Sales Controller CPD, Czech Hub, Prague
VIE (International Assignment – 18 months)
L’Oréal is present in 150 countries on five continents. For more than a century, L’Oréal has devoted itself solely to one business: beauty. A unique and international portfolio of 36 complementary brands, generating over 29 billion euro of sales in 2019 : Lancôme, Garnier, L’Oréal Paris, Armani Parfums, YSL, Kerastase, Vichy, Kiehl’s, La Roche-Posay, Gemey Maybelline NY, Shu Uemura, NYX, Urban Decay, Diesel...
We are looking for international talent to go on VIE/International Assignment in Prague, Czech Republic, starting in February 21 !
About the VIE/International Assignment :
- The VIE program, is available to citizens of the European Economic Area (EU + Norway, Liechtenstein, Iceland and Monaco) aged 28 years or under.
- Please note that applications that are only submitted in French cannot be considered by our non-French speaking team members at L'Oréal worldwide.
For more information on the VIE/International Assignment please consult the following links for a definition of the program and details on the conditions :
Click here for VIE Program definition and conditions
Key Responsibilities:
Context : Creation of HUB Sales Controlling function in order to synchronise processes across countries of the HUB and elevate the level of business partnership between finance and commercial team
Missions:
1. Implement follow-up of Customers’ yearly valorized promotional plan:
- Implement same planning process of promo-cost forecasting across all countries of the HUB
- Ensure Monthly reconciliations of YTG forecasted promo budgets by Customer vs Approved yearly Budgets
- Set-up systematic approval & archiving of formalized copy of top-customers’ promo plans
2. On-invoice discounts validation flow audit:
- Target to have 100% of on-invoice promotion validated internally prior to invoicing across all countries in the HUB
- Analyse blocking points in validation flow (Review validation flow depending on promo type, Target timings by validator)
- Check technical opportunities for process optimization (Product details/Pre-filled customers data)
3. Design synchronised approach for one-off retro-funding compensations approval across all countries of the HUB:
- Implement unified requests of data submission needed for provision booking (manual or with PO creation)
- Define timeline of data submission from budget holders to ensure 100% approval prior to activity confirmation
- Implement consistency check of submitted requests vs approved valorised promo-plan
4. GAP analysis of processes within the HUB:
- Analyze booking of manual provisions vs PO creation
- Ensure unified implementation of SD agreements solution across countries of the HUB
- Check consistency of reports provided to commercial team across the counties and identify opportunities for optimization of data update
Requirements:
- Master’s degree in Economics, Finance & Accounting or Engineering
- 2/3 years of experience in financial controlling, managerial accounting or audit
- Project Management, ERP, IT systems/tools, Change Management experience and skills are highly valued
- An excellent communicator, you are rigorous, flexible and have profound analytical skills
- Capable and passionate about working in an international environment
- Fluent English, French or another language would be a plus
Are you ready for your next challenge?
Want to join a passionate and dynamic team?
Looking for the chance to grow and develop inside a leading world organization?
This is a fantastic opportunity to broaden your horizons and deepen your financial skills as a strategic finance business partner at L’Oréal Group.
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