Accounting Analyst IV Coordinator

Kimberly-Clark; Maharashtra; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Kimberly-Clark is seeking a senior freight accounting lead to manage end-to-end freight accounting operations from our Pune Hub. You will oversee clearing, accrual, and reconciliation, ensure SOP compliance and SAP posting discipline, and report SLAs/KPIs while driving automation with IT/Master Data.

You will guide a team, coordinate with Transportation and AP, and support SOX/audit activities to strengthen controls and close accuracy.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, Business, or equivalent practical experience; MBA/CPA/CMA is a plus.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in GL accounting & Costing operations (RTR/AP/Supply Chain Accounting preferred) with strong ownership of period close, and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Strong SAP experience (FI/CO, MM) including investigation of posting flows, configuration impacts, and master data dependencies; freight payment system exposure preferred.
• Proven experience leading a team or workstream (planning, coaching, quality checks, and stakeholder management), ideally in a GBS/shared services environment.
• Demonstrated control mindset with SOX/internal controls, audit support, and process documentation.

Responsibilities

• Leads end-to-end freight accounting operations—clearing, accrual, and reconciliation—by managing team execution and backlog to meet the close calendar; ensuring SOP compliance, quality reviews, and SAP posting discipline; owning and reporting SLAs/KPIs; and driving automation/continuous improvement with IT/Master Data.
• Ensures effective invoice-to-accrual/shipment matching, timely clearing of open items, accurate period freight accruals (including capitalization vs. expense), and complete monthly reconciliations with audit-ready support; partners with Transportation and AP to resolve exceptions, reduce aged balances, and remediate root causes, including SOX/audit coordination.

Skills

SAP FI/CO

SAP MM

Team leadership

SOX/compliance

Finance close

Process documentation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting/finance

MBA/CPA/CMA a plus

Tools

SAP

Job description

Job Description

Join the team behind iconic brands like Huggies®, Kleenex®, Cottonelle®, Scott®, Kotex®, Poise®, Depend®, and Kimberly-Clark Professional®. At Kimberly-Clark, it’s all here for you—innovation, growth, and the chance to make a real impact.

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.

About You

Owns and leads end-to-end freight accounting across clearing, accrual, and reconciliation processes, ensuring accurate and timely recording in SAP in line with close timelines, GAAP, and SOX/internal controls. Drives governance, issue resolution, and continuous improvement, partnering closely with Transportation, Accounts Payable/Freight Payment Provider, RTR/Corporate Accounting, and IT/Master Data to reduce aged balances, prevent duplicate/miss posted activity, and improve upstream process quality. Provides day-to-day leadership to the freight accounting team, including work allocation, coaching, quality checks, and performance management against agreed SLAs.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, Business, or equivalent practical experience; MBA/CPA/CMA is a plus.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in GL accounting & Costing operations (RTR/AP/Supply Chain Accounting preferred) with strong ownership of period close, and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Strong SAP experience (FI/CO, MM) including investigation of posting flows, configuration impacts, and master data dependencies; freight payment system exposure preferred.
• Proven experience leading a team or workstream (planning, coaching, quality checks, and stakeholder management), ideally in a GBS/shared services environment.
• Demonstrated control mindset with SOX/internal controls, audit support, and process documentation.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong analytical and problem-solving capability; able to lead complex exception investigation and root-cause remediation across functions.
• People/workstream leadership: coaching, prioritization, quality management, and performance management in a deadline-driven close environment.
• Strong control mindset with ability to design/operate controls, maintain audit-ready documentation, and ensure segregation of duties.
• Stakeholder management and communication: able to influence Transportation, AP, RTR, and IT/Master Data and drive decisions/escalations.
• Strong SAP and reporting skills; advanced Excel; ability to build/interpret trend and variance analysis to drive improvements.
• Continuous improvement / change management mindset (standardization, automation, and simplification).
• Ready to work in US shift time.

Key Responsibilities

Leads end-to-end freight accounting operations—clearing, accrual, and reconciliation—by managing team execution and backlog to meet the close calendar; ensuring SOP compliance, quality reviews, and SAP posting discipline; owning and reporting SLAs/KPIs; and driving automation/continuous improvement with IT/Master Data. Ensures effective invoice-to-accrual/shipment matching, timely clearing of open items, accurate period freight accruals (including capitalization vs. expense), and complete monthly reconciliations with audit-ready support; partners with Transportation and AP to resolve exceptions, reduce aged balances, and remediate root causes, including SOX/audit coordination.

Led by Purpose. Driven by You.

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.

Employment is subject to background check.

Primary Location

Pune Kharadi Hub

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Time Type

Full time