Job Description Business Unit/Finance Director-130001GZ

Description

 Business Unit/Finance Director
Location: Roswell, Georgia

From brands such as Huggies® and Kleenex® to medical devices and workplace solutions, Kimberly-Clark makes the essentials for a better life. Within the K.C. Professional business the mission focuses on creating Exceptional Workplaces for our customers; Safer, Healthier and more Productive. Our teams are improving workplaces around the world with innovative products and solutions that drive continuous improvement and fulfill the needs of people at work.
As a global company, we are committed to cultivating a fair, respectful and engaging work environment that inspires our diverse global team to thrive professionally and contribute to the communities where we operate. We also have a responsibility to attain a deeper understanding of our impact on the world. Addressing Sustainability issues and incorporating solutions through all levels of Kimberly-Clark is a critical component of our business.
Position Purpose:
Reporting to the Vice President – Finance, and partnering with the Business Unit President, the BU CFO is an executive level position that will play a critical role in developing and implementing business strategy. This role provides leadership in managing the financial and fiscal management needs of our global business operations. The scope of the role includes strategic business planning and execution, business analytics, organizational leadership, accounting/financial controls, risk management, and budgeting.

This role is a highly visible, pass-through assignment with exposure to the CEO and CFO of the company. It is expected that the successful candidate will demonstrate significant leadership and executive potential to achieve further career growth in Kimberly-Clark with the possibility of future relocation.

Scope:

Strategy
• As a true business leader, the candidate will assess organizational performance against both the annual budget and long-term strategic objectives. Develop tools and systems to provide critical financial and operational information and make actionable recommendations on both strategy and operations.
• Drive transformation and optimization of operating structure and processes, including cost management, sales investments, and overhead structures while at the same time being a visionary in support of cogent, innovative investments for growth.
• Engage the sector and finance leadership around issues, trends, and opportunities in the operating model(s) and operational delivery. Champion innovative thinking and a bias for positive change and inspired growth.
• Champion working capital efficiency, forecast accuracy, growth, innovation, and improving ROIC.
• Lead long-term budgetary planning and costs management in alignment with the strategic plan, especially as the organization considers sponsorships, potential acquisitions, and collaborations with external organizations.
• Understanding key risks facing the business and helping the business team assess and undertake smart risks to drive growth.
Financial and Operational Management
• Develop insightful analysis, reporting and dash-boarding to illuminate risks and opportunities.
• Partner with information technology (IT) to optimize finance IT systems to meet the needs of the organization.
• Champion forecast accuracy. Influence the development of a reliable sales projection process and reporting that includes modeling and driving internal alignment.
• Oversee budgeting and the implementation of budgets so as to monitor progress and present financial metrics both internally and externally. Look for ways to reduce organizational costs in support of overhead reduction initiatives.
• Oversee all accounts, ledgers, and reporting systems, ensuring compliance with accounting, regulator, and internal audit requirements.
• Driving the organization’s capability, leveraging systems & shared service efficiencies, and being a champion of sharing and adopting best practices.
Talent Management
• Be a talent magnet. Serve as a strong Talent Developer by hiring, developing, retaining and promoting direct team, managing work allocation, training, problem resolution, performance evaluation, and raising the performance bar.
• Act as steward of our top talent, build strong succession plans to enable increased velocity, be a champion of promoting diversity and inclusion in the organization and be an advocate of our global finance talent development process.
• Influence cross-functional and cross-divisional teams outside of direct span of control.

Qualifications

 Minimum Requirements:

Education
• Bachelors Degree

Experience:
• More than 12 years of broad financial experience,
• Experience with evaluation and analysis of financial information and making actionable recommendations that deliver results
• Experience managing the finance function (accounting, budgeting, control, and reporting) within a global organization
• Previous exposure and experience in global operations, control, tax, treasury and M&A • Must possess and demonstrate high degree of financial, analytical and process leadership competence.
• Strong strategic agility, critical thinking, problem-solving and analytical skills.
Demonstrated strong teamwork and leadership skills.
Strong communication and presentation skills.
Strong interpersonal skills along with exceptional influence and change management skills
• Decisive, yet collaborative and inclusive.

Preferred Requirements:
• Leadership in manufacturing or consumer products company
• MBA or equivalent

Job

 Finance and Accounting

Primary Location

United States of America-Georgia-Roswell

Organization

 Finance Transformation-50268310

Schedule

 Full-time

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