Skills

Communication Microsoft Excel Salesforce SAP Test Networking Attention to detail Marketing Accounting Proactivity

Job Specifications

Location: White City, London

Duration: 10 weeks

Start Date: Monday, June 29th, 2026

Salary: £25,210 pro rata

As a billion-pound company, success often stems from managing the P&L effectively. At L’Oréal finance is not just sitting on Excel, you will have direct exposure to people in all functions including marketing, commercial, purchasing and IT providing you with the perfect opportunity to understand how L'Oréal operates.

You will...

You will be placed in one of our 37 brands or corporate team and become an integral part of the team using all major financial software programmes i.e. Salesforce, SAP and Magnitude. The role will test and develop your financial awareness, business acumen and interpersonal skills. You will undertake projects (e.g. cost-efficiency projects, financial reporting, etc.) alongside your day to day duties and ad hoc report requests.

Day-to-day you may be...

Ensuring compliance with internal procedures, Accounting & Finance standards as well as audit requirements
Assisting finance controllers and supporting marketing and/or commercial teams on a day-to-day basis
Contributing from a finance perspective to initiatives to grow the business, ranging from product launches and marketing activities to pricing and commercial activities.
Participating in the monthly financial closing:
Ensuring costs are booked correctly (purchase orders tracking
Tracking actuals costs vs. forecasts (variance analysis),
Month-end reconciliation (e.g. media spends in relation with internal and external teams in media agency, media commissions, commercial balance sheet reconciliation, etc.).
Providing key corporate decision-makers with timely and accurate information/data.

You have...

In order to be successful in this role you will need to have:

Strong communication and networking skills – verbal and writing
Excellent attention to detail
Results driven and respect for deadlines
Proactivity
Strong Microsoft Excel skills and the ability to multi-tasking

You are...

An undergraduate and will be returning to university upon the completion of this internship
Enthusiastic about learning and keen to work hard on building new skills
Curious and excited to ask questions!
A strong communicator

About the Company

Leading the world in beauty and pioneering the world of beauty tech; we are 86K employees across 150 countries on five continents. Our 36 international brands are divided into four unique Divisions: Luxe, Consumer Products, Dermatological Beauty, and Professional Products. Our 36 international brands include Kiehl’s, Lancôme, Giorgio Armani Beauty, Yves Saint Laurent Beauté, Ralph Lauren, Clarisonic, Maybelline New York, Essie, Kérastase, IT Cosmetics, Prada Beauty, Biotherm, Shu Uemura, Viktor&Rolf, Maison Martin Margiela... Know more