L’Oréal SeedZ Program | Kickstart your Finance Career

L'Oréal; Warszawa; On-site; PLN 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

L'Oréal Polska Sp. z o.o. in Warsaw invites talented graduates to join the Dual Strategic Finance Journey, a 12-month seedZ Management Trainee Program bridging commercial finance and technology.

During months 1–6 in CPD Brand Controlling, you will work on GM, COGS, and ROI; months 7–12 in BT Finance, building Power BI dashboards, AI-driven analytics, and standardized data pipelines across European entities.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree (or final-year student) in Finance, Economics, Data Analytics, or a quantitative field.
• Excellent numerical skills with the ability to translate data into strategic recommendations.
• Proficiency in English and Polish; ability to present insights to non-financial stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Phase 1 (Months 1–6): CPD Brand Controlling—analyze GM evolution, identify tails, and optimize COGS.
• Lead 360° performance analyses of top brands evaluating Market Share, Sell-out dynamics, and margins.
• Phase 2 (Months 7–12): BT Finance—design and deploy Power BI dashboards and AI-driven KPIs across 30 European entities.

Skills

Power BI

Power Query

AI curiosity

Financial analysis

English proficiency

Polish proficiency

Stakeholder communication

Education

Master’s degree in Finance/Economics/Data Analytics

Tools

Power BI

Power Query

Job description

Welcome to The Dual Strategic Finance Journey—a highly selective, fast-track development program within L'Oréal's seedZ Management Trainee Program.

This is a full-time position. Welcome to The Dual Strategic Finance Journey—a highly selective, fast-track development program within L'Oréal's seedZ Management Trainee Program.

This unique 12-month experience is designed to bridge the gap between commercial finance excellence and cutting-edge technology. You will spend your first 6 months embedded in the fast-paced Consumer Products Division (CPD), co-piloting some of the world's most iconic beauty brands. In your second 6 months, you will transition to the Beauty Tech (BT) Finance Team, driving automation, data infrastructure, and AI-driven transformation across 30+ European countries.

Your Responsibilities

Phase 1: CPD Brand Controlling Team (Months 1–6)

In this rotation, you will act as a financial co-pilot for global powerhouse brands including L'Oréal Paris, Garnier, Mixa, Maybelline, and NYX, partnering with Marketing Directors to optimize P&L profitability.

• Gross Margin Stewardship: Design and execute a monthly control framework to analyze Gross Margin (GM) evolution. Identify "tails" (underperforming SKUs) and analyze Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) drivers to actively improve bottom-line results.
• Hero SKU Intelligence: Lead comprehensive 360° performance analyses of our top-performing products, tracking critical metrics such as Market Share, Sell-out dynamics, Gross Margins, and Profit (brand profitability).
• Marketing Investment Efficiency: Partner closely with Marketing teams to analyze and optimize ROI and Advocacy metrics for high-stakes marketing campaigns and events with budgets exceeding 300k PLN.
• Daily Financial Controlling Mastery: Support Purchase Order (PO) management in close collaboration with Brand Marketing Teams, analyzing PO workflows, troubleshooting bottlenecks, and driving key Pay On Time KPIs.

Phase 2: BT Finance Team (Months 7–12)

In this rotation, you will work at the intersection of Finance and Technology, contributing to highly visible projects seen by European CFOs and Finance Directors, accelerating our Beauty Tech transformation.

• Process Auditing: Conduct comprehensive audits of current financial reporting workflows across 30 European business entities to identify bottlenecks and manual redundancies.
• Data Pipeline & Dashboard Creation: Contribute to the design, construction, and deployment of centralized Group Power BI dashboards using robust Power Query data pipelines for monthly Finance IT KPIs.
• AI-Driven Anomaly Detection: Define and implement over 20 new Finance IT KPIs and deploy AI-driven anomaly detection tools to flag reporting inconsistencies automatically, targeting a 40% reduction in overall reporting time.
• Data Standardization: Leverage Power Query to standardize financial control data across all European entities, deploying a unified framework aiming for a 30% reduction in control exceptions.
• Strategic Deliverable: Develop, test, and launch an automated, AI-assisted Controlling Closing Note tool to be utilized by all participating European entities.

What We Are Looking For

We are looking for agile, tech-savvy, and highly analytical minds who want to redefine what finance looks like in the modern retail era.

• Academic Background: Master’s degree (or final-year student status) in Finance, Economics, Data Analytics, Business Engineering, or a highly quantitative field.
• Analytical Mindset: Excellent numerical skills with an innate ability to translate raw, complex data into actionable strategic recommendations.
• Technical Savvy & AI Curiosity:
• Practical familiarity with Power BI and Power Query (building data pipelines, modeling, and dashboard design) is highly valued.
• Strong interest or experience in leveraging Generative AI tools (prompt engineering for finance, automated workflows via Microsoft/Google/Anthropic AI suites).
• Business Partnering Skills: Strong communication skills with the ability to confidently present financial insights to non-financial stakeholders (such as Marketing Directors and Tech Teams).
• ROI & Profitability Orientation: A natural "ROI Mindset"—driven to maximize efficiency, protect gross margins, and understand the core levers of a corporate P&L.
• Language Skills: Professional proficiency in English and Polish is required.

RODO/GDPR

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