CDT Finance Analyst

About Colgate-Palmolive Company

Colgate-Palmolive Company is a global consumer goods 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 Company, a caring, innovative growth company designing a healthier future for people, their pets, and our planet. Guided by our core values of Caring, Inclusion, and Courage, we foster a culture that inspires our employees to achieve shared goals. Let's create a brighter, healthier future for all together.

As our CDT Finance Analyst, you will drive the planning process for responsible customers, shape annual negotiation strategies, and spearhead complex pricing initiatives. We are seeking a proactive, strategic thinker who excels at solving complex business problems, anticipating customer needs, and understanding the overarching, cross-functional impact of financial decisions. You will be expected to independently uncover financial risks and opportunities, implement robust resolutions, and implement scalable processes that elevate enterprise-wide simplification and accuracy.

Responsibilities:

Strategic Leadership & Business Partnering

• Shape business strategy by delivering predictive, highly relevant commercial insights and translating complex data into actionable executive-level recommendations
• Act as a primary strategic partner in the executive decision-making process through the expert provision of risk-adjusted financial modeling and analysis
• Cultivate and lead high-level Finance-to-Finance relationships with key trade partners and large customers
• Anticipate market shifts by demonstrating a deep understanding of internal commitments and the external macroeconomic environment, identifying strategic gaps, and architecting sustainable, long-term solutions

Commercial Finance & Pricing Strategy

• Drive Commercial Finance operations: Lead the collection and rigorous challenging of Net Sales estimates and assumptions, provide strategic Gross-to-Net (customer investment) guidance, and oversee complex P&L calculations
• Steer the Annual Negotiation process by developing simulation scenarios, proactively proposing profitable alternatives, and guiding commercial teams
• Embed a “Return On Investment” culture: Lead the initiative to spend budgeted commercial investments smarter across the organization.
• Champion Selling Price Increase initiatives: Rigorously challenge existing pricing structures to drive sustainable profitability growth and play a leading role in Europricing taskforces

Reporting, Compliance & Analytics

• Design and deliver high-impact, action-oriented financial dashboards and reporting to Customer Development Teams to influence and drive commercial decisions.
• Oversee AR and DSO strategies: Monitor accounts receivable monthly aging and DSO reports for the entire company. Partner strategically with Colgate Business Services Center in Warsaw and Customer Development team to optimize collection activities.
• Drive the resolution strategy for complex customer payments and deduction escalations.
• Lead Annual Budget and Estimate cycles, taking ownership of volume forecasting, product mix, Pricing, Gross-to-Net, and Net Sales calculations.
• Champion Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance, ensuring robust internal controls, particularly relating to Sales recognition and Gross-to-Net investments.
• Deliver advanced analytics to support high-level business reviews and executive exhibits.

Qualifications:

• 5 to 8+ years of progressive financial experience, preferably within a large Multi-national Company.
• Strong understanding of FMCG (Fast-Moving Consumer Goods) market dynamics and trade partner ecosystems.
• Fluent in both German and English (written and spoken).
• Executive-level communication and presentation skills, with a proven ability to translate complex financial concepts for non-financial stakeholders.
• Highly independent and responsible; proven ability to drive cross-functional alignment, promote teamwork, and mentor junior or support staff.
• Strategic thinker who is highly analytical, results-oriented, and driven to take initiative.
• Expert-level understanding of SAP-related applications and advanced BI tools.
• Advanced financial modeling skills using Google Tools (Sheets & Slides) and Microsoft Excel.

Our Commitment to Inclusion

Our journey begins with our people – we foster talent with diverse backgrounds and perspectives to best support our customers worldwide and create an inclusive environment where everyone feels part of a community. We are committed to ensuring that every person can be their authentic self, be treated with respect, and be empowered by leadership to make a meaningful contribution to our company.

Equal Opportunity

Colgate is an employer committed to equal opportunity. All applicants will be considered regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, marital status, veteran status (for positions in the United States of America) or other characteristics in accordance with applicable laws for the open position.

Reasonable accommodation of the application process is available for individuals with disabilities. Please complete this application form if you require an accommodation of the application process.