Consultant, Commercial Finance

The Coca-Cola Company•Atlanta, GA

About The Position

Role summary: Provide end-to-end financial analysis, operational control support, and portfolio reporting for the global GRW portfolio. Own analytical deliverables that inform portfolio decisions (deal economics, site/space scenarios, OU chargebacks), manage PO/vendor oversight activities executed by CBRE, and partner with Genpact/Controllership for monthly close reconciliation and variance commentary. This is a global role with accountability for both CAPEX and OPEX analytics and will serve as a trusted advisor to Portfolio Directors and GRW leadership. Areas of Focus: · Financial Analysis: Conduct analysis for CAPEX and OPEX initiatives, supporting strategic decisions with data-driven insights. · PO Management: Manage PO, invoice, and vendor maintenance, directly handling CBRE POs; ensure alignment with financial processes. · Global Focus: Provide regional OPEX insights and maintain connections with the global OU finance teams to ensure aligned financial strategy. · Variance Analysis: Collaborate with Genpact and CBRE to coordinate monthly close processes, conducting variance analysis and reporting findings. · Stakeholder Support: Work closely with Portfolio Directors, advising on financial impacts and ensuring cost alignment with business units. · Efficiency Initiatives: Identify and suggest improvements for automation and process efficiency in financial operations.

Responsibilities

Build robust, auditable models for lease/buy/build/sale-leaseback decisions; perform NPV/IRR, sensitivity, and scenario analysis; quantify P&L/CF/BS impacts.
Run multi-region portfolio scenarios (consolidations, expansions, exits) and quantify financial/site impacts to inform strategy and space planning.
Partner with CBRE on global run-rates, seasonality, service and vendor rates; track and report realized savings and recurring opex forecasts, including building annual bottoms up budgets with support from CBRE, Genpact, and GRW Finance leaders.
Support CAPEX forecasting; reconcile SAP actuals to AFE/budget; validate capital spend coding and project closeout inputs.
Coordinate monthly close data with Genpact and CBRE; perform detailed variance analysis and root-cause commentary — note: this role analyzes and reports findings; booking of actuals is performed by Genpact/FinHub.
Act as escalation and control point for PO/invoice/vendor maintenance activities executed by CBRE; manage CBRE POs end-to-end (approx. 100–200 POs/year), ensure timely creation/closure and run periodic right-sizing checks.
Prepare OU chargeback files, maintain allocation drivers and rate cards, and reconcile to GLs ensuring alignment with CBRE and Genpact.
Request and validate global cost centers/WBS; monitor spend vs. budget; coordinate asset capitalization and support asset accounting close activities.
Provide inputs for ASC 842 disclosures and support impairment screening and analysis with Lease Admin/Controllership.
Build and maintain dashboards (cost per sq ft/FTE, utilities, FM cost, OU views) leveraging CBRE and Genpact data feeds.
Maintain SOX evidence and audit-ready documentation; support internal and external audits.
Identify and drive automation, standardization and process efficiency opportunities (tools, templates, dashboards).
Advise Portfolio Planning organization and OU finance leads on financial impacts, budget alignment to OUs, and decision tradeoffs.