Financial Analyst

Overview

No Relocation Assistance Offered. Job Number #169921 - Clinton, Oklahoma, United States.

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. Our products are trusted in more households than any other brand in the world. 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.

The Plant Senior Finance Analyst position exists to provide financial expertise and support for the Plant Strategic Leadership Team, Plant Controller and Corporate Supply Chain Finance while helping to ensure adequate governance and controls at the plant level. The Clinton plant was acquired by Hill’s in late 2022 and has been integrating into the Hill’s network since that time. The site is transitioning to SAP in January 2026 and will be on the same ERP platform as the rest of Hill’s at that time.

The Sr. Finance Analyst will play a critical role in activities including standardizing processes and SAP modules to support plant operations, finance activities and transactional workflows working collaboratively with plant-based partners, Global IT, Shared Service Center, Supply Chain and Division Finance teams. The Sr. Finance Analyst is an instrumental consultant to the business and will also provide support for certain tasks to the other acquired plants (Orangeburg, SC and Washington Court House, OH).

Work visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

• Financial Closing & Reporting:
  Lead and execute all phases of monthly, quarterly, and annual accounting closes, including journal entries, accruals, detailed variance analysis (P&L, spending), and Balance Sheet reconciliations.
• Inventory & Fixed Asset Management:
  Oversee all aspects of inventory (Raw, Pack, FG, spares) and Fixed Asset accounting, reporting, reconciliation, capitalization, retirement, and physical count processes.
• Forecasting and Budgeting:
  Actively participate in developing and coordinating Budget, Latest Estimate (LE), and Mid-Range Estimate (MRE) forecasts for both P&L and Balance Sheet.
• Cost Control & Savings Leadership:
  Lead the plant's cost savings (FTG) program, driving ideation, project financial evaluation, and analyzing production order results to reduce material losses.
• Process Improvement and Integration:
  Drive continuous improvement (CI) projects for simplification and efficiency across financial and operational processes, including leading integration work streams for newly acquired sites.
• Governance and Controls:
  Implement and maintain robust governance, SOX, and internal control environments; support onsite audits; and conduct financial training for plant personnel.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Supply Chain or related finance fields
• 3+ years experience in Accounting / Finance / Budgets and Planning
• Advanced SAP / Google Sheets / Excel / Google Workspace

• English proficiency. Additional languages preferred.
• Operational understanding of manufacturing / supply chain
• History of plant based roles or short term assignments
• Experience with change management initiatives - integrations of new businesses or acquisitions, system implementations and organizational structures

Salary Range $94,000.00 - $ USD. Pay is determined based on experience, qualifications, and location. Salaried employees may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, profit-sharing, and long-term incentives for Executive-level roles.

Benefits:
Salaried employees enjoy a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, basic life insurance, paid parental leave, disability coverage, and participation in the 401(k) retirement plan with company matching contributions subject to eligibility requirements. Additional benefits include a minimum of 15 vacation/PTO days (hourly employees…