Master Data Team Leader – Finance & Quality

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:

• Master data is a critical business asset with a significant impact on business performance and decision-making. Properly managed and high-quality master data will enable the company to drive business results, while poorly controlled and low-quality data will lead to higher costs and missed opportunities.

• You will apply data governance best practices in the delivery of master data management services, ensuring that high-quality (timely, complete, accurate, and consistent) master data is delivered, maintained, and used to drive business results.

• You will be responsible for delivering master data management services globally, supporting the implementation of systems in partnership with ITS, leading continuous improvement initiatives, and driving global standardization.

• The current scope covers the majority of master data types (domains), including product, customer, vendor, material, and finance. The scope is unrestricted and may expand in the future to include additional master data types where business value is identified.

Role Accountabilities:

• Master data is a critical business asset with a significant impact on business performance and decision-making. Properly managed and high-quality master data will enable the company to drive business results, while poorly controlled and low-quality data will lead to higher costs and missed opportunities.

• You will apply data governance best practices in the delivery of master data management services, ensuring that high-quality (timely, complete, accurate, and consistent) master data is delivered, maintained, and used to drive business results.

• You will be responsible for delivering master data management services globally, supporting the implementation of systems in partnership with ITS, leading continuous improvement initiatives, and driving global standardization.

• The current scope covers the majority of master data types (domains), including product, customer, vendor, material, and finance. The scope is unrestricted and may expand in the future to include additional master data types where business value is identified.

Leadership:

• Organizational and management skills.

• Strong ability to communicate with multiple organizational levels and cultures.

• Excellent interpersonal and collaboration skills.

• Problem-solving skills.

• Analytical and critical thinking skills.

• Results oriented and customer focus.

• Superior attention to detail.

• Advanced project management skills.

• Consistently demonstrate the KC Values (We Care, We Own, We Act) and Our Ways of Working (Focus on Consumers, Play to Win, Move Fast and Grow Our People).

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or Engineering or related field.Over 5 years of relevant experience.

• Expert in Finance Master Data principles, quality, practices and their relationship with business.

• Good understanding of financial and accounting concepts and processes and experience in related activities (month-end closing, costing, reporting).

• Knowledge external and internal controls for Vendor and Customer Master Data and adherence to SOX control compliance.

• Advanced in SAP Finance - FI modules user.

• CI/LEAN experience.

• Advanced Microsoft Excel proficiency.

• Knowledge of Power BI, PowerApp, Winshuttle, Macro and/or SAP scripting will be an advantage.

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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