Cost Accounting Analyst III

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. At Kimberly-Clark, you'll bring your professional expertise, talent, and drive to building and managing our portfolio of iconic, ground-breaking brands. From our new Hub in Pune, you will own important work that will enable our organization to succeed globally.

Role Purpose: 

Lead calculation of standard cost process under his/her responsibility across Latin America, ensuring an efficient process with clear assumptions and providing accurate information for making better decisions in the business.

Support to business in decision making process related to capital investments, marketing new projects and ad hoc analyses. Also, report on time AOCs controller's office ensuring application of established financial controls for this report.

Role Accountabilities: 

• Be a leader in the Standard cost update process providing accurate calculation for the next quarter of Cost component under his/her responsibility across Latin America, ensuring deliverables on time and documenting clear assumptions.

• When necessary support standard cost calculation and release process and monthly close activities, in compliance with CFI, SOX Control and procedure

• Question the inputs mainly from Operations and Supply chain, and track monthly progress against last Standard cost unleashed, identifying root causes of deviations and implementing actions plans in order to improve forecast accuracy standard cost for making better decisions on the business

• Analyze and provide explanation of changes to standard cost and month end operating results  with clear, concise insightful comments that aid the client's understanding of results and trends

• Work under strong partnership and engagement with the Sub-region SCH finance front office  leader and Supply Chain Finance FP&A team to continuously improve our forecasting processes

• Support the decision-making process on capital investments, New projects costing (IMF), data for benchmark and ad hoc analyses requested by Finance Manager (or Director), Marketing, Operations, etc

• Report on time to corporate cost analyses of change actual quarter vs same period last year for controllers' office  aligned with Corporate Financial Policies

• Ensure accurate and timely preparation of journal entries including those that may be complex in nature. Review account reconciliations to ensure accuracy and timeliness, and coordinate identification and resolution of discrepancies

• Consistently meet or exceed Service Level Agreements pertaining to LAO GBS Cost processes.

Qualifications: 

• 5- 8 years of experience in finance for supply, operations function and cost accounting

• Bachelor´s degree in Business Administration, Industrial Engineering or Finance

• Demonstrated strengths in critical thinking, technical skills.

• High level of ownership and accountability

• Experience with business information systems: Microsoft Office and SAP

• Stakeholder management, influencing skills, strong collaboration and teamwork

• English level intermediate-Advance.

• Key customers include Finance community and sub-regional functions: Marketing, Supply, etc

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.

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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.

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