Key job accountabilities
To act as the ‘Economic Conscience’ of the Business Unit and guarantee its financial results.
A Business Unit should be considered as an entity with a P&L responsibility: global brand, Division in a country,
plant …
• Manage the plan, budget and trends: quantify major objectives, analyze and elaborate solutions with the
Management Committee, make proposals to the General Management
• Draw out the relevant KPIs in order to advise the General Management and propose corrective actions
• Control business and operating expenses within BU departments
• Seek for areas of savings and productivity and make proposals to the Management Committee (systems and
structures optimization, costs analysis…)
• Manage the BU reporting, using the internal reporting system
• Ensure the respect of procedures and best practices of Internal Control
• Recruit, develop and manage his/her teams. Ensure development of expertise and know-how and support
organisation changes
• Control the elements of Working Capital Requirements; follow-up headcounts
• In a plant, validate industrial cost prices during the budget period and throughout the year
Technical & Professional competencies required
• Accounting/Controlling
• Management Software (SAP Business, ISIS…)
• Fluency in French and/or English
• Knowledge of the Division business model and of the BU strategy
• Ease with key figures analysis and sensitivity to risk management
Must Haves
In addition to the Must Haves for all (Diversity at L’Oréal, FIT, MAP,…)
• Plant Financial Control (*)
• L’OREAL Accounting Standards – CG3
• Affaire Controlling – CG4
• Transition to Team Management (TTM)
(*) Depending on whether the BU Controlling works within an affaire or in a plant environment
Please note, interviews for this position will take place at our Careers in Africa Recruitment Summit in London, 16- 18th of May 2014. Relevant candidates will be contacted and invited to attend the event.