Manager-Internal Controls

Job Title: Manager, Internal Controls - Finance

Division: Finance - Operations

Location: Piscataway, NJ – Manufacturing Facility

Reports To: AVP, Controlling

Who We Are:

For more than a century, L’Oréal has devoted its energy, innovation, and scientific excellence solely to one business: Beauty. Our goal is to offer each and every person around the world the best of beauty in terms of quality, efficacy, safety, sincerity and responsibility to satisfy all beauty needs and desires in their infinite diversity.

What You Will Learn:

The Internal Controls Manager will ensure that there is proper implementation of the Internal Controls framework defined by General Management to strengthen the processes efficiency and prevent risks to which entity is exposed, thus contributing to the healthy business development. This person will assist managers in formalizing procedures, assess the right application of procedures and quality of controls, and manage the manufacturing plant inventory including destructions, E&O, stock equation and sensitive movements.

• Help managers to formalize local procedures respecting legislation and Group’s standards and embedding Internal Control’s good practices.
• Make sure, thanks to awareness-raising actions and trainings, that managers master fundamental principles of Internal Control in their domains.
• Assess regularly the entity’s processes compliance to Group’s principles (standards, charter, policies, etc.)
• Check, in cases of non-compliance that action plans are defined and follow implementation.
• Coordinate projects of Internal Control improvement (ex: Top 5, segregation of duties, fraud and corruption prevention, security of means of payment, specific projects, etc.).
• Pilot, with DAF, External Auditors’ annual Internal Control Review as well as implementation of Internal Audit assignments. Verify that identified weaknesses are addressed and follow-up action plans.
• Share initiative and good practices with Group Internal Control Department.
• Acts as liaison with other departments to provide guidance and training as needed
• Performs other accounting duties as required including but not limited to the area of Inventory Controls including sensitive movement, consumption, and health of inventory analyses
• Assists Controlling team with budget and trends and inventory-related entries and analysis during financial closes
• Manages one direct report: Fixed Asset and Inventory Analyst

What We Are Looking For:

Required Qualifications:

•        Five (5)+ years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.; experience in a manufacturing environment preferred

•        Experience in audit (internal or external) preferred

•        Bachelor’s Degree required

Preferred Qualifications:

• Must be proficient in Excel; SAP experience a plus
• Strong interpersonal and people management skills.  Able to successfully interact with business colleagues.
• Independent problem-solving and thorough analytical skills; self-motivated, self-directed and flexible individual.
• Excellent organizational skills and the ability to successfully handle multiple concurrent tasks.
• Sound collaboration skills to build and maintain relationships with external and internal partners.
• Good understanding of manufacturing business processes and concepts.
• Well-developed communication (verbal and written) and strong influencing skills at all levels.
• Must be a self-starter with a desire to promote and implement continuous improvement endeavors.
• Must be able to work in a dynamic and changing environment.
• Must be able to communicate accounting matters with all levels within the organization and to outside parties including auditors and vendors, if necessary.
• Consumer products background preferred

What’s In It For You:

• Competitive Benefit Package (Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, Pension Plan)
• Hybrid Work Policy (3 Days in Office, 2 Days Work from Home) [*please keep only if applicable*]
• Flexible Time Off (Paid Company Holidays, Paid Vacation, Vacation Buy Program, Volunteer Time, Summer Fridays & More!)
• Access to Company Perks (VIP Access to L’Oréal’s Internal Shop for Discounted Products, Monthly Mobile Allowance)
• Learning & Development Opportunities for Career Progression (Unlimited Access to E-learnings, Lunch & Learn Sessions, Mentorship Programs, & More!)
• Employee Resource Groups (Think Tanks and Innovation Squads)
• Access to Mental Health & Wellness Programs

Don’t meet every single requirement? At L'Oréal, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and innovative workplace. If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with the qualifications listed in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways! You may just be the right candidate for this or other roles!

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