Financial Analyst (Valencia) | Temporary Role (Valencia, G, VE)

<style type="text/css"> </style> <p><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">No Relocation Assistance Offered<br>Job Number #174576 - Valencia, Carabobo, Venezuela<br><br><strong>Who We Are</strong><br><br>Colgate-Palmolive Company is a global consumer products 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!<br><br>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.</span><br> </p><p><strong>Note: </strong><em>This is a Temporary Role. </em></p> <p><strong>Role Summary </strong></p> <p>The <strong>Financial Analyst</strong> for the Cost area, ensures the overall accuracy and integrity of cost-related financial information, expense variances, inventory, and fixed assets. Sitting within the corporate Finance team and reporting to the Cost Coordinator, this role delivers high-quality analyses to support strategic business decisions across key product categories. This position offers an exciting opportunity to drive real business impact by transforming complex financial data into actionable insights that optimize manufacturing costs and maintain corporate compliance.</p> <p><strong>Main Responsibilities:</strong></p> <ul> <li> <p>Lead the monthly financial close process for cost-related accounting, ensuring timely, accurate entry postings and adherence to local regulatory frameworks</p> </li> <li> <p>Conduct deep-dive balance sheet and expense variance analyses (Actual vs. Budget) to uncover root causes of deviations and present critical trend insights to management</p> </li> <li> <p>Manage monthly inventory reconciliations and track price and freight variances to minimize financial exposure and control cost deviations</p> </li> <li> <p>Collaborate closely with internal and external auditors to successfully execute compliance reviews for costs, inventory, and fixed assets</p> </li> <li> <p>Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to deliver transparent cost-driver visibility, directly supporting significant business priorities and resource optimization</p> </li> </ul> <p><strong>Required Qualifications:</strong></p> <ul> <li> <p>Bachelor’s degree completed</p> </li> <li> <p>1+ years of experience in financial analysis, cost accounting, or general accounting (with a strong preference for multinational or manufacturing environments)</p> </li> <li> <p>Basic to intermediate operational knowledge of Google Suite and Microsoft Excel</p> </li> </ul> <p><strong>Preferred Qualifications:</strong></p> <ul> <li> <p>Intermediate English level</p> </li> <li> <p>Strong communication and interpersonal skills with a proven capability to partner effectively with cross-functional teams</p> </li> <li> <p>Prior experience working within the Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) industry</p> </li> <li> <p>Strong analytical functional competencies with an innate ability to infer strategic business insights from complex, raw financial datasets</p> </li> <li> <p>Technical proficiency operating within SAP enterprise systems</p> </li> </ul><p><br><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Our Commitment to Inclusion</strong><br>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.<br><br><strong>Equal Opportunity Employer</strong><br>Colgate is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, 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.<br><br>Reasonable accommodation during the application process is available for persons with disabilities. Please complete this <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdaxk_eF4utznQoVHlxmL9jVFJbOkM4Oe5CAdKOg-h9EPdLfg/viewform" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color:#0000ff">request form</span></a> should you require accommodation.<br><br>#LI-Hybrid</span></p>