The Coca-Cola Company · 1 day ago
Senior Manager, FP&A Corporate Functions Service Delivery
Atlanta, GA
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$118K/yr - $137K/yr
7+ years exp
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Responsibilities
Responsible for the financial planning (business plan and rolling estimates) of as well as oversight of the Capital Expenditures planning and forecast submission for a specific geography who is/are ultimately accountable for the P&L results of their respective operations.
Oversees a team of managers/analysts (at a third-party MSP (Managed Services Provider)) who handles the financial planning activities namely --- construct of the plan/budget/forecast based upon business direction and input, financial systems administration of the plan/budget/forecast, variance analyses across relevant comparative periods, communication with various stakeholders that inform the construct of the plans/budgets/forecasts, as well as generating insights that influence decision-making and provide some input to the risks and opportunities process.
Maintains the primary business relationship with the Financial Planning team and/or Finance Director/Finance Leadership at the Operating Unit/Center Function to inform the plan/budget/forecast, and therefore leads review discussions with them.
Reviews periodic plans/budgets/forecasts, ensuring completeness, reasonable accuracy, and relevance of information, supporting the Operating Unit/Center Function in effectively monitoring and controlling their respective results.
Manages issue escalations coming from the team or from the Operating Units/Center Functions, with the goal of resolving the issues reported within a reasonable timeframe.
Provides data and process guidance to production teams and the Operating Units/Center Functions as needed to comply with standards, reporting rules, submission requirements, and timelines.
Tracks service levels and key metrics to ensure effective performance management, and drives actions resulting from them, for the resolution of issues or process/performance improvement. Some service level commitments include:
Timely delivery of operating expense plans/budgets/forecasts and related management reports based on agreed upon due dates as well as set submission deadlines;
Reasonably accurate operating expense plans/budgets/forecasts and related management reports based upon business direction and input alongside fundamental financial assumptions;
Forecast accuracy level is maintained within an agreed upon performance measure; and
Management reports reflect relevant information and contain (but not limited to) business-related insights, trends, historical rates, ratios, comparatives, productivity points, and other details that are necessary to support key business decisions.
Ensures adherence to SOPs (standard operating procedure) and as appropriate, recommends changes to improve the effectiveness of business support processes, enhancing quality, speed, and efficiency of output.
Enforces guidelines/protocols and ensures compliance with them including data confidentiality where applicable.
Leads the implementation of necessary controls, as well as system or process changes to address service delivery gaps or issues (both within the company and with the MSP).
Coordinates as necessary with relevant parties to action solutions delivery.
In partnership with the MSP, identifies opportunities to globally standardize and simplify processing and reporting activities under the service scope. Leads discussions with stakeholders where needed to implement prioritized initiatives to realize said opportunities.
Communicates primarily with senior management internal company stakeholders with regard to performance and the underlying processes and activities supporting the generation of plans/budgets/forecasts pertaining to the geographies/groups in scope. Internal company stakeholders include members of the Corporate Controller’s Group, Center Function and Operating Unit Finance Directors and respective teams, as well as Platform Services-Financial Services leadership.
Also communicates with various senior leaders/functional leaders as needed to resolve issues pertaining to financial planning.
Communicates with and manages an external MSP team responsible for the execution of financial planning activities.
Communicates with peers in Global Finance and Platform Services teams to facilitate collaboration, alignment, and the optimization of processes and service delivery.
Manages the financial planning activities pertaining to a specific geography/OU/group of OUs/Function/group of Functions.
Managing the financial planning activities of the above group requires an understanding of the employee/associate headcount supporting these businesses and markets, the nature and sources of operating expenses across multiple countries and across lines/accounts, foreign currency implications, risks and opportunities, as well as the financial systems (i.e., SAP GL, Hyperion, Advanced Microsoft Excel / Power BI, HFC, Workday, and the like) and data elements and policies that support financial reporting (i.e., profit center hierarchy, GL accounts structure/hierarchy, currency neutralization, etc.).
To be effective in the role, this manager must be able to influence and partner with various stakeholders to align expectations, timelines, deliverables, and priorities amidst multiple demands, time pressures, and business changes.
Requires broad knowledge of finance policies and systems as well as shared services operations and structures.
Demonstrates strength in solving complex problems, ability to drive actions from multi-variable analyses and insights, good judgment, and decision-making competencies. Exhibits leadership and growth behaviors, is solution-oriented, and promotes an environment conducive to creative thinking, innovation, and rational risk-taking.
Promotes standardization and simplification as well as best practice-sharing across constituencies to raise overall organizational effectiveness.
Qualification
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Required
Bachelor of Science Degree in Business, Finance/Economics, Accounting, Engineering or like education
At least 7 years of solid related work experience leading business planning, financial planning, or management accounting areas involving influencing, communicating effectively, and managing the business needs of senior leaders across different functions or markets.
Virtual management across cultures and time zones.
Experience in a multinational company with a global footprint.
Strong demonstration of business acumen, financial competency, language fluency, effective communication, systems proficiency, change adaptability, flexibility, being able to operate in ambiguous situations, people management, business partnership and collaboration, and innovation.
Preferred
CPA or MBA Preferred
Benefits
A full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the position, is offered.
Company
The Coca-Cola Company
The Coca-Cola Company is a soft drink manufacturer & distributor that makes a variety of soft drinks, including diet coke and regular coke.
10,001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown1919-09-05IPO· undefined
Leadership Team
James Quincey
Chief Executive Officer
Deepanjan Roy
VP, CHI Franchise, Africa Operating Unit
Recent News
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