- Location
- Petersfield England UK
- Employment
- Internship
- Seniority
- Intern
- Department
- Finance, Accounting & Revenue Management
- Industry
- Perfumes, Cosmetics & Prestige Beauty
- Posted
- 16, 2026
About Estée Lauder Companies
The Estée Lauder Companies is a global leader in prestige beauty, founded in 1946 by Estée and Joseph Lauder and built on an enduring belief in creativity, high-touch service, and entrepreneurial spirit. As an employer, the Group offers talent the scale of an international house with the energy of distinctive brands across skincare, makeup, fragrance, and hair care. Its culture values innovation, inclusion, learning, and responsible growth, inviting professionals to shape consumer experiences from laboratory to counter, digital platform to boardroom. Employees join a purpose-led organization where heritage, artistry, and scientific excellence meet to define the future of luxury beauty.
Estée Lauder Companies is recruiting a Finance Intern for a 13-month placement at Whitman Laboratories in Petersfield. The intern will support reporting, month-end processes, reconciliations, cost accounting and finance administration within a manufacturing environment.
Role & Responsibilities
- Support monthly financial reporting activities and the month-end close process.
- Assist with preparing and distributing finance reports, supporting schedules and other financial information.
- Complete basic reconciliations and data checks to help ensure financial information is complete and consistent.
- Support the monitoring and reporting of departmental expenses, overheads and accruals.
- Provide administrative support for fixed assets and capital expenditure reporting.
- Support Operations Finance activities and develop an understanding of manufacturing performance and financial reporting.
- Gain exposure to Cost Accounting, including production volumes, manufacturing costs, labour information and variances.
- Assist in reviewing differences between actual results, budgets and estimates, with guidance from the Finance team.
- Provide general Finance administration, including maintaining documentation, updating spreadsheets and filing supporting information.
- Contribute to Finance projects and process-improvement activities to support the function’s development and efficiency.
- Gain practical Finance experience through activities tailored to business needs and individual development, with guidance from the Finance team.
Qualifications
- Currently studying towards a relevant degree, ideally in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business or a related discipline.
- Strong numerical and analytical skills, with excellent attention to detail.
- Good IT skills, including Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
- Strong organisational and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively in a team and meet deadlines.
- A proactive approach to learning and an interest in developing an understanding of Finance in a manufacturing environment.
Skills
Education
Currently studying towards a relevant degree, ideally in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business or a related discipline.
Workplace
This position is based in Petersfield, England, UK.
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Culture
The Estée Lauder Companies fosters a collaborative, inclusive workplace where creativity, entrepreneurial thinking, and a passion for prestige beauty are deeply valued. As a global house of distinctive brands, it offers employees an environment that encourages innovation, professional growth, and a shared commitment to excellence and consumer inspiration.
About Cerulean
Cerulean is the definitive career portal for the global luxury industry. We match exceptional professionals with exclusive opportunities at the world's most prestigious brands. From haute couture and fine watchmaking to prestige beauty, hospitality, and boutique retail, Cerulean centralises luxury employment to help you find the career for which you were destined.
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