Manager, Finance DDFi

Location(s):

Germany

City/Cities:

BERLIN

Travel Required:

Relocation Provided:

Job Posting End Date:

September 21, 2024

Shift:

Job Description Summary:

A successful Manager Finance helps to create and execute a strong finance strategy within the Franchise to drive growth and profitability. This role focuses on providing financial support /insights at market level in Germany.

What You’ll Do for Us:

Partner with the Franchise Operational Finance team/leaders to support Franchise and/or local customer activities at the market level, to help driving alignment across multiple stakeholders, and to develop the key insights needed to inform strategic priorities, including:

• Monthly performance analysis focusing on volume and revenue in close collaboration with financial planning manager /country team.
• Input to the planning process (volume/pricing assumptions)
• Risks & Opportunities management – includes risk mitigation analysis, recommendation and action.
• Supporting Resource Allocation management and funding requests
• Supporting the Sr. Finance Manager/Country team to manage Bottler and customer relationships at market level.

Provide support to manage all Business Models/Margins within the countries, including:

• Updating System Profitability Analysis and review of incidence pricing at country level, including alignment with Bottler Finance team
• Strategic Customer Framework implementation
• Incorporate the Margin Strategic Framework into operational business decisions.
• Ensure compliance with company standards and manage the financials for third party (including customer) contract negotiations

Support Innovation within the Franchise, including:

• Assessment of project profitability (System/Botter/KO value chain analysis), alignment with Country team and Bottler Finance team, update /review of relevant tools and applications
• Ensuring high governance/compliance with Company Standard Policies and Procedures

Qualifications & Requirements:

• Significant relevant working experience, particularly in Commercial Finance, Commercial Controller or Marketing controller roles
• In depth understanding different business systems and business processes 
• Ability to influence key stakeholders 
• Self-motivator / proactive 
• Ability and desire to build strong relationships across the Franchise System 
• Advanced excel skills 
• Ability to work both autonomously and collaboratively in a team 
• Capable of articulating complex problems in a simple manner 
• Presentation skills 
• Strong written and verbal communication skills 
• Excellent English level, ideally fluent in Germany

What We Can Do for You: You will be part of the Europe finance team where teams are the new heroes and our leaders that are inclusive orchestrators. Together, in pursuit of our Company Vision to craft LOVED BRANDS, done SUSTAINABLY, FOR A BETTER SHARED FUTURE, we will: 

• Leverage our BOUNDERLESS NETWORK 
• Make our CULTURE Code inevitable 
• Build excellent CAPABILTIES 
• Change the DNA of our organization to becoming ADAPTABLE 

Travel requirements: 

•  20% of travel required 

Skills:

Agile Methodology, Business Intelligence (BI) Analysis, Communication, Data Modeling, Financial Forecasting, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Group Problem Solving, Influencing, Leadership, Microsoft Office, Scorecards (Inactive), Strategy Development, Waterfall Project Management

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.