Manufacturing Finance Analyst — Costing & SAP Expert

VetJobs; Hodges (SC); On-site; USD 94,000 - 137,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401(k)

Paid parental leave

Job summary

Colgate-Palmolive is seeking a Senior Finance Analyst to drive cost accounting, inventory management and fixed asset governance across facilities in the United States. You will transform data into actionable insights, influence product costing, capital investments and month-end processes using SAP and Advanced Excel.

You will lead CO closing activities, oversee overhead allocation, and ensure SOX compliance while partnering with supply chain, manufacturing and commercial teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience in Cost Accounting, Plant Finance, or General Ledger operations within manufacturing, CPG, or industrial environments.
• Demonstrated proficiency in SAP and Advanced Excel (pivots, VLOOKUPs/XLOOKUPs, data modeling).

Responsibilities

• Execute new product costing, annual CO budget planning, and periodic cost revisions while analyzing actual vs. budget cost variances to optimize plant performance.
• Lead technical month-end CO closing activities, calculate and allocate overhead costs across processing stages, and manage inventory reserves (including SLOB analysis).
• Oversee the end-to-end fixed asset lifecycle—managing asset capitalization, retirements, and ledger reconciliations while forecasting depreciation for capital budgets.
• Perform regular internal control assessments, maintain audit-ready documentation, and mitigate financial risk in compliance with global SOX standards.
• Leverage advanced SAP tools and large-scale data analytics to resolve cost center discrepancies, prepare monthly executive costing reports, and support cross-functional stakeholders.
• Serve as the lead financial partner for our Sanford, Maine manufacturing facility.

Skills

Cost accounting

Variance analysis

Fixed asset accounting

Financial analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field

Tools

SAP

Advanced Excel

Job description

Colgate-Palmolive is seeking a Senior Finance Analyst to drive cost accounting, inventory management and fixed asset governance across facilities in the United States. You will transform data into actionable insights, influence product costing, capital investments and month-end processes using SAP and Advanced Excel.

You will lead CO closing activities, oversee overhead allocation, and ensure SOX compliance while partnering with supply chain, manufacturing and commercial teams.