Manager Finance, A&P HQ Media and Digital

$98,400 - $140,200/Yr

L'Oréal - New York, NY

Full-time - Mid Level

Remote - New York, NY

Health and Personal Care Retailers

About the position

The Finance Manager position at L'Oréal's Professional Products Division (PPD) is a pivotal role focused on financial planning, reporting, and analysis across various brands. This role involves managing and optimizing media and digital investments, collaborating with internal teams, and leading a team member responsible for centralized digital budgets. The Finance Manager will oversee Total A&P spend for brands like Redken, Pureology, and Mizani, and will be a key partner in strategic projects that influence the division's financial performance.

Responsibilities

• Provide financial guidance and support to brand finance leads, identifying risks and opportunities through proactive budget management.
• Lead discussions and alignment on Fuel Budgets across all PPD brands, encompassing media, brand engagement, DDX, and website costs.
• Manage total Brand A&P Consolidation for Redken, Pureology, Mizani & L'Oreal Technique and align with Brand controller on all A&P Investments.
• Own and manage the successful implementation of multiple critical digital projects focused on optimizing divisional spending and strategic investment.
• Present key findings and recommendations to management, influencing strategic decisions that impact the division's bottom line.
• Lead a direct report responsible for managing the PPD centralized digital marketing (CDMO) budgets, fostering their professional growth and development.
• Provide comprehensive monthly reporting to business partners, ensuring accurate alignment of actuals with planned spend.
• Consolidate and analyze media and digital spending for all PPD brands, presenting recommendations to management.
• Maintain A&P budgets and trends in our reporting system, Compass.
• Develop ad-hoc analyses to support data-driven decision making.
• Serve as a key business partner to PPD Brand Digital Teams, PPD Media & Brand Engagement Teams and Corporate CDMO.
• Ensure accurate expense classification according to L'Oréal Finance Norms.

Requirements

• 4-6 years of experience in finance or accounting.
• Prior experience within media and/or digital investments preferred.
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Business Administration, or Accounting.
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated business acumen and leadership capabilities.
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal and collaborative skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint); expert-level Excel skills required.
• Experience with Power BI and data visualization dashboards a plus.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in managing digital marketing budgets.
• Familiarity with financial compliance and expense classification.

Benefits

• Paid holidays
• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• 401(k)
• Cell phone reimbursement
• Work from home
• Vision insurance
• Gym membership
• Flexible time off
• Access to company perks such as discounted products and monthly mobile allowance
• Learning & development opportunities including unlimited access to e-learnings and mentorship programs
• Employee resource groups and mental health & wellness programs