Job Title:  Sr. Manager, Financial Planning SCone

No Relocation Assistance Offered
# 163158 - Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Who We Are
Colgate-Palmolive Company is a caring, innovative growth company that is reimagining a healthier future for all people, their pets and our planet. Focused on Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care and Pet Nutrition, we sell our products in more than 200 countries and territories under brands such as Colgate, Palmolive, elmex, hello, meridol, Sorriso, Tom’s of Maine, EltaMD, Filorga, Irish Spring, PCA SKIN, Protex, Sanex, Softsoap, Speed Stick, Ajax, Axion, Fabuloso, Soupline and Suavitel, as well as Hill’s Pet Nutrition.

We are recognized for our leadership and innovation in promoting sustainability and community wellbeing, including our achievements in decreasing plastic waste and promoting recyclability, saving water, conserving natural resources and improving children’s oral health.

If you want to work for a company that lives by their values, then give your career a reason to smile and join our global team!
 

Lead the preparation, approval, and control of annual and periodic budgets and financial statements for the region. Communicate and manage profitability in line with the goals established by the corporation. Responsible for the monthly closing of results and reporting to the division, as well as issuing estimate updates for the required periods (MRE). Present scenarios and estimates required by the finance management and OPCOM, considering internal and external factors affecting the company (market conditions, inflation, devaluation, competition, consumption). Ensure compliance with corporate and internal policies, guidelines, and audits to control our financial statements. Develop a financial planning team with the technical and leadership competencies to achieve high performance.

Main Responsibilities:

• Responsible for estimating the budgets for each country and the entire region, as well as different business units, subcategories, and product lines, etc.
• Supervise and communicate the analysis of actual vs. estimated variances, identify and seek solutions for problems/trends, and project annual and quarterly results.
• Implement and ensure compliance with financial policies and procedures derived from them.
• Optimize planning processes within your responsibility, seeking continuous improvement.
• Ensure the correct issuance of internal and corporate reports.
•  Responsible for the compliance of the monthly closing of financial statements by region, country, and product hierarchy.
• Responsible for coordinating the preparation and communication of financial information for Mid-Year Review and Budget Review in a timely manner and with the necessary quality.
• Prepare financial scenarios considering variables such as: inflation, devaluation, price increases, investments, cost fluctuations, and fixed expenses, as well as all P&L lines, balances, and net working capital that require projection changes.
• Ensure that the fixed expense and investment budget for Media and Promotion are within the established budget parameters.
• Issue volumes for cost version generation.
• Supervise new control and accounting initiatives with Regional and Global Centers.
• Control GGEP optimization initiatives.
• Respond to External and Corporate Audits, collaborating to close audit points if they exist.
• Analyze and take corrective actions on deviations between current expenses and budgeted amounts.
• Attend and participate in corporate/divisional projects that arise for process improvement (e.g., HANA; P2A; Optima).
• Ensure the finance role is fulfilled in the CBP process by measuring the profitability of commercial activities presented for closing the sales GAP (e.g., evaluating volume, attending meetings, preparing information, etc.).
• Prepare result presentations for the regional finance management and OPCOM.
• Develop financial competencies in the team focused on self-management.
• Develop financial skills and leadership competencies, teamwork among the area's members, to strengthen the company's succession plan.
• Ensure compliance with the PM&D process for the entire B&P team.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Public Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, Engineering, or a related field.
• 6+ years of experience.
• Advanced English.
• Advanced Excel.

Desirable:

• MBA.
• Experience with SAP.
• Experience in Budget and Planning.

Our Commitment to Sustainability
With the Colgate brand in more homes than any other, we are presented with great opportunities and new challenges as we work to integrate sustainability into all aspects of our business and create positive social impact. We are determined to position ourselves for further growth as we act on our 2025 Sustainability & Social Impact Strategy.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Achieving our purpose starts with our people — ensuring our workforce represents the people and communities we serve —and creating an environment where our people feel they belong; where we can be our authentic selves, feel treated with respect and have the support of leadership to impact the business in a meaningful way.

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 contact Application_Accommodation@colpal.com with the subject "Accommodation Request" should you require accommodation.

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