Senior Budget

2 weeks ago

Midrand, Gauteng, South Africa Colgate-Palmolive Full time
No Relocation Assistance Offered
Midrand, Gauteng, South Africa


We are Colgate - a caring, innovative growth company reimagining a healthier future for all people, their pets, and our planet.

We are a leading global consumer products company with portfolios in Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care and Pet Nutrition.


At Colgate, we have a purpose Every day around the world, we transform the lives of hundreds of millions people and pet families through groundbreaking innovation, outstanding products and nutrition, and committed people.


Our strong culture of collaboration, diversity, sustainability and inclusion is grounded in our core values of Caring, Global Teamwork and Continuous Improvement.

Employees are rewarded by rich career development and career experiences.

We pride ourselves on our focus on delivering high ethical, the richness that our diverse team brings, outstanding standards and our dedication to developing our employees.

With many local benefits such as Summer Hours, Wellbeing programs, access to discounted Product, medical & life insurance, improved superannuation to name a few

Scope of Responsibility:


The successful incumbent will be responsible for the management of Cost of Sales drivers, lead the Non-variable overheads (NVOs) process and support on Advertising & Promotion for all three categories of Colgate Palmolive, South Africa.


The incumbent will support the business to drive profitability through providing accurate financial information, insights and analytics to the local leadership and management teams.


Key Responsibilities:

Cost of Sales

  • Analyze variable cost and determine the drivers of actuals vs. forecast for all categories, explain any variances
  • Coordinate with the Supply Chain Finance team to understand the impact on factory performance and on gross margin by sub brand
  • Coordinate with the Logistics team to analyze actuals expenditure against budget, measuring actual FTG savings against commitments
  • Management of the forecast and budgeting process for materials and logistics cost

Non-Variable Overheads

  • Management of the NVOs for the different cost center owners
  • Monthly analysis of actual expenditure against budget by department, and explain any variances
  • Coordinate, consolidate and upload into SAP NVOs numbers for budgets and forecasts
  • Coordinate FTG task forces to deliver savings to reinvest in the business

Advertising & Promotions

  • Management of the advertising and promotions budget
  • Coordinate, consolidate and upload A&P numbers for budgets and forecasts into SAP

Month End Activities

  • Coordinate and prepare the NVO & Margin, Gross Profit roll forwards
  • Coordinate and prepare the marketing analysis for the quarterly FD commentary
  • Lead financial modeling and simulation of Forex impact on cost

Required Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's Degree of Commerce in Finance, Honours an advantage
  • Working Towards CIMA Qualification
  • Minimum 8 years of experience in Cost Accounting/Budget & Planning role
  • Experience in an FMCG environment will be an added advantage.
  • Prior Experience in Supply Chain Finance is preferred

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Equal Opportunity Employer

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.


Colgate-Palmolive is a leading global consumer products company, tightly focused on Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care and Pet Nutrition.

Colgate sells its products in over 200 countries and territories around the world under such internationally recognized brand names as Colgate, Palmolive, elmex, Tom's of Maine, Sorriso, Speed Stick, Lady Speed Stick, Softsoap, Irish Spring, Protex, Sanex, Elta MD, PCA Skin, Ajax, Axion, Fabuloso, Soupline and Suavitel, as well as Hill's Science Diet and Hill's Prescription Diet.

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