Chief Financial Officer Kimberly Clark North America - Personal Care at Kimberly-Clark Corporation in Chicago, Illinois

Job Description:

Chief Financial Officer Kimberly Clark North America - Personal Care

Job Description

We’re out to create Better Care for a Better World, and that takes leaders and teams who care about making a difference. In your CFO Personal Care NA role, you’ll apply your professional expertise, talent, and drive to building and managing our portfolio of iconic, ground-breaking brands to help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world. It starts with YOU.

What You’ll Do (Role Purpose)

Reporting to the CFO for Kimberly Clark North America and partnering with the Business Unit President, the Business Unit CFO is an executive level position that will play a critical role in developing and implementing the strategy for North America Personal Care, which is the single largest business across the enterprise representing 25% of the total Company’s revenue and approximately 50% of the global operating profit. As a member of the Sector leadership team, they will be an advisor to the Sector Vice-President, evaluating and assisting them with strategy development, financial planning, economic modeling and value creation.

                                                                                                                 

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 and accelerated growth into the Global Finance Leadership Team.

The Impact You Can Make

Strategy

• As a true business leader to the Sector and Business Units, assess organizational performance against both the annual budget and KCNA’s long-term strategy. Develop tools and systems to provide critical financial and operational information to the Vice President and make actionable recommendations on both strategy and operations.


• Drive transformation and optimization of operating structure and processes, including cost management of sales investments, manufacturing, 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 changes 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, capital expense management and improving ROIC.


• Lead long-term budgetary planning and costs management in alignment with KCNA’s 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


• Support top-to-top engagements with Customers on key value prop initiatives
   

Financial and Operational Management

• The CFO, Personal Care, North America will oversee the strategy and vision for this +$5B division of Kimberly-Clark (25% of Global Revenue) and >$1.3B of Operating Profit (50% of Global Profit), split into two divisions: Baby & Child Care ($3.5B) and Adult & Feminine Care ($1.5B).


• Drive a material impact on the success of K-C through economic value creation.
  Elevate and advance the Finance function while accelerating the impact the team has on business unit performance.


• Develop insightful analysis, reporting and dash-boarding to illuminate risks and opportunities to the Sector teams.


• Partner with information technology (IT) to optimize finance IT systems to meet the needs of the organization.


• Manage cash flow and forecasting. Develop a reliable cash flow projection process and reporting that includes minimum cash threshold to meet operating needs.


• Oversee budgeting and the implementation of budgets so as to monitor progress and present financial metrics both internally and externally.


• 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.


• Champion and lead Ethics, Compliance and Controls across the business.
                                                         

Talent Management

• 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
   

About Us

Kimberly-Clark (NYSE: KMB) and its trusted brands are an indispensable part of life for people in more than 175 countries. We are headquartered in Dallas, Texas U.S.A. with approximately 46,000 employees worldwide and operations in 34 countries. Fueled by ingenuity, creativity, and an understanding of people’s most essential needs, we create products that help individuals experience more of what’s important to them.

Our portfolio of brands, including Huggies, Kleenex, Scott, Kotex, Cottonelle, Poise, Depend, Andrex, Pull-Ups, GoodNites, Plenitud, Viva, Softex, Sweety and WypAll, hold the No. 1 or No. 2 share position in 80 countries. Sustainability is at the center of our company and by 2030 we aspire to advance the well-being of

one billion people through social programs and reduce our environmental footprint by half. We focus on the areas where we can make the biggest difference - climate, forests, water and plastics.

At Kimberly-Clark, treating individuals with respect is the way we do business and the way we lead our industry and our world. We’re building an organization that looks and thinks like our customers around the world and searching for talented people with different perspectives and varied backgrounds.

At Kimberly-Clark, you’ll be part of the best team committed to driving innovation, growth and impact. We’re founded on 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; you just need to log on!

Led by Purpose. Driven by You.

About You

You’re 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.
 

Experiences We’re Looking For

• 15+ years of technology leadership experience of broad finance experience (CPG preferred)


• Experience gathering and evaluating financial information and making actionable recommendations to senior leadership


• Experience managing the finance function (accounting, budgeting, control, and reporting) within a diverse, division-based entity

• A results-oriented individual with a clear passion for winning; a hands-on manager with integrity and a desire to implement lasting, positive improvements.


• Mature and proactive, with evidence of having worked as a true business leader in a multi-divisional organization.


• Strong analytical skills and experience interpreting a strategic vision into an operational model and driving execution across a matrixed organization.


• Experience successfully partnering with IT staff to manage critical financial systems.


• An effective communicator, with strong oral and written skills and a willingness to share information.


• A change leader with self-confidence to drive the organization beyond the status quo.


• A minimum of a BA; MBA preferred

The Business Unit CFO will have the following experience and attributes:

 A demonstrated ability to:

Build Trust by being open and candid with everyone, and valuing diverse perspectives and debate

Make Decisions by aligning and prioritizing actions to drive results every day

Win Consistently by holding oneself accountable for asking “what else can I do?” to exceed near-term and long-term expectations

Think Customer by understanding and anticipating your customer’s needs and driving innovation for their benefit

Continuously Improve by reaching across boundaries for new ideas

Build Talent by holding oneself accountable for the strength and diversity of your team, and owning your own 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.

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.  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, 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.

Additional information about the compensation and benefits for this role are available upon request. You may contact 866-444-4516 or kcchrprod@service-now.com for assistance. You must include the six-digit Job # with your request.

K-C will support in-country relocation for the chosen candidate for the role, including assistance to obtain proper work authorization.  The benefits provided will be per the terms of K-C’s applicable mobility policies. The benefits/policy provided will decided in K-C’s sole discretion.

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Primary Location

USA-IL-Chicago

Additional Locations

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Time Type

Full time

Salary:

$200,000.00

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