APAC Aurora Finance Lead

Kimberly-Clark; Petaling Jaya; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

On-site fitness center

Flexible Savings Accounts

Education assistance

Job summary

Kimberly-Clark Kuala Lumpur is seeking an APAC Aurora Finance Lead to drive the ES4 implementation within the finance function. You will standardize processes, coordinate resources, and ensure alignment with business objectives across APAC.

The role requires strong analytical, communication, and leadership skills, with experience in SAP and related systems. This is a hybrid role with responsibilities across multiple markets in Asia-Pacific.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, information technology, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in business transformation or functional leadership roles, preferably SAP implementations.
• Experience with business information systems (Anaplan, GMR, SAP, etc.).

Responsibilities

• Lead the ES4 implementation efforts for the assigned Finance function and segment.
• Drive process standardization across the function, aligning with corporate standards and best practices.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather, define, and validate business requirements.
• Manage resources to participate in design, testing, and training activities.
• Ensure ES4 aligns with operational needs and business objectives.
• Support change management to promote adoption of ES4.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication

Process improvements

Problem solving

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in business or IT

Tools

Anaplan

GMR

SAP

Job description

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. In this role, you’ll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world. It starts with YOU.

APAC Aurora Finance Lead will be responsible for leading the implementation of AURORA within a finance function and segment in APAC. This role will drive process standardization across the assigned function, manage the function’s business resources involved in the project, and ensure that the ES4 solution meets both operational and strategic objectives of the business

Role Overview & Primary Accountabilities

• Lead the ES4 implementation efforts for the assigned Finance function and segment
• Drive process standardization across the function, ensuring alignment with corporate standards and best practices
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to gather, define, and validate business requirements
• Manage and coordinate all business resources within the assigned function to ensure their involvement in key project activities such as design, testing, and training
• Ensure the alignment of the ES4 solution with the function’s operational needs and business objectives
• Facilitate communication and decision-making within the functional workstream, escalating issues to the Implementation Lead as needed
• Oversee and contribute to functional testing, data migration, user training, and post-go-live support
• Act as a key point of contact for resolving functional-specific challenges
• Work closely with other functional leads to ensure cross-functional integration and coordination
• Support change management efforts to promote successful adoption of ES4 within the function
• Report to APAC AURORA Implementation lead

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.

Led by Purpose. Driven by You.

About You

You perform at the highest level possible, and you appreciate a performance culture fueled by authentic caring. You want to be part of a company actively dedicated to sustainability, inclusion, wellbeing, and career development. You love what you do, especially when the work you do makes a difference.

At Kimberly-Clark, we’re constantly exploring new ideas on how, when, and where we can best achieve results. When you join our team, you’ll experience Flex That Works: flexible (hybrid) work arrangements that empower you to have purposeful time in the office and partner with your leader to make flexibility work for both you and the business.

Key To Success In This Role

In one of our professional roles, you’ll focus on winning with consumers and the market, while putting safety, mutual respect, and human dignity at the center. To succeed in this role, you will need the following qualifications:

Functional/Business skills

• Strong analytical skills and extract meaningful insights from the issues and its impact on business functions
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and leadership skills
• Ability to drive process improvements and influence decision-making within the function
• Strong problem-solving abilities and experience managing complex issues
• Ability to balance project demands with the function's day-to-day operations

Qualifications / Competencies

• Bachelor's degree in business, information technology, or a related field
• 5+ years of experience in business transformation or functional leadership roles, preferably within SAP implementations
• Experience with business information systems (Anaplan, GMR, SAP, etc.).
• Deep understanding of the assigned finance function
• Proven ability to standardize and optimize finance processes
• Experience leading cross-functional teams and managing business resources
• Expected to be flexible, work independently and exercise sound judgment.

Total Benefits

Here are just a few of the benefits you’d enjoy working in this role for Kimberly-Clark. For a complete overview, see www.mykcbenefits.com.

• Great support for good health with medical, dental, and vision coverage options with no waiting periods or pre-existing condition restrictions. Access to an on-site fitness center, occupational health nurse, and allowances for high-quality safety equipment.
• Flexible Savings and spending accounts to maximize health care options and stretch dollars when caring for yourself or dependents.
• Diverse income protection insurance options to protect yourself and your family in case of illness, injury, or other unexpected events.
• Additional programs and support to continue your education, adopt a child, relocate, or even find temporary childcare.

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 verification of pre-screening tests, which may include drug screening, background check, and DMV check.

No Relocation: This role is available for local candidates already authorized to work in the role’s country only. Kimberly-Clark will not provide relocation support for this role.

Primary Location

Kuala Lumpur Office

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Time Type

Full time