Job Title:  Finance Analyst, Hill's Richmond, Indiana Plant

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# 154945 - Richmond, Indiana, United States

At Hill's we have a purpose.  Every day around the world, we transform the lives of millions of pet families through pioneering innovation and amazing nutrition.  

Hill’s Pet Nutrition is a multi billion dollar, global division of Colgate-Palmolive Company and the maker of Prescription Diet and Science Diet brand pet food. Our mission is to help enrich and lengthen the special relationships between people and their pets by providing the best pioneering pet nutrition technology, products, and expertise to pet owners, veterinary professionals and other key pet professionals worldwide.  Our company is a globally recognized Best Place to Work.

It is an exciting time to be a part of the Finance team at Hill's Pet Nutrition.  We invite you to apply for the available Finance Analyst position at the Hill’s Richmond, Indiana plant!  The plant Finance Analyst provides financial expertise and support for the Plant Strategic Leadership Team and Corporate Product Supply Chain Finance while helping to ensure adequate governance and controls at the Plant level. The Finance Analyst will assist in development of reporting and presenting to Plant Leadership teams, participate in developing budgets and reconcile actual results, support financial awareness (plant training on finance) and governance (internal controls/SOX duties). This position's core areas of responsibility will include capital investments, participation on plant initiatives focused on efficiency, root cause analysis, automation, data driven analytics, dashboard and PI development, MRO procurement, Inventory Management including physical counts, SAP queries, etc. The Finance Analyst is a member of the Plant's Coordinating Team typically representing the top 25 cross functional leaders in Operations, Engineering, Finance, HR, Quality and Environmental Health & Safety. The Finance Analyst is a relied upon consultant to the business.

What You Will Do

The Finance Analyst’s core areas of responsibility will include the areas listed below:

•Assist Plant Controller in the coordination of the Budget, LE, and MRE process by ensuring adherence to timelines and data submission requests. Analyze and verify budget cost changes vs. prior periods;

•Collaborate with the Plant Controller and Engineering Team on the Capital Management program:

• Engage with the Engineering Team for monthly spend discussions, project status, and asset updates;
• Prepare capitalization files for monthly review and submission;
• Coordinate, perform, and document Fixed Asset physical count, and validation of results (e.g. potential write-offs, idles);
• Assist with the development and validation of Financials supporting the Capital Program;

•Assist in month-end close activities: preparing and booking journal entries; working with budget owners to develop accruals, and prepare expense and balance sheet account reconciliations; and prepare detailed spending reports and variance analysis (overtime, temps, etc);

•Drive improvement activities in Accounts Payable to reduce transaction costs and increase value added reporting capabilities to the Plant:

• Engage with Plant personnel to ensure timely resolution of invoices in MRBR/GRIR query resolution;
• Monitor purchase order reports in SAP to ensure timely and accurate goods receipts and PO closure;
• Create purchase requisitions and convert them to purchase orders after approval as requested;

•Maintain and reconcile petty cash and misc deposits;

•Responsible for leases, including new leases, DLC, & associated budgets;

•Participate in full physical inventories and assist in researching inventory variances;

•Participate in Sarbanes-Oxley audit testing, as it pertains to all internal control SOPs;

•Provide support in driving Funding the Growth (FTG) discipline; validate potential savings, track results, and ensure implementation of savings projects;

•Understand and comply with Hill’s policies, safety standards, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) and Food Safety. Identify and report Food Safety issues to management;

•Participation on cross-functional teams and special projects, as needed, necessitating interaction with a broad spectrum of internal and external stakeholders, including Colgate Palmolive Shared Business Service Centers, various Plant Teams, Corporate Partners, Indirect Procurement, Colgate Internal Audit, Vendors, other Mfg Facilities, etc.;

•Complies with all policies and standards.

Required Qualifications

•Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Supply Chain or a related field;

•Minimum of 3 or more years of relevant Finance function experience;

•Proficiency with Excel and Google Workspace tools.

Preferred Qualifications

•2+ years of experience in Supply Chain, Manufacturing and/or Customer Service & Logistics;

•CPA, CMA or Candidate;

•Experience with SAP or other enterprise resource planning systems;

•Excellent written and oral communication skills;

•Ability to collaboratively work with cross-functional personnel in a team based environment;

•Ability to work independently, at times under stressful conditions, to meet deadlines / commitments.

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Salary Range $70,400 - $99,000 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/Hill's 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 Hill's Pet Nutrition? 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.

Work that matters, fueled by passion for pets!  At Hill’s we have a purpose.  Every day around the world, we transform the lives of millions of pet families through pioneering innovation, amazing nutrition, and the best and brightest people. Founded more than 75 years ago with an unwavering commitment to pet nutrition, Hills' mission is to help enrich and lengthen the special relationships between people and their pets. 

HILL'S® Prescription Diet® therapeutic pet foods, HILL'S® Science Diet® and HILL'S® Ideal Balance™ wellness pet foods are sold worldwide. Hill’s is a division of Colgate-Palmolive, a leading global consumer products company, tightly focused on Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care and Pet Nutrition, with sales of products in more than 200 countries.  To learn more about Hill's and Colgate, please visit http://www.hillspet.com and http://www.colgatepalmolive.com, or find us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.

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.