Financial Analyst

Relocation Assistance Offered Within Country
# 150685 - Cambridge, Ohio, United States

Financial Analyst:

Month-end Close Activities:

• Manage Labor and Overhead Reporting. Ensure charges are posted to the appropriate cost element and cost center. Review actuals versus budget, and investigate significant variances with the respective budget owner.
• Identify accruals and reserves for month-end close.
• Preparation of Temp Expense Analysis for Budget Owners and work to ensure spend goals are being achieved and communicate any potential risks.
• Assist with the monthly balance sheet reconciliations and analysis.
• Assist with the FTG Database reporting and project savings validations.
• Attend monthly PPR meeting and ensure meeting summary and documentation of actions and follow-ups for each budget owner.
• Provide assistance as needed for material loss investigations and cycle count variances.

Payroll:

• Coordinate and ensure timely technician payroll reporting in collaboration with Operations and HR.
• Create rule-based journal entries from annual budget / LE. Perform review of the payroll for completeness and accuracy prior to month-end close, and submit any reclass entries as needed.
• Preparation of the monthly overtime report for budget owners and communicate any potential risks and opportunities.
• Work with the controller to ensure month-end accruals are appropriate for payroll.

Payables Management:

• Review of the Subsidiary Action Report and working with the respective budget owners and CBS to resolve issues and past due payments.
• Monthly review with CBS of GR/IR items to achieve company clearing targets.
• Purchase Order management for Temps, Utilities, and Equipment Leases.
• Management of NON-PO coding for Freight invoices.
• P-Card reporting and monthly expense review.

Budgeting and Standards Costing:

• Assist the controller in the coordination of Budget process by creating workbooks for the budget owners and ensuring adherence to timelines and data submission requirements.
• Assist with the budget reviews and final consolidation activities to deliver the COS Exhibits and Deck Presentation.
• Assist and support the costing update exercises (1/1 and 7/1) to ensure timelines are met with the CBS and that the standard costs have been properly analyzed and reviewed for completeness.
• Provide support with review of rate routings, cost center conversion costs, and headcount allocations during the annual budget uploading into SAP.

Internal Controls:

• Participation in the Q4 wall-to-wall physical inventory. Assist with the investigation of variances and ensure that blind counts are being performed.
• Assist with the fixed asset tagging process and quarterly cycle count reviews of assets.
• Provide support for the CEB project closures by performing SAP reviews and preparation of CBS closure templates.
• Monthly company store sales reporting and analysis.
• Assist with the performance of Sox documentation and testing.

Other:

• Liaise with other Plants and CBS Partners for knowledge sharing and benchmarking.
• Participate in cross-functional continuous improvement efforts as appropriate.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree required; Accounting or Finance concentration preferred.
• At least 5 years of financial or plant experience required.
• Strong relevant systems knowledge (Excel, Google, and SAP) required.
• Strong analytical, communication, and interpersonal skills required to interact with Supply Chain Operations, Division Finance, and CBS partners.

Salary Range $86,400 - $16,840 USD

Pay is based on several non discriminatory factors including but not limited to experience, education, skills and office location. In addition to your salary, Colgate-Palmolive offers a performance based bonus and competitive benefits package.

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.

Are you interested in working for Colgate-Palmolive? You can apply online and attach all relevant documents such as a cover letter and resume or CV. Applications received by e-mail are not considered in the selection process. Become part of our team. We look forward to your application.

Colgate-Palmolive is a leading global consumer products company, tightly focused on Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care and Pet Nutrition. Colgate sells its products in over 200 countries and territories around the world under such internationally recognized brand names as Colgate, Palmolive, elmex, Tom’s of Maine, Sorriso, Speed Stick, Lady Speed Stick, Softsoap, Irish Spring, Protex, Sanex, Elta MD, PCA Skin, Ajax, Axion, Fabuloso, Soupline and Suavitel, as well as Hill’s Science Diet and Hill’s Prescription Diet.

For more information about Colgate’s global business, visit the Company’s web site at http://www.colgatepalmolive.com. To learn more about Colgate Bright Smiles, Bright Futures® oral health education program, please visit http://www.colgatebsbf.com. To learn more about Hill's and the Hill’s Food, Shelter & Love program please visit http://www.hillspet.com. To learn more about Tom’s of Maine please visit http://www.tomsofmaine.com.

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