Who we are?

Change is the DNA of L'Oréal; we are constantly leading the beauty industry to go beyond. In 1909, we began as a small store selling hair dye. Today, we have a portfolio of 36 international brands and a global presence in 150 countries.

At L'Oréal, there are 6 in-house Business Services Centers supporting the Group. Our L’Oréal Global Business Services, with mission of providing excellence Finance Services, improving operational performance and processes continuously resulted in world-class Finance Services and catalyst for Finance Process Transformation, and delivering top efficient and effective processes whilst maintaining integrity. In order to transform our vision into reality we are working on the following 3 mindset pillars: DO THE RIGHT THING, DO IT RIGHT AND DO IT BETTER.

One of centers set up in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – BEST KL (BEST stands for Business Expertise, Services & Technologies), provides financial services to over 20 L’Oréal markets across North Asia & SAPMENA (South Asia Pacific, Middle East & North Africa) regions.

Overview of the role

The Controlling Analyst is responsible for

Preparing SG&A trend and Capex in the system
Aligning with country stakeholders on values
Assessing risk and ops and adapt financials
Analyze actuals. Provide monthly analysis
Validate expenses in the system such as POs/ T&E.
The role oversees end to end processes in the area Controlling SG&A.
He / she reports directly to Sr./ Controlling Manager.

Key Job Responsibility

Aligns country budget holders on SG&A key metrics by BN for the country/division
Builds Trend and budget in the system for SG&A
Tracks actual performance and shares monthly analysis identifying risks and opportunities
Becomes the subject matter expert on SG&A topics for a specific country/division and/or BN
Ensures compliance with internal controls and monitors risks and barriers.
Independently manage complexity market portfolios*
Able to mentor junior, be the champion of the role.
Has strong business acumen for its responsible country, collaboratively build strong relationship with stakeholders.
Independent manage the communication/review meeting and build influencing power with Division Controlling Head/country CFOs level
Beyond operational part, be able to drive and lead process optimization projects, problem solving.

Who we are looking for

Minimum of 3 years in Controlling with experience in operating expenses management, 5 years above for Sr. Analyst
Experience in a multinational company
Strong financial, IT and analytical skills coupled with operational focus
Strong communication skills with stakeholders