Job Title:  Manager - Budget & Planning

No Relocation Assistance Offered
# 162236 - Selangor, Selangor, Malaysia

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 recognised 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!
 

About Us :

We are Colgate - a caring, innovative growth company reimagining a healthier future for all people, their pets, and our planet. We are a leading global consumer products company with a portfolio in Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care and Pet Nutrition. We serve consumers in more than 200 countries and territories around the world and are proud that Colgate-Palmolive is in more homes than any other.

Our strong culture of collaboration, diversity, sustainability and inclusion is rooted in our core values of Caring, Global Teamwork and Continuous Improvement. Employees are rewarded by rich development and career experiences and progression.

We pride ourselves on our work life balance, our focus on delivering high ethical standards and our dedication to developing our employees. With many local benefits such as Summer Hours, Live Better activities, Product Parcels and Health Checks.

This rare opportunity to join a global market leader that is highly regarded for employee development opportunities.

What would be the responsibilities for this role? 

The scope of this role comprises the South ASEAN Hub (Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia), across all categories where responsibilities include but not limited to:

Budget / Latest Estimates Planning : 

• Own the preparation of  budgets/latest estimations and work towards delivering these plans with commercial team

• Prepare Budget Financial Analysis including Category & Brand P&L, Sales Growth Analysis, Price Analysis, Trade Spending Analysis, Margin Analysis, Non-Variable Overhead Analysis

• Explore opportunities to use budget & planning effective procedures and simplify process

Category / Brand Analysis

• Conduct Financial Analysis including Category & Brand Profitability Analysis, Sales Growth Analysis, Price Analysis, Consumer & Customer Trade Spending Analysis, Margin Analysis, Non-Variable Overhead Analysis. 

• Partner with Commercial Team and Marketing counterparts, in order to provide key financial information/business analysis and support them on financial calculations relating to New Product launches, Pricing or Promotion, Hypothetical P&Ls and Strategic Plans preparations.

• Provide analysis and financial information to support Management and Commercial Team, in the monthly Management and Commercial meetings in order to make right decision on business growth strategy and execution

• Conduct Feasibility Study of New Product, Enhancement for Margin Improvement.

• Monitor and Control NVO’s and Advertising funds and Premium spending related accrual accounts of actual spending vs. budget.

Reporting

• Generate Month End Closing Reporting Package to Corporate

• Monitor/Verify accuracy of financial information in the SAP/BI/CBP systems in the responsible category.

• Supervise Budget Sales and identify GAP

• Support Financial Projects

NVO’s / Advertising Control & Premium IO

• Monitor and Control NVO’s and Advertising funds and Premium spending related accrual accounts of actual spending vs. budget.

What does the ideal candidate profile look like? 

• Holds a degree or equivalent experience in accountancy or professional accounting qualifications (ACCA/CPA)

• Minimum seven years of work experienced in FP&A, Budget Planning, Planning analysis, Commercial Finance, Financial Analysis or related field

• Budget planning, P&L and Balance Sheet experienced is preferable

• Proven experience as a business partner to the commercial functions (Sales/Marketing) due to overall business understanding & perspective.

• Capable of delivering high quality and accurate work while respecting short lead times due to strong planning & priority setting

• Ownership & initiative to drive and ensure efficient business tracking & understanding throughout the company

• Proven strategic and analytical thinking capability

• Self-starter who can work well both independently and across multi-level stakeholder group

• Sophisticated Microsoft Excel/ Google Sheet skills

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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