Accounting Analyst IV Coordinator

Kimberly-Clark Corporation; Pune District; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Kimberly-Clark Corporation seeks an Accounting Analyst IV Coordinator to own end-to-end freight accounting across clearing, accrual, and reconciliation. You will lead a team, ensure SAP postings align with close timelines, and partner with Transportation, AP, RTR, and IT to reduce errors and improve process quality.

Required 10+ years in GL accounting with strong ownership of close cycles, plus SAP FI/CO/MM experience and SOX controls.

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 with close ownership and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Strong SAP experience (FI/CO, MM) including posting flows and master data dependencies.
• Proven experience leading a team or workstream in a GBS/shared services environment.
• Demonstrated SOX/internal controls and audit support knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Leads end-to-end freight accounting across clearing, accrual, and reconciliation.
• Ensures timely SAP postings, closes, and reconciliations with audit-ready support; drives improvements with IT/Master Data.

Skills

Leadership

Analytical skills

SOX/compliance

Stakeholder management

Team coaching

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, Business

MBA/CPA/CMA is a plus

Tools

SAP FI/CO/MM

Excel advanced

Freight payment system

Job description

Accounting Analyst IV Coordinator 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.

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.

Employment is subject to background check.

#LI-Hybrid Primary Location Pune Kharadi Hub Additional Locations Worker Type Employee Worker Sub-Type Regular Time Type Full time

Fueled by ingenuity, creativity, and an understanding of people's most essential needs, we're working to find new ways to make a positive impact on the world we share.

Kimberly-Clark and its trusted brands, including Huggies, Kleenex, Scott, Kotex, Cottonelle, Poise, Depend, Andrex, Pull-Ups, GoodNites, Intimus, Neve, Plenitud, Sweety, Softex, Viva and WypAll, are an indispensable part of life for people in more than 175 countries by helping individuals experience more of what's important to them. We use sustainable practices that support a healthy planet, build stronger communities, and ensure our business thrives for decades to come.

To learn more about the company's 150-year history of innovation, visit kimberly-clark.com.

When you bring your original thinking to Kimberly-Clark, you fuel the continued success of our enterprise.

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