In L'Oréal, for more than a century, we have devoted our energy, our passion and our competencies solely to one business: beauty. It is a business rich in meaning, as it enables all individuals to express their personalities, gain self-confidence and open up to others. 

L'Oréal has set itself the mission of offering all women and men worldwide, the best of cosmetics innovation - in terms of quality, efficacy and safety - by meeting the infinite diversity of beauty needs and desires all over the world.

Our Company is present in 150 countries with more than 90.000 employees and 37 international complementary brands, like L'Oréal Paris, Garnier, Maybelline, NYX Professional Make-up, L'Oréal Professionnel, Kérastase, Redken, Essie, Lancôme, Biotherm, Helena Rubinstein, Yves Saint Laurent, Giorgio Armani, Ralph Lauren, Cacharel, Vichy, La Roche-Posay, Prada, Muggler etc. 

In L'Oréal Hellas, we are a team of more than 750 employees, and we mostly specialize in the fields of marketing, business development, finance, supply chain, accounting, customer service and HR.

Commercial Financial Controller, Consumer Products Division

Divisional Overview…

 
At L’Oréal Consumer Products Division (CPD), we create personalized brand experiences online and offline that make our customers the center of our iconic brand universe. We make the customer the hero of our brand story. Every day we push boundaries in the world of traditional and digital strategies to advance the brand building, the retail excellence and the digital engagement creating real emotion through memorable brand experiences and creative marketing initiatives.

The Position…

As a Commercial Financial Controller, you will be leading the planning process in budget and trends as well as actual results. Reporting to the BU Controller for CPD, you will act as finance business partner of commercial teams, providing and analyzing financial performance for top channels & customers, influencing commercial teams to drive value in the business. 

You will… 

• Lead budget, trends and actual financial results in line with Group’s standards, guidelines and deadlines. 
• Act as finance business partner of commercial teams by providing & analyzing channels & customers financial performance 
• Interpret financial results, anticipate, and identify risks and opportunities in your area of responsibility. 
• Influence with financial data strategic commercial decisions to drive value in the business.
• Maximize financial systems usage and efficiency (SAP, BOOST, COMPASS) as well as leverage knowledge and intuition around systems.
• Lead actively the transformation of Finance function to optimize processes, enhance efficiency and drive financial performance resulting in value creation for the organization.
• Collaborate with different stakeholders and provide continuous financial training and knowledge sharing to the organization.

You have… 

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance/Economics/Business Administration required
• 5+ years of experience in Controlling
• MBA/ACCA or equivalent would be a plus
• Strong analytical, organizing and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication in Greek & English (written & verbal) and interpersonal abilities
• Strong computer skills required (Advanced Excel a must), enhanced systems literacy
• Team spirit, results orientation & anility to work under tight deadlines
• Ambition to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced and matrix work environment
• Proficient use of SAP and Power BI would be considered a plus

You are…

Strategic. In the way of thinking & having the ability to react and adapt quickly, following the market needs.

Entrepreneurial. Every single day, you spot opportunities to shake things up and change the world for the better.

Driver. There’s no blueprint for the future. You’ll have to design it.

Only human. You’ll screw up sometimes, but you have no fear of failure because you’re smart enough to learn from mistakes.

Ambitious. You crave success and we’ll support you all the way. That way, we all win.

Respectful. Whether you’re talking to our CEO or anyone else, you treat everyone the same.

One of the gangs. Even if you’re Superman or Wonder Woman, you recognize that teams are the real heroes. And so, do we.

Open. To new ways of doing things. To other people’s (sometimes crazy) ideas.

You. You’re real. And you’re true to yourself. We cherish and celebrate diversity, so you’ll feel right at home whoever you are.

Does it sound like you? #weareloreal and we are thrilled to receive your CV and potentially meet you!