Finance Trainee - Rotational Program, Real Responsibility

L'Oréal; Petaling Jaya; On-site; MYR 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

L'Oréal's BEST Finance Management - Trainee Program in Kuala Lumpur invites fresh graduates to join a rotational, hands-on finance track. You’ll work in our BEST Business Service Centre, contributing to end-to-end accounting, month-end close, and regional reporting as you rotate through streams.

Starting with an assessment centre on 12 November 2026 and intake on 1 February 2027, you’ll build foundational expertise, improve processes, and partner with cross-functional teams to drive automation

Qualifications

• Fresh graduate or ≤2 years of work experience.
• Analytical mindset and proactive desire to build foundational expertise in shared services finance.
• Fundamental grasp of general ledger accounting principles and statutory reporting standards.
• Comfort exploring enterprise ERP platforms and financial data tools.
• Capability to review established workflows and suggest pragmatic process optimisations.
• Resourceful approach to reconciling accounts, investigating discrepancies, and resolving root causes.
• Professional working proficiency in English with the ability to share financial insights across multicultural teams.

Responsibilities

• Support the month-end closing cycle by preparing accurate balance sheet reconciliations and journal entries.
• Participate in streamlining shared service workflows across purchase-to-pay and record-to-report streams to reduce process turnaround times.
• Contribute to financial reporting packages and variance analyses shared with regional and market stakeholders.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to identify automation opportunities within core accounting systems.

Skills

Analytical mindset

Proactive learner

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

English communication

Education

Accounting/Finance degree

Tools

ERP platforms

Job description

L'Oréal's BEST Finance Management - Trainee Program in Kuala Lumpur invites fresh graduates to join a rotational, hands-on finance track. You’ll work in our BEST Business Service Centre, contributing to end-to-end accounting, month-end close, and regional reporting as you rotate through streams.

Starting with an assessment centre on 12 November 2026 and intake on 1 February 2027, you’ll build foundational expertise, improve processes, and partner with cross-functional teams to drive automation