SEA FP&A and Strategy Lead

Kimberly-Clark; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Flexible work arrangements

Education support

Job summary

Kimberly-Clark seeks a SEA FP&A and Strategy Lead to drive financial performance and strategic decision-making across the SEA region. You will partner with senior leaders, providing insights, forecasting, and analysis to support business objectives and growth.

The role includes ownership of white spaces and collaboration with SEA MD and SEA CFO to develop long-term strategic plans, working with marketing, sales, and supply chain to translate plans into action.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field; MBA or CPA preferred.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in financial planning & analysis, preferably in a multinational or FMCG environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead the financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting processes for the SEA region.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to provide financial insights and support strategic initiatives.
• Deliver timely and accurate financial reporting, variance analysis, and performance dashboards to senior leadership.
• Identify risks and opportunities, and proactively recommend actions to drive business performance.
• Ensure compliance with corporate financial policies and internal controls.
• Support transformation initiatives, including process improvements and systems implementation.

Skills

Financial modeling

Analytical thinking

Business acumen

Stakeholder influence

English fluency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance/Accounting/Economics

MBA or CPA preferred

Tools

SAP

Hyperion

Power BI

Job description

SEA FP&A and Strategy Lead

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.

In this role, you will:

Position Summary

• FP&A plays a critical leadership role in driving financial performance and strategic decision-making across the SEA region. This role partners closely with senior business leaders including SEA Managing Director and SEA CFO to provide financial insights, planning, forecasting, and analysis that support the achievement of business objectives. This role includes close interaction with the EM team, to improve processes and tools. The role also suggests working closely with countries CFO’s and General Managers across the whole SEA to ensure correct forecasting, deep analytics of the situation in each cluster. The ideal candidate combines strong analytical capabilities with strategic thinking and business acumen.




• Additional responsibility - ownership of White Spaces (Thailand, Cambodia, other countries with growth potential) financial forecast and commercial analysis to support strategy execution, strengthen in-market performance and improve overall decision making to consistently deliver top line growth, margin improvement, OP growth and free cash flow improvement. Partner SEA MD and SEA CFO with development of long-term strategic business plans for White spaces to support enterprise markets growth strategy.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting processes for the SEA region.




• Partner with cross-functional teams (e.g., Marketing, Sales, Supply Chain, Operations) to provide financial insights and support strategic initiatives.




• Deliver timely and accurate financial reporting, variance analysis, and performance dashboards to senior leadership.




• Identify risks and opportunities, and proactively recommend actions to drive business performance.




• Ensure compliance with corporate financial policies and internal controls.




• Support transformation initiatives, including process improvements, systems implementation, and change management.

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.

At Kimberly-Clark, you’ll be part of the best team committed to driving innovation, growth and impact. We’re founded on more than 150 years of market leadership, and we’re always looking for new and better ways to perform – so there’s your open door of opportunity. It’s all here for you at Kimberly-Clark.

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.

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:

Key Capabilities & Skills

• Strong financial modeling, analytical, and problem-solving skills.




• Strategic mindset with the ability to connect financial insights to business outcomes.




• Excellent communication and storytelling skills; able to influence and challenge senior stakeholders.




• Proven leadership and team development capabilities.




• High proficiency in financial systems (e.g., SAP, Hyperion, Power BI, or similar).




• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, matrixed environment.




• Strong business acumen and understanding of commercial drivers.




• Fluent in English

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field; MBA or CPA preferred.




• 10+ years of progressive experience in financial planning & analysis, preferably in a multinational or FMCG environment.




• Experience working in a global matrix organization is highly desirable.

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.