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We Create Products and Brands That People Trust to Clean, Sanitize, and Protect Their Homes and Pools

When you join KIK Consumer Products, you're joining a team that cares about the work we do and also about each other. We bring exceptional brands and products to consumers that help them protect the health and wellness of their families and the cleanliness of their homes and pools. We are committed to building a culture of performance driven by accountability, collaboration, and agility that enables timely fact-based decision-making and exceptional execution with unwavering ethics. As one of North America's largest independent manufacturers of consumer products, KIK helps a large portfolio of brands and retailers bring their products to life.

Your Role at KIK

The Divisional Controller serves as a strategic business partner to the Household Leadership Team, providing financial leadership, forecasting, analysis, and insights that drive profitable growth and operational excellence. This role is responsible for overseeing all divisional financial planning and analysis activities, managing budgeting and forecasting processes, ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting, maintaining strong financial controls, and leading a high-performing finance team. The Divisional Controller partners closely with executive leadership and cross-functional teams to support strategic decision-making and achieve business objectives.

What You'll Do

Financial Leadership & Strategic Partnership

• Provide strategic financial leadership, forecasting, and actionable business insights to the Household Leadership Team, including analysis of financial performance, key metrics, plant operations, international business results, productivity initiatives, and forecast accuracy. 

• Partner with business leaders to develop, evaluate, and execute short- and long-term strategic financial plans that support divisional and corporate objectives. 

• Assess the effectiveness of financial strategies and recommend adjustments to improve business performance and profitability. 

• Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs), analyze trends, and proactively identify risks and opportunities while providing guidance and recommendations to leadership. 

Financial Planning & Analysis

• Lead the annual budgeting process, in-year forecasting cycles, and long-range strategic financial planning for the Business Unit. 

• Develop and manage reporting templates, financial models, dashboards, and forecast performance metrics to support informed decision-making. 

• Analyze and explain budget-to-actual variances, partnering with Business Unit leadership to understand drivers and assess the impact of emerging trends and business conditions. 

• Provide regular reporting and presentations to executive leadership, including the Household President and Vice President of Finance, highlighting financial results, operational performance, risks, opportunities, and strategic recommendations. 

Financial Reporting & Controls

• Ensure timely and accurate monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting through effective close, reporting, and review processes. 

• Develop, implement, and maintain strong financial controls, accounting policies, and operational processes to support compliance, efficiency, and business growth. 

• Lead finance-related system enhancements, including the implementation of new accounting software and financial reporting tools as needed. 

• Ensure compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local regulations, accounting standards, and company policies. 

Team Leadership & Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Provide leadership, mentorship, coaching, and professional development opportunities for members of the Household Finance team. 

• Foster a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and business partnership within the finance organization. 

• Collaborate closely with Corporate Finance functions, including Corporate Reporting, Tax, Treasury, and Accounts Payable, to ensure alignment with corporate objectives and financial requirements. 

• Partner with internal support functions including Information Technology, Human Resources, Risk Management, Legal, Corporate Development, and other departments to support Household and KIK corporate initiatives. 

• Lead and support special projects, financial analyses, business cases, acquisitions, integrations, and other strategic initiatives as requested.

What You'll Bring

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field required. 

• CPA, CMA, MBA, or other relevant professional designation preferred.

• 7+ years of progressive finance and accounting experience, including leadership roles within manufacturing, consumer products, or related industries. 

• Experience leading financial planning and analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting functions. 

• Proven track record of partnering with executive leadership to drive business performance and strategic decision-making. 

• Experience managing and developing high-performing finance teams. 

• Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP, financial controls, and compliance requirements. 

• Experience working in complex, multi-site, international, or matrixed organizations preferred.

• Exceptional financial analysis, forecasting, and strategic planning capabilities. 

• Strong business acumen with the ability to translate financial data into actionable insights. 

• Excellent communication and presentation skills, including experience presenting to senior executives. 

• Advanced proficiency in financial modeling, ERP systems, and reporting tools. 

• Strong leadership, coaching, and team development skills. 

• Demonstrated ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders and drive results. 

• Excellent problem-solving, organizational, and project management skills. 

• Ability to manage multiple priorities and thrive in a fast-paced, results-oriented environment.

• Must be able to travel 10-15%.

What You Will Get

KIK offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits including health, wellness, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance. You can plan for your future with KIK's retirement savings options including employer match. KIK also recognizes the importance of continuing education and offers Education Assistance to our employees to encourage continued personal development and growth. 

About KIK

We create the products and brands that people trust to clean, sanitize, and protect their homes, pools, and cars. We are one of North America's largest independent consumer product manufacturers with 16 North American manufacturing facilities. We also operate globally in Canada, Europe, South Africa, and Australia. We are known for our portfolio of notable brands including Spic and Span and Comet cleaning products, Clorox Pool&Spa (under license), BioGuard, and Natural Chemistry pool chemicals. We are also the #1 producer in North America of store-brand bleach and a leading private-label provider of laundry detergent and additives, dishwashing products, general-purpose cleaning, and other home care products.

Our global team of over 2,300 employees drives our capabilities in product development, product formulation, strategic sourcing, manufacturing, packaging design, brand marketing, project management, quality assurance, compliance, distribution, and logistics.

Our organization is constantly evolving and is driven by a set of "One KIK" values - a dedication to following through on commitments in a customer-focused, profit-motivated way; while never compromising on safety, ethics, or integrity.

KIK is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. KIK does not discriminate against qualified applicants or employees based on race, color, age, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, veteran or uniformed services status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information or any other status protected by law. 

KIK is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with protected disabilities to the extent required by applicable laws. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application, or interview process, or to perform the essential functions of the job, please contact Human Resources immediately.

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