Sr. Plant Finance Manager - Warren

Sr. Plant Finance Manager - Warren

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. It starts with YOU. 

The initial focus of this position will involve working with Supply Chain Accounting to ensure manufacturing cost and product costing design for the Warren site. This collaboration is crucial in establishing accurate cost structures and product costing methodologies to support the operations at the Warren site. By aligning with Supply Chain Accounting and other support teams, the position can contribute to optimizing cost management and financial processes within the manufacturing and Logistics operations.

When Warren site is operational, this role will transition to provide leadership for all finance-related activities and internal controls at the site.  As a key source of senior financial expertise within the site leadership team, this position plays a crucial role in ensuring that the plant's financial accounting results and systems adhere to the Corporation's policies and procedures. The individual will offer business counsel to the plant and supply chain leadership team to develop and execute effective strategies aimed at achieving the desired financial and business outcomes. Moreover, the role involves driving cost-saving programs that optimize Total Delivered Cost over both short- and long-term horizons while ensuring the plant financial strategies and objectives are aligned with business unit and enterprise objectives.

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

• 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 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: