Commercial Finance Intern

Coty is a world leader in beauty and home to an illustrious roster of cosmetic, skincare and fragrance brands. And our company has a mission: to challenge the definition of beauty, to encourage authenticity and celebrate diversity. Because to us at Coty, beauty isn’t about conforming to somebody else’s ideal. It’s about inclusion and liberating everyone to shine in their unique way.
THE ROLE
**Division**: Cross-Bus., Finance, CoPilot
**Job Title**: Commercial Finance Intern
About the Role
**Through this role, you’ll be able to gain an understanding of**:
**Commercial finance role**: provide support to commercial team (sales & marketing) & working with cross-functional teams (custodian finance, supply chain, customer service, APAC finance team etc) to drive business growth & business operation
Financial planning process (3 year plan, annual budget, monthly forecasting etc)
Financial analysis, understand drivers of variances vs budget/forecast & last year, identify gaps & make recommendations
Preparation of management reports for markets & total SEA region
Financial control & SOX compliance
Evaluating deals (pricing), promotion activities, capital expenditure investment, ROI etc
Monitoring & tracking of expenses
Managing collection & overdue
Use of Accounting & Business intelligent systems such as SAP, SAP BI, HFM, Power BI dashboard, Hyperion Smartview, Ariba & Kinaxis
Set-up RSP/invoice prices/trade margin in SAP via Nintex
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
**In this role you will be responsible for**:
Support Finance Manager in the co-pilot role for Singapore & Malaysia markets
Financial planning (Budgeting & Monthly Forecast)
Prepare monthly key performances / management reports including identify variances & provide commentary on the key drivers
Prepare weekly sales tracker and shipment status
Month-end closing process including preparing of journals and reviewing of P&L
Prepare monthly / quarterly management reports for commercial team, SEA & APAC teams
Monthly / Quarterly financial control & SOX compliance - monthly Balance sheet & accruals review, provide evidence / supporting documents etc
Evaluating deals, promotion activities, capital expenditure investment, ROI etc
Monitoring & tracking of A&CP spend, etc.
Monitoring & tracking collection from customers & overdue (DSO)
Assess reasonableness of profit margins for new product developments
Set-up RSP / invoice prices in SAP via Nintex / Pricing controls
Maintaining price updates in Kinaxis / STREAM
Identify process improvement opportunities
Assist in internal audit requests
Assist in new projects
Consolidation & report preparation SEA region
Monthly & Quarterly management reports
Ad-hoc requests from Global & APAC team
Follow up with markets / business units on report submission, due dates etc
Develop user friendly templates for data collection
WHAT YOU’LL BRING
**ESSENTIAL**:
Undergraduates who can commit for at least 6 months (Jan to Jun 2025) for a full-time internship.
Self-motivated and self-starter, with a strong work ethic and a sense of confidentiality.
Possesses cross-cultural awareness and high emotional intelligence.
Articulate, with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
Good balance of a professional attitude while having fun.
Strong interest in consumer goods, makeup and beauty products.
Strong desire to learn along with a strong sense of ownership.
Persuasive, resilient and flexible, able to easily adapt to new challenges.
Passionate, enthusiastic and driven to regularly follow-up with loose ends.
Able to thrive despite challenges while adopting a positive attitude under pressure.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
Role of commercial finance/co-pilot
Accounting policies & transactions/accounting entries
**Processes**: management reporting, financial planning process, financial analysis & financial control & SOX compliance
**Systems**: SAP, SAP BI, HFM, Hyperion Smartview, Kinaxis etc.
Working in a Cross-functional organization / inter-department (markets/business units).