FP&A Segment Free Cash Flow Analyst

FP&A Segment Free Cash Flow Analyst

Job Description

The dynamic and challenging nature of K-C’s businesses necessitates that consistent, insightful, and efficient reporting of global and segment working capital and cash flow performance are a core competency to ensure that global segment leaders are provided with information to influence decisions that will help drive business results with urgency.

This role will support the relevant global segment FP&A teams to support and help realize the Free Cash Flow (FCF) growth potential of the clusters that constitute the segment.  Each of these teams are seeking reliable, insightful, and efficient FCF reporting, forecasting and analysis about the performance and outlook of their business.

This role will operate as the client-facing, direct support to the relevant FP&A / CFOs for the segment / cluster teams as well as working closely with the relevant FP&A COE team leaders in providing the delivery of reliable, timely and insightful business performance and forecast information for your responsibility areas including evaluation of key working capital improvement programs and initiatives.

A fundamental expectation of the role is the critiquing of all working capital / cash flow related issues as they relate to the relevant global segment teams and to challenge the status-quo to drive consistent and ongoing improvement in Free Cash Flow (FCF) and working capital.

This role involves monitoring cash flow, understanding accounts receivable and payable movements, and providing insights to improve FCF and cash conversion cycles.

The analyst will work closely with various departments across the globe to ensure effective working capital management.

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Duties and responsibilities


* Free Cash Flow Management: Analyze cash flow trends and identify opportunities for improvement.

Prepare global segment cash flow reports and forecasts and present findings to senior management.

Identify and assess opportunities to improve working capital and cash flow performance working with segment and cluster teams.


* Accounts Receivable, Inventory and Payable: Analyze accounts receivable, inventory and payable forecasts to optimize working capital.

Meet with cluster FP&A or CFOs teams to present forecast data.  Evaluate execution and track performance of the working capital and cash flow improvement initiatives being implemented.


* Financial Analysis and Reporting: Conduct detailed financial analysis to support working capital senior management decisions.

Prepare and present working capital reports, including all relevant key performance indicators (KPIs), CCC, FCFC %.

Identify and report on working capital risks and opportunities to global segment leaders.


* Process Improvement: Identify and implement process improvements to enhance working capital efficiency, reporting and forecasting processes that provides insights to support FCF deliverables.

Collaborate with cross-functional te...