Brand Finance Apprentice

Brand Finance Apprentice
1 year Starting September 2026

If you are passionate about the world of finance, you enjoy to deep dive and sort through massive data, then this Brand Finance Apprentice position is the one for you!

RESPONSIBILITIES

As our Brand Finance Apprentice, you will be part of the Global Brand Finance team controlling the marketing investments in the Prestige Division (25+ brands including Gucci, Hugo Boss, Burberry, etc.). Each finance controller within this team oversees the performance and investments in a portfolio of brands. Your will assist the team in the day-to-day management of their finance tasks. This will mostly include tasks related to Month end close, compliance, budget tracking & forecast.

Your main focus:

• Month End Close (MEC): prepare monthly / quarterly close by updating tracking files, review budget actuals with finance controllers to ensure compliance & accuracy and present main variances to Brand Finance team during landing meetings.

• Journal entries / accounting documents: pre-close/post close checks, maintain calendar of innovation, gather info from team to update tracker, prepare/post MEC entries and Summary dashboard / insights.

• Reporting: use reporting tool (incl. Power BI) to report monthly Actuals, Prepaids & Copyrights, ensure timeliness & accuracy of financial reports, marketing team access management.

• Purchase Order management: review data & inputs consolidation, communication with Brand Finance team and accounting team.

• Adhoc requests including projects related ones.

Working for Coty means being part of an inclusive workplace committed to diversity and equity, valuing diverse perspectives and backgrounds. Your ideas will count. If you want to think bigger, learn faster – we’d love to hear from you.

At the heart of the Brand Finance team, you will work closely with various teams inside finance (budget controls, accounting, corporate) and outside finance (Marketing, Purchasing). All your colleagues are passionate, caring and always ready to help. Working in the team, you are autonomous and responsible of the tasks assigned to you.

YOU ARE A COTY FIT

You like to work with massive financial data and use your analytical skills to solve the problems. As Brand Finance Apprentice, you will learn how to compile and analyze the data, track the information, support other functions/teams and you get energy from working in a fast-paced, diverse and international environment. Other than that, you:

• Basic knowledge of US GAAP.

• Strong understanding of MS suite, particularly Excel

• Able to manage multiple priorities within tight deadlines.

• Strong interpersonal skills.

• Effective communication.

• English Fluency. Other Languages are a big plus

BENEFITS

• A salary that matches your knowledge and experience

• Omni-Working: Hybrid flexible working model enabling employees to balance remote and office-based work and promote work / life balance

• Meal vouchers

• Public transportation refunds up to 50%

ABOUT COTY

Coty is one of the world’s largest beauty companies with an iconic portfolio of brands across fragrance, color cosmetics, skincare, and body care. At Coty, we celebrate the entire human kaleidoscope and cultivate a culture of fearless kindness. Therefore, we are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We do not discriminate against any candidate or employee and strive to be an open, inclusive and diverse workplace where all employees can be their authentic self.

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