- Location
- Buenos Aires Buenos Aires Argentina
- Employment
- Full-Time
- Seniority
- Senior
- Department
- Finance, Accounting & Revenue Management
- Posted
- Sep 22, 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.
Reporting to regional finance leadership, this Financial Planning & Analysis Manager drives strategic financial planning, annual budgeting, and monthly forecasting across assigned brands in the Asia-Pacific region. The role spans comprehensive financial analysis—including productivity, cost of goods sold, category mix, and advertising spend optimization—to maximize affiliate performance and support regional revenue goals. The position requires cross-functional collaboration with marketing, demand planning, and supply chain teams to validate sales forecasts and manage inventory strategies, while also leading discretionary projects in financial discipline, cost optimization, and management accounting process implementation.
Role & Responsibilities
- Drive brand strategic planning, annual budgeting, and monthly estimate processes
- Review and analyze key performance metrics including productivity, COGS, category mix, and advertising spend to maximize affiliate performance
- Provide strategic financial recommendations to regional management teams
- Consolidate brand financial results and ensure compliance with corporate financial policies
- Support execution of regional business plans and strategic initiatives including new brand launches and channel expansion
- Collaborate with marketing, demand planning, and supply chain functions to validate sales assumptions and reconcile forecasts
- Analyze saleable and promotional inventory levels across trade and regional distribution hubs
- Interface with regional brand, finance, and affiliate management teams to facilitate planning and control processes
- Prepare business presentations and financial analyses for senior management
- Establish knowledge of business environment and provide independent evaluation of financial forecasts and risk assessment
- Manage relationships with cluster accounting, finance, and regional teams
- Lead projects focused on financial discipline, cost savings, consolidation, productivity, and systems implementation
- Support strategic initiatives including direct-to-consumer expansion, omnichannel integration, and digital transformation
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field
- Minimum 10 years of progressive finance experience, preferably in sales affiliate or retail environments
- CPA or CIMA certification preferred
- Advanced hands-on proficiency with SAP and Corporate Performance Management (CPM) systems
- Demonstrated expertise with Microsoft Excel and business intelligence platforms (including Oracle and OneStream CPM)
- Proven ability to mentor stakeholders in SAP systems
- Strong leadership capabilities with ability to operate independently in dynamic, ambiguous environments
- Demonstrated track record as a finance business partner to senior management
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and presentation skills
- Strong understanding of annual budget and forecast processes
- Experience with retail and affiliate financial structures
Skills
Experience
Minimum 10 years of progressive finance experience in corporate accounting or financial planning roles, preferably within retail or sales affiliate environments. Proven expertise in supporting senior management with strategic financial analysis and serving as a trusted finance business partner. Demonstrated success in leading financial planning initiatives, managing cross-functional teams, and implementing management accounting processes.
Education
Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field. CPA or CIMA professional certification preferred.
Workplace
This position is based in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Explore jobs in Argentina.
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 «Finance Business Partner», «Regional Finance Manager», «Financial Controller», «Accounting & Planning 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.