Senior Financial Controllership Analyst

Avon; Warszawa; On-site; PLN 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Avon is seeking a Senior Financial Controllership Analyst in Poland to support the Controllership and GBS organizations. You will help ensure effective month-end close, financial review, control monitoring and certification activities, while producing reporting packages and partnering with global stakeholders.

You will drive standardization, process efficiency, and strong financial controls, coordinating with Finance and IT for systems updates, and supporting audits and governance reporting

Qualifications

• Experience in Finance, Accounting, Controllership, Audit, Shared Services, or a related environment.
• Understanding of month-end close processes, financial reporting, and financial controls.
• Experience preparing financial reports, reconciliations, and management reporting packages.
• Strong analytical skills with ability to interpret financial information and identify trends or risks.
• Experience with Balance Sheet Reconciliations and control monitoring activities.
• Knowledge of financial governance, compliance, and internal control processes.
• Experience with finance systems and reporting tools; strong Excel skills.
• Excellent organizational and stakeholder management abilities.
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional and international teams.
• Continuous improvement mindset with interest in automation.

Responsibilities

• Preparing, updating, and distributing monthly Profit & Loss and Balance Sheet review packages for multiple markets.
• Supporting Controllers with financial data, analysis, and reporting during month-end close.
• Preparing recurring financial reports and analytical files for reviews and close activities.
• Maintaining templates to improve consistency, accuracy, and efficiency.
• Consolidating information from multiple markets and preparing summaries for management review.
• Executing monthly control activities per established procedures.
• Monitoring timely Balance Sheet Reconciliations and following up on items.
• Tracking control execution status and reporting on performance.
• Maintaining controllership documentation and supporting records.
• Supporting audit requests and gathering evidence for reviews.
• Coordinating system updates with Finance and IT; maintaining reporting tools.

Skills

Finance

Accounting

Controllership

Audit

Shared Services

Finance systems

Microsoft Excel

English proficiency

Education

Finance degree

Tools

Microsoft Excel

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 140 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

Permanent

What you’ll be doing:

As a Senior Financial Controllership Analyst, you will provide operational and analytical support to the Controllership and GBS organizations, helping to ensure the effective execution of month-end close, financial review, control monitoring, and certification activities. You will prepare and maintain key reporting packages, monitor reconciliation and control processes, coordinate recurring governance activities, and provide timely financial information that supports management reviews and decision-making. Working closely with global stakeholders, you will contribute to a strong financial control environment while identifying opportunities to improve reporting, standardization, and process efficiency.

Key responsibilities:

• Preparing, updating, and distributing monthly Profit & Loss and Balance Sheet review packages for multiple markets
• Supporting Controllers with financial data, analysis, and reporting throughout the month-end close process
• Preparing recurring financial reports and analytical files that support financial reviews and close activities
• Maintaining financial review templates to improve consistency, accuracy, and efficiency
• Consolidating information from multiple markets and preparing summaries for management review
• Executing monthly control activities in line with established procedures
• Monitoring the timely completion of Balance Sheet Account Reconciliations and following up on outstanding items
• Tracking control execution status and preparing management reporting on control performance
• Maintaining control trackers, documentation, and supporting records
• Supporting audit requests and gathering evidence for internal and external reviews
• Monitoring and maintaining logs of identified control issues and remediation actions
• Managing Balance Sheet Account Reconciliation system settings, user assignments, and account mappings
• Coordinating system updates and maintenance requests with Finance and IT teams
• Maintaining controllership reporting tools, templates, and supporting files
• Preparing and distributing quarterly certification templates
• Coordinating certification activities and monitoring completion across markets
• Supporting Controllers throughout quarterly certification processes
• Preparing recurring controllership, compliance, and governance reporting
• Analyzing reconciliation, certification, and control performance metrics
• Identifying opportunities for process standardization, automation, and reporting enhancements
• Participating in finance transformation and continuous improvement initiatives

What we’re looking for

• Experience in Finance, Accounting, Controllership, Audit, Shared Services, or a related environment
• Understanding of month-end close processes, financial reporting, and financial controls
• Experience preparing financial reports, reconciliations, and management reporting packages
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret financial information and identify trends or risks
• Experience working with Balance Sheet Account Reconciliations and control monitoring activities
• Knowledge of financial governance, compliance, and internal control processes
• Experience working with finance systems, reporting tools, and Microsoft Excel
• Strong organizational and stakeholder management skills
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional and international teams
• Continuous improvement mindset with an interest in process optimization and automation
• Professional proficiency in English, both written and spoken
• Diploma or degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or a related field preferred
• Experience within a multinational organization or Shared Service Centre environment would be an advantage

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.