APAC Value Creation Lead

Kimberly-Clark Corporation; Singapore; On-site; SGD 190,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work model

Inclusive employer

Career development

Job summary

ARBEX seeks an experienced finance leader to drive the APAC Value Creation program, partnering with senior leaders to shape plans, forecast performance, and deliver bold cost analyses across Mills, Supply Chain and Commercial teams. You will own monthly performance reporting and ensure robust business cases underpin investments.

With a professional accounting qualification and an MBA, you’ll lead cross-cultural teams, influence executives, and champion disciplined financial planning across the

Qualifications

• Experienced finance leader with strong commercial, operational and technical finance capability.
• Ten years of progressive finance experience including P&L ownership and business planning.
• Ability to influence senior leaders and work across cultures.

Responsibilities

• Act as a strategic partner to ABU President and APAC Leadership Team.
• Lead monthly performance reporting and translate results into insight.
• Own delivery of VC agenda including forecast accuracy and risk mitigation.
• Provide robust challenge to Commercial, Manufacturing, Supply Chain and Marketing.

Skills

Finance leadership

Commercial analysis

P&L ownership

Forecasting

Strategic partnering

Education

Professional accounting qualification

MBA or equivalent

Job description

## **Job Description**Become part of the team powering household names like Kleenex, Scott, and WypAll. At Arbex, everything you need is right here—innovation, growth, and the chance to leave a real mark. Settling for just any role isn't you, and it isn't us either. Being Unstoppable Together calls for a particular kind of person and teams who genuinely care about making a difference. Here, you'll channel your professional expertise, talent, and drive into building and managing a portfolio of iconic, ground-breaking brands. In this role, you'll help shape the future of tissue and hygiene for billions of people worldwide. **About You**You were made to create what’s next: you’re a problem-solver – a connector – someone who thrives on bringing order to complexity and driving continuous improvement. You hold the big picture while mastering the details, making sure every product, process, and partnership moves with precision and purpose. You lead with the highest standards of integrity, efficiency, and collaboration, always turning today’s challenges into tomorrow’s success stories. In this role, you’ll help shape the future of tissue and hygiene for billions of people worldwide. We’ll be Unstoppable Together. The APAC Value Creation Finance Lead is accountable for providing financial leadership, analytical power and constructive challenge and insight to support the delivery and tracking of the Value Creation plans that will ultimately enable the ABU to exceed the EBITDA targets. The VC Finance Lead role will work across the ABU engaging with all LT Functional Leaders, Workstream Leaders and finance teams to ensure initiatives are supported by a strong business case, cost analysis is accurate and teams are continuing to approach the VC challenge with bold thinking and a sense of urgency. In addition to providing Finance & Analytical expertise, the APAC VC Finance lead will partner closely with the Transformation Office Value Creation APAC lead (who will assume the role of PMO) to drive the transformation, champion the change agenda and lead the execution across APAC with pace and urgency. Whilst the VC Finance Lead will have accountability across all 5 workstreams, the primary focus will be to work closely with the Mills, Supply Chain and Commercial teams to accelerate execution of initiatives in these workstreams across APAC. The role will also work closely with the Arbex FP&A team to ensure future forecasts are captured within the Quarterly Forecast and performance is integrated into the Monthly Results review process. In this context the ABU VC Finance Lead will need to work effectively both within the ABU cross-functionally but also lead and collaborate with Finance teams across the mills, countries and HQ teams. **Essential duties and responsibilities include:** * Act as a strategic partner to the ABU President and APAC Leadership Team, shaping the Value Creation plans, ensuring robust analysis, bringing challenge and insight to strengthen execution, tracking and forecasting performance* Lead the preparation and delivery of monthly performance reporting and presentations, translating financial results and KPI’s into clear insight, highlighting variances and trends* Own and drive the financial performance of the VC agenda, including delivery of short- and long-term plans, forecast accuracy, risks and opportunities, and clear mitigation actions.* Ensure disciplined investment choices supported by robust analysis and business cases* Provide robust challenge and decision support to Commercial, Manufacturing, Supply Chain and Marketing, ensuring major decisions are financially sound and aligned with CFIs* Build, coach and develop analytical capability within the mills and supply chain finance teams to step change the quality of cost analysis and enable bolder and faster decision-making* Partner effectively with the Transformation Office, APAC Value Creation Lead, PMO, FP&A and wider workstream teams. To succeed in this role, you will need the following: **Qualifications and experience*** Experienced finance leader with strong commercial, operational and technical finance capability, preferably in FMCG or another manufacturing-led consumer business.* Professional accounting qualification, MBA or equivalent senior finance experience. Typically, ten years of progressive finance experience, including P&L ownership, commercial analysis, business planning, manufacturing and supply chain finance* Strong strategic and analytical capability, with the courage to constructively challenge assumptions and influence senior leaders.* Strong enterprise mindset and ability to work across diverse cultures, functions and geographies.* Excellent communication and influencing skills, including the ability to explain complex financial matters clearly to finance and non-finance stakeholders.* Srong English communication skills are critical for this role to analyse, interpret complex documents, respond effectively to sensitive enquiries or issues, and make clear, persuasive presentations to senior management. **Total Benefits**We believe that our employees are our greatest asset, and we're committed to providing them with the resources they need to be successful. If you're looking for a rewarding career with a company that cares about its employees, then ARBEX is the place for you. **Flex That Works at ARBEX**We believe great work happens when people come together with purpose. That’s why we offer a flexible work model that blends remote work with intentional in-person collaboration — helping you connect, grow, and innovate while maintaining the balance you value. **To Be Considered**Click the Apply button and complete the online application process. A member of our recruiting team will review your application and follow up if you seem like a great fit for this role. In the meantime, please check out the careers website. **And finally, the fine print....**For ARBEX to grow and prosper, we must be an inclusive organization that applies the diverse experiences and passions of its team members to brands that shape the future of tissue and hygiene, which is why we seek to build a workforce that encompasses the experiences of our consumers. When you bring your original thinking to ARBEX, 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 local policies. *This role is available for local candidates already authorized to work in the role’s country only. ARBEX will not provide relocation support for this role.* *#LI-Hybrid*