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Manager – Finance, A&P HQ Media and Digital
New York, NY, New York
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Permanent
New York
New York, NY
Finance
Full - Time
15-Oct-2024
Job Title: Manager – Finance, A&P HQ Media and Digital
Division: PPD
Location: Hudson Yards, NY
Report to: Director, A&P HQ 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 Professional Products, our mission is to support hairdressers and develop the hair industry sustainably and lead the digital transformation of our industry with a customer-centric approach. Our brands portfolio includes L’Oréal Professionnel, Kérastase, Redken, Matrix, Pureology, Mizani and Shu Uemura.
What You Will Do:
As a Finance Manager within L'Oréal's Professional Products Division (PPD), you will play a crucial role in the financial planning, reporting, and analysis across all brands within the portfolio. This highly visible role centers on managing and optimizing media and digital investments, requiring strong collaboration with various internal teams and stakeholders. You will also lead a team member who is responsible for managing PPD’s centralized digital budgets. The position will have a transversal focus overseeing Total A&P spend Redken, Pureology, Mizani and L’Oreal Technique, and will be a key partner to the brand controller and total business on multiple different projects.
Key Responsibilities:
Budget Management & Analysis: Provide financial guidance and support to brand finance leads, identifying risks and opportunities through proactive budget management and regular business partner meetings. Lead discussions and alignment on Fuel Budgets across all PPD brands, encompassing media, brand engagement, DDX, and website costs. Manage total Brand A&P Consolidation for Redken, Pureology, Mizani & L’Oreal Technique and align with Brand controller on all A&P Investments.
Project Implementation & Ownership: Own and manage the successful implementation of multiple critical digital projects focused on optimizing divisional spending and strategic investment. This includes: BetIQ ROI analysis, influencer agency ROI spend optimization, and the creation and maintenance of media/digital dashboards. You will be responsible for presenting key findings and recommendations to management, influencing strategic decisions that impact the division's bottom line.
Team Leadership & Development: Lead a direct report responsible for managing the PPD centralized digital marketing (CDMO) budgets, fostering their professional growth and development through coaching, training, and performance feedback.
Reporting & Analysis: Provide comprehensive monthly reporting to business partners, ensuring accurate alignment of actuals with planned spend. Consolidate and analyze media and digital spending for all PPD brands, presenting recommendations to management. Maintain A&P budgets and trends in our reporting system, Compass. Develop ad-hoc analyses to support data-driven decision making.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Serve as a key business partner to PPD Brand Digital Teams, PPD Media & Brand Engagement Teams and Corporate CDMO. Ensure alignment with brand controllers on all A&P investments.
Financial Compliance: Ensure accurate expense classification according to L'Oréal Finance Norms. Track financial performance of strategic projects against the business plan.
Essential Job Competencies:
Decision-Making: Ability to independently analyze situations, make confident decisions, and adapt to changing business needs.
Adaptability: Thrives in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
Organization: Exceptional organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities, synthesize complex information, and deliver concise, impactful reports for management.
Interpersonal Skills: Ability to effectively communicate and collaborate with all levels of management and cross-functional teams.
Continuous Improvement: Demonstrated eagerness to learn and improve existing processes
Required Qualifications:
Experience: 4-6 years of experience in finance or accounting. Prior experience within media and/or digital investments preferred.
Education: Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Business Administration, or Accounting.
Skills:
Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills.
Demonstrated business acumen and leadership capabilities.
Excellent written, verbal, and presentation communication skills.
Strong interpersonal and collaborative skills.
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint); expert-level Excel skills required. Experience with Power BI and data visualization dashboards a plus.
As an integral part of our culture at L’Oréal, wellness is at our core. We not only offer a generous Benefits Package (Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K), we also offer flexible time off, work from home days, and a pension plan! Additionally, you will have access to company perks such as Makeup, Skincare, and Fragrance! Employees receive a stipend for L'Oréal products as well as VIP Access to L’Oréal’s Internal Shop for Discounted Products, and other perks such as Monthly Mobile Allowance, discounted gym memberships, and ERGs.
Additional Benefits Information As Follows:
Salary Range: $98,400-$140,200 (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.
If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to access job openings or apply for a job on this site as a result of your disability. You can request reasonable accommodations by contacting [email protected] . If you need assistance to accommodate a disability, you may request an accommodation at any time.
Our Safe Together Plan: Your safety is our highest priority. We will proceed with caution and adhere to enhanced protection standards to ensure our sites are safe for all employees. We must all operate with the shared responsibility for each other’s health & safety in mind.
Manager – Finance, A&P HQ Media and Digital
New York, NY, New York
Apply now (https://careers.loreal.com/en_US/jobs/ApplicationMethods?jobId=190345)
Back
Permanent
New York
New York, NY
Finance
Full - Time
15-Oct-2024
Job Title: Manager – Finance, A&P HQ Media and Digital
Division: PPD
Location: Hudson Yards, NY
Report to: Director, A&P HQ 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 Professional Products, our mission is to support hairdressers and develop the hair industry sustainably and lead the digital transformation of our industry with a customer-centric approach. Our brands portfolio includes L’Oréal Professionnel, Kérastase, Redken, Matrix, Pureology, Mizani and Shu Uemura.
What You Will Do:
As a Finance Manager within L'Oréal's Professional Products Division (PPD), you will play a crucial role in the financial planning, reporting, and analysis across all brands within the portfolio. This highly visible role centers on managing and optimizing media and digital investments, requiring strong collaboration with various internal teams and stakeholders. You will also lead a team member who is responsible for managing PPD’s centralized digital budgets. The position will have a transversal focus overseeing Total A&P spend Redken, Pureology, Mizani and L’Oreal Technique, and will be a key partner to the brand controller and total business on multiple different projects.
Key Responsibilities:
Budget Management & Analysis: Provide financial guidance and support to brand finance leads, identifying risks and opportunities through proactive budget management and regular business partner meetings. Lead discussions and alignment on Fuel Budgets across all PPD brands, encompassing media, brand engagement, DDX, and website costs. Manage total Brand A&P Consolidation for Redken, Pureology, Mizani & L’Oreal Technique and align with Brand controller on all A&P Investments.
Project Implementation & Ownership: Own and manage the successful implementation of multiple critical digital projects focused on optimizing divisional spending and strategic investment. This includes: BetIQ ROI analysis, influencer agency ROI spend optimization, and the creation and maintenance of media/digital dashboards. You will be responsible for presenting key findings and recommendations to management, influencing strategic decisions that impact the division's bottom line.
Team Leadership & Development: Lead a direct report responsible for managing the PPD centralized digital marketing (CDMO) budgets, fostering their professional growth and development through coaching, training, and performance feedback.
Reporting & Analysis: Provide comprehensive monthly reporting to business partners, ensuring accurate alignment of actuals with planned spend. Consolidate and analyze media and digital spending for all PPD brands, presenting recommendations to management. Maintain A&P budgets and trends in our reporting system, Compass. Develop ad-hoc analyses to support data-driven decision making.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Serve as a key business partner to PPD Brand Digital Teams, PPD Media & Brand Engagement Teams and Corporate CDMO. Ensure alignment with brand controllers on all A&P investments.
Financial Compliance: Ensure accurate expense classification according to L'Oréal Finance Norms. Track financial performance of strategic projects against the business plan.
Essential Job Competencies:
Decision-Making: Ability to independently analyze situations, make confident decisions, and adapt to changing business needs.
Adaptability: Thrives in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
Organization: Exceptional organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities, synthesize complex information, and deliver concise, impactful reports for management.
Interpersonal Skills: Ability to effectively communicate and collaborate with all levels of management and cross-functional teams.
Continuous Improvement: Demonstrated eagerness to learn and improve existing processes
Required Qualifications:
Experience: 4-6 years of experience in finance or accounting. Prior experience within media and/or digital investments preferred.
Education: Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Business Administration, or Accounting.
Skills:
Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills.
Demonstrated business acumen and leadership capabilities.
Excellent written, verbal, and presentation communication skills.
Strong interpersonal and collaborative skills.
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint); expert-level Excel skills required. Experience with Power BI and data visualization dashboards a plus.
As an integral part of our culture at L’Oréal, wellness is at our core. We not only offer a generous Benefits Package (Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K), we also offer flexible time off, work from home days, and a pension plan! Additionally, you will have access to company perks such as Makeup, Skincare, and Fragrance! Employees receive a stipend for L'Oréal products as well as VIP Access to L’Oréal’s Internal Shop for Discounted Products, and other perks such as Monthly Mobile Allowance, discounted gym memberships, and ERGs.
Additional Benefits Information As Follows:
Salary Range: $98,400-$140,200 (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.
If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to access job openings or apply for a job on this site as a result of your disability. You can request reasonable accommodations by contacting [email protected] . If you need assistance to accommodate a disability, you may request an accommodation at any time.
Our Safe Together Plan: Your safety is our highest priority. We will proceed with caution and adhere to enhanced protection standards to ensure our sites are safe for all employees. We must all operate with the shared responsibility for each other’s health & safety in mind.