Finance Analytics Manager

Key Skills

Data Analytics, Data Governance, Database, Finance, KPIs, Lean Six Sigma, Machine learning techniques, Microsoft-Excel, Planning and organization, SQL

Job Description

Position Summary: 

The Analytics manager oversees a portfolio of analytics projects. They partner closely with internal stakeholders to define valuable problems and then deliver the appropriate analytics solutions to meet the business needs. Oversees a team of analytics professionals.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders responsible for executing Analytics initiatives within the desired time frames;
• Drive finance analytics opportunity identification and assessment within the organization;
• Plan and execute Finance Analytics annual roadmap based on business needs and available resources;
• Lead, as needed, in all phases of projects from defining technical, operational and user requirements, to planning, execution and testing;
• Help to develop and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the success and impact of Finance Analytics initiatives;
• Stay abreast of industry trends, best practices, and emerging technologies in analytics, data visualization, and database management;
• Participate in management meetings to provide regular updates on the product and team’s progress to key stakeholders across Finance Analytics;
• Partnering with IT to manage the Finance data infrastructure and ensure data governance, privacy, and consistency in the sharing with different business units;
• Drive analytics adoption, accelerating value delivery, developing in house capabilities, and building solutions and trust in data;
• Ensuring data integrity, security and adherence to data governance practices.

Education/Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or related. A Master's degree in Business Analytics or similar is preferred;
• Overall combined experience of 6 years (Finance, Analytics, IT);
• Min. 3 years of experience in the Analytics area;
• Min. 1 year people management experience;
• Cross-functional project management experience leading analytics or transformation projects that drive value to the organization;
• Experience with some or all of the following technologies to build analysis and drive insights from data: Database (SQL), Analytics and Reporting tools (DOMO, Sigma, Data Studio, Google and Excel spreadsheets);
• Prior use of financial data and analytical products and an understanding of the data and analytics industry;
• Familiarity with predictive analytics techniques (Machine Learning) and experience applying them to Business data;
• Able to manage through ambiguity and perform in a fast past environment, proven ability to embrace and drive change, and ability to test decisions and provide alternative recommendations;
• Demonstrates a proven track record of delivering value-added insights aligned with business goals;
• Demonstrates strong attention to detail and emphasis on data integrity.

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.

Are you interested in working for Colgate-Palmolive? You can apply online and attach all relevant documents such as a cover letter and resume or CV. Applications received by e-mail are not considered in the selection process. Become part of our team. We look forward to your application.