural brand with Garnier, and NYX Professional Makeup. Beyond our four iconic global brands, we have a unique brand portfolio including others like Essie and Carols Daughter. We embrace our entrepreneurial spirit in everything we do, always challenging ourselves to new ways of doing things.

You will be responsible for supporting the division to deliver the budgeted Net Sales target. The Commercial Controller will act as a business partner to support the Commercial Team through budget management and a strong focus on internal control and return on investment, making sure we allocate investments accurately and correctly. The following are an identified list of requirements for this role:

• To assist the Commercial Team in maximising profitable sales opportunities and monitoring of the commercial P&L evolution in order to promote optimal decision making within the business.
• Provide Financial support and guidance to Commercial Teams.
• Identify and inform Head of Commercial Finance risks & opportunities.
• Prepare monthly Financial and Management Reporting to Divisional & Corporate Management as well as to Head Office in Paris.
• Ensure sales teams comply with promotional accrual processes.
• Preparation of key commercial reports including customer P&L’s and stock analysis.
• Ad hoc projects to improve controls / reporting.
• Manage the commercial balance sheet.
• Create financial trends and budgets in line with brand strategy.
• Ensure controls are maintained in line with L’Oréal's group standards and support with year end external audit.
• Provide ad hoc analysis on specific topics of focus for brand and division management.

You have excellent analytical skills, outstanding rigour and attention to detail, and strong interpersonal skills as the role involves close liaison with the Sales team. The candidate should be a qualified accountant (CIMA, ACA or ACCA) with experience preferably within a consumer driven and fast-paced sales environment. You should be highly organised with prioritisation skills and strong communication skills (written and verbal), highly numerate with strong analytical and good commercial acumen. Flexibility for an international career is desired but not essential.

You are organised, measured, accurate, entrepreneurial, proactive, open, ambitious, and true to yourself. We cherish and celebrate diversity so you will feel right at home whoever you are.

We put people development and learning at the heart of our business; we’ll help you master your role, develop your technical expertise and you’ll benefit from exceptional management and leadership programmes. Looking for a good work/life balance? With our new hybrid working scheme, you can take a flexible approach to work as well as benefit from early finishes on Fridays during the summer.

As any great employer should do, we make sure we look after your financial wellbeing. That’s why we have a great pension plan, profit share scheme and many more incentives to give you the security you deserve. We also put employee health and wellbeing at the front of everything we do; fully training employees as mental health ambassadors to support and educate ourselves further.

At L’Oréal, we take pride in creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment where everyone is welcome, and their contributions are valued. When we recruit, hire, train, promote or engage in any other employment practice, we are committed to being an inclusive employer regardless of race, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, socioeconomic status, medical condition or disability, or any other protected status.