- Location
- Levallois-Perret Île-de-France France
- Employment
- Internship
- Seniority
- Intern
- Department
- Finance, Accounting & Revenue Management
- Posted
- Oct 20, 2026
About Make Up For Ever
Founded in Paris in 1984 by artist and educator Dany Sanz, Make Up For Ever is a professional beauty house renowned for high-performance formulas, creative freedom, and close ties to the worlds of stage, fashion, and cinema. As an employer, the brand cultivates an environment where artistry, technical excellence, and inclusivity meet, empowering teams to innovate for both professionals and beauty enthusiasts worldwide. With its Parisian heritage and global reach, Make Up For Ever offers talents the opportunity to contribute to a bold, expert-led culture that values education, diversity, collaboration, and the transformative power of makeup.
Make Up For Ever is seeking a Controlling and Consolidation Assistant for a full-time, six-month internship starting in January 2027, based in Levallois-Perret, with a hybrid working arrangement. Within the five-person global Controlling and Consolidation team, the intern will support monthly closing, consolidation across 20 entities, reporting, budget cycles, and financial analysis.
Role & Responsibilities
- Participate actively in the monthly accounts close.
- Support consolidation of worldwide information across 20 entities.
- Check and ensure the reliability of balance sheet and income statement submissions.
- Help prepare flash summaries on revenue and income statements for the Group following meetings with markets.
- Analyze performance against budget.
- Help monitor operating expenses for certain Head Office teams.
- Reconcile intercompany transactions between entities in the scope.
- Review the customer trial balance, monitor balances, and identify and investigate significant variances.
- Monitor and analyze Boutique Reporting submissions, ensure data reliability, detect anomalies, and liaise with markets.
- Participate in pre-consolidation consistency checks, including reporting packages, eliminations, and adjustments.
- Help document and continuously improve consolidation processes.
- Contribute actively to budget preparation and revisions.
- Participate in the preparation of budgets, forecasts, and strategic plans.
- Monitor revenue over a three-month horizon.
- Check submissions to support optimization and rationalization.
- Consolidate information and prepare internal and LVMH Group summaries, including points of sale, revenue by distribution channel, sell-out, and operating expenses by type.
- Potentially prepare part of the HQ information, liaising directly with the relevant budget managers.
Qualifications
- Currently pursuing a Bac +4/+5 degree at a business school, in economics and management at a university, or in accounting expertise.
- A first experience in management control or budget management.
- Accounting and financial knowledge.
- Very good command of Excel, including formulas and pivot tables.
- Knowledge of Power BI is an advantage.
- Rigorous and committed, with strong synthesis and analytical skills.
- Genuine interest in information and accounting systems; knowledge of AX is an advantage.
- Written and spoken English proficiency.
- Enthusiasm, curiosity, and flexibility to handle varied requests as needs arise.
- Available for a six-month internship agreement starting in January 2027.
Skills
Experience
Entry-level; a first experience in management control or budget management.
Education
Currently pursuing a Bac +4/+5 degree at a business school, in economics and management at a university, or in accounting expertise.
Workplace
This position is based in Levallois-Perret, Île-de-France, France, within easy reach of Paris.
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Benefits
Participation in internal company activities, including climate workshops, an e-learning development platform, volunteer initiatives such as Green Week and Inclusive Week, internal product testing with the makeup artist Studio, an annual celebration, and a lunchtime run club. Access to LVMH Employee Resource Groups and mentoring programs.
Culture
Make Up For Ever fosters a dynamic, artistry-led culture where creativity, technical excellence, and education are central to the employee experience. As a brand rooted in the professional makeup community, it offers an inclusive and collaborative environment where teams are encouraged to experiment, share expertise, and bring bold beauty visions to life.
About Cerulean
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