Commercial Finance Intern
Job Summary
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 isnt about conforming to somebody elses ideal. Its about inclusion and liberating everyone to shine in their unique way.
Coty helps millions of people around the world express your beauty your way through our rich portfolio covering fragrance skin care colour cosmetics and body care. Our brands include global icons like Gucci Burberry Hugo Boss Calvin Klein Philosophy Max Factor Rimmel Bourjois Sally Hansen Adidas David Beckham etc. With more than one billion products shipped each year the possibilities for self-expression are endless.
THE ROLE |
Division: Cross-Bus. Finance CoPilot
Job Title: Commercial Finance Intern
Reporting to: Farah Theo / Jacinth Moh
About the Role
Through this role youll 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:
1) Support Finance Manager in the co-pilot role for Singapore & Distributor markets
a. Financial planning (Budgeting & Monthly Forecast)
b. Prepare monthly key performances / management reports including identify variances & provide commentary on the key drivers
c. Prepare weekly sales tracker and shipment status
d. Month-end closing process including preparing of journals and reviewing of P&L
e. Prepare monthly / quarterly management reports for commercial team SEA & APAC teams
f. Monthly / Quarterly financial control & SOX compliance monthly Balance sheet & accruals review provide evidence / supporting documents etc
g. Evaluating deals promotion activities capital expenditure investment ROI etc
h. Monitoring & tracking of A&CP spend etc.
i. Monitoring & tracking collection from customers & overdue (DSO)
j. Assess reasonableness of profit margins for new product developments
k. Set-up RSP / invoice prices in SAP via Nintex / Pricing controls
l. Maintaining price updates in Kinaxis / STREAM
m. Identify process improvement opportunities
n. Assist in internal audit requests
o. Assist in new projects
2) Consolidation & report preparation SEA region
a. Monthly & Quarterly management reports
b. Ad-hoc requests from Global & APAC team
c. Follow up with markets / business units on report submission due dates etc
d. Develop user friendly templates for data collection
WHAT YOULL BRING |
ESSENTIAL:
Undergraduates who can commit for at least 6 months (Jul to Dec 2026) for a full-time internship.
Skilled in the use of MS Office tools including Outlook (or related email tool) Excel Word and PowerPoint.
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 |
1) Role of commercial finance/co-pilot
2) Accounting policies & transactions/accounting entries
3) Processes: management reporting financial planning process financial analysis & financial control & SOX compliance
4) Systems: SAP SAP BI HFM Hyperion Smartview Kinaxis etc.
5) Working in a Cross-functional organization / inter-department (markets/business units).
Our people make us who we are. They are the brightest minds bringing the boldest ideas to life every day. If youre the kind of person who refuses to settle if you want to think bigger learn faster and go further than you ever thought possible wed love to hear from you.
Required Experience:
Intern
About Company
We are one of the world's largest beauty companies with an iconic portfolio of brands across fragrance, color cosmetics, hair color and styling, skin and body care.