Regional Financial Accounting Analyst

No Relocation Assistance Offered
Job Number #164890 - Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia

**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.

**Objective**:
**Financial Planning Executive - Optima is in charge of the oversight of the Optima model in Andina for Actuals and Budget/LEs, analyses the statutory profitability and the transfer pricing models, while proactively working with multiple areas in the Hub and Division.**

**Responsibilities include, but are not limited to**:
**Day to Day**
- ** Monitoring of reclassifications of optima adjustments and push downs.**
- ** Monitoring of variances associated with the export business.**
- ** Monitoring and ensuring timely maintenance of optima surcharge Intercompany condition.**
- ** Monitoring of system developments that support Optima.**
- ** Proactively work with budget and planning, accounting and taxes in anticipation of changes that could impact the statutory profitability.**
- ** Manage communication and requests of ad hoc pricing changes.**
- ** Partnering with Treasury providing information to prepare cash position Closing**
- ** Close communication with accounting and tax departments.**
- ** Monitoring of statutory profitability by subcategory on a monthly basis in connection to the agreements applicable to each segment.**
- ** Propose changes in the transfer prices.**

**Planning**
- ** Preparation of the transfer pricing model supporting each of the official scenarios (i.e. MarLE, MayLE, SepLE and Budget) in close coordination with Budget and Planning, Accounting, Taxes and Division.**
- ** Validation and review of the reports affected by Optima prior to submission.**
- ** Engage in transfer pricing and benchmark studies refresh activities.**

**External / Government Audits**
- ** Participate in audits by explaining the model together with the tax and accounting team.**
- ** Coordinate with other functions to gather the documentation needed to support the model.**

**Projects**
- ** Identify and communicate any need to change the existing set up.**
- ** Coordination with other hub functions to support future implementations related to Optima.**

**Basic Requirements**:

- ** Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Administration, Finance, Economics or related degree.**
- ** 5-7 years working experience in finance. FMCG experience is a plus.**
- ** Advanced English.**
- ** Accounting experience desired, Budget and planning experience is a plus.**
- ** In-depth knowledge of business, US and local accounting principles.**

**Key contacts**:

- **Hub Budget and Planning team.**:

- **Hub Accounting team.**:

- **Hub and Divisional Tax Center of Expertise.**:

- **Divisional Finance team.**

**Colgate Functional & Leadership Competencies**
- ** Financial Statement Impact**
- ** Financial Analysis & Business Impact**
- ** Finance Organizational Knowledge & Collaboration**
- ** Planning/Priority Setting**
- ** Effective Execution**
- ** Relationship Building**

**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.

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