Sales Strategy Senior Financial Analyst

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.

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We are currently seeking a Sales Strategy Senior Finance Analyst in our Chicago office.

The position serves as an integral business partner to the Business Unit Sales and the Customer Development organizations.

The position is focused on delivering key financial metrics including net sales, profit, and share objectives across all retail customers by providing timely and robust financial analysis, control and compliance support, and effective business planning.

Overall, the position informs and influences business decisions, particularly focused on trade investment opportunities.

In this role, you will :

• Development of comprehensive earned and spent trade forecast for the assigned business unit incorporating marketing assumptions, trade initiatives, customer plans, and gap closure activities.
• Assist in the development of future year trade deployment strategies by providing financial analysis and leadership for BU Sales in the Annual Operating Process.
• Deliver value to the organization by providing analysis and insights for current year earned and trade spending, ensuring deployment and investment decisions are efficient and effective.
• Foster a highly productive energetic environment in which smart risk taking and bias towards action is encouraged and rewarded.
• Participate fully in project team-work, training initiatives, and onboarding of new team members.
• Demonstrate a commitment to delivering breakthrough value by proactively presenting ideas to generate incremental and profitable sales.
• Drive action and inspire change across functions through strong collaboration and communication, particularly with Brand Finance, BU Sales, Marketing and Customer Finance.
• Ensure application of efficient and effective financial and operating controls within the Corporation. Promote sound internal control programs and support the Corporation's requirement for strong central financial control by reporting, to the Director of Finance Customer Development, whenever Corporate Financial Policies or instructions are not being followed or appear inappropriate, inadequate or out-of-date.

The successful candidate will join the Customer Development Business Analysis team report to the Sales Strategy Finance Manager.

About You

You’re driven to 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.

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

• BS Finance or related field.
• Minimum of 2 years proven and progressive experience in corporate finance and / or business analysis.
• Strong business judgment, problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Strong interpersonal, communication and presentation skills.
• Demonstrated leadership skills to drive change cross-functionally.
• Exceptional ability to influence without authority.
• A proven track record of high performance.
• Knowledge of the financial and business implications of general business practices is essential.
• Knowledge of Customer Development tools is a plus.
• Passion to be an integral partner to the business.

Hybrid Work Arrangements : You’re looking to make a difference. When and where it works best for you. And 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 (hybrid) 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.

Veterans and members of the Reserve and Guard are highly encouraged to apply.

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.

Kimberly-Clark will support in-country relocation for the chosen candidate for the role. The benefits provided will be per the terms of Kimberly-Clark’s applicable mobility policies.

The benefits / policy provided will decided in Kimberly-Clark’s sole discretion.

This is a Grade 11 position in the US. Grades may vary by location.

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