Junior Analyst

Junior Analyst Job Description Join the team behind iconic brands like Huggies®, Kleenex®, Cottonelle®, Scott®, Kotex®, Poise®, Depend®, and Kimberly-Clark Professional®. At Kimberly-Clark, it’s all here for you: innovation, growth, and the chance to make a real impact.  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 people and teams who care about making a difference. In this apprenticeship, you will build practical Accounts Payable and SAP experience while helping us deliver accurate, timely, and well-controlled financial services to our internal and external customers.

You will support GBS Finance Accounts Payable activities by reviewing and processing invoices and related documents in SAP, maintaining accurate records, meeting service levels, and responding to customer and supplier inquiries.  In this role, you will:  •  Receive, review, validate, and process invoices, debit notes, credit notes, and invoice provisions in SAP, ensuring that documentation is complete and appropriately authorized.  •  Register Accounts Payable documentation daily and execute the relevant SAP transactions to maintain timely and accurate control of company expenses and liabilities.  •  Meet agreed service levels for GBS Finance LAO customers and complete assigned work in line with defined timelines and quality standards.  •  Validate purchase orders, goods receipts, warehouse entries, and service acceptances to support accurate three-way matching and compliance with internal controls.  •  Apply supplier payment terms correctly and support timely payment processing in line with company guidelines and cash-flow requirements.  •  Release eligible pre-registered invoices for accounting and payment after validating the required information and country authorization.  •  Prepare and provide supporting information for audits, document filing, reconciliations, and analysis relating to Accounts Payable activities.  •  Respond to inquiries from internal and external customers, providing guidance on local processes, system requirements, documentation, and issue resolution.  •  Follow all applicable internal control, data management, quality, safety, health, environmental, and loss-control requirements.  •  Participate in continuous improvement, development, integration, and implementation initiatives across GBS services and customer processes.  •  Support SAP and process training for new team members or implementation projects after achieving the required process proficiency.  •  Participate in system updates and SAP process changes, and help create or update process manuals and standard operating procedures.

You are a detail-oriented learner who takes ownership, works well with others, and is motivated to build a career in Finance Operations. You value accuracy, customer service, continuous improvement, and responsible handling of financial information.  Required Qualifications  •  Bachelor’s degree, or final-year study, in Accounting, Finance, Commerce, Business Administration, or a related discipline.  •  Basic understanding of accounting principles and the Accounts Payable process.  •  Comfort working with numbers, documents, and structured transaction data with strong attention to detail.  •  Basic proficiency in Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office applications.  •  Ability to communicate clearly and professionally with internal and external customers.  •  Ability to organize work, follow defined procedures, meet deadlines, and maintain accuracy in a high-volume environment.  •  Willingness to learn SAP, internal controls, and GBS Finance processes.  •  Ability to work collaboratively in a diverse, service-oriented team environment.  Preferred Qualifications  •  Academic exposure,