Location(s):

United States of America

City/Cities:

Atlanta

Travel Required:

00% - 25%

Relocation Provided:

No

Job Posting End Date:

February 4, 2025

Shift:

Job Description Summary:

At the Coca-Cola Company, the Retail Finance team operates as a center of excellence supporting national Sales team portfolios to drive business results. In this highly collaborative environment, we strive to find new and innovative ways to strategically move the business forward by balancing short-term results and long-term sustainability while proactively leading, shaping, and creating system value. We set the standards and policies for the Company and we’re looking for candidates with a proven ability to analyze and interpret financial data to make a global impact for some of the most recognized brands in the world. In this role you’ll lead the Finance function for national and regional Sales teams including, modeling investment decisions, managing trade and operating expense budgets, forecasting, evaluating ad strategies and efficacy, developing productivity initiatives, stewarding internal controls, and driving accountability for achieving business results.

What You’ll Do for Us

Lead Finance Function strategically collaborating with Sales and cross-functional support teamsTrade spend management supporting ad activity, post event analysis, and stewardship of budget to all stakeholdersInvestment analysis for space-to-sales opportunitiesForecasting, interpreting, and communicating results to appropriate levels of management, assessing for risk and opportunity trendsGap closing strategies: Develop and deploy solutions to mitigate risk and capitalize on opportunitiesBottler pricing analysis, accrual management, and bottler/customer contractsMonthly financial activities including financial statement preparation, unit sales trend and forecast, drivers and drains, monthly spend rolling estimatesPartner with bottling system to ensure effective financial controls and adequate and positive ROIProvide financial leadership by identifying productivity improvements, recommending productivity initiatives, and leading projects to explore solutionsInfluence business planning process to ensure alignment with targets and evaluate historical investments for sustaining valueProduce and review financial analyses that require application of financial concepts and expert use of common analysis toolsInternal controls review to ensure compliance Company and GAAP

Qualifications & Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field with MBA and/or CPA preferred5+ years of relevant financial experience with a large global company and manufacturing or supply chain experience preferredExcellent communication and influencing ability, strong interpersonal skills, and solution-orientedHighly organized with the ability to manage multiple priorities and follow up to ensure deadlines are metComfortable working in a fast-moving, weekly business environmentPerform analyses that require the application of single or multiple financial and non-financial concepts and tools, e.g. NPV, IRR, Discounted Cash Flow, loss projection as well as exposure and risk assessmentChange management leadership across multiple business functions with the ability to interact with all levels within the organizationAdvanced financial analysis and problem-solving skills and able to explore strategic options, developing creative solutions to complex business issues, and provide decision supportMust be highly proficient user of such as Excel, PowerBI, Access, and comfortable with large data setsSolid grasp of internal control principles

What We Can Do for You:

Leadership Development: Our Company’s purpose clearly speaks to the importance of leadership. We feel everyone has potential to be a great leader at Coca-Cola and have set the bar highTotal Rewards: Our benefits, called Total Rewards, is about the total value of working at The Coca-Cola Company. It is focused on the complete package of pay, benefits, learning and personal support you receive as a Coca-Cola employeeLearning & Development: At The Coca-Cola Company we believe innovation can't happen without continuous learning and we provide our employees many ways to grow professional and personally

Skills:

Analytical Thinking, Forecasting, Influencing, organization, Personal Initiative, Strategic Objectives, Teamwork

Pay Range:

$101,000 - $118,000

Base pay offered may vary depending on geography, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. A full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the position, is offered.

Annual Incentive Reference Value Percentage:

15

Annual Incentive reference value is a market-based competitive value for your role. It falls in the middle of the range for your role, indicating performance at target.

Our Purpose and Growth Culture:

We are taking deliberate action to nurture an inclusive culture that is grounded in our company purpose, to refresh the world and make a difference. We act with a growth mindset, take an expansive approach to what’s possible and believe in continuous learning to improve our business and ourselves. We focus on four key behaviors – curious, empowered, inclusive and agile – and value how we work as much as what we achieve. We believe that our culture is one of the reasons our company continues to thrive after 130+ years. Visit Our Purpose and Vision to learn more about these behaviors and how you can bring them to life in your next role at Coca-Cola.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. When we collect your personal information as part of a job application or offer of employment, we do so in accordance with industry standards and best practices and in compliance with applicable privacy laws.