No Relocation Assistance Offered
Job Number #173325 - Richmond, Indiana, United States
Who We Are
Colgate-Palmolive Company is a global consumer products company operating in over 200 countries specializing in Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care, Skin Care, and Pet Nutrition. Our products are trusted in more households than any other brand in the world, making us a household name!
Join Colgate-Palmolive, a caring, innovative growth company reimagining a healthier future for people, their pets, and our planet. Guided by our core values—Caring, Inclusive, and Courageous—we foster a culture that inspires our people to achieve common goals. Together, let's build a brighter, healthier future for all.

The Plant Senior Finance Analyst position exists to provide financial expertise and support for the Plant Strategic Leadership Team, Plant Controller and Corporate Supply Chain Finance while helping to ensure adequate governance and controls at the plant level.  The Sr. Finance Analyst will play a critical role in activities including standardizing processes and SAP modules to support plant operations, finance activities and transactional workflows working collaboratively with plant-based partners, Global IT, Shared Service Center, Supply Chain and Division Finance teams.

Work visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

What you'll do

• Financial Close and Reporting: Lead and execute all phases of monthly, quarterly, and annual accounting closes, including preparing journal entries, accruals, detailed P&L variance analysis, and Balance Sheet reconciliations.
• Forecasting and Budgeting: Drive the plant's financial planning by actively participating in Budget, LE (Latest Estimate), and MRE (Mid-Range Estimate) forecasts for P&L and Balance Sheet.
• Cost Management and Savings (FTG): Lead the plant's FTG (savings) program, providing financial evaluation for major cost reduction opportunities and analyzing production results to control material losses and drive continuous improvement.
• Asset and Inventory Accounting: Oversee all aspects of Inventory and Fixed Asset accounting, reporting, and control, including managing cycle count processes, capitalization, and retirement activities.
• Governance and Controls: Implement and maintain robust SOX and internal control environments, ensure policy compliance, support plant audits, and manage related technical knowledge transfer.
• Process Improvement and Integration: Support the Plant Controller in standardizing and implementing Continuous Improvement (CI) projects and leading financial workstreams for the integration of acquired sites.

This is not an exhaustive list of duties or functions.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Supply Chain or related finance fields
• 5+ years experience in Accounting / Finance / Budgets and Planning
• Advanced SAP / Google Sheets / Excel / Google Workspace

Preferred Qualifications

• English proficiency.  Additional languages preferred.
• Operational understanding of manufacturing / supply chain 
• History of plant based roles or short term assignments
• Experience with change management initiatives - integrations of new businesses or acquisitions, system implementations and organizational structures

Compensation and Benefits
Salary Range $94,000.00 - $137,000.00 USD
Pay is determined based on experience, qualifications, and location. Salaried employees may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, profit-sharing, and long-term incentives for Executive-level roles.
Benefits: Salaried employees enjoy a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, basic life insurance, paid parental leave, disability coverage, and participation in the 401(k) retirement plan with company matching contributions subject to eligibility requirements. Additional benefits include a minimum of 15 vacation/PTO days (hourly employees receive a minimum of 120 hours) and 13 paid holidays (vacation days are prorated based on the employee's hire date within the calendar year). Paid sick leave is adjusted based on role and location in accordance with local laws. Detailed information regarding paid sick leave entitlements will be provided to employees upon hiring and may be subject to adjustments based on changes in legislation or company policies.
Our Commitment to Inclusion
Our journey begins with our people—developing strong talent with diverse backgrounds and perspectives  to best serve our consumers around the world and fostering an inclusive environment where everyone feels a true sense of belonging. We are dedicated to ensuring that each individual can be their authentic self, is treated with respect, and is empowered by leadership to contribute meaningfully to our business.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Colgate is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, marital status, veteran status (United States positions), or any other characteristic protected by law.
Reasonable accommodation during the application process is available for persons with disabilities. Please complete this request form should you require accommodation.
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