Manager, Internal Control

About the role

Your Role at Sephora: Ready for a career glow up? As Manager, Internal Audit and Control, you'll be playing a key leadership role in strengthening Sephora North America's risk management, governance, and internal control environment.

Responsibilities

• Carry out special projects, ad-hoc audits, and project reviews in response to emerging risks across the business.
• Lead operational audits from scope definition through planning, fieldwork, report issuance, and finding closure.
• Engage with business partners to provide proactive advisory and guidance on risks and controls for new projects, programs, and initiatives.
• Champion the adoption of AI, analytics, and best practices by developing data-driven ongoing monitoring controls and audit tools.
• Support the continuous improvement of Internal Audit and Internal Control methodologies.
• Work with business stakeholders to build and maintain an exhaustive library of procedures across key areas such as Sales, Inventory, HR, Marketing, and Supply Chain.
• Aid in the follow-up of action plans from operational audits and reviews.
• Perform a number of store audits annually utilizing this experience to help gain an understanding of controls and potential risks at stores.
• Prepare for and assist with LVMH internal audits and/or external audits.
• Continue to follow up on the implementation of their recommendations post-audit to ensure timely closure of all findings.

Requirements

• Professional experience of 5+ years in internal and/or external audit, finance, controlling, either in audit/consulting firms or large companies.
• PREFERRED BACKGROUND OF 3+ YEARS IN RETAIL OR CONSUMER PACKAGED GOODS.
• Bachelor's degree and accounting education required; Master's education highly preferred.
• Professional qualification such as CPA, CA, CIA, CISA or CFE is required.
• Demonstrated experience in designing and leading internal audits and ad-hoc projects.
• Proven knowledge of auditing standards and procedures, laws, rules, and regulations.
• Advanced experience with Excel and data analytics tools and a passion for leveraging AI to enhance internal controls and audits.
• Strong accounting and financial skills.
• Experience in building, editing, and maintaining PowerBI dashboards.
• Experience using automation and AI tools including PowerBI and AI agents for process improvement or auditing.

Qualifications

• Ability to convey complex concepts clearly and deliver presentations to diverse audiences.
• Proven experience applying project management practices in environments requiring sustained multitasking.
• Collaborative and approachable, with strong interpersonal skills to build trust and influence across cross-functional teams.
• Results-driven, intellectually curious, and a self-starter requiring minimal supervision, with an enthusiastic, driven work ethic.
• Proven ability to operate effectively in a dynamic, evolving environment that resembles a startup more than a mature organization.

Skills

• Proficiency in auditing standards and procedures.
• Knowledge of laws, rules, and regulations related to internal controls.
• Advanced Excel and data analytics skills.
• Experience with AI and automation tools.
• Project management skills.
• Interpersonal and communication skills.

Benefits

The annual base salary range for this position is $131,000.00 - $142,000.00. The actual base salary offered depends on a variety of factors, which may include, as applicable, the applicant’s qualifications for the position; years of relevant experience; specific and unique skills; level of education attained; certifications or other professional licenses held; other legitimate, non-discriminatory business factors specific to the position; and the geographic location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will perform the job.

Pay

The annual base salary range for this position is $131,000.00 - $142,000.00. The actual base salary offered depends on a variety of factors, which may include, as applicable, the applicant’s qualifications for the position; years of relevant experience; specific and unique skills; level of education attained; certifications or other professional licenses held; other legitimate, non-discriminatory business factors specific to the position; and the geographic location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will perform the job.

Schedule

This job will be posted for a minimum of five days.