Description of the brand and the team: Working with:

• Corporate team, interacting with all the regional brand teams and affiliates
• Retail EMEA team, managing the retail business (Free Standing Stores and Company Stores) for the Region, in close relationship with the regional brands, the FP&A team and the affiliates.

Key responsibilities / Key tasks:

1. Assistance & Support of CORPORATE FINANCE DEPARTMENT across the various processes:

• Supporting Monthly processes: Estimate, Actual Analysis, Reporting
  • Run, maintain, and analyze standard dashboards
• Support EMEA Regional Budget Process 
• Support the development of Dashboads to help monitor key KPIs across all brands for the region
• Support in any ad-hoc analysis

2. Collaborate with the RETAIL FINANCE BUSINESS MANAGER to monitor the Free-Standing Stores and Company Stores portfolio of EMEA:

• SALES REVIEWS on a weekly and monthly basis (prepare extracts and adhoc analysis)

• REAL ESTATE: support in the management of the Real Estate Committee (preparation of the deck with PLs and financial information on new openings / renewals / closings stores, follow-up after the committee to update databases, support and control affiliates in the PL templates upload and approvals in the FSS Approval portal)

• PROFITABILITY REVIEWS on a monthly basis: refresh reports / do extracts, build graphs & prepare comments, support the preparation of the monthly business calls with the affiliates (preparation / minute meetings / follow-up action plan), help on analysis on specific P&Ls items (samples/GWP/demo/other store operations costs)

• OTHER PROJECTS: help to enhance data accuracy (work with affiliates and master data to correct information on stores), collaborate to schedule training sessions, information meetings with the region (invitation, survey, follow-up…)

The candidate should behave as a business partner of the regional brands teams and of the affiliates he/she will interact with.

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Education Level: Currently in the Final Year of a BS, MS with education or working experience in financial planning and analysis.

Minimum Years and Area of Experience:

• A first experience in a similar position is appreciated
• Autonomous, self-starter, organized and with strong communication and analytical skills are essential
• Strongly motivated, who would enjoy working in a small team.
• Proficient in Excel (mandatory). Reporting tools knowledge appreciated

Required Language Proficiency: Fluent in English is mandatory. Any other European language can be considered as an advantage

Licenses or Certifications: Finance/Accounting/Retail

Additional Job Specifications:

Common sense

Candidate should demonstrate willingness to learn from others and ability to learn from his/her mistakes

JOB: Finance & Accounting PRIMARY LOCATION: FR-IDF-Hauts-de-Seine JOB TYPE: Internship SCHEDULE: Full-time JOB NUMBER: 229149

The Estée Lauder Companies (ELC) is the global leader in prestige beauty. ELC is the only company focused solely on prestige makeup, skin care, fragrance and hair care with a diverse portfolio of 25+ brands sold in approximately 150 countries and territories. Infused throughout the organization is a passion for creativity and innovation — a desire to push the boundaries and invent the unexpected — as we continue the bold work of the company’s founder Estée Lauder.