Finance Lead at Kimberly-Clark

• In this role, you’ll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world.
• Finance lead, partnering with the SSA Commercial lead and driving financial performance across the business unit. As P&L owner, you will have responsibility to lead, challenge and influence business planning, commercial analysis and key strategic decisions to ensure results delivery in both current year and 3 year Strategic Planning  timeframe.
• It starts with YOU. 

In this role, you will:

• Co-pilot and P&L ownership for the business unit alongside SSA Commercial Leads in Family Care (Consumer), Personal Care (Consumer)  and Professional (B2B)
• Development of annual plans for the business unit, set challenging goals and targets and ensure consistent delivery of financial commitments on a monthly / quarterly / annual basis
• Ownership of top-line forecast and commercial analysis to support strategy execution, strengthen in-market performance and improve overall decision making to deliver both top line growth and margin improvement
• Financial leadership across the business unit’s commercial finance including Revenue Management, Innovation & Portfolio Management, Investment ROI (A&P and Capex)
• Collaborate across Finance function within SSA / EMEA CFO, Delivered Cost, Controllership, Global Business Services, Management Information Delivery with a “CFO mindset” for the business unit

About You

• You 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’re constantly exploring new ideas on how, when, and where we can best achieve results. When you join our team, you’ll 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.
• In one of our professional roles, you’ll focus on winning with consumers and the market, while putting safety, mutual respect, and human dignity at the center.

To succeed in this role, you will need the following:

MINIMUM JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Accounting qualification (CIMA preferred) with 7+ years professional experience in Commercial Finance, with at least 3 years in leadership positions with increased responsibility for results delivery, initiatives & strategic decision making.
• FMCG experience with strong business acumen and in-depth knowledge of South Africa’s retail environment, experience in strategy development, revenue management, solving complex problems, decision making
• Strong data management skills, attention to detail / accuracy and proven capability to lead, prioritize and deliver high-quality output under time pressure
• Proven ability to lead, challenge and influence across functional boundaries – at senior levels of the organization – and deliver results
• Clear and compelling communication – both written and verbal.