Sr. Plant Finance Manager - Mobile

Job Description

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.

Position Summary:

Provide leadership for all finance related activities and internal controls at the plant.  This position is the key source of senior financial expertise as a member of the site leadership team and ensures the plant’s financial accounting results and systems follow the Corporation’s policies and procedures. Provide business counsel to the plant and supply chain leadership team to develop and execute effective strategies that will achieve the desired financial and business results.  Drive cost savings programs that optimize Total Delivered Cost over the short- and long-term horizon while ensuring the plant financial strategies and objectives are aligned with business unit and enterprise objectives.  It starts with YOU.

In this role, you will:

• Exhibit strong financial and business acumen as well as strategic financial analysis and leadership.
• Lead, develop, and manage activities responsible for finance, internal controls, mill services, energy, & plant systems where applicable.
• Lead the development of strategies, objectives, and execution plans that optimize total delivered cost.
• Lead operating reviews & drive cost management with plant team on production spending of roughly $400 million.
• Lead annual plant budget, target setting process, and quarterly forecast process for plant team.
• Supports major appropriation analysis for investment tied to future plant strategy.
• Provide input into new, or improving existing processes, standards, or operational plans in support of mill results.
• Maintain strong, safe working conditions and drive a people-based safety culture consistent with plant and staff objectives.
• Lead and develop the talent of the site operations team & Financial Analyst supporting the plant.
• Provide oversight and leadership for all plant controls (Cycle Counts, Archer Requirements, Internal/External Audits, & Financial Representation Letter).

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.

To succeed in this role, you will need the following qualifications:

• A bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Finance or a related field, with coursework indicating quantitative and analytical ability. Minimum of 10+ years of experience required. Competence in the areas of general business practices and cost and accounting principles is required; understanding of mill operations is preferred. 
• Strong interpersonal skills necessary to train, direct, motivate and develop others as well as maintain a strong working relationship within the plant management team. 
• Prior experience in a leadership/supervisory position is preferred with ability to influence without authority.
• Broad financial/business acumen experience preferred with demonstrated strong business judgment, problem-solving/analytical skills, and high degree of financial competence.
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