M&A Operations, Associate Director

Kimberly-Clark • Chicago, IL

10h • Hybrid

About The Position

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. The M&A Operations Associate Director is responsible for leading large, complex, cross-functional M&A programs from pre-close planning through execution. This role provides structured governance, executive-level communication, and operational leadership to ensure consistent delivery of program objectives and alignment to deal value drivers. The Associate Director serves as a senior operator within the M&A Operations team, driving program structure, decision-making rigor, and stakeholder alignment across functions. In this role, you will: Partner with corporate development and business leaders to support the overall M&A strategy from a financial perspective. This includes developing detailed integration and separation plans for finance functions, including accounting, financial planning and analysis (FP&A), tax, treasury, and internal controls. Help to lead cross-functional teams, driving project timelines and ensuring all financial deliverables are met within budget and on schedule. Serve as the key financial point of contact for project updates, issues, and risks to senior leadership and steering committees and transaction-related activities, communicating effectively with internal and external stakeholders. Support and coordinate financial separation/integration workstreams to ensure a seamless transition of the acquired company's financial operations. Harmonize financial reporting, accounting policies, and processes between the merging or separating entities. Manage the carve out, integration or migration of finance systems (e.g., ERP, GL, and reporting tools). Help create carve-out financial statements and perform stranded cost analyses to preserve and enhance value during a separation. Assist in defining and managing Transition Service Agreements (TSAs) for financial functions, ensuring smooth disengagement from the parent company. Identify opportunities for optimization within the finance function during a transaction, leveraging the event to streamline and improve processes. Develop and refine best practices, playbooks, and methodologies for M&A integration and separation. 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. 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.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 7+ years of progressive experience in finance, with a significant portion focused on M&A integration and separation, either in a corporate role or with a consulting firm.
• Strong financial modeling, valuation, and analytical skills.
• Experience with finance-related software such as ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, Workday) and other financial reporting tools.
• Exceptional communication and relationship-building skills to manage diverse stakeholders.
• Highly adaptable and comfortable with ambiguity and complexity.
• Demonstrated ability to influence and motivate teams without direct authority.
• Excellent communication & presentation skills including strong PPT / deck-writing skills; capable of catering a message appropriately for a given audience
• Proven project management skills with a keen eye for detail.

Nice To Haves

• An MBA or a Master's degree is a desirable.

Responsibilities

• Partner with corporate development and business leaders to support the overall M&A strategy from a financial perspective.
• Help to lead cross-functional teams, driving project timelines and ensuring all financial deliverables are met within budget and on schedule.
• Serve as the key financial point of contact for project updates, issues, and risks to senior leadership and steering committees and transaction-related activities, communicating effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
• Support and coordinate financial separation/integration workstreams to ensure a seamless transition of the acquired company's financial operations.
• Harmonize financial reporting, accounting policies, and processes between the merging or separating entities.
• Manage the carve out, integration or migration of finance systems (e.g., ERP, GL, and reporting tools).
• Help create carve-out financial statements and perform stranded cost analyses to preserve and enhance value during a separation.
• Assist in defining and managing Transition Service Agreements (TSAs) for financial functions, ensuring smooth disengagement from the parent company.
• Identify opportunities for optimization within the finance function during a transaction, leveraging the event to streamline and improve processes.
• Develop and refine best practices, playbooks, and methodologies for M&A integration and separation.

Benefits

• Great support for good health with medical, dental, and vision coverage options with no waiting periods or pre-existing condition restrictions.
• Access to an on-site fitness center, occupational health nurse, and allowances for high-quality safety equipment.
• Flexible Savings and spending accounts to maximize health care options and stretch dollars when caring for yourself or dependents.
• Diverse income protection insurance options to protect yourself and your family in case of illness, injury, or other unexpected events.
• Additional programs and support to continue your education, adopt a child, relocate, or even find temporary childcare.
• Along with base pay, this position offers eligibility for a target bonus and a comprehensive benefits suite, including our 401(k) and Profit Sharing plan.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level