VIE - Financial Controller - NYX - Los Angeles, California - (18 months)

NYX Professional Makeup is seeking a motivated individual who is interested in a career in Finance. We are offering an 18-month international assignment to support our Consumer Product Division based in Los Angeles, CA at our L’Oreal Head Quarters.

NYX Professional Makeup is a modern, digitally native makeup brand on the forefront of today's emerging beauty trends. A leader in the global color cosmetics industry, NYX Professional Makeup is an affordable professional makeup line with every shade, color and tool needed to create makeup artistry at every level. Rooted in a professional artistry heritage, NYX Professional Makeup boasts a successful multi-channel approach at the forefront of digital and retail. A social media pioneer, NYX Professional Makeup is one of the most influential and top-ranked brands, and is followed by top beauty vloggers, Instagram stars, and their millions of fans. While headquartered in the heart of Los Angeles, NYX Professional Makeup is a global brand available in more than 70 countries at thousands of retailers consisting of specialty beauty and fashion stores, freestanding shops and beauty supply stores, as well as on www.nyxcosmetics.com.

Key Job Accountabilities:

Carry-out budgetary control of NYX DMI expenses under the direct supervision of your manager.

• In charge of piloting DMI closing process ensuring accounts reflecting level of accounting and commitment
• Identify opportunities in order to optimize the costs and Return on Investment of Product development (Expenses by project vs Net Sales estim), and on Digital Project (Scorecard).
• Implement and ensure good Internal Control practices.

In more detail, you will:

• Produce monthly note analysis on DMI Expenses highlighting\Risk and Opportunities, to anticipate next Trend and present to DMI CFO
• Launch automatic dashboard to follow expenses by project & alert management to help them arbitrate spending decisions. (On Production Costs, Rights, Education, Packaging expenses)
• Prepare monthly reports, ad-hoc P&Ls and assist with consolidation for the financial close.

• Perform adhoc analysis or various special projects as assigned (i.e. account analysis, process improvement, systems enhancement, etc.)
• Update and share monthly book of Net Sales performance and DMI expenses and provide deck analysis
• Assist DMI CFO in the monthly review of Worldwide affiliates P&L

• A minimum of 3-5 years experience in Finance

• Knowledge of Management Standards (Controlling, Accounting) & Internal Control

• Able to    use reporting with efficiency (Defines & produces financial reportings)

• You know how to maximize financial systems & Data Management (Leverages knowledge and intuition around systems/data management to provide insights into critical issues): SAP, Compass, Magnitude…

• Plan & Analyse Business Performance (Calculates & interprets financial results, anticipates & identifies opportunities, risks & solutions to close the gap...) 

• Proactive Business Partner mindset: uses knowledge (market, finance) to understand, improve, challenge & provide strategic recommendation in order to contribute to the overall business strategy.