Analyst, Global Data Management

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Job Number #176423 - Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

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.

Brief introduction - Role Summary/Purpose: 

 

The GDM Analyst - Finance serves as an expert internal consultant and data guide across global and local business functions. Working alongside the COE Lead, this role drives global and local data projects (such as SAP S/4HANA migrations), enforces master data standards, and leads continuous process improvement initiatives. Beyond basic governance, this role bridges technical data structures and real-world business operations by evaluating the cross-functional impact of critical data fields. The analyst partners directly with business teams to demonstrate how field-level accuracy directly drives downstream operational efficiency, reduces transactional errors, and improves decision-making. By analyzing data usage patterns, testing automated validation rules, maintaining global data dictionaries, and delivering visual quality reports, the GDM COE Analyst actively guides business partners in streamlining workflows and expanding data governance into new business areas.

 

Responsibilities:

 

• Creation of GL accounts and Cost centers
• Creation of Secondary Cost elements
• MDG-F enhancement support
• Standardization and Harmonization of GL accounts
• Data Validation of GDM Finance domain

• Execute assigned data mapping, system testing, and legacy data profiling tasks during global and local project rollouts.

• Data Visualization and Reporting as per business requirements

• Assist in testing new automation tools, AI validation checks, and workflow improvements to streamline data checking.

• Support scope expansion by preparing metadata structures and data mapping templates for new business units or functions.

• Maintain and update global data dictionaries, field metadata definitions, and approval rule documentation.

• Build, refresh, and maintain data quality scorecards and dashboards (using Power BI or Tableau) to track overall data health.

• Draft Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), user guides, and training playbooks to help internal teams follow data rules.

• Compile data quality summaries and profiling logs for project reviews and governance meetings.

 

Required  Qualifications :

 

• Bachelor’s degree in Commerce,Accounting Business, or a related discipline.

• 2–4 years of experience in Finance data governance, data quality, process improvement, or data analysis.

• Practical experience contributing to data project activities, system testing, or data mapping exercises.

• Good working proficiency in data visualization tools (Power BI, Tableau, or Looker) and advanced spreadsheet functions.

• Strong technical writing and communication skills to create clear SOPs, user manuals, and process documentation.

• Analytical mindset with the ability to review large datasets and spot formatting or structural issues.

• Strong detail orientation and practical problem-solving skills to fix field-level data errors.

• Ability to organize daily tasks and meet fast turnaround times in an operational queue environment.

 

Preferred Qualifications :

 

• Experience using mass upload platforms like WinShuttle, LSMW, or SAP Migration Cockpit.

• Experience using ticketing or workflow systems (e.g., ServiceNow, SAP MDG).

• Basic understanding of CPG supply chain or commercial master data objects.

• Operational knowledge of core master data governance structures, object lifecycles, and metadata definition parameters.

• Data Visualization and Data Analysis

Leadership Competencies

• EInnovation & Continuous Improvement
• Structured Communication
• Adaptability & Change Mindset
• Cross-Functional Collaboration

Functional Competencies

• Project Task Execution
• Metadata & Dictionary Mapping
• Process Flow Mapping
• Dashboard & Scorecard Build

Technical Competencies

• Power BI / Tableau
• SAP MDG & S/4HANA
• Data Profiling Tools
• MS Excel / Google Sheets
• Python/SQL

Our Commitment to Inclusion
Our journey begins with our people—developing strong talent with diverse backgrounds and perspectives  to best serve our consumers around the world and fostering an inclusive environment where everyone feels a true sense of belonging. We are dedicated to ensuring that each individual can be their authentic self, is treated with respect, and is empowered by leadership to contribute meaningfully to our business.

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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