Senior Finance Controller / Finance Controller
 
KEY JOB ACCOUNTABILITIES：

Monitor the management of several areas of management/activity (commercial, industrial, Brands, procurement, supply chain, etc.) with a degree of autonomy, experience and/or a broader scope than the one(s) of a Financial Analyst.
• Draft the Plan, Budget and Trends for his/her area of activity.
• Produce or supervise the monthly reports for his/her area of activity.
• Optimize the costs and efficacy of actions undertaken in accordance with the Standards and good practices set down by Internal Control by maintaining constant links with his/her contacts (e.g. customer benefits, value analysis, cost analysis, POS advertising, CSV etc.).
• Monitor costs and carry out all analyses required to identify risks and opportunities and to propose the appropriate actions.
• Participate in developing teams.
 
PROFESSIONAL & TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES：

MASTER MANAGEMENT STANDARDS (controlling, accounting) & INTERNAL CONTROL
• Uses the financial documents and ensures they comply with internal (Management standards) and external standards (GAAP/IFRS) OPTIMIZE COSTS (FINANCE).
• Applies costing methods to model and evaluate performance in his/her domain of activity (sales, marketing, OPEX...). 

BUDGET FOR GROWTH (FINANCE)
• Develops budgets and financial forecasts (trends) in collaboration with the business: P&L, balance sheet, and working capital.
• Understands how these elements relate to achievement of overall business & financial targets.
• Seizes transfo. levers in Fin. to increase contribution of Fin. to overall effic. & sustain growth of OA: processes, eco models re. new bus…

EFFICIENT USE OF REPORTING AND CONSOLIDATION (FINANCE)
• Ensures financial reporting is aligned with the Group's standards.

PLAN AND ANALYZE BUSINESS PERFORMANCE
• Anticipates and identifies opportunities, risks and solutions to close the gap.
• Sets objectives, goals & targets.
• Recommends changes in a strategic direction • Calculates and interprets financial results ACT AS A PROACTIVE BUSINESS PARTNER (FINANCE).
• Uses OA know. & market & fin. expertise to understand, improve, challenge & provide strat. reco. contributing to overall effectiv. of bus.

MAXIMIZE SYSTEMS & DATA MANAGEMENT
• Leverages knowledge and intuition around systems/data management to provide insight into critical issues (SAP, Compass, Magnitude...).

Email: jiacheng.ling@loreal.com