Job Title Director, BEST Finance Master Data 

Division: Corp Finance, BEST (Business, Expertise, Service and Technology)

Location: Tampa, FL

Reports To: SVP, BEST Finance

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.  

At L’Oréal, our Finance teams turn data into insights and risk analysis into solutions while ensuring the Group’s financial performance is top notch. We have a diverse range of expertise at L'Oréal Finance, including Financial Planning & Controlling, Internal Audit, Mergers and Acquisitions, Treasury, Tax and Consolidation. We bring numbers to life! Come join our dynamic team! 

What You Will Learn: 

• Ensure Controlling Master Data tasks are performed accurately and on time
• Point of contact of team local team for technical/operative questions. 
• Perform quality analysis between Fi-CO Modules in SAP
• Key user of Controlling Master data projects/initiatives. Implementation & execution
• Identification of process improvements, harmonization’s gap, risks alert etc.
• Achieve Controlling Master data goals 
• Maintain Chart of accounts PCoA, OCoA, LCoA, ACoA, ICoA,TCoa, Check and update the information according of the group request
• Maintain and update cost centers, cost elements and profits centers
• Interact with General Ledger, I2P and Treasury teams in the spirit of end-to-end process implementation
• Prepare guidelines according to TAP processes
• Responsible for delivering processes framed by MDM manager i.e. accurately and in a timely manner and propose improvements
• Responsible for MDM Key Performance Indicators (KPI) and performance dashboards for the group of entities assigned and propose action plans when needed
• Drive process improvement & standardization in the countries under his/her responsibility
• Contact of the external audit
• Monitoring and active support to keep data integration between SAP and other L’Oréal systems (e.g. My Market, Compass, Tiger, Contact).
• Analysis of data discrepancies between FI and CO modules in SAP
• Creation and modification of Cost centers, cost elements, sales orders, investment orders, allocation rules, Cost centers hierarchy.

What We Are Looking For: 

Required Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s Degree in in Accounting or Finance
• 10 Years of experience in accounting, finance or financial data department 
• 3-5 Years of experience leading teams
• Supplier relationship experience
• Knowledge of accounting rules, standards and regulations related
• Knowledge of accounting processes and internal control principles
• Respects deadlines and manages priorities
• Has a rigorous and precise approach
• Teamwork and knowledge sharing
• Microsoft Office 365 experience
• Teamwork and knowledge sharing
• Ability to perform appropriate controls
• Ability to communicate 
• Ability to work in groups and delegate tasks
• Ability to multi-task
• Ability to enforce compliance on process and accounting rules
• Change management experience / Growth mindset

Preferred Qualifications: 

• SAP
• PowerBi
• Compass
• Blackline 
• Tiger
• Magnitude
• SSC experience is appreciated
• Service Management experience is appreciated
• Lean management is appreciated

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) 
• 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! 

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and take pride in a diverse environment. We would love to find out more about you as a candidate and do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, or other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital or veteran status, medical condition or disability, or any other legally protected status. 

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