Finance Manager - New York, NY

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About The Position

Colgate-Palmolive is seeking a Budget and Planning Manager for Colgate Oral Pharmaceuticals, a wholly owned subsidiary responsible for the North American professional oral care business. The role provides financial leadership, budgeting, and planning support. The successful candidate will work independently and collaboratively across business partnering, financial closing, budgeting, and planning, balancing strategic work with recurring day-to-day tasks.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or a related field.
• At least 3 years of prior finance and/or accounting work experience.
• Demonstrated understanding and practical application of internal control structures, systems, and processes.
• Advanced to expert-level Microsoft Excel experience and experience with Google Suite, particularly Sheets, Slides, and Docs.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities.
• Strong interpersonal, oral, written, and presentation communication skills.
• Collaborative approach and a strong desire to work on a team.
• Ability to work independently and ensure task completion.
• Willingness to handle day-to-day tasks alongside strategic work.

Nice To Haves

• At least 5 years of experience working with SAP financial systems.
• Strong understanding of SAP O2I, C2C, and P2P work streams.
• SAP and Business Warehouse skills.
• CPA, MBA, or CMA.

Responsibilities

• Partner with marketing and leadership on financial planning and provide strategic financial guidance.
• Oversee advertising and promotions (A&P) spend management and align financial plans across key stakeholders.
• Provide financial leadership in validating system enhancements and new system implementations.
• Partner with the Accounts Payable team.
• Track actual spending and calculate accruals for A&P.
• Perform NVO and cash flow analysis during financial closing.
• Complete quarterly revenue recognition, monthly closing decks, and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Build Monthly Rolling Estimate (MRE), Latest Estimate (LE), and budget models using proprietary planning tools.
• Partner with the Commercial Team to plan A&P across U.S. and Canada Professional Channels.
• Manage cash flow modeling and forecasting for LE and budget processes.
• Prepare exhibits for business reviews.
• Perform monthly, quarterly, and annual Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) testing.
• Maintain and coordinate cost center hierarchies and master data.

Benefits

• Salaried employees may be eligible for discretionary bonuses.
• Salaried employees may be eligible for profit-sharing.
• Long-term incentives may be available for Executive-level roles.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager