AVP - Commercial Finance CPD

Title: Assistant Vice President - Commercial Finance

Location: Minneapolis, MN preferred

Division: Consumer Products Division

Reports to: VP Commercial 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.

Help us fuel the Most Beautiful Brands in the World. Join our CPD Finance Team as the Divisional Finance Controller for Target account, representing all the brands and categories sold by CPD.

If you are entrepreneurial, strategic, collaborative, detailed oriented and enjoy a fast paced environment, a career in L’Oreal Finance is for you! Our careers offer opportunity for movement across functions, divisions, as well as potential for both domestic and international relocation.

In CPD at L’Oréal, our finance professionals partner to drive profitable growth and ensure the integrity of financial planning, reporting & analysis through strategic leadership and proactive collaboration. This specific role as the AVP, Commercial Finance is responsible for leading full P&L management and financial strategy across the division. The role will partner closely with Sales leadership on the planning and analysis of everything from Top Line Sales, Trade fuel, Media, Capex and e-Commerce, through Profit for this channel.

What You Will Do:
Accountable for all stages of financial controlling and delivering business results:

• Co-develop financial sales and investment strategy
• Develop and Deliver full CPD Customer P&L Budget
• Monitor and analyze historical and forward looking sales and spend performance, Issuing monthly executive summary
• Develop and Lead financial negotiation of terms and annual customer Joint Business Plan (JBP) with customer
• Implement and improve current financial controls and trade fuel management in adherence with L’Oreal internal group rules and norms
• Review current pricing and promotional spend mechanisms
• Collaborate with business partners to ensure healthy levels of stock in trade
• Develop and implement long term customer-focused and financially responsible Omni Channel strategy with cross functional business partners
• Lead management and compliance of trade fuel spend utilizing the management tool (APEX)
• Monitor health of balance sheet and manage corrective action as required
• Support Sales Customer Team Leads in delivering brand objectives and work across multifunctional support team to effectively deliver customer needs

What We Are Looking For:

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field of study, with MBA strongly preferred.
• 7 to 10 years’ experience in progressively challenging roles within Finance and Accounting.
• Financial Statement/P&L Management experience, including the ability to convey key messages to leadership.
• People management experience preferred
• CPG/Beauty market experience is a strong plus
• Must possess strong analytical and problem solving skills, business acumen, leadership skills, oral and written communication skills, and excellent interpersonal skills
• Strong computer skills required; must have expert-level experience with Excel and Word
• Financial reporting experience and use of COGNOS, SAP, Hyperion, or similar systems
• Ability to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced work environment
• Must have the ability to interact with all levels of management
• People management experience preferred

What’s In It For You:

• Salary Range: $147,100 - $213,300 (The actual compensation will depend on a variety of job-related factors which may include geographic location, work experience, education, and skill level)
• 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 (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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Salary : $147,100 - $213,300