Finance Analyst Paris J Fr 75002 H/F - Coty

GLOBAL BRANDS FINANCE ANALYST - PRESTIGE

FINANCE / BRAND FINANCE
Paris

As our Global Brands Finance Analyst - Prestige, you will act as a trusted Finance Business Partner to the Global Brand teams, supporting strategic decision-making, financial performance management, and transformation initiatives across Coty's Prestige portfolio.

THE ROLE

OPTIMIZE, ENABLE, INNOVATE!

As our Global Brands Finance Analyst, you play a critical role in supporting brand strategy through strong financial ownership and business partnering. You will provide full P&L visibility, challenge investment decisions, support innovation projects, and help shape the financial success of some of Coty's most iconic Prestige brands.

You will report to the Senior Director Global Brands - Prestige, and you will manage:

1. Brand Financial Ownership

• Build and manage central budgets across a portfolio of Prestige brands.


• Support business partners in prioritizing investments and budget allocation decisions.


• Monitor spending and ensure optimization targets are achieved.


• Act as guardian of financial discipline across strategic brand priorities.

2. Business Partnering & Investment Management

• Challenge business teams on production, merchandising, and marketing costs to drive efficiency.


• Support Marketing teams with financial insight on innovation and investment decisions.


• Provide guidance on value creation across innovation, advertising, and customer promotion activities.


• Deliver ROI assessments and financial evaluations of key initiatives.

3. Gross Margin & Profitability Management

• Drive the Gross Margin agenda across the Prestige division.


• Analyze profitability drivers and identify opportunities for optimization.


• Build business cases supporting new initiatives and strategic projects.


• Contribute to stronger financial decision-making through portfolio and valuation analysis.

4. Transformation & Project Support

• Support Coty and Prestige Division transformation initiatives.


• Participate in cross-functional projects within the Global Brand organization.


• Help drive a culture of agility, openness, and continuous improvement.


• Contribute to change management initiatives across Finance and Brand teams.

5. Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner closely with Supply Chain Finance, Procurement, R&D, and Marketing teams.


• Deliver financial insights supporting both operational and strategic decisions.


• Act as a true Finance CoPilot to business stakeholders.

YOU ARE A COTY FIT

As a commercially minded finance professional, you enjoy influencing decisions through data, building strong partnerships, and supporting innovation within a fast-paced global environment.

Your skills and experience include:

• Degree in Finance with a proven track record in Finance roles.


• Experience in Beauty, Fragrance, Skincare, Cosmetics, Luxury, or similar FMCG industries.


• Proven Finance Business Partnering (CoPilot) experience.


• Strong commercial acumen and business judgment.


• Experience developing business cases and evaluating investment returns.


• Knowledge of SAP, Ariba, Power BI, or similar financial systems.


• Strong analytical, valuation, and portfolio management skills.


• Excellent communication and stakeholder-management capabilities.


• Ability to work with large datasets and translate data into compelling business stories.


• Experience in change management and transformation environments is highly valued.

If you're ready to influence strategic brand decisions and contribute to the future of Coty's Prestige portfolio, we want you on our team!

WHAT WE OFFER

This role offers exceptional exposure to Global Brand leadership and strategic decision-making within one of the most exciting areas of the business.

• High visibility within the Global Prestige organization.


• Strong exposure to innovation, brand strategy, and profitability management.


• Opportunity to work closely with Marketing, R&D, Procurement, and Supply Chain Finance.


• Participation in major transformation and change initiatives.


• International and collaborative working environment.

ABOUT US

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