- Employment
- Full-Time
- Seniority
- Manager
- Department
- Finance, Accounting & Revenue Management
- Posted
- Oct 20, 2026
About Estée Lauder Companies
The Estée Lauder Companies is a global leader in prestige beauty, founded in 1946 by Estée and Joseph Lauder and built on an enduring belief in creativity, high-touch service, and entrepreneurial spirit. As an employer, the Group offers talent the scale of an international house with the energy of distinctive brands across skincare, makeup, fragrance, and hair care. Its culture values innovation, inclusion, learning, and responsible growth, inviting professionals to shape consumer experiences from laboratory to counter, digital platform to boardroom. Employees join a purpose-led organization where heritage, artistry, and scientific excellence meet to define the future of luxury beauty.
The Finance Business Manager at Estée Lauder Companies drives affiliate brand planning and P&L management, oversees financial performance and cost optimization, and supports new brand, product and distribution initiatives in Taiwan.
Role & Responsibilities
- Drive discussions and alignment with affiliate brands on annual budgets, estimates and long-range plans.
- Act as the affiliate liaison with regional finance to clarify and provide guidance on planning guidelines and changes.
- Manage affiliate brand P&Ls, including control of discounts, cost of goods and operating expenses such as advertising, promotional spend and selling costs.
- Analyze cost of goods and recommend actions to improve gross margin.
- Advise affiliate brands and the commercial sales team on retail and net sales during the monthly financial estimate process.
- Collaborate with functions on revenue management.
- Work closely with affiliate brands on savings and cost-optimization initiatives.
- Support monthly and quarterly commentary on brand retail sales and net sales performance.
- Participate in monthly Integrated Business Planning meetings to align on financial estimate risks and opportunities.
- Work with Financial Accounting to monitor monthly financial results and analyze gaps between actuals and estimates.
- Analyze saleable inventory levels at department store counters.
- Support affiliate brands’ capital budgets and manage capital spending within budget.
- Provide strategic analysis to affiliate and brand management for business cases involving new brand launches, new product launches, new distribution and channel P&Ls.
- Support the affiliate General Manager, Finance Director and Finance Business Manager on ad hoc business projects.
Qualifications
- At least 8 years of finance-related experience.
- Preferably has consumer products industry experience, including business planning and analysis.
- Can think strategically.
- Embraces and initiates change.
- Builds collaborative relationships.
- Demonstrates learning agility.
- Drives creativity and innovation.
- Strives for excellence in execution.
- Develops talent and capabilities.
Skills
Experience
At least 8 years of finance-related experience; preferably in the consumer products industry with business planning and analysis experience.
Culture
The Estée Lauder Companies fosters a collaborative, inclusive workplace where creativity, entrepreneurial thinking, and a passion for prestige beauty are deeply valued. As a global house of distinctive brands, it offers employees an environment that encourages innovation, professional growth, and a shared commitment to excellence and consumer inspiration.
About Cerulean
Cerulean is the definitive career portal for the global luxury industry. We match exceptional professionals with exclusive opportunities at the world's most prestigious brands. From haute couture and fine watchmaking to prestige beauty, hospitality, and boutique retail, Cerulean centralises luxury employment to help you find the career for which you were destined.
Frequently Asked Questions
The luxury industry is characterised by a diverse and nuanced nomenclature. Esteemed houses frequently employ proprietary terminology, and even within a single organisation like Estée Lauder Companies, titles may vary across global markets to reflect local conventions. To ensure absolute clarity, Cerulean assigns a standardised, industry-coherent canonical title to every listing. However, it is worth noting that this role is functionally synonymous with «Financial Planning and Analysis Manager», «Finance Business Partner», «Commercial Finance Manager», «Financial Business Manager», and other variations. Our sophisticated search architecture anticipates these variations, ensuring that inquiries using related terms will seamlessly yield the exact roles you desire.