Capital Support Services Accounting Analyst I

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. At Kimberly-Clark, you’ll bring your professional expertise, talent, and drive to building and managing our portfolio of iconic, ground-breaking brands.  From our new Hub in Pune, you will own important work that will enable our organization to succeed globally. 

Role Purpose: 

• To provide timely capital project financial support and analysis to project leaders and the business units to facilitate sound business decisions. 

• The incumbent will also develop business, operations, information systems, and analysis skills and obtain related experience in preparation for other assignments.

Role Accountabilities: 

• Provide financial analysis and support to the capital project teams from the beginning of pre-appropriation phase to the closeout of the appropriation. This will include creating the projects in SAP, development of the asset write-off schedule, creating the spending forecast files, updating of the forecast files with SAP actuals, creating and submitting asset dispositions, creating the asset creation/placed in service, and supporting the project closeout.

• Lead completion of monthly/quarterly project status reports for each project and recommend to project leads the spending forecast to submit to enable an accurate CPC rollup for business leadership.  This will include analysis of actual spending, review of vendor forecast spending, consideration of the project schedule, and discussions with the project team.  

• Identify and recommend assets that will be subject to accelerated depreciation or written off.  Provide the business unit with monthly key driver support for capital project accelerated depreciation and write-off timing by developing and providing a monthly forecast that is timely and accurate.  Monitor activity versus forecast as deviations could have a significant impact on the business P&L’s.

• Prepare and submit placed in service documents to ensure timely capitalization of capital spending, which ensures appropriate classification on the balance sheet and timely and accurate reporting of depreciation expense on the P&L’s and other tax benefits.  

• Provide financial training to the R&E community in support of their capital project leadership and career development.

• Demonstrate a working knowledge and consistent application of the CFIs with all capital project teams and across the finance work team.  Report CFI deviations to the NA Capital Accounting Process Leader.  Recommend corrective action to correct any deficiencies and implement corrective actions as required.

• Ensure project controls are in place, being followed, and provide audit support for major projects requiring periodic audits.  Recommend improvements to strengthen project controls and implement corrective actions.

Qualifications: 

• Degree in Accounting, Management or Finance, or equivalent 1 to 5 years of experience.

• The incumbent must have a thorough understanding of cost accounting principles and concepts combined with a familiarity with Kimberly-Clark's manufacturing operations and financial systems. 

• Capital project accounting/analytical experience is preferred. 

• The position requires general business intuition and strong skills in analysis, communication, collaboration, results orientation, and initiative.

• Educational requirements can be met by an undergraduate or graduate degree in professional business subjects, preferably finance or accounting. 

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.

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.

Employment is subject to verification of pre-screening tests, which may include drug screening, background check, and DMV check.

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