Financial Planning & Analysis Analyst, Hair Care Hub - West

The Estée Lauder Companies; Winchester; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

The Estée Lauder Companies in Winchester, UK, seeks a finance professional to support the Direct-to-Consumer operations and month-end close, ensuring SOX controls and US GAAP compliance for Retail and Online channels. You will work with cross-functional teams, a third-party BPO, and auditors, while developing process documentation and driving improvements in reporting.

Experience with SAP/Hyperion and Online Order Management is preferred; strong Excel skills are essential to analyze data and

Qualifications

• Undergrad degree in accounting/finance or related field.
• 3–5 years of experience in accounting/finance roles.
• 5% travel requirement.
• CPA preferred.
• Experience with Direct To Consumer industries (retail and online).
• Strong knowledge of US GAAP including ASC 606, inventory, prepaids and accrued expenses.
• Solid SOX financial controls understanding.
• Experience with SAP, Hyperion, OOM and POS systems.
• Excellent communication skills and team player.
• Proficient in MS Excel, PowerPoint and Word.
• Highly organized with strong attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Participate in month-end and quarter-end close processes for Retail and Online channels.
• Ensure work complies with SOX controls and company policy.
• Develop and maintain documentation for DTC processes.
• Support new process implementations for Online/Omnichannel
• Collaborate with IT to support reporting and new capabilities.
• Assist audits and investigate reporting discrepancies.
• Interact with internal teams and external partners (auditors, BPO).
• Lead ad-hoc accounting requests and special projects.

Skills

Communication skills

Team player

Attention to detail

Education

Undergraduate Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Management or related field

Tools

SAP

Hyperion Financial Suite

Online Order Management

POS (retail) systems

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Word

Job description

Description

This role will contribute to the accurate financial accounting and controls related to the operation of our Free Standing Stores (Retail) and Online businesses. He/She/They will be responsible to execute assigned month end close activities and daily monitoring activities for our Direct to Consumer Channels (retail and online) and will assist the team with special projects as assigned. This position will have regular interaction with our third party BPO, serving as key contact for escalations, training, and answering questions.

• Participate in the month⁃end and quarter⁃end financial statement close process, including assisting brand finance and third⁃party accounting teams
• Ensure assigned work is performed in compliance with SOX controls and company policy
• Develop and maintain process documentation for DTC processes
• Participate in the project implementation for new processes for new business arrangements (ie Online and Omnichannel) to ensure compliance with company policy, US GAAP, and SOX Controls
• Work with IT across functional areas to support business requests around new capabilities to enhance the end consumer experience and develop reporting to measure the same
• Ensure compliance with SOX control framework and Company Policies
• Proactively identify and implement process improvements
• Communicate with various internal (e.g., Online departments, Brand Finance, OneSource) and external (e.g., audit firm, BPO) teams
• Serve as Subject Matter Expert for certain accounting related activities and transactions
• Support annual internal and external audits
• Investigate reporting discrepancies and communicate issues in a timely manner
• Collaborate with Retail Operations, Online, Brand Finance and other corporate finance departments in researching and answering questions about financial results
• Perform and lead ad hot accounting and finance requests and special projects, as assigned

Qualifications

• Undergraduate Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Management or related field
• 3⁃5 Years Experience
• 5 % Travel
• CPA preferred
• Experience with Direct To Consumer industries (Free Standing Stores and Online) required
• Strong understanding of US GAAP (including ASC 606, inventory, prepaids and accrued expenses)
• Strong understanding of SOX financial controls
• Strong understanding of SAP, Hyperion Financial Suite, Online Order Management and POS (retail) systems
• Excellent communication skills (both verbal and written) and team player
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word
• Highly organized detail⁃oriented individual with strong sense of ownership and keen attention to detail