Enterprise Markets Mgt Reporting and Forecasting Analyst
Job Description
What makes working for Kimberly-Clark so special?
Every day, millions of people choose our products to make a positive difference in their lives. That’s a big responsibility, and one we take very seriously. Fueled by ingenuity, creativity, and an understanding of people’s most essential needs, Kimberly-Clark’s 45,000 employees around the world are committed to delivering our purpose of Better Care for a Better World. Our well-known portfolio of brands is an indispensable part of life for people in more than 175 countries, holding the #1 or #2 share position in 80 countries.
We also understand our responsibility to make a positive contribution to the consumers we serve around the globe. Our sustainable practices support a healthy planet and build stronger communities to ensure our business thrives for decades to come. In all that we do, we’re building a legacy of positive impact. For more than 150 years, we’ve had the foresight to find new ways to make lives better. From creating new categories to starting new conversations, we are constantly innovating our products and our practices to serve and care for the ever-changing needs of the people we touch at all stages.
The Role
Our dynamic and challenging nature of our Regional Businesses, necessitates that reliable, insightful and efficient business performance reporting become a core competency to ensure that Business Leaders are provided with information about the performance that will help drive business results with urgency.
In this role you will operate as the client-facing, direct support to the relevant business sub-region and Business Analysis team as well as working closely with the EMEA FP&A COE Cilent / Process Liaison to deliver reliable, timely and insightful business performance and forecast information for your sub-region. The role will drive continuous improvement in EMEA reporting, planning and analysis by utilising principles of LEAN/CI, standard processes and technology solutions.
Key areas of responsibility include:
- Develop and deliver monthly, quarterly and ad hoc business profitability reporting including but not limited to market, brand, channel and customer profitability with comparisons to prior actual periods and forecasts / plans.
- Coordinate with the sub-regional BA to deliver reliable, timely and insightful quarterly business outlook, annual plan and long-range strategic plans to respective EMEA sub-regional Business.
- Develop a broad-based and detailed understanding of the underlying business performance trends and external market dynamics and leverage these to provide analytical insights that help decision makers drive optimal business results.
- Provide understanding through the detailed review of AOC’s to drive direction to the business units on business performance and key drivers.
- Leverage resources from across the FP&A COE Team to deliver analytical SG&A overhead spending trends.
- Utilise the principles of LEAN/CI to identify areas of process inefficiency and bottle necks, develop SW for all process and look to drive where appropriate.
- Work across both the FP&A COE team and EMEA Personal Care clients to drive standardization in reporting processes and systems.
- Drive continuous improvement and talent / knowledge building across EMEA Business Analysis, GBS and FP&A COE teams.
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.
What will you bring to the team?
- External financial reporting or breadth of internal cross-financial reporting process experiences.
- Analytical and Problem-Solving skills with attention to detail.
- Credibility with the Business Analysis community.
- Demonstrating a confident and proactive approach; being able to work autonomously and to influence effectively, particularly with Senior Management.
- Accounting / CIMA qualification and / or other qualifications (MBA, etc).
What you can expect from us…
We offer competitive pay and benefits to employees and reward excellence and performance.
Our employees value the opportunities for professional and personal growth which our company offers. Our employees appreciate both the open work environment and the global nature of our company and are always ready to take on new challenges. In addition we offer a highly competitive compensation and benefits package.
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.
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 small print…
The statements above are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this role. Statements are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and skills required for this position.
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Primary LocationKrakow Office
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Worker TypeEmployee
Worker Sub-TypeRegular
Time TypeFull time
Top Skills
What We Do
Kimberly-Clark makes the essentials for a better life with well-known brands that matter every day – at home, school, work and on the go.
Throughout our 148 years, we have challenged conventional wisdom to innovate products that better meet the needs of consumers. We have created new categories with top brands like Kleenex®, and redefined categories with Huggies® and U by Kotex®.
While growing our $18+ billion global business, we help build careers through collaborative teams that push boundaries and endless opportunities to work with some of the world’s most recognized brands. Our 43,000 employees are changing the world for the better, too, generously giving back to communities and causes around the globe.
If innovative thinking and a passion to win inspire you, come Unleash Your Power at Kimberly-Clark.