Finance Business Partner

The Estée Lauder Companies; København; On-site; DKK 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

The Estée Lauder Companies is seeking a Finance Business Partner to drive performance across its Nordic portfolio. You will partner with Brand Directors and the Nordic Finance Director to challenge assumptions, deliver robust financial analysis, and shape strategic decisions.

You will own the financial plan, forecast accuracy, and ROI-focused investments, translating complex data into clear actions for senior leadership. Fluent English and strong Excel/SAP skills are required.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of FP&A, commercial finance, or business partnering experience.
• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive decisions.
• Strong commercial acumen balancing growth and profitability.
• Autonomy and comfort in ambiguity within a complex, international matrix.
• Experience delivering executive-ready PowerPoint presentations.

Responsibilities

• Drive financial performance across Nordic brand clusters and ensure delivery of growth and profitability targets.
• Partner with Brand Directors and Commercial leadership to challenge assumptions and shape decisions.
• Lead financial planning cycles (budget, forecast, long-range plans) with alignment to strategy.
• Deliver forward-looking analyses identifying risks and opportunities and translate insights into actions.
• Prepare executive-level materials and reports to support decision-making and ROI-focused investments.

Skills

FP&A

P&L management

Executive communication

Stakeholder management

Advanced Excel

PowerPoint

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance or related field

Tools

SAP

ERP systems

Job description

The Estée Lauder Companies is looking for a Finance Business PartnerAre you ready to influence and challenge strategic decisions and drive business performance across a leading portfolio of prestige beauty brands?We are looking for a high-impact Finance Business Partner to play a key role in driving profitable growth across our Nordic business. This role sits at the intersection of finance and commercial decision-making, with a strong mandate to challenge assumptions, validate performance, and ensure disciplined value creation. You will have strong exposure to senior leadership and play a critical role in shaping financial performance and business outcomes.The Estée Lauder Companies at a glanceThe Estée Lauder Companies Inc. is one of the world’s leading manufacturers, marketers, and sellers of quality skin care, makeup, fragrance, and hair care products. The company’s products are sold in approximately 150 countries and territories under brand names including: Estée Lauder, Aramis, Clinique, Lab Series, Origins, MAC, La Mer, Bobbi Brown, Aveda, Jo Malone London, Bumble and bumble, Darphin Paris, TOM FORD BEAUTY, , AERIN Beauty, Le Labo, Editions de Parfums Frédéric Malle, GLAMGLOW, KILIAN PARIS, Too Faced, Dr. Jart+, and the DECIEM family of brands, including The Ordinary.About The RoleAs Finance Business Partner, you will act as a trusted co-pilot to Brand Directors, Commercial Leadership, and the Nordic Finance Director, driving performance steering and key business decisions with a clear voice in trade-offs and prioritisation. You will take ownership of financial performance across your brand cluster, ensuring full transparency of drivers, risks, and opportunities, while combining analytical expertise with strong commercial acumen.In this role, you will lead core financial processes while rigorously challenging assumptions, validating performance, and driving continuous improvement across the business. You will work closely with the Nordic General Manager and cross-functional leadership, ensuring financial insights are clearly understood, challenged where needed, and translated into value-creating actions.Your Key ResponsibilitiesDrive and co-own financial performance across your business areas, ensuring delivery against growth and profitability targetsPartner with Brand Directors and Commercial leadership to challenge assumptions, shape decisions, and influence prioritisationLead financial planning cycles (budget, forecasts, long-range plans), ensuring alignment with strategic and commercial prioritiesDeliver forward-looking analysis to identify risks and opportunities, translating insights into clear actions that drive performanceRigorously challenge investment decisions and trade-offs, ensuring optimal allocation of resources and strong return on investmentOwn and promote a strong ROI mindset across commercial and marketing investments, including follow-up on performance and outcomesEnsure transparency and robustness in financials by validating key drivers, assumptions, and cost structuresPrepare executive-level materials, including clear and compelling PowerPoint presentations, to support decision-makingContribute to improving financial processes, tools, and ways of working, with a focus on effectiveness, discipline, and simplificationCollaborate with Nordic, EUKEM, and Global teams, ensuring alignment and high-quality, reliable reportingWhat We're Looking For5 years’ experience in FP&A, commercial finance, or business partneringStrong experience in P&L management, planning, and performance analysisProven ability to influence and constructively challenge stakeholders, including senior business leadersStrong commercial acumen with the ability to balance growth vs. profitability trade-offsAbility to operate with autonomy and comfort in ambiguityExperience working in a complex, international matrix organisationStrong experience producing executive-ready PowerPoint presentations, translating complex analysis into clear, actionable narrativesAdvanced Excel and SAP (or similar systems)Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate financial insights into business actionsFluent in EnglishWho You AreA proactive and commercially driven finance professional with a strong, thoughtful point of viewComfortable combining hands-on execution with strategic thinkingConfident in engaging stakeholders across all levelsCurious, analytical, and solution-oriented, with a focus on impactResilient and adaptable in a fast-paced, evolving environmentMotivated to challenge the status quo and drive continuous improvementA collaborative team player who shares knowledge and contributes to collective team successWhy This RoleThis is a unique opportunity to combine operational ownership with strategic exposure, working closely with senior leadership while remaining close to the business and core finance processes.The role offers strong development potential and broad exposure across the organisation, making it an excellent next step for someone looking to further grow their impact in finance business partneringWhat We OfferWe are the global leader in prestige beauty — delighting consumers with transformative products and experiences, inspiring them to express their individual beauty. In fact, we are the only company focused solely on prestige makeup, skin care, fragrance and hair care with a diverse portfolio of 20+ brands sold in approximately 150 countries and territories. Infused throughout our 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 our founder Estée Lauder.Inclusion, Diversity & Equity in the core of everything we doThe Estée Lauder Companies is an equal opportunities employer. To promote a fair recruitment process, we encourage applications to exclude photos from CVs.We actively foster a culture of inclusion, diversity, and equity, offering local training on topics such as unconscious bias to ensure a welcoming environment for all. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, marital status, or pregnancy.Next StepWe will be reviewing applications on an ongoing basis and please note that virtual interviews is part of this recruiting process.We look forward to hearing from you!