Puig

Finance Assistant

Puig  •  London, GB (Onsite)  •  6 days ago
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Job Description

The Opportunity

Reporting directly to the UK Finance Director, this role manages daily financial operations, acting as a liaison between the share service centre, the local finance department, sales and Marketing departments, vendors, and clients. Key responsibilities include processing invoices and expense claims, reconciling accounts, invoice matching, cost allocation, and supporting month-end closing.

What you'll get to do

  • Liaise with the HQ Shared Service Centre to ensure timely and accurate execution of monthly Purchase orders, before month-end and year-end closings, including all required validations.
  • Provide a variety of recordkeeping services including but not limited to accounts payable, payroll, benefits and general ledger.
  • Ensure that the invoice matching activities between AR and rebates are timely recorded in Gross-to-Net (G2N) software.
  • Additional activities include providing back-up administrative support as needed.
  • Ensure the accuracy, completeness, and proper documentation of financial records in compliance with local legal requirements and company policies and procedures.
  • Manage departmental purchase orders and oversee invoice coding and accrual management.
  • Prepare monthly credit and debit card statements and ensure that the cost is allocated to the correct department.
  • Ensure strong internal financial controls across all operations in accordance with company guidelines and audit standards.
  • Support the Finance Director during internal and external audits.
  • Assist the Finance Director in safeguarding overall company profitability by monitoring costs.
  • Ensure periodic PO Training for new joiners

We'd love to meet you if you have

  • Relevant experience as accountant preferably in Retail or FMCG industries
  • Integrity, pro-activity, problem-solving skillset, team player
  • Accounting background is desirable
  • Financial and Business acumen, reliable partner, challenger, autonomous
  • Strong communication skills
  • Strong Analytical skills
  • Curiosity and high level of energy
  • Upper Intermediate Excel user
  • SAP knowledge desirable

We welcome Creators Of All Kinds. If you are unsure of meeting all the requirements but trust you have the transferable skills to excel in this role, complete the application and our teams will get in touch if you are selected for an interview.

A few things you'll love about us

  • An entrepreneurial, creative and welcoming work culture
  • A range of learning and development opportunities
  • An international company with plenty of opportunities to grow
  • A competitive compensation & benefits package
Puig

About Puig

Puig is a home of Love Brands, within a family company, that furthers wellness, confidence and self-expression while leaving a better world. Since 1914, our company’s entrepreneurial spirit, creativity and passion for innovation have made Puig a challenger in the beauty and fashion world.

Present in the Fragrance and Fashion, Makeup and Skincare segments, our house of Love Brands generates engagement through great storytelling that connects with people’s emotions and is reinforced by a powerful ecosystem of founders. Puig portfolio includes our brands Rabanne, Carolina Herrera, Charlotte Tilbury, Jean Paul Gaultier, Nina Ricci, Dries Van Noten, Byredo, Penhaligon’s, L’Artisan Parfumeur, Uriage, Apivita, Dr. Barbara Sturm, Kama Ayurveda and Loto del Sur as well as the beauty licenses of Christian Louboutin, Banderas and Adolfo Dominguez, among others.

At Puig we honor the values and principles put in place by three generations of family leadership. Today we continue to build on that legacy, through conscious commitments in our ESG Agenda (environmental, social and governance) aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

In 2024, Puig recorded net revenues of €4,790 million. Puig sells its products in more than 150 countries and has offices in 32 of them.

Industry
Chemicals & Materials
Company Size
10,000+ employees
Headquarters
Hospitalet de Llobregat, ES
Year Founded
Unknown
Website
puig.com
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