The world leader in beauty, L’Oréal is present in 130 countries on five continents. Our 32 international brands have allowed us to devote ourselves solely to one business: beauty, with a mission to provide the best in cosmetics innovation to all women and men around the world. We want to bring beauty to all people. Our ambition by 2020 is to win over another one billion consumers around the world by creating the cosmetic products that meet the infinite diversity of their beauty needs and desires through continued digital innovation. L’Oréal encourages diversity and sustainable, ethical sourcing for all our products and we have reduced our emissions by approx. 50% since 2005.  Our brands are leaders in beauty, and we are looking for you to lead the change you want to see in L’Oréal.

L'Oréal UKI Finance –  Marketing Controller

Our L'Oréal UKI Finance Mission is to share finance excellence with all.

• We develop our people, processes and systems to be recognised as trusted business partners.
• We empower decision making through robust controls, impactful analysis and innovative solutions. 
• We protect the assets and equity of the Group, contributing to sustainable growth.

You will:

Be responsible for supporting the Brand Business Leaders (BBLs) and Head of Finance to help in the delivery of the Marketing Budget. The Marketing Controller will act as a business partner to support the Marketing Team through budget management with a strong focus on internal control and return on investment, making sure we allocate investments accurately and correctly. The following are an identified list of requirements for this role:

• Oversee the full marketing budget for the relevant brands/categories, anticipating risks & opportunities
• Work with the Marketing Team to perform ROI analysis on marketing and media expenditure
• Prepare monthly Financial and Management Reporting to Divisional & Corporate Management as well as to Head Office in Paris
• Ensure controls are maintained in line with L'Oréal's group standards and support with year end external audit
• Have monthly budget updates with Brand Business Leaders
• Create Quarterly Financial Trends and Annual Budgets in line with brand strategy
• Work with the Commercial Finance team on building Customer P&Ls
• Monitor the administrative process behind marketing expenses (PO creation, appropriate classification)
• Provide continuous financial training & knowledge sharing to the organization
• Manage of specific balance sheet lines under your accountability
• Participate in Ad hoc projects to improve controls / reporting
• Provide ad hoc analysis on specific topics of focus for brand and division management
• Train and Manage an Assistant Marketing Controller