Director, Financial Reporting

Director, Financial Reporting – Kimberly-Clark

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As a key finance leader within Kimberly-Clark’s IFP business, the Director, Financial Reporting, IFP will oversee all aspects of corporate financial reporting during a pivotal phase of growth and transformation. This business segment is entering into a strategic joint venture, requiring robust governance, accurate statutory and management reporting, and seamless integration with group standards. The role demands a seasoned professional who can ensure compliance with US GAAP and IFRS, deliver timely and transparent reporting to senior leadership and JV partners, and provide strategic insight that supports decision‑making in a complex, evolving environment.

The Director, Financial Reporting, IFP will report to the Global Controller, IFP.

• Set up a Corporate Reporting team for the consolidation and financial reporting of a newly created JV of Kimberly-Clark, setting up strategic direction and process requirements to ensure an effective and efficient process for the future.
• Ensure accurate, complete and timely analysis and reporting to internal and external customers for consolidated financial results under US GAAP and IFRS on a monthly, quarterly, annual and as requested basis.
• Drive continuous improvement activities to identify and implement efficiencies for the consolidation processes.
• Provide project leadership to accounting and reporting related requirements for the new JV.
• Lead transformation projects by evaluating the impact of strategic transformation initiatives on financial reporting, implementing appropriate changes in HFM and SAP systems, and guiding GBS and other accounting and reporting teams through the implementation process to ensure seamless integration and compliance.
• Provide technical accounting support focused on financial reporting, assessing the reporting implications of complex accounting issues, implementing necessary adjustments in HFM and SAP, and guiding GBS and other accounting and reporting teams to ensure accurate and compliant financial reporting.
• Lead a team of five in this newly created corporate accounting department to deliver excellence in terms of financial reporting, technical guidance and systems implementations.

• 10+ years of relevant accounting and reporting experience is necessary for this position.
• Broad and expert knowledge of financial reporting under US GAAP and IFRS, accounting principles and Sarbanes Oxley.
• Experience in a global multinational public company and a “Big 4” accounting firm.
• Strong organizational skills to manage multiple priorities / competing time demands and strong oral, written, and presentation skills to deliver effective communications and presentations.
• Possess a customer orientation to manage leaders’ and auditors’ expectations, and a continuous improvement mindset to further the company’s program of driving efficiency throughout the reporting process.
• Demonstrate the ability to build trust with key customers and stakeholders and a desire to broaden exposure and knowledge beyond the corporate office.
• Undergraduate Degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or a related field; and ACA from a big 4 firm.
• Knowledge of SAP and Hyperion Financial systems is a must.

We offer competitive pay and benefits to employees and reward excellence and performance. Our belief in promoting a healthy work‑life balance drives us to support our employees’ total well‑being, offering comprehensive benefits not limited to gym memberships, private medical insurance, dental cover, employee assistance programme, cycle to work scheme, critical illness cover, travel insurance and a market leading defined contribution pension scheme.

Certain benefits, such as flexible work schedules and parental leave, can be tailored to meet specific individual needs, giving our employees the flexibility to manage their commitments inside and outside of work. We are proud to be rated as a top 100 workplace for working mothers for two years in a row.

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