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Job Number #172262 - San Jose Iturbide, Guanajuato, Mexico

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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

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Title: Cost Especialist

Location: San Jose Iturbide.

Role Summary:
The Cost Specialist for Personal Care, Bar Soaps is the key financial steward of the focus factory and is a strategic partner to provide financial guidance and direction to the operations team to ensure the long-term success of the focus factory and its operations.

Key Responsibilities:




- Budget & Cost Management: Oversee focus factory spending to meet KPI targets (Cost per Case/Ton) by monitoring labor, utilities, maintenance, and fixed conversion costs.
- Standard Costing & Master Data: Lead standard cost calculations and intercompany pricing, collaborating with Integral CBS to ensure accurate master data, rate routings, and variance explanations.
- Financial Closing & Compliance: Execute month-end closing activities in coordination with CBS to maintain financial integrity, data accuracy, and timely reporting.
- Balance Sheet & Fixed Assets: Manage reconciliations (Prepaids, Accruals, GR/IR) and the full fixed asset lifecycle, including CEB project capitalizations, physical counts, and depreciation simulations.
- Performance Analysis & Strategy: Analyze financial statements and plant performance drivers to provide timely insights and recommend strategic solutions for financial issues.
- Working Cap

📌 Supply Chain Finance Specialist, Controlling (San José Iturbide)
🏢 Colgate-Palmolive
📍 San José Iturbide