Accounting Team Leader - Intercompany Accounting - (Global Business Services)

Accounting Team Leader - Intercompany Accounting - (Global Business Services)

Job Description

Accounting Team Leader - Intercompany Accounting - (Global Business Services)

Your Job

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.

As the inter-company Team Leader within Kimberly-Clark's Global Business Services organization in Asia Pacific, you will lead a team responsible for managing inter-company transactions and reconciliations across the region. You will play a critical role in ensuring accurate and timely processing of inter-company invoices, allocations, and settlements, while fostering collaboration with internal stakeholders and driving process improvements to enhance efficiency and effectiveness. This position reports to the RTR Accounting Manager.

In your Accounting Team Leader - Intercompany Accounting - (Global Business Services) role, you'll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world. It starts with YOU.

Role Overview & Primary Accountabilities:

Intercompany Accounting

• Lead, co-ordinate, and ensure timely and accurate preparation and submission of intercompany billings requests in compliance with US GAAP accounting requirements.
• Ensure accurate and detailed review of intercompany invoice processing including monthly P&L variance analysis, local tax accounting and withholding tax requirements of intercompany transactions. Ensures timely expense recognition (on both sides) for year-end Intercompany related accruals.
• Lead and guide the team to troubleshoot and to resolve intercompany invoice processing errors (if any) and perform manual adjustments as required with appropriate supporting documentation.
• Support and preparation of ad-hoc financial reviews and analysis to support decision making.

Controlling and Compliance

• Approve/ Review assigned related account reconciliations in Blackline per established timelines.
• Ensure processes comply with company's policies and procedures, internal and external audit requirements, and local rules and regulations, and support the strengthening of financial processes and controls.

Collaboration and Support to Projects

• Provide support and actively involve in projects related to Intercompany Accounting.
• Guide and coach team members in managing the project deliverables to achieve project objectives.
• Partner and collaborate with teams across GBS and other regions to deliver a collective result for global projects and global initiatives.

Business Partnering

• Support business operations by partnering with GBS teams to meet SLA requirements.
• Manage and support the development of analysis working closely with Regional FP&A teams to ensure integrated financial reporting processes are in place.
• Lead and manage a team that partners with stakeholders across countries in APAC and other regions to achieve business objectives and efficiently provide the essential support services to the organization.

Continuous Improvement

• Ownership of APAC Intercompany KPI delivery, and improvements where required, on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis.
• Identify and provide recommendations to improve process-based transformation via sustainable and scalable automation, simplification, and standardization initiatives.
• Continuously review and improve Intercompany Accounting controls and streamline processes under area of responsibility.
• Address and promote the adoption of a data driven mindset along with the deployment of analytical tools where necessary to generate information and insights for decision making.

Team Management and Talent Management

• Provide regular performance feedback, coaching, and training members to support their professional development and ensure high performance and engagement.
• Build a sustainable talent pool and expertise in the subject area while ensuring succession plans are in place within all levels of the team.

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 151 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'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.

You're also a university graduate with a Degree in Business, Accountancy or Finance or other related field and have at least 8Years of continuous work experience. 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.

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.

Essential Requirements:

• More than 7 years of experience in inter-company accounting, financial shared services, or related roles, with a proven track record of success in leadership positions.
• Deep understanding of inter-company accounting principles, processes, and systems, preferably within a multinational organization.
• Degree in Accounting and/or professional qualification (ACCA, CIMA, CPA, or equivalent)
• Solid experience in the same capacity, including practical experience in intercompany accounting.
• Computer literate with good knowledge of Microsoft Office and computerized accounting software, knowledge in SAP R3 and intercompany accounting tool will be added advantage.
• US GAAP and SOX compliance knowledge will be an added advantage.
• Good command of written and spoken English is essential. Competency in one Asian language would be added advantage.

Total Benefits

Here are just a few of the benefits you'll enjoy working in this role for Kimberly-Clark:

• Competitive salary and incentives: We offer a competitive salary and a range of incentives, including bonus opportunities and flexible work options.
• Fantastic range of benefits: Our benefits package is second to none, with everything from health & life insurance, dental & vision care, employee assistance program, paid time off, well-being activities, and more.
• A culture of caring: We believe that a happy and healthy workforce is a productive workforce, so we offer a variety of programs and resources to support our employees' well-being.

To Be Considered
Click the "Apply" button and complete our online application process. A member of our Talent Acquisition team will review your application and be in touch if you seem like a great fit for this role.

In the meantime, check out our careers website to learn more about our company and the position. You'll want to be prepared with relevant questions when you move on to the interview stage.

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. 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.

Primary Location

Kuala Lumpur Office

Additional Locations

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Time Type

Full time

Client-provided location(s): Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Job ID: KimberlyClark-870600

Employment Type: FULL_TIME

Posted: 2024-05-06T12:24:52