Title: Director - Commercial Finance, CVS
Location: NY/Hudson Yards (Rhode Island as Needed)
Division: Consumer Products Division
Reports to: VP Commercial Finance
Help us fuel the Most Beautiful Brands in the World. Join our CPD Finance Team as the Divisional Finance Controller for the CVS account, representing all the brands and categories sold by CPD.
If you are entrepreneurial, strategic, collaborative, detailed oriented and enjoy a fast paced environment, a career in L’Oreal Finance is for you! Our careers offer opportunity for movement across functions, divisions, as well as potential for both domestic and international relocation.
In CPD at L’Oréal, our finance professionals partner to drive profitable growth and ensure the integrity of financial planning, reporting & analysis through strategic leadership and proactive collaboration. This specific role as the Director, Commercial Finance for CVS is responsible for leading full P&L management and financial strategy across the division. The role will partner closely with Sales leadership on the planning and analysis of everything from Top Line Sales, Trade fuel, Stock in Trade, Media, Capex and e-Commerce, through Profit for this channel.
Travel required to Rhode Island offices for meetings and/or trainings based on business needs.
Job Responsibilities:
Accountable for all stages of financial controlling and delivering business results:
- Co-develop financial sales and investment strategy
- Develop and Deliver full CPD Customer P&L Budget
- Monitor and analyze historical and forward looking sales and spend performance
- Develop and Lead financial negotiation of terms and annual customer Joint Business Plan (JBP)
- Implement and improve current financial controls and trade fuel management in adherence with L’Oreal internal group rules and norms
- Review current pricing and promotional spend mechanisms
- Collaborate with business partners to ensure healthy levels of stock in trade
- Develop and implement long term customer–focused and financially responsible Omni Channel strategy with cross functional business partners
- Lead management and compliance of trade fuel spend utilizing the management tool (APEX)
- Monitor health of balance sheet and manage corrective action as required
- Support Sales Customer Team Leads in delivering brand objectives and work across multifunctional support team to effectively deliver customer needs
Qualifications and Experience:
- MBA Preferred
- 7 to 10 years’ experience in progressively challenging roles
- Financial Statement/P&L Management
- People management experience preferred
- CPG experience a plus
Skills:
- Must possess strong analytical and problem solving skills, business acumen, leadership skills, oral and written communication skills, and excellent interpersonal skills
- Strong computer skills required; must have expert-level experience with Excel and Word
- Financial reporting experience and use of COGNOS, SAP, Hyperion, or similar systems
- Ability to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced work environment
- Must have the ability to interact with all levels of management
