Finance Analyst- Temporary Cover (12 months)

449 AVON COSMETICS POLSKA SP. Z.O.O.; Warszawa; On-site; PLN 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellness resources

Work-life balance support

Job summary

449 AVON COSMETICS POLSKA SP. Z.O.O. is seeking a Finance Analyst to support financial reporting and accounting activities across UK entities.

You will partner with Finance and business teams internationally to deliver accurate reporting, strengthen controls, and drive process improvements while ensuring timely, compliant financial information. The role requires a degree in Finance/Accounting/Economics, 2+ years of experience, IFRS knowledge, and strong Excel skills.

Qualifications

• A degree or master's qualification in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
• At least 2 years of experience in a finance or accounting role.
• A strong understanding of accounting principles and IFRS.
• Excellent analytical skills with the ability to interpret data, identify trends, and provide recommendations.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Effective communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work collaboratively across global teams.
• Fluent written and spoken English.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Experience with Oracle ERP would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Supporting monthly accounting and reporting processes for UK entities.
• Reviewing and reconciling intercompany transactions, royalties, dividends, accruals, prepayments, and foreign exchange movements.
• Partnering with finance teams and business stakeholders across international markets.
• Collaborating with local and global reporting teams to ensure timely and accurate financial reporting.
• Maintaining compliance with financial policies, procedures, and internal controls.
• Identifying and implementing process improvement opportunities to enhance efficiency and accuracy.
• Providing financial analysis and support to help drive informed business decisions.

Skills

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Advanced Excel

Education

Finance/Accounting/Economics degree

Tools

Oracle ERP

Job description

You've picked a great time to join Avon. We're the company that puts purpose, people and relationships at the heart of everything we do. The company that's 135 years young and only just getting started. As part of the Regent LP family, we're committed to being the best beauty company for the world by generating a positive environmental, economic and social impact for our communities across the globe.

Role Type Temporary Cover

What you'll be doing:

Join Avon as a Finance Analyst and play a key role in supporting financial reporting and accounting activities across our UK entities. Working in a collaborative international environment, you'll partner with teams across Finance and the wider business to deliver accurate reporting, strengthen financial controls, and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives that help drive business success. As a Finance Analyst, you'll support monthly accounting and reporting activities for Avon's UK entities, ensuring financial information is accurate, compliant, and delivered on time. You'll work closely with finance stakeholders across multiple markets, helping to reconcile key financial transactions and provide valuable insights that support business decision-making. You'll build strong partnerships with teams including Financial Planning & Analysis, Supply Chain, Tax, Treasury, and Financial Reporting, while contributing to robust financial controls and identifying opportunities to improve processes and ways of working.

Key responsibilities:

• Supporting monthly accounting and reporting processes for UK entities
• Reviewing and reconciling intercompany transactions, royalties, dividends, accruals, prepayments, and foreign exchange movements
• Partnering with finance teams and business stakeholders across international markets
• Collaborating with local and global reporting teams to ensure timely and accurate financial reporting
• Maintaining compliance with financial policies, procedures, and internal controls
• Identifying and implementing process improvement opportunities to enhance efficiency and accuracy
• Providing financial analysis and support to help drive informed business decisions

What we're looking for

• A degree or master's qualification in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field
• At least 2 years of experience in a finance or accounting role
• A strong understanding of accounting principles and IFRS
• Excellent analytical skills with the ability to interpret data, identify trends, and provide recommendations
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Effective communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work collaboratively across global teams
• Fluent written and spoken English
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
• Experience with Oracle ERP would be advantageous

What we offer:

• We offer a comprehensive benefits package along with wellness resources and work-life balance support in line with your country practices and Avon purpose aiming to help you live a healthier life, protect you and your dear ones, and ensure you’re at your best.

At Avon, we believe beauty is for everyone and that it’s beautiful to be you.

We celebrate our differences, champion self-expression and are committed to inclusion for all.

We embrace diversity and individuality to build a culture that represents our communities and enables everyone to bring their best self to work.

We also support reasonable adjustments both within our recruitment process and job design when required to empower you to work in a way that works for you.

We inform that in accordance with the requirements of the on Whistleblower Protection Act of June 14, 2024 (government gazette of 2024, item 928), each Avon company in Poland has implemented a Procedure for Reporting Irregularities and Subsequent Actions. The full text of the procedure for each company, containing information about reporting methods, is available here.

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We’re committed to doing good with our people, purpose and product. Because the work we do impacts more than just our bottom line, it impacts people’s lives. Working at Avon, you'll have opportunities to stretch your abilities alongside a team of passionate and talented people. You'll be part of a company that consistently brings breakthrough, award‑winning products to market, with inclusive beauty that is open and accessible to all. You'll be part of a company that has been doing beauty differently for over 135 years. Pioneering in listening to women's needs and speaking out for them. Standing for what matters to them. Supporting their endeavours. We believe in the power of the collective. We create an environment where you can do purposeful work and have a meaningful career.