Finance Manager

Finance Manager – Kao Corporation

The Manager, Operations Finance provides financial leadership for the Americas Supply Chain organization through a high level of engagement with the supply chain team.

You will provide support, financial insights, and guidance to the supply chain team functions as they drive to reach internal business strategies. You will lead the month‐end closing process, provide results analyses, the annual planning process, inventory audit processes, and development of cost standards. You will also support commercial projects, business expansion plans and TCR activities, and steer the business to achieve financial targets and strategic goals.

You will be responsible for budgeting activities across all important business sectors, the NPD stage‑gate process, and the integration of new business segments or brands into the Americas Region.

• Lead in the development of annual COGS and Supply Chain/Manufacturing fixed expense forecasts and annual budgets including accurate consolidations, variance analyses, and monitor performance against forecasts and budget for Supply Chain management and HQ Japan.
• Lead in the completion of quality month‑end, quarter‑end, and year‑end closing activities across all Supply Chain areas while adhering to external and internal audit requirements and controls.
• Manage 3 analysts directly through ongoing coaching, training, performance management and annual review.
• Manage team to coordinate and execute all annual physical count requirements at the manufacturing plant and varying RDC warehouses.
• Main partner to Commercial, Finance, and Supply Chain teams to provide NPD and ad‑hoc costing analyses in support of optimal NPD and other strategic decisions.

• Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance or Operations Management.
• We require a CPA designation or equivalent.
• 5+ years of experience in cost accounting, product costing, supply chain finance or related finance experiences.
• 2+ years of experience managing a team with capabilities in people development.

Having been selected among the World's Most Ethical Companies for 19 consecutive years, we are a company with a purpose and strong corporate values. We never compromise on quality and craft our products with care for the consumer and the environment. At Kao, each employee can actively shape their job and their career. We work collaboratively to achieve our common goals, always aiming to deliver the best for our customers.

A friendly and flexible work environment with competitive salaries, benefits package, ongoing development and the opportunity to enhance your skills and deliver tangible results. At Kao your voice will be heard; your opinion really counts. We believe that change comes from taking opportunities into your own hands, so we value and reward entrepreneurial thinking and innovation.

Kao embraces the diversity and the individual personalities of its people because we believe it is diversity that makes us strong. This is why we welcome applications from all areas of the global community.

If you feel you are as unique as our products and want to find out why 33,000 people across the globe opted for a career with us, please visit our Americas website

Kao USA is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disabled and veterans.

Mid‑Senior level

Full‑time

Finance and Sales

Personal Care Product Manufacturing