Job Description

Finance Analyst - APAC FP&A COE



Your Job:

We have a vacancy within our talented APAC finance team, whose members are relied on as strategic and solutions-focused business partners. This position will support the KCC function, playing a key role to ensure sound financial management and the delivery of high-quality financial reports to help drive key business initiatives. You will be reporting to the FP&A COE Lead-APAC.

In your Finance Analyst - APAC FP&A COE role, you\xe2\x80\x99ll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world.

About Us:

People have looked to Kimberly-Clark brands for more than 150 years and today we\'re proud to help over a billion people around the world cope, laugh, love and live every day. From the best nappies and baby wipes to the softest tissues, to the best supplies for business, we are constantly searching for new ways to make life better for our consumers, our customers and our planet.

Our leading consumer brands like the Kleenex, Huggies, VIVA, U by Kotex, Poise, Depend brands improve the lives of people around the world. Kimberly-Clark proudly leads the way in providing better care for a better world.

Kimberly-Clark proudly leads the way in providing better care for a better world.

Led by Purpose. Driven by You

Role Overview & Primary Accountabilities:

Management Reporting (Effectiveness & Efficiencies):

• Manage the month end reporting processes to ensure accurate results and the provision of high-quality financial information to drive operational performance.
• Provide robust, consistent, and quality financial information and insights to operating unit and business management for making sound business decisions. Performs variance analysis to explain differences in performance and make improvements going forward.
• Customize where necessary for the right business requirement and standardize where efficiencies are possible.
• Interpret financial data, and use knowledge and understanding of customer\xe2\x80\x99s business, to deliver quality variance analysis and insightful commentary for management reporting on a timely and accurate basis.
• Assist in better business decisions by provision of financial expertise and insightful analysis to all ad hoc queries in line with SLA.

Forecasting & Budgeting (Effectiveness & Efficiencies):

• Accountable for creating and maintaining financial models to provide detailed monthly and quarterly forecasts for the market. Make updates and changes according to country requirements.
• Manage end-to-end budget process (Provide analytics on financial and operational changes & identify budget risks/mitigations).
• Proactive interaction with Business to provide inputs, challenge, and outputs during forecasting updates.
• Work with Finance Business Partners to determine and highlight risks and opportunities throughout the forecasting process and produce insightful analysis for inclusion in core planning presentations.

Process Transformation/Project Management: (Efficiencies via Simplification, Harmonization and Automation):

• Continuous identification of opportunities to simplify, harmonize and automate processes, reports and analysis. Influence cross-functional and cross-divisional teams outside of direct span of control.
• Leverage IT Tools like Hana, Anaplan, GMR, Power BI etc. to provide high quality and actionable output to Business including self-service facility to Businesses.
• Track and monitor IT and Process improvement Initiatives rigorously and divide time effectively between on-going work and transformation.
• Embrace and demonstrate a continuous improvement mindset to improve the quality and productivity of the APAC FP&A teams.
• Project management leadership supporting the country Finance and APAC Leadership Team.
• Drive change management for End-To-End Business Process in APAC Region, Sub-Regions, and Countries.
• Super User for SAC Tool (Part of Aurora Finance Transformation), Power BI Data Lake, and Tableau. Working closely with the project and technical support team to drive the change management (adoption). Trouble shooting issues arising from countries and resolving for here and now while working on permanent process fixes at COE and Countries, if needed. Provide training to country Finance, APAC COE and APAC Leadership Team.

Leverage Technology (Efficiencies & Building for Future):

• Leverage and use Anaplan, GMR, Power BI for it\xe2\x80\x99s full potential as a Modeling and Forecasting Tool vs. a historical database and MIS tool.
• Supervise & Engage with Anaplan Team (Cloud / SME\xe2\x80\x99s), GMR Team and Power BI Team for below:
• Conduct Planning and Reporting system assessment and formulate Blueprint for APAC.
• Facilitate creation of new models, adopting from other BU\xe2\x80\x99s to reduce Excel Financial Models by Businesses / COE on QF\xe2\x80\x99s, Plans etc.
• Ensure maintenance, development and overall functionality of Anaplan models. Review data integrity loaded into Anaplan for Actuals and AOC\'s.
• Support forecast processes by uploading, maintaining and validating Anaplan\xe2\x80\x99s master data such as conversion factors, inclusion of new SKU\xe2\x80\x99s, deactivation of obsolete SKU\xe2\x80\x99s, product hierarchy and mapping by category, customer levels and EPH to ensure data quality and integrity.

Essential Requirements:

• You will be naturally inquisitive with a highly analytical and process-driven approach. Key to your success will be:
• 7+ years of progressive FP&A experience with management reporting, P&L, Analysis of change and Cash Flow. FMCG experience preferred.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft applications, Power BI, Anaplan, SAP, Tableau. Demonstrated ability to effectively utilize strategic corporate tools and processes for data analysis.
• Proficient financial knowledge of analysis, evaluation, modelling and forecasting with strong analytical skills and attention to detail. Strong analytical skills and experience interpreting a strategic vision into an operational model and driving execution across a matrixed organization.
• Strong commercial acumen, with emphasis on business drivers relating to Gross to Net, product costing, and SKU/customer profitability
• Business-partnering mindset with advanced stakeholder management, including outstanding influencing skills.
• The ability to influence without authority and drive business outcomes.

About You:

You\xe2\x80\x99re driven to perform at the highest level possible, and you appreciate a performance culture fueled by authentic caring. You want to be part of a company actively dedicated to sustainability, inclusion, wellbeing, and career development.

You love what you do, especially when the work you do makes a difference. At Kimberly-Clark, we\xe2\x80\x99re constantly exploring new ideas on how, when, and where we can best achieve results. When you join our team, you\xe2\x80\x99ll experience Flex That Works: flexible (hybrid) work arrangements that empower you to have purposeful time in the office and partner with your leader to make flexibility work for both you and the business.

What\xe2\x80\x99s on offer:

Our Kimberly-Clark employees receive a competitive salary and incentives as well as access to a fantastic range of benefits including superannuation, career development opportunities, free health & well-being activities, volunteering leave and much more.

To Be Considered:

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Kimberly Clark is proudly accredited with as Employer of Choice for Gender Equality WGEA!

Kimberly Clark is proudly ranked by Forbes as \'World\'s Best Employer\' 2021, 2022!

For Kimberly-Clark to grow and prosper, we must be an inclusive organization that applies the diverse experiences and passions of its team members to brands that make life better for people all around the world. We actively seek to build a workforce that reflects the experiences of our consumers. When you bring your original thinking to Kimberly-Clark, you fuel the continued success of our enterprise. We are a committed equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, pregnancy, genetic information, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The statements above are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this classification. Statements are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and skills required for this position.

This role is available for local candidates already authorized to work in the role\xe2\x80\x99s country only. K-C will not provide relocation support for this role.

Primary Location Malaysia - Petaling Jaya

Additional Locations

Worker Type Employee

Worker Sub-Type Regular

Time Type Full time

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