Financial Controlling Internship

6-month Internship | From July 2025 to December 2025 | Paris area | Master 1 or 2 | 1700EUR monthly | "We are a global community of catalysts for value creation. We have the freedom to go beyond. That's the beauty of L'Oréal Finance." JOIN LANCÔME, THE ICONIC LUXURY BEAUTY BRAND, AND DISCOVER THE POWER OF FINANCIAL CONTROLLING: Immerse yourself in the dynamic world of luxury beauty and contribute directly to the success of Lancôme. As a Financial Controlling Intern, you'll be a key player within our DMI team, gaining hands-on experience in financial reporting, analysis, and decision-making. Partner with experienced professionals and contribute to the growth of a globally recognized brand. This is your opportunity to develop a strong foundation in finance within a prestigious and innovative environment. JOIN OUR LUXE DIVISION FOR THE ICONONIC LANCOME BRAND IN FINANCIAL CONTROLING: Become a strategic business partner driving financial clarity. You'll leverage your analytical expertise to ensure accuracy in financial reporting, provide key insights into company performance, and contribute to informed decision-making. **YOU WILL LEARN TO**: - Pricing & Profitability - Introduction / onboarding with the rest of the team of the new software (AFPt). - Helping pricing teams enter intra-group prices into the system (calculating and entering transfer prices), performing consistency checks on margin rates and missing prices. - Helping the profitability teams prepare the update of transfer prices to the Affaires Marchés for the S2 24 - Preparation of the 2024 profitability benchmark (brand, zone, product code) and preparation of various ad hoc analyses at the teams' request - Reporting - Monthly reporting on the brand's financial performance prepared and sent to all CODIR members : sales, P&L, Media, by Zone and axis - Ad Hoc slides preparation for the CFO of the brand - A&P Expenses - Participation in monthly closing operations (creation and receipt of DED, follow-up of non-received DED, etc.) and framing of annual budgets for certain low-risk teams. - Weekly check des factures bloquées au paiement - Quarterly Internal Control checks on different topics such as auto-approved DED - Ad hoc analysis for the marketing team, the CFO or the other controllers - Corporate Expenses - Monitoring of travel expenses and "sorties gratuites" - Monthly communications to the senior management of the Brand YOU ARE - A Master student - No margin for negotiation on this one Able to provide an internship agreement of 6 months issued by your school - no negotiation either - Fluent French and/or English Speaker - A creative entrepreneur: courageous and adventurous. You're not afraid to step outside of your comfort zone and to try new things - Respectful, you treat everyone the same way no matter who they are. We cherish diversity so you'll feel right at home whoever you are - At ease with numbers and data - Able to develop a strategic vision - Demonstrating critical thinking skills with strong decision-making abilities - Confident in a fast-paced and ever-changing dynamic environment WHAT DOES OUR RECRUITMENT PROCESS LOOK LIKE? 2/ Finally, you will get a Business interview with your potential future manager(s). At this point, your recruiter will help you prepare for this final interview If you want some advice on how to prepare for your interview, our Recruiter Abdi can help you. Click HERE **YOUR ADVANTAGES**: - Salary : 1700EUR - VIP access to the internal L'Oréal online shop to buy discounted products - Access to L'Oréal's canteen and gym - Unlimited access to the L'Oréal Learning Platform to boost your development - 1 day of remote working per week - 1 day off per month - A bespoke development process guiding you towards a permanent position in the Group. "As part of the recruitment process, you will be considered for positions regardless of your actual or perceived gender identity, sexual orientation, visible and/or invisible disability(ies), socio-economic and/or multicultural origins, your state of health, your age, your religion or any other characteristic protected by the law. You should also feel free to share with us any information you consider useful about yourself. Want to know more about L'Oréal? Click [1] HERE Did you know that last year 95% of our full time jobs / graduate program and VIE were recruited from our interns and apprentices in Finance? You could be the next one References Visible links