Make Up For Ever Operations and Marketing Management Control Assistant

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.

Role & Responsibilities

• Contribute to the monthly accounts closing and monitor operating expenses for selected head-office teams.
• Assist with budget-versus-actual analysis and the calculation of accounting provisions.
• Attend monthly meetings with all operational departments.
• Support the Operations and Marketing Management Control Manager and the operational controller in updating summary presentations.
• Flag overspending and propose corrective actions.
• Identify risks and opportunities and prepare summaries of results.
• Consolidate weekly sell-out tracking by market and product.
• Contribute to budget preparation and revisions.
• Participate in the preparation of budgets, revisions and strategic plans.
• Consolidate worldwide inventory data.
• Prepare part of the head-office information, liaising directly with the relevant budget owners.
• Help update business plans for launches and product sheets.
• Prepare reports and presentations.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a Bac+4/Bac+5-level qualification at a business school or university in economics and management, or in accounting expertise.
• A first experience in management control or budget management.
• Knowledge of accounting and finance.
• Very good command of Excel, including formulas and pivot tables.
• Rigorous and committed, with strong analytical and synthesis skills.
• Strong interest in information and accounting systems; AX is an advantage.
• Written English proficiency.
• Enthusiastic, curious and flexible, with the ability to handle varied requests as needed.
• 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/Bac+5-level qualification at a business school or university in economics and management, or in accounting expertise.

Benefits

Participation in company life through climate workshops, an e-learning development platform, community initiatives including 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 programmes.

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.

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