Finance Master Data Analyst

Assignments: 

 Report to Finance Master Data Manager 

Job purpose:

The Finance Master Data Analyst ensures the accuracy, consistency, integrity and traceability of Finance Master Data across assigned entities.

Through timely master data maintenance, effective controls and close collaboration with Accounting, Business Finance, Group Finance Master Data and IT teams, the Analyst contributes to reliable financial and management reporting, smooth period-end closing and compliance with L’Oréal Target Finance Processes.

MAIN ACTIVITIES:

•Review and process requests for creation and modification of Finance Master Data (e.g., GL accounts, cost centers, internal/investment orders, cost elements, generic materials, allocation cycles).  

•Maintain and verify mappings between GL accounts and Group Referentials.

•Maintain cost center allocation rules, cycles and key values based on approved information provided by the teams responsible, coordinate checks and pre-cycle testing.

•Coordinate with Accounting, Business Finance, Purchasing and IT to ensure that Group Referential annual update is reflected in SAP and connected applications.

•Perform regular data quality reviews and annual cleansing activities for GL accounts, cost centers, profit centers and WBS elements, as applicable.

•Provide clear guidance to country teams on request requirements, master data standards and process timelines.

•Maintain user access, workflows and “Core Model” configurations in Financial Closing Tool (Blackline).  

•Build effective working relationships with Group teams, IT, Accounting, Business Finance and other relevant stakeholders.

•Identify recurring issues and opportunities to simplify, standardize or automate master data activities. 

•Participation in projects related to the implementation of new solutions, tools and improvements.  

COMPETENCES: 

•Understanding of financial and management reporting and the relationships between accounting and business finance Referentials.

•Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with ability to translate complex requirements into clear, compelling narratives that drive engagement and organizational adherence.  

•Familiarity with SAP (ECC and S4Hana) and Excel; knowledge of data analytics tools or Blackline is a strong plus.

•Exceptional ability to act as a trusted advisor, navigating matrix organizations to ensure cross-functional cooperation & networking.   

•Independently manage workload and prioritize appropriately to meet deadlines.  

•A team player with a positive can-do attitude and willingness to go the extra mile for a common goal.  

•Good analytical skills as well as an ability to step back and see the ‘big picture’.   

•Strong interpersonal skills: communicating, defending ideas, and convincing.   

•Efficiency-oriented: proactively challenging the status quo to design more efficient ways of working.   

•Rigorous and detail-oriented, with a strong commitment to data quality and confidentiality.

•Relevant experience in Finance Master Data Accounting or Controlling is a plus.

Language – spoken and written

•English 

•Other languages depending on countries, zone will be appreciated: e.g. Spanish. 

RODO/GDPR

Information clause

The controllerof  personal data is L’Oréal Polska Sp. z o.o with its registered office in Warsaw (00-844) at Grzybowska 62. Contact with the DataProtection Officer and additional information about the personal data processing carried out by the Company is possible via e-mail address: personal-da@loreal.com.

The processing of personal data is carried out for the purpose of the recruitment process in accordance with Article 6(1)(c) of the General Regulation on Personal Data of 27 April 2016, (hereinafter GDPR). Data processing to a wider extent than resulting from the provisions of labor law, for the purposes of the future recruitment processes will be carried out on the basis of the given consent in accordance with Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR.

Your personal data will not be disclosed to other entities without your prior consent. Your personal data may be made available at the request of entities authorized to do so under the law. The controller may, by means of a written contract, entrust to another entity the processing of your personal data to the extent and for the purpose necessary to perform the service. Your personal data will not be transferred to a third country/international organization.

Your personal data will be kept for a period of 2 years from the end of the recruitment process – in which case these data will be processed until the consent is withdrawn.

You have the right to access their data, rectify, delete, object, limit processing, and transfer. Your consent may be withdrawn at any time. Withdrawal of the consent will not affect the lawfulness of the processing of your personal data that was made on the basis of your given consent before its withdrawal. A declaration of withdrawal of the consent to the processing of your personal data should be sent to the e-mail or postal address indicated above.

You have the right to lodge a complaint to the President of the Personal Data Protection Office if you feel that the processing of your personal data violates the provisions of the GDPR.

The provision of personal data is voluntary but necessary for the participation in recruitment process. Failure to provide personal data will result in the inability to participate in the recruitment process.