Consultant, Finance - Financial Planning and Analysis

Position Overview

This role will lead Financial Planning & Analysis for The Coca-Cola Company’s operations across Southwest Asia (Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Maldives, Sri Lanka) and will work closely with the planning lead for our India business to form a consolidated view of business across the region. Key responsibilities are financial forecasting and reporting, OpEx management, and business insight generation for P&L management along with clear communication of business results, opportunities, and insights. The successful candidate will work with empowerment on a fast-paced team, operate with strong attention to detail and desire to learn, and continuously evolve and improve work through analysis, collaboration, and iteration. Reports to Senior Director, Financial Planning and Competitive Insights.

Function Related Activities/Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for end-to-end annual and long-range financial planning processes from forecasting to actuals reporting and rolling estimates, all from SKU-level through to aggregate P&L

• Support performance management processes through financial analysis and root cause determination to develop business narratives and deliverables for key regional and global performance management routines

• Monitor business performance and trends to anticipate P&L Risks and Opportunities and proactively generate business insights and recommendations to achieve business targets

• Integrate financial planning insights into performance management, enterprise risk management, and scenario planning processes to ensure a comprehensive view of business performance and opportunity in partnership with competitive insights and value chain economics teams

• Function as OpEx Controller; responsibilities include budget allocation, tracking, and reporting along with R&O assessment and related spend guidance

• Engage with Corporate teams and shared service organizations to drive initiatives related to further development of The Coca-Cola Company’s FP&A tools and systems

• Steward process development and improvement with shared services organizations and other business partners

• Maintain aligned approach with Corporate FP&A, strategy, marketing, operations, and commercial teams while providing critical insight to drive business strategy and growth and serve as subject matter expert to key stakeholders and senior management

• Continual improvement to processes, approach, and deliverables

Education Requirements: Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience; Master’s Degree, CA, CFA or related not required but a plus

Related Work Experience: 4+ Years of financial planning, budgeting, or other relevant finance-related experience

Functional Skills:

• Data-Driven Storytelling – A creative way of consolidating data, analyzing for insight, and translating into a clear and compelling story.
• Descriptive & Predictive Analytics – Utilize data science tools and infrastructure to derive meaningful, actionable insights that inform decision-making processes.
• Disciplined Decision Support – Identify actionable business insights and facilitate alignment of decision-makers to ensure prioritization of the most critical projects.
• Business & Consumer Insights – Identifies a consumer or customer problem worth solving or an opportunity worth investing in.
• Risk Profiling – Develops and implements plans to impede material threats to the Company and our strategy.