AVP - Brand Controller- Kiehl's

Job Title: AVP – Head of Finance, Kiehl’s USA & Luxury Beauty Stores Division: Luxury Division Location: Hudson Street, New York Reports To: SVP – LUXE Finance and GM Brand Who We Are: For more than a century, L’Oréal has devoted its energy, innovation, and scientific excellence solely to one business: Beauty.
Our goal is to offer each and every person around the world the best of beauty in terms of quality, efficacy, safety, sincerity and responsibility to satisfy all beauty needs and desires in their infinite diversity.
At L'Oréal Luxe our mission is to provide our consumers the best products and brand experience by making it unique.
Our portfolio is composed of 21 brands including major brands, highly aspirational and multi-expert, such as Lancôme, Yves Saint Laurent and Giorgio Armani.
Kiehl's was founded as an old-world apothecary in New York's East Village neighborhood over 165 years ago.
Our unique and extensive background represents a blend of cosmetic, pharmaceutical, herbal, and medicinal knowledge developed and advanced through the generations.
Over the past two decades, Kiehl’s has grown into a pillar brand for the Luxury Division at L’Oreal with extensive global reach.
What You Will Do: Help us fuel the Most Beautiful Brands in the World.
Join our Luxe Finance Team as the Head of Finance for the Kiehl’s USA and Luxury Beauty Store business.
If you are strategic, collaborative, detailed oriented, and enjoy a fast-paced environment, a career in L’Oréal Finance is for you! Our careers offer opportunity for movement across functions, divisions, as well as potential for both domestic and international relocation.
As Head of Finance for Kiehl’s USA & LBS you will be responsible for the P&L management of the brands.
This scope includes the financial oversight of the Wholesale and D2C businesses, the brand’s consumer marketing as well as both operating and capital expenses.
In this role, your business partnering will be critical to ensure Finance is embedded in the brand’s operations and to guide Kiehl’s & LBS long term development.
This includes: Financial planning Trends/Budgets: ensuring the most accurate forecasts are being integrated from both a sales and expenses perspective.
Overseeing & managing the team’s financial construction and coordinating between the numerous stakeholders involved.
3 yr planning: ensuring each brand has a medium-term plan for achieving its strategic objectives.
Financial modelling for long term growth: providing financial guidance and analysis on opportunities and risks to senior management.
Business partnering Participation in strategic meetings: presenting the financial implications of decisions to senior management as well as providing expert opinion on strategic topics.
This also entails giving advice and recommendations in the preparation of said meetings.
Creation of business strategy: working with the Brand leadership to ensure that the strategic decisions being made achieve the Brand’s business and financial goals.
Financial guidance to leadership team for decision making: Working with your peers on the brand leadership team to provide them with the financial expertise when they are preparing strategic recommendations to senior leadership.
Cost management oversight Month end review and analysis: ensure the team are managing the month end landing appropriately.
Analyzing and questioning gaps to the financial trend and the implications to the full year projections Forecasted spend vs budget: manage the forecasting spend vs the prior financial trend & ensuring that risks and opportunities are being appropriately managed.
Oversight of customer allowances, marketing expenses and Real Estate expenses: ensure proper internal controls are in place to govern the expenses within the Brand’s P&L.
Team development Create and develop a highly effective Finance team that embodies the business partnering spirit.
Continue to develop the team’s financial controls to ensure best in class financial management.
Cross-functional collaboration Work with local and regional functions to maximize efficiencies: partnering with the various central functions to build relationships and utilize the services they provide.
What We Are Looking For: Required Qualifications: 10+ years’ experience in progressively challenging roles P&L Management Project management experience Strong systems knowledge Skills Strong computer skills required; must have expert-level experience with Excel and Word.
Financial reporting experience and use of COGNOS, SAP, or similar systems.
Must possess strong analytical and problem-solving skills, business acumen, leadership skills, oral and written communication skills, and excellent interpersonal skills.
Ability to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced work environment.
Must have the ability to interact with all levels of management.
Preferred Qualifications: MBA Preferred CPG experience is a plus People management experience preferred Relevant Industry Certifications L´Oréal Competencies: Leads with Human Sensitivity – Demonstrates respect (i.
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leads team in a demanding yet fair way), develops others and enriches team dynamics (i.
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transforms work pressure into constructive energy for action and mobilizes the team towards a shared vision) Displays Sensitivity to Our “Métier” – Focuses on quality (i.
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challenges and controls the quality of the team’s work), builds knowledge of the beauty business and understands Demonstrates Entrepreneurship – Takes initiative, focuses on customers, improves performance (i.
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takes actions to create value and contain costs) and develops a vision Innovates – Shows curiosity (i.
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looks for trends and events in various domains), imagines creative solutions generating business value, promotes team creativity (i.
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fosters a climate of mutual trust that empowers people to bring daring proposals) Achieves Results with Integrity – Conveys energy, focuses on results and acts with integrity Manages Complexity – Reasons from multiple perspectives (i.
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simplifies complex issues by identifying essential elements) and makes decisions (i.
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involves key stakeholders in the decision making process) Interacts Effectively – Listens and communicates effectively and actively networks (i.
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leads and adds value to transversal projects) What’s In It For You: Salary Range: $140K – $200K (The actual compensation will depend on a variety of job-related factors which may include geographic location, work experience, education, and skill level) Competitive Benefit Package (Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, Pension Plan) Hybrid Work Policy (3 Days in Office, 2 Days Work from Home) Flexible Time Off (Paid Company Holidays, Paid Vacation, Vacation Buy Program, Volunteer Time, Summer Fridays & More!) Access to Company Perks (VIP Access to L’Oréal’s Internal Shop for Discounted Products, Monthly Mobile Allowance) Learning & Development Opportunities (Unlimited Access to E-learnings, Lunch & Learn Sessions, Mentorship Programs, & More!) Employee Resource Groups (Think Tanks and Innovation Squads) Access to Mental Health & Wellness Programs Don’t meet every single requirement? At L'Oréal, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and innovative workplace.
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