Corporate Finance Associate Project Director

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At L’Oréal Finance & Legal, we are one global community of catalysts for value creation. We work across all divisions, regions and métiers to drive positive change and steer the Group to success. We are trusted co‑pilots, embedded into every part of the organization, recognized for the quality of our business insights and reliable data.

Champions of sustainable finance and compliant business practices, we help deliver meaningful performance through our collective impact, ensuring L’Oréal stays ahead and makes decisions that create lasting financial, social and environmental value.

If you want to push boundaries, shape the future and be part of a Group deeply committed to excellence and inclusiveness, L’Oréal Finance & Legal is where you belong.

Join our Corporate Finance Team as a Corporate Finance Associate Project Director

and be part of our work to unlock value and drive transformation.

About the Role:

As a key advisor and project leader, you will play a vital role in optimizing the financial structure of our global affiliates, managing financial operations, and driving value creation. Your responsibilities will encompass:

Key Responsibilities:

• Financial Structure Optimization:
  • Analyze and recommend optimal equity/debt structures for Group affiliates.
  • Evaluate and validate capital contributions.
  • Manage dividend repatriation (including statutory accounts/board resolutions).
  • Oversee capital reductions and share buyback programs.
• Strategic Financial Management:
  • Structure evolutions to the Group’s legal/financial structure (mergers, spin-offs, restructurings, etc.).
  • Evaluate joint ventures/co-enterprise projects (impact on control/consolidation).
  • Monitor minority shareholders/stake investments.
  • Evaluate M&A projects (valuation, value creation, IFRS impact, agreements, integration).
  • Manage working capital and real estate finances.
  • Handle ad-hoc requests from the Group CFO.
• Value Creation Monitoring:
  • Monitor the cost of capital.
  • Measure/analyze payback and ROCE for major investments.
  • Manage real estate financial matters.
  • Address ad-hoc requests from the Group CFO.
• Qualifications and Experience:
  • 10-12 years’ experience in investment banking, Big Four transaction services, or corporate finance (multinational).
  • Strong analytical skills, strategic thinking, and big-picture perspective.
  • Excellent oral/written communication.
  • Proven leadership, project management, and collaboration skills (complex, cross-functional, international environments).
  • Highly organized, self-motivated, and autonomous.
  • Fluent English (essential); French, Spanish, or Chinese (plus).

• #CommunityImpact - We are business enablers empowering the organization using cutting-edge tools that unlock value and efficiency. We embrace all the challenges and opportunities presented by data, AI, global contracts and new regulations.
• #Growth - We have a thriving culture of learning. Connected daily with top management and business teams, we gain insights into the group. Personalized training ensures everyone builds the skills for the future.
• #Diversity - at L’Oréal, our teams are diverse as the billions of consumers we create for, we embrace difference of origins, cultures, life experiences and beliefs. We commit to fostering an inclusive environment where we celebrate differences.
• #Entrepreneurship - “Run it as your own business” is our mantra. We push boundaries as co-pilots, trusted business partners and drivers of transformation, thanks to our 360° view of L’Oréal’s global operations.
• #Purpose - As champions of sustainable finance and compliant business practices, we equip the Group to make informed choices that deliver measurably positive financial, environmental and social impacts.