Sr. Financial Analyst, Transportation
About The Position
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. We are looking for a Sr. Financial Analyst to act as the financial backbone of our North American Transportation Operations. In this role, you won't just be balancing books—you will be partnering directly with logistics leaders, optimizing millions in freight spend, and using data to shape the future of our supply chain. If you are a finance professional who loves problem-solving, cross-functional collaboration, and seeing the real-world impact of your work, we want you on our team. Work visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting
- 4+ years in corporate Finance or Accounting roles
- Hands-on experience with SAP/large ERP systems
- Advanced user knowledge in Excel
Nice To Haves
- MBA and/or MAC
- Prior experience of DOMO, Sigma or BI/BW/Power BI
- Knowledge of Google Sheets is an advantage
- Strong communication skills
Responsibilities
- Owns the budgeting and planning process for the Transportation Operations Team.
- Manages the month-end close, including journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, and financial analysis.
- Manages the relationship with the third-party freight payments processor to ensure timely vendor payments.
- Collaborates across departments to resolve invoicing issues for domestic and international shipments, and maintains freight standards in SAP.
- Ensures adherence to SOX compliance and Colgate Audit Department (CAD) internal financial controls, including testing and cooperating with external auditors.
- Partners with the Analytics Team to build new financial reports that support network development.
- Guides the operations team on purchase order (PO) creation and payments, and assists with on-site inventory counts as needed.
Benefits
- medical
- dental
- vision
- basic life insurance
- paid parental leave
- disability coverage
- participation in the 401(k) retirement plan with company matching contributions subject to eligibility requirements
- a minimum of 15 vacation/PTO days
- 13 paid holidays
- Paid sick leave is adjusted based on role and location in accordance with local laws.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
