Senior Finance Analyst - Manufacturing Cost & Asset (SAP)

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Parental leave

Disability coverage

401(k) with company match

Vacation time

Paid holidays

Paid sick leave

Job summary

Colgate-Palmolive Company is seeking a Senior Finance Analyst to join our global Finance team at the Greenwood, South Carolina and Sanford, Maine facilities. You will own cost accounting, inventory management, and fixed asset governance, shaping product costing and capital budgeting decisions for manufacturing operations.

The role emphasizes SAP expertise, advanced Excel, and data analytics to drive month-end close, SOX compliance, and cost control across the supply chain.

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).
• Practical understanding of standard costing, variance analysis, and fixed asset accounting principles.
• Must be willing to travel to Sanford, Maine a minimum of twice per year for business reviews.
• 1+ years of deep experience across SAP FI/CO/PA/MM modules.
• Direct experience executing month-end closings and maintaining SOX compliance frameworks.
• Experience analyzing large datasets using Google Workspace (Google Sheets, Drive) and modern data visualization tools.
• Proven ability to partner effectively with cross-functional supply chain, manufacturing, and commercial teams.

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

Plant Finance

GL Operations

Standard Costing

Variance Analysis

Fixed Assets

Travel

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting

Tools

SAP

Advanced Excel

Google Sheets

Google Drive

Data visualization tools

Job description

Colgate-Palmolive Company is seeking a Senior Finance Analyst to join our global Finance team at the Greenwood, South Carolina and Sanford, Maine facilities. You will own cost accounting, inventory management, and fixed asset governance, shaping product costing and capital budgeting decisions for manufacturing operations.

The role emphasizes SAP expertise, advanced Excel, and data analytics to drive month-end close, SOX compliance, and cost control across the supply chain.