CFO - Family Care & Professional

Job Description

Your Job:

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. 

Purpose: 

The CFO has the primary responsibility for providing leadership and directing the fiscal functions of Kimberly-Clark’s International Family Care & Professional (IFP) ANZ business unit. This position is a business leadership role providing support, counsel and guidance to the IFP ANZ division, leading a team of three finance professionals, partnering with the Managing Director of IFP ANZ and reporting directly to the Global VP and CFO of IFP.

The role encompasses K-C’s Family Care and Professional business. These are two highly differentiated and complex categories requiring a differentiated route to market and channel strategy and finance support activities. 

The CFO will carry a fiduciary responsibility as they will need to serve as a Director on several legal entities.

A fundamental expectation of the role is the critiquing and challenging of all business/financial related issues to ensure that adequate consideration is given to the decision, and that alternatives have been reviewed to facilitate profitable long-term decisions. This involves providing appropriate analysis, insight and transparency into actual performance against target. The incumbent leads the budgeting and forecasting processes, manages the monthly management of actual results, and ensures appropriate liaison with the business teams and IFP Segment. The role provides support in key decisions making processes, giving advice and guidance on achieving financial results for the current year, managing profit commitments by identifying key business risks and providing profit protection plans, contingency plans and upside re-investment scenarios, and acts as a steward in ensuring a well-controlled and compliant environment with appropriate financial standards and accounting, tax and treasury conventions.

The role must build strong collaborative relationships across Finance and with the Global Business Centre and Controllers Office, which facilitates the control, accounting transaction processes and reporting for the region. 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Plan, develop, organise, implement, direct and evaluate the organisation's fiscal function and performance

Participate in the development of IFP ANZ ABU and programs as a strategic partner and thought leader

Operate as a key member of the IFP ANZ ABU Leadership Team and the IFP Finance Leadership Team

Evaluate and advise on the impact of long-range planning, introduction of new programs/strategies and regulatory action

Develop credibility for the finance group by providing timely and accurate analysis of budgets, financial reports and financial trends in order to assist the IFP ANZ ABU Leadership Team in performing their responsibilities

Enhance/innovate and/or develop, implement and enforce policies and procedures of the organization by way of systems that will improve the overall operation and effectiveness of the corporation

Establish credibility throughout the organization as an effective developer of solutions to business challenges

Provide technical financial advice and knowledge to others – finance and non-finance

Continual improvement of the budgeting process both in terms of efficiency (time and resources) and accuracy

Role model and enforce a strong discipline and culture of control and compliance

Evaluation of the finance division structure and team plan for continual improvement of the efficiency and effectiveness of the group as well as providing individuals with professional and personal growth opportunities 

About Us:

People have looked to Kimberly-Clark brands for more than 150 years and today we're proud to help over a billion people around the world cope, laugh, love and live every day. From the best nappies and baby wipes to the softest tissues, to the best supplies for business, we are constantly searching for new ways to make life better for our consumers, our customers and our planet.

Our leading consumer brands like the Kleenex, Huggies, VIVA, U by Kotex, Poise, Depend brands improve the lives of people around the world.

Kimberly-Clark proudly leads the way in providing better care for a better world. 

Led by Purpose. Driven by You.

About You:

You’re driven to perform at the highest level possible, and you appreciate a performance culture fuelled by authentic caring.  You want to be part of a company actively dedicated to sustainability, inclusion, wellbeing, and career development.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Experience, Competencies and Education

Ideally holding a Masters Degree or equivalent, you are an experienced leader and financial executive with appropriate industry experience, preferably in FMCG

You are an energetic, forward-thinking and creative individual with high ethical standards

A strategic thinker with sound technical skills, analytical ability, good judgment and strong operational focus and proven track-record of driving transformative change. A well organized and self-directed individual who has commitment to operating in and building strong teams. 

You can relate to people at all levels of an organisation and posses excellent communication skills and both cultural and organisation sensitivity with proven ability to work impactfuly across diverse cultures and organizations and manage geographically remote teams. 

The incumbent must have the ability to read, analyse, and interpret complex documents. Ability to respond effectively to the most sensitive inquiries or complaints. Ability to make effective and persuasive presentations to Senior Management.

What’s on offer:

Our Kimberly-Clark employees receive a competitive salary and incentives as well as access to a fantastic range of benefits including superannuation, career development opportunities, free health & well-being activities, volunteering leave and much more.

To Be Considered:

Click the Apply button and complete the online application process. A member of our Talent Acquisition team will review your application and will be in contact with additional information accordingly.

In the meantime, feel free to browse our website for additional information on our company, brands and culture - Kimberly-Clark Corporation. 

Kimberly Clark is proudly accredited with as Employer of Choice for Gender Equality WGEA!

Kimberly Clark is proudly ranked by Forbes as 'World's Best Employer' 2021, 2022, and 2023!

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, colour, religion, sex, national origin, disability 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.

This role is available for local candidates already authorized to work in the role’s country only. K-C will not provide relocation support for this role.

Primary LocationNorth Sydney Office

Additional Locations

Worker TypeEmployee

Worker Sub-TypeRegular

Time TypeFull time