Über diese Digital Solutions - Blackline Trainee Stelle bei Kimberly-Clark
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.
Here, you’ll bring your curiosity, analytical skills, and interest in finance technology to support the administration and governance of a global financial platform.
It starts with YOU.
About You:
The BlackLine Trainee will support the administration, governance, and maintenance of the BlackLine platform at a regional level while providing backup support for Global BlackLine Administrators.
This role provides hands-on exposure to financial systems administration, user security and access management, system configuration, SOX controls, testing, and project support within a global finance technology environment.
You will work closely with regional process owners, Global BlackLine Administrators, Digital Solutions teams across AI Deployment and Data & Analytics, and project teams to help ensure secure, reliable, and efficient operation of the BlackLine platform.
Key Responsibilities
System Administration & User Support
- Support day-to-day business administration of the BlackLine platform for assigned regions.
- Assist with user account setup, modification, deactivation, and role assignments in accordance with established governance procedures.
- Monitor and maintain user access rights, segregation of duties (SoD), and security compliance requirements.
- Troubleshoot and resolve basic system administration and user-access issues, escalating complex issues when required.
- Support periodic user access reviews and audit requirements, including quarterly and annual SOX testing.
- Maintain accurate system administration and user-access documentation.
Security & Access Management
- Process and validate user-access requests in accordance with established internal control requirements.
- Maintain security roles, permissions, and user-provisioning documentation.
- Support compliance activities relating to SOX controls, audit requirements, system security, and governance.
- Monitor security-related activities and assist with identifying opportunities to strengthen processes and controls.
- Ensure administrative activities follow established access and security governance procedures.
System Updates & Platform Maintenance
- Assist with testing and validation of BlackLine releases, enhancements, and system updates.
- Execute administrative activities associated with approved configuration changes and platform maintenance.
- Document system changes, testing results, procedures, and other relevant information.
- Support communication and training activities associated with new functionality and system enhancements.
- Assist in ensuring platform documentation remains accurate and up to date.
Global Administration Backup Support
- Provide backup support for Global BlackLine Administrators as required.
- Help maintain global standards, documentation, and administrative procedures.
- Support coordination across regions to ensure consistent application of BlackLine governance and controls.
- Participate in issue resolution and business continuity activities during Global Administrator absences.
- Collaborate with regional and global teams to maintain consistent platform administration practices.
Project & Continuous Improvement Support
- Support global and regional BlackLine projects, implementations, and enhancement initiatives.
- Support integration initiatives, including SAP S/4HANA integrations and other complex finance technology projects.
- Assist with data gathering, system testing, validation, documentation, training, and deployment activities.
- Partner with Global Business Services, Digital Solutions, IT, Finance, and process teams to help support adoption of new capabilities.
- Identify opportunities to improve administrative processes, user experience, controls, and operational efficiency.
- Support continuous improvement initiatives across BlackLine administration and governance.
Required Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor’s degree, completed or in progress, in Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, Business Administration, Computer Science, or a related field.
- Strong interest in financial systems, ERP applications, and finance technology.
- Basic understanding of user-access management and application-security concepts.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong attention to detail and focus on accuracy.
- Ability to collaborate effectively within a global, cross-functional environment.
- Willingness to learn and develop expertise in BlackLine administration and finance technology.
Preferred Qualifications
- Exposure to BlackLine, SAP, Oracle, Workday, or other enterprise finance applications.
- Basic understanding of accounting processes such as Record-to-Report (R2R), account reconciliations, or financial close.
- Understanding of SOX controls, audit requirements, internal controls, or compliance processes.
- Exposure to user-access management, security roles, or system administration.
- Experience supporting system testing, documentation, deployment, or project activities through academic projects, internships, or professional experience.
- Exposure to SAP S/4HANA or financial-system integration projects is an advantage.
- Interest in Digital Solutions, AI, Data & Analytics, finance transformation, and automation.
Led by Purpose. Driven by You.
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 appear to be a strong fit for this opportunity.
And finally, the fine print...
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, which is why we seek to build a workforce that encompasses the experiences of our consumers. When you bring your original thinking to Kimberly-Clark, you fuel the continued success of our enterprise. 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.
The statements above are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this classification. Statements are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and skills required for this position.
Employment is subject to verification of local policies.
