Mea Financial Controller

MEA Financial Controller Job Description

Financial Controller MEA

Location: South Africa or Bahrain or Israel

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.

You will be partners with the MEA and Israel segment CFOs / finance leaders and the relevant segment Leadership teams to ensure integrity of all financial reporting and to drive an effective Internal Control environment.

In this role, you will:

• Ensure the integrity of Financial Reporting for the MEA and Israel region
• Partner with the segment MDs / GMs and CFO / finance leads and other segment functional leaders to drive the Business in a controlled and compliant manner
• Work with GBS teams to optimize financial reporting processes and generate value
• Take responsibility for the end-to-end Statutory Reporting and Audit process, Period close and Quarter close, Group and local audits (as applicable), SOX and MCV testing for countries in Europe and Israel, partnering closely with the accountants in the various countries through our GBS organization
• Lead and drive the agenda in cross functional processes like TEC, CCSC etc
• Work with Global Controls team to implement global control and process initiatives
• Provide expert advice guidance and counselling to MEA and Israel CFO org to ensure integrity of financial reporting
• Indirectly supervise 14 individuals and take overall responsibility for all transactional reporting

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.

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

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Chartered Accountant or equivalent or Degree level plus professionally recognized accounting qualification
• 10-12+ years of accounting experience of working in an innovative and highly agile environment for a global multinational
• Experience in large fast moving consumer goods organisations and ideally working with JVs
• Good understanding and preferably hands on experience in the commercial aspect of the business particularly dealing with large retailers
• Exceptional ability to build cross-functional relationships and influence outcomes with Senior Leaders and diverse teams including business stakeholders
• Experience in achieving results through indirect teams
• Good understanding of GAAP and IFRS
• Ability to influence and drive change at a senior level

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.

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 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.