Description

You're not the person who will settle for just any role. Neither are we. Because we're out to create Better Care for a Better World, and that takes a certain kind of person and teams who care about making a difference. Here, you'll bring your professional expertise, talent, and drive to building and managing our portfolio of iconic, ground-breaking brands. In this role, you'll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world. It starts with YOU.

The Associate Director of Strategic Finance for Personal Care is a senior financial advisor and business partner to the Personal Care CFO and leadership team. This position is an individual contributor but is a highly visible role expected to collaborate closely with multiple senior leaders to influence, drive impact and achieve business objectives. It combines long-term strategic modeling with near-term executional finance responsibilities to enable growth, margin expansion, and transformation goals. The position influences key decisions through financial insights, scenario planning, and governance, while also leading planning processes and talent development within the Finance organization.

The Personal Care business includes the Adult & Feminine Care and Baby & Child Care business units.

This role is pivotal in shaping the two Personal Care ABUs financial strategy while ensuring flawless execution of planning cycles and governance. Success is measured by the ability to deliver strategic clarity, financial rigor, and team capability development, enabling KCNA's growth and transformation objectives.

In this role, you will:

Strategic Leadership & Modeling

• Develop and deliver long-term financial models integrating cross-functional inputs to guide enterprise-level decisions.

• Lead commercial financial workstreams for major strategic initiatives, providing scalable NS, OP, share, NPV, and payback scenarios.

• Support each Personal Care ABUs Strategic Business Plan (SBP) and innovation pipeline with robust financial strategy and modeling to enable topline and OP growth.

• Conduct valuation and scenario planning for network optimization projects integrating asset utilization and strategic trade-offs.

Executional Finance & Governance

• Financial lead of Strategic Business Planning (SBP) and Annual Business Planning (ABP) cycles for the two Personal Care ABUs, ensuring financial integrity and alignment with KCNA goals.

• Business Partnership & Advisory

• Act as a senior financial advisor to the Personal Care CFO and leadership team, providing insights on current performance, projected plans, and strategic choices.

• Influence organizational decisions balancing market share, top-line growth, profitability, and balance sheet efficiency to create long-term shareholder value.

• Proactively bring forward insights and ideas that shape business direction and drive value creation.

Talent Development & Team Leadership

• Facilitate Finance Leadership Team sessions to drive alignment and engagement.

• Coach and onboard new talent, providing ongoing feedback and training on financial cycles and tools.

• Elevate team capability through process simplification, automation, and cross-functional collaboration.

• Implement P&L governance and lead efforts to guide strategic investments across ACP and SG&A.

• Prepare and deliver materials for both AFC and BCC ABU Leadership Teams and ELT to enable informed decision-making and ROI protection.

• Ensure application of corporate financial controls via effective communication, implementation, and audit of control procedures.

About Us

Huggies®. Kleenex®. Cottonelle®. Scott®. Kotex®. Poise®. Depend®. Kimberly-Clark Professional®. You already know our legendary brands—and so does the rest of the world. In fact, millions of people use Kimberly-Clark products every day. We know these amazing Kimberly-Clark products wouldn't exist without talented professionals, like you.

At Kimberly-Clark, you'll be part of the best team committed to driving innovation, growth and impact. We're founded on more than 150 years of market leadership, and we're always looking for new and better ways to perform so there's your open door of opportunity. It's all here for you at Kimberly-Clark.

Led by Purpose. Driven by You.

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 qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in finance or related field

• Minimum 8 years of progressive experience in financial planning, strategy, or commercial finance.

• Advanced proficiency in financial modeling, scenario analysis, and strategic planning.

• Strong business acumen with experience supporting branded growth initiatives.

• Excellent communication and presentation skills; ability to influence senior leaders.

Core Competencies

• Strategic Thinking: Ability to translate complex business strategies into actionable financial models.

• Analytical Rigor: Expertise in scenario planning, valuation, and ROI analysis.

• Leadership: Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and develop talent.

• Influence & Communication: Strong executive presence and ability to convey insights to senior leadership.

• Innovation: Drive process automation and simplification to improve efficiency.

Total Benefits

Here are just a few of the benefits you'd enjoy working in this role for Kimberly-Clark. For a complete overview, see www.mykcbenefits.com.
 

Great support for good health with medical, dental, and vision coverage options with no waiting periods or pre-existing condition restrictions. Access to an on-site fitness center, occupational health nurse, and allowances for high-quality safety equipment.

Flexible Savings and spending accounts to maximize health care options and stretch dollars when caring for yourself or dependents.

Diverse income protection insurance options to protect yourself and your family in case of illness, injury, or other unexpected events.

Additional programs and support to continue your education, adopt a child, relocate, or even find temporary childcare.

To Be Considered

Click the Apply button and complete the online application process. A member of our recruiting team will review your application and follow up if you seem like a great fit for this role.

In the meantime, please check out the careers website.

And finally, the fine print….

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, which is why we seek to build a workforce that encompasses 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, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran 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. 

Employment is subject to verification of pre-screening tests, which may include drug screening, background check, and DMV check. 

Veterans and members of the Reserve and Guard are highly encouraged to apply.

Kimberly-Clark will support in-country relocation for the chosen candidate for the role. The benefits provided will be per the terms of Kimberly-Clark's applicable mobility policies. The benefits/policy provided will be decided at Kimberly-Clark's sole discretion.

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Grade 7/M3: Grade level and / or compensation may vary based on location/country

Salary Range: 173 400 214 200 USD

At Kimberly-Clark, pay is just one aspect of our total rewards package, which also includes a variety of benefits and opportunities to achieve, thrive and grow. Along with base pay, this position offers eligibility for a target bonus and a comprehensive benefits suite, including our 401(k) and Profit Sharing plan. The anticipated base pay range for this role is provided above for a fully qualified hire. Actual pay will depend on several factors, such as location, role, skills, performance, and experience. Please note that the stated pay range applies to US locations only.