Finance Process Transformation & AI catalyst (6months fixed-term contract)

The L'OCCITANE Group is a global, natural and organic ingredient-based cosmetics and well-being products maker, producer and retailer. The Group is built on strong values of entrepreneurship, team work, respect and authenticity. It is committed to developing products that are environmentally friendly and sustainable.
The Group has 8 brands : L'OCCITANE en Provence, Melvita, Erborian, L'OCCITANE au Brésil, Elemis, Sol de Janeiro, Grown Alchemist and LimeLife.
With a presence in 90 countries, our products are distributing in more than 3,000 stores in the world.

Location: Geneva – Headquarters

Reporting to: Global Brand Controlling Director

Duration: 6 months (Fixed-Term Contract), starting asap

Context

L'Occitane is accelerating the transformation of its Finance processes & tools through simplification, automation and Artificial Intelligence integration.

Our ambition is to redesign the way Finance teams work by automating repetitive, manual and low-value activities, to enable them to spend less time preparing data and more time analysing business performance, challenging decisions and creating value.

As part of our Finance transformation roadmap, and during a maternity leave period, we are looking for a highly autonomous and curious professional who will act as a Process Transformation Catalyst within the Global Brand Controlling team.

Your Mission

Over the next 6 months, you will help transform the daily work of Finance teams by simplifying processes & tools, improving automation and leveraging AI where it creates tangible business value.

Working closely with Finance controllers, you will analyse existing processes, identify manual, repetitive and non-optimized tasks and design more automated, AI-powered solutions that improve productivity while maintaining high-quality financial outputs.

Main Responsibilities

On a set of already identified Finance processes & tools :

• Review existing processes and identify opportunities for simplification, standardization and automation.
• Design, build and test automated and AI-powered solutions combining Excel optimization, prompting, custom GPTs and lightweight scripting where relevant.
• Pilot prototypes with Finance users and improve them based on feedback.
• Measure productivity gains and document best practices.

How you can fit

We are looking for a pragmatic problem solver who enjoys finding the simplest and most effective solution to improve Finance processes.

• Previous experience in Finance, Controlling, Audit or Business Analysis.
• Hands-on experience with Generative AI tools (ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot…).
• Experience improving business processes through automation, AI assistants, Excel optimization or workflow redesign.
• Advanced Excel skills (Power Query, formulas, structured workbooks, VBA is a plus). Knowledge of SAP, TM1, Power BI would be appreciated.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work autonomously and interact with Finance stakeholders.
• Fluency in French

What Success Looks Like

By the end of your assignment, you will have:

• Delivered several automated and AI-powered solutions actively used by Finance teams.
• Significantly reduced manual effort across recurring Finance processes.
• Helped Finance teams further adopt AI in their day-to-day activities.
• Contributed to accelerating L'Occitane's Finance transformation.

Why This Role Is Different

• You will not perform recurring Finance operations, you will redesign how Finance work is performed.
• You will combine Finance expertise, Artificial Intelligence and process transformation.
• You will leave a lasting impact on the way Finance teams operate.

What we offer

• As a Living Wage Certified employer, we guarantee that all our compensation practices meet or exceed established living wage and fairness standards
• We are committed to continuous learning and professional development to help every employee grow within our organization
• Staff discount to use on all your favorite L'Occitane en Provence products