- Location
- Levallois-Perret Île-de-France France
- Employment
- Full-Time
- Seniority
- Entry-Level
- Department
- Finance, Accounting & Revenue Management
- Posted
- Oct 23, 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 hiring a Junior Financial Controller on a permanent, full-time basis at its Levallois-Perret headquarters, in a hybrid working arrangement. The role supports international financial closings, consolidation, margin and performance analysis, reporting and cross-functional finance projects, working with subsidiaries and LVMH Group teams.
Role & Responsibilities
- Participate in preparing and reviewing monthly, quarterly and annual closings, including the income statement, balance sheet and cash flow statement.
- Analyze and ensure the reliability of subsidiary financial data in accordance with IFRS standards and LVMH Group procedures.
- Perform consistency checks, monitor exchange rates and contribute to consolidation adjustments.
- Monitor and analyze intercompany reconciliations with local finance teams.
- Help prepare financial reports for the Maison, Division and LVMH Group Finance Departments.
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of processes, tools and financial data quality.
- Analyze actual and forecast local and consolidated margins by product and market.
- Monitor subsidiary inventory and analyze its impact on financial performance.
- Analyze margin movements, identifying volume, price, mix, foreign exchange and cost effects.
- Analyze differences between local and consolidated margins, including those related to intercompany flows and consolidation adjustments.
- Help identify performance gaps and understand their causes with Finance teams and markets.
- Review and validate monthly store performance indicators submitted to LVMH Group.
- Contribute to quarterly analyses of trade receivables and their coverage.
- Review capital expenditure (Capex) and help monitor spending.
- Prepare and distribute closing calendars to international markets.
- Help consolidate financial indicators with Management Control during budgeting and forecasting exercises.
- Help prepare presentation materials and participate in closing meetings.
Qualifications
- A first internship, apprenticeship, VIE, fixed-term or permanent experience in audit, consolidation, financial control or management control.
- Strong foundations in accounting and financial analysis, with an interest in developing knowledge of IFRS standards and consolidation mechanisms.
- Proficiency in Excel and confidence using office software.
- Professional English, enabling written and spoken communication with international contacts.
- Recognized for rigor, analytical thinking and organization; able to investigate variances and find practical solutions.
- Curious, with strong interpersonal skills and a collaborative mindset; able to communicate with varied stakeholders and make financial topics accessible.
- Enjoys dynamic, cross-functional and international environments.
Skills
Experience
Entry-level; a first internship, apprenticeship, VIE, fixed-term or permanent experience in audit, consolidation, financial control or management control.
Education
Higher education in finance, accounting, audit or management (Bac+5, business school, university or equivalent).
Workplace
This position is based in Levallois-Perret, Île-de-France, France, within easy reach of Paris.
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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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