Senior Financial Analyst – Montreal, Canada
Hello, we’re L’Oréal.
We're not just building brands; we're shaping how the world experiences beauty (and it takes a lot of cool jobs to do it). Intrigued? Keep reading—this might be the opportunity you’ve been searching for.
A Day in the Life
As a Senior Financial Analyst, you’ll be at the heart of our financial operations, partnering with cross-functional teams to drive business performance for one of our divisions. Reporting to the Finance Manager, you’ll collaborate with marketing, sales, and digital teams to ensure financial excellence and strategic decision-making.
Your responsibilities will include:
• Budget Management: Oversee and control budgets, ensuring alignment with business objectives.
• Financial Partnering: Act as a trusted advisor to marketing, sales, and administrative teams, providing insights and recommendations.
• Process Improvement: Lead or contribute to projects aimed at enhancing financial processes and systems.
• Risk & Opportunity Analysis: Monitor and update risks and opportunities for marketing expenses, ensuring accurate forecasting and reporting.
• Data-Driven Insights: Analyze financial data to identify trends, support decision-making, and drive profitability.
You’ll thrive in this role if you:
• Have 3-5 years of experience as a financial analyst, ideally in the consumer goods or related industry.
• Hold a university degree in Finance (a post-graduate diploma is an asset).
• Are proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint) and have experience with SAP (an asset).
• Excel in time management, multitasking, and adapting to new systems.
Excellent communication and presentation skills
What’s In It For You
• A place for you to leave your comfort zone and grow beyond your potential (here, you’ll be encouraged to try new things and take risks!).
• Real responsibility from day one—there’s no sitting on the sidelines at L’Oréal.
• A place where you can contribute to something bigger! Many of our brands have societal/environmental causes to make a concrete difference.
Who We Are
L’Oréal is present in 150 markets on five continents. For more than a century, L’Oréal has devoted itself solely to ‘Create beauty that moves the world’; it is now the industry world leader with €42 billion consolidated sales. Together, we solve complex challenges at scale while making sure we stay committed to making the world a more inclusive and a better place for everyone & our planet.
We’re committed to guaranteeing inclusive recruitment processes and to advocating for hiring and promoting each candidate in an ethical and equitable way. The Group strictly prohibits discrimination against any applicant for employment because of the individual’s gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, visible and/or invisible disabilities, socio-economic and/or multicultural origins, health conditions, age, religion, or any other characteristics protected by law.