21 Oct
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Colgate
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Sydney
A part of Colgate-Palmolive since 1976, Hill's Pet Nutrition offers the highest-quality pet nutrition available through product lines Prescription Diet and Science Diet. Veterinarians worldwide recommend and feed their own pets Hill's products more than any other brand of pet food.
Job Title: Sr Finance Manager Hill's ANZ
Travel Required: Travel - up to 10% of time
Posting Start Date: 5/22/26
Hybrid
No Relocation Assistance Offered
Job Number# - Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Who We Are
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.
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.
About Us:
Hill's Pet Nutrition - A Colgate-Palmolive Company
We are not just a company; we're a global family that dreams big We are Hill's - an cutting-edge growth company reimagining a healthier future for all people, their pets, and our planet. We are crafting a world where pets thrive through top-notch nutrition where their pet parents smile with glee.
Our Purpose?
Transforming the lives of millions of pets through groundbreaking innovation, outstanding nutrition, and committed people.
Our culture?
Built from valuing diversity, sustainability and inclusion which is rooted in our core values of being Caring,
Courageous and Inclusive. Employees are rewarded by rich career development and experiences.
The Role - Senior Finance Manager, Hill's ANZ
The Senior Finance Manager is a pivotal strategic finance leader responsible for setting the vision, direction, and oversight of the annual budget, latest estimates (LE), and long-range financial planning for Hill's ANZ. The role also oversees the Commercial Finance team providing support on the company's overall commercial strategy, including Pricing & Margin analysis, Trade Spend management and Risk & Opportunity identification. This role partners closely with the Finance Leader, Commercial team as well as Global teams to drive profitable growth, ensure financial forecast accuracy, and lead the continuous improvement and strategic enhancement of all planning processes.
This position is a hybrid based role in the Sydney CBD office and is a great opportunity within a global organisation.
Key responsibilities:
- Strategic Planning & Leadership
- Lead the Strategic Financial Planning Process: Own the long-range financial planning process, translating business strategy into financial targets and resource allocation.
- Oversight of Budget & LE Cycle: Provide strategic direction and final review for the development, consolidation, and presentation of the annual budget (BUD) and latest estimates (LE)
prepared by the direct report.
- Key Stakeholder Partnering: Act as the primary financial partner to the ANZ Commercial Leadership Team, providing financial analysis, insights, and scenario planning to influence major business decisions and investment strategies, including partnering on Revenue Growth Management (RGM) plans.
- Process Transformation: Lead initiatives to leverage finance technology tools and best practices to fundamentally transform and simplify the planning processes, improving efficiency, accuracy, and strategic alignment.
- People Management and Development
- Manage and Mentor: Directly manage and develop the Finance team, providing clear objectives, performance feedback, and coaching to build a high-performing team.
- Resource Allocation: Ensure optimal allocation of the team’s time and resources to strategic priorities and compliance requirements.
- Financial Analysis and Reporting
- P&L; Performance Ownership: Own the delivery of Net sales, Margin & NPAT through the monthly discipline process & cross functional partnership, including early identification of issues and opportunities.
- Strategic Exhibit Review: Review and approve budget/LE exhibits and final reporting packages for review with the Finance Leader and General Manager.
- Deep Dive Analysis: Oversee complex financial analyses, including margin analysis, Non-Variable Overhead (NVO) strategy, and A&P; spend effectiveness, ensuring key drivers, risks, and opportunities clearly articulated to senior management.
- Integration with Global & CDT: Oversee the coordination with the global Hill's team for central costs and strategic align
📌 Sr Finance Manager Hill's ANZ (Sydney)
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