Job Title:  Manager - Customer Finance

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Job Number #165498 - Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Who We Are

Colgate-Palmolive Company is a global consumer products company operating in over 200 countries specialising 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.
 

Job Purpose:

The Manager - Customer Finance will play a crucial role in ensuring the effective financial management of our SWIFT Branch - South & West. This position involves detailed planning, management of trade spends, customer relationships, and overall branch financial health.

Key Responsibilities:

• Trade Spend Management: Planning and handling trade spends for the branch, across various packs and Retail Environments, collaborating with the Branch Retail Environment (RE) Manager to ensure a return on investment approach is instilled in trade spends.

• Customer Management: Coordinate customer operations including new customer appointments, receivables management, claims settlement, tax issues, and ensuring the detailed execution of full and final settlements.

• Warehouse Management: Handle warehouse billing and maintain strict control measures to ensure compliance and efficiency.

• Budget Management: Handling branch overheads to keep expenditures within budget while ensuring timely settlement of expense claims according to established processes.

• Financial Performance: Drive the delivery of the branch P&L to meet annual financial targets.

• Internal Controls: Uphold a robust internal control environment, ensuring compliance with SOX regulations and other internal requirements.

• Field Visits: Conduct regular visits to warehouses, stockists, and markets to stay connected with operations and ensure alignment with interpersonal goals.

Qualifications:

• A minimum of 8 years of proven experience, demonstrating strong financial competence and leadership capabilities.

• A Chartered Accountant qualification is essential.

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, colour, 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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