You’ve picked a great time to join Avon. We’re the company that puts purpose, people and relationships at the heart of everything we do. The company that’s 135 years young and only just getting started. As part of the Regent LP family, we’re committed to being the best beauty company for the world by generating a positive environmental, economic and social impact for our communities across the globe.
Role Type
PermanentWhat you'll be doing:
As Finance Controller, you will play a key role in partnering with business leaders to drive financial performance, support strategic decision-making, and ensure strong financial governance across the organization. You will provide meaningful insights and recommendations that help improve profitability, operational efficiency, and sustainable growth. You will oversee financial reporting, accounting operations, compliance, and internal controls, ensuring the business meets both local statutory requirements and global standards. In this highly visible role, you will collaborate with local, regional, and global stakeholders, influence key business decisions, and act as a trusted finance partner to operational leadership.Key responsibilities:
Partnering with cross-functional leaders to support business planning, performance management, and strategic initiatives.
Monitoring business results and delivering financial analysis, insights, and recommendations to improve performance.
Identifying opportunities to reduce costs and enhance operational efficiency.
Reviewing and evaluating capital expenditure (CAPEX) investments to ensure sound business decisions.
Leading accounting activities, including financial reporting, treasury, payroll, and product costing.
Strengthening internal controls and ensuring compliance with policies, regulations, audit requirements, and SOX standards.
Supporting inventory control processes and ensuring accurate financial recording of inventory transactions.
Acting as the key contact for external auditors, regulators, and other finance-related stakeholders.
Leading and developing a small finance team while fostering a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.
What we're looking for
Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
Professional finance or accounting qualifications are an advantage.
5-10 years' experience in finance and accounting, including financial control, reporting, compliance, and business partnering
Experience working in a multinational manufacturing environment
Knowledge of financial reporting standards, local statutory requirements, internal controls, US GAAP, and Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance.
Strong analytical skills, with the ability to interpret complex financial and operational data and translate findings into business actions.
Experience in product costing, budgeting, CAPEX evaluation, and financial performance management.
Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence decisions across multiple levels of the organization.
A proactive, collaborative approach and a passion for driving business performance through finance
Proven leadership experience, with the ability to lead, coach, and develop teams while driving accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
What we offer:
We offer a comprehensive benefits package along with wellness resources and work-life balance support in line with your country practices and Avon purpose aiming to help you live a healthier life, protect you and your dear ones, and ensure you’re at your best.
At Avon, we believe beauty is for everyone and that it’s beautiful to be you. We celebrate our differences, champion self-expression and are committed to inclusion for all. We embrace diversity and individuality to build a culture that represents our communities and enables everyone to bring their best self to work. We also support reasonable adjustments both within our recruitment process and job design when required to empower you to work in a way that works for you.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related discipline.
- Professional finance or accounting qualification (advantage).
- 5-10 years' experience in finance and accounting, including financial control, reporting, compliance, and business partnering.
- Experience working in a multinational manufacturing environment.
- Knowledge of financial reporting standards, local statutory requirements, internal controls, US GAAP, and SOX compliance.
- Experience in product costing, budgeting, CAPEX evaluation, and financial performance management.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex financial and operational data.
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills with ability to influence at multiple levels.
- Proven leadership experience, ability to lead, coach and develop a small finance team.
What We Do
Think you know Avon? Think again. We’ve been doing beauty differently for 135 years. Pioneering in listening to women’s needs and speaking out for them. Standing for what matters to them. Supporting their endeavours. We’re a company that connects people through beauty, sharing passion, innovation and expertise - affordably. We use the power of beauty to transform women’s lives for the better. We were founded to provide an opportunity for women to earn and learn – bringing economic freedom for our Beauty Advisers so they can shape their own future. We continue to carry this spirit with us today. Our independent Representatives provide millions of customers worldwide with trusted, personal beauty advice and products to help them express their individuality. We believe in beauty democracy: inclusive beauty that is open to all. We’re passionate about keeping you at the forefront of beauty, creating products that embrace the hottest trends and cutting-edge technology, alongside everyday essentials that will be the staples of your beauty kit. We believe in a better world for women, which is a better world for all. We believe everyone is equal and we champion gender equality. We speak up and speak out on issues that matter to our communities; supporting causes that help women’s health and wellbeing, including: • Breast cancer, the most commonly occurring cancer in women, • Violence against women and girls, which will impact 1 in 3 in their lifetime There’s still work to do. And we promise to continue doing more. Join us and be part of the movement..
