Senior Financial Analyst, Costing

Requisition
176097
-Posted
10/01/2026

- Finance

- United States

- New Jersey

- Piscataway

- Colgate-Palmolive

- Travel - up to 10% of time

- On-site

No Relocation Assistance Offered

Job Number#176097 - Piscataway, New Jersey, 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, 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.

The Senior Financial Analyst, Costing plays a critical role in providing financial support and guidance to the Supply Chain organization, the primary responsibility will be ensuring the overall accuracy and integrity of cost-related financial information. The ideal candidate is highly self-motivated and can work well both independently and within a team. They are a self-starter that is eager to work on and learn various aspects of Finance, including business partnering, financial closing, Inventory and Fixed assets management, and Cost releases.

Month-End & Variances: Conduct weekly reviews of cost variances, prepare Month-End (ME) PPV Reports, and execute Bulk Reclassifications aligned with CBS.

Inventory & SLOBs: Manage overall inventory and safety stock, mitigate SLOB risks by reviewing CM files, and oversee the end-to-end material disposal process.

Fixed & Idle Assets: Maintain the asset register, manage Idle Asset Ageing, and execute Capitalization Requests in strict alignment with engineering.

Asset Operations: Conduct Monthly Work in Progress (MWIP) reviews, support cross-site physical counts, and collaborate on asset tagging and write-offs.

Compliance & Data: Ensure compliance with SOX Controls, process Master Data Update requests, and rectify external reporting errors on CM material lists.

Costing Updates: Drive quarterly CoMan Standard Cost Updates, ensure active SKUs are costed, manage Promo/No Promo tracking, and provide Estimated Costing support.

Spend Analysis: Review the Spend File to provide MYR/COS spend calculations based on volumes and verify correct credit applications.

Reconciliations: Reconcile Accrual Accounts, track Long Term Receivables, and conduct General Ledger preparation and reviews using internal tools.

Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business or a related field of study

Minimum of five years of finance experience, preferably within a multinational or manufacturing/CPG environment focusing on cost accounting.

Must be able to demonstrate a solid understanding and actual application of internal control structures, systems and processes

Must possess advanced to expert-level experience with Microsoft Excel and experience with Google Suite, particularly Sheets, Slides and Docs

At least 5 years of experience working with SAP financial systems

Strong understanding of SAP O2I, R2R and P2P work stream

SAP and Business Warehouse skills

CPA (Certified Public Accountant), MBA (Masters of Business Administration), CMA(Certified Management Accountant)

Excellent analytical, problem-solving and decision-making abilities

Demonstrated communication skills including interpersonal, oral, written and presentation abilities

Salary Range $96,800.00 - $ USD

Pay is determined based on experience,…