Job Description

No Relocation Assistance Offered

Job Number #176360 - Del.Miguel Hidalgo, Mexico City, Mexico

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.

Role Summary:

Join our dynamic Global Business Services team as a key player in Record-to-Report (R2R) General Accounting (GA). Reporting within the R2R organization, this role drives financial reporting excellence, internal controls, and statutory compliance across high-complexity regional entities. You will lead Month-End Close (MEC) coordination, statutory reconciliations, and continuous improvement initiatives in a highly collaborative global environment. The primary objective of this role is to ensure accurate, timely, and compliant financial reporting while standardizing accounting processes across multi-functional streams.

Responsibilities:

• Month-End Close & Financial Reporting Governance: Lead and coordinate Month-End Close (MEC) activities across CBS Global and regional streams, ensuring accurate preparation and review of management reporting, variance analyses, local financial statements, and mandatory annual/quarterly reports (including CFN,10K, FTCQ, and BE-11 forms).
• Balance Sheet Integrity & Reconciliations: Review general ledger and bank reconciliations, oversee management versus statutory reconciliations for complex entities, track open items, and recommend adjustments to ensure total balance sheet accuracy.
• SOX Compliance & Internal Controls: Coordinate SOX compliance activities, execute required control procedures, identify operational risk areas, and implement sustainable control improvements across accounting operations.
• Process Optimization & Report Standardization: Lead continuous improvement and process simplification projects, converting recurring ad-hoc reporting requests into standardized regional reporting solutions.
• Stakeholder Collaboration & Audit Management: Serve as a key liaison during meetings with local teams, cross-functional streams, and external auditors to ensure alignment, complete audit support, and supervised cross-area deliverables.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in General Accounting, Finance.
• 5+ years of professional experience in General Accounting, R2R, or financial reporting.
• Advanced level of proficiency in English (both written and oral).
• Hands-on proficiency with SAP ERP and Microsoft Excel.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Direct experience in Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools, process automation, or digital workflows to financial closing cycles.
• Previous experience within a Shared Services Center (SSC) or Global Business Services (GBS) environment.
• Strong working knowledge of US GAAP, local statutory reporting, and SOX internal control frameworks.
• Functional competencies in analytical thinking, cross-functional coordination, stakeholder management, and business acumen.
• Demonstrated ability in process simplification, standardization, and leading continuous improvement projects.

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.

Reasonable accommodation during the application process is available for persons with disabilities. Please complete this request form should you require accommodation.

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