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Brand Finance Analyst - L'Oréal Dermatological Beauty 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 You partner directly with brand teams in L’Oréal Dermatological Beauty (LDB) to steer financial performance and shape strategic decisions, reporting to the Finance Manager. Own the full P&L for assigned brands and categories, providing clear financial steering and identifying margin drivers. Lead budgeting cycles and rolling forecasts, ensuring commercial targets and resource allocations align with strategic ambitions. Monitor advertising and promotion (A&P) investments, evaluating ROI and driving disciplined spend across marketing initiatives. Analyze monthly performance variances against budget and forecast, delivering actionable corrective recommendations to brand management. Partner cross-functionally with Marketing, Sales, and Supply Chain to evaluate business cases and pilot commercial growth opportunities. Uphold Internal Control standards across brand activities and facilitate internal and external audit reviews. We Are Looking For You bring strong analytical rigor, a collaborative mindset, and an eagerness to challenge the status quo. You bring: P&L Management: Proven capability to steer brand P&L performance, optimise resource allocation, and identify growth drivers. Forecasting and Planning: Track record leading financial planning, rolling forecasts, and variance analysis that inform strategic decisions. Business Acumen: Commercial mindset to partner with cross-functional teams, backed by solid academic grounding in finance, accounting, or economics. Financial Reporting: Practical capability to build clear financial presentations, leveraging advanced Excel and ERP systems such as SAP. Adapted Communication: Professional working proficiency in English, with the confidence to articulate financial insights and influence diverse stakeholders. 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 1, there's no sitting on the sidelines at L'Oréal An environment where people of every ethnicity, social background, age, religion, gender and sexual orientation as well as people with disabilities are accepted, can speak up, will thrive and are celebrated! 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 At L’Oréal Dermatological Beauty, we pioneer life-changing dermatological solutions across global brands such as La Roche-Posay, CeraVe, and Vichy, partnering with healthcare professionals to make skin health accessible to all. 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. Wondering how AI is integrated in our L'Oréal recruitment process? Find practical information and advice in our AI Charter. Ready to apply? careers.loreal.com is the official trusted website.

Core Responsibilities

Manage the P&L for assigned brands and categories, lead budgeting and forecasting, monitor advertising and promotion investments, and analyze performance variances to recommend corrective actions. Partner with Marketing, Sales, and Supply Chain on business cases and growth opportunities, while maintaining internal controls and supporting audits.

Requirements

Candidates should have strong analytical and commercial capabilities, experience managing brand P&L, and a track record in financial planning, forecasting, and variance analysis. The role also calls for a finance, accounting, or economics academic background, advanced Excel and ERP experience such as SAP, and professional working proficiency in English.

Benefits

• Professional Growth Opportunities
• Early Responsibility
• Inclusive Work Environment