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. Reporting to the FP&A COE Lead-APAC, you will be responsible for the following.

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):

• Prepare management reports and perform first level insights / analysis on a monthly and quarterly basis.
• Customize where necessary for the right business requirement and standardize where efficiencies are possible.
• Provide clarifications and explanations to queries from Stakeholders and Country.

Forecasting & Budgeting (Effectiveness & Efficiencies):

• Own Quarterly Forecast and Month Forecast (MKD where applicable) templates, make updates and changes according to country requirements.
• Coordinate information collection and communication on Quarterly Forecast with all related business functions directly or via Finance team at Country.
• Consolidate P&L and send to countries for review and sign-off and aid in query resolution on the Financial model. Facilitate Country review with Region through above.

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

• Continuous identification of opportunities to simplify, harmonize and automate processes, reports and analysis.
• Trouble shooting issues arising from countries and resolving for here and now while working on permanent process fixes at COE and Countries, if needed.
• Leverage IT Tools like Hana, Anaplan, GMR 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.

Leverage Technology (Efficiencies & Building for Future):

• Leverage and use Anaplan 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) for below:
• Conduct Anaplan 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:
• Bachelor degree required (Accounting major preferred).
• FMCG experience preferred.
• 6-8 years of industry experience and FP&A experience.
• Business-partnering mindset with advanced stakeholder management, including outstanding influencing skills.
• Good attention to detail, accurate preparation, analysis and presentation of periodic financial reports.
• Good organizational skills and ability to prioritize competing demands.
• Executive presence with facilitation, project management and change management skills.
• Good excel skills, SAP knowledge. Power BI skills is an added advantage.

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:

Click the Apply button and complete the online application process. A member of our Talent Acquisition team will review your application and will be in contact with additional information accordingly.

In the meantime, feel free to browse our website for additional information on our company, brands and culture - .

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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