Finance Business Specialist
About The Position
We are recruiting a Finance Business Manager to join our Finance team. The Finance Business Manager will support the leadership and execution of the Commodity Risk Management Council at Coca Cola Canada. In this role, you will be responsible for month end close, forecasting, and budgeting activities, as well as identifying risks and opportunities related to raw materials and purchase price variance (PPV). The Finance Business Manager will partner closely with the Procurement team to provide P&L insights, influence day to day commercial decisions, and deliver updates on productivity and cost management initiatives. This is an exciting opportunity to play a highly visible role at the intersection of finance, procurement, and commercial decision making, with the ability to directly influence business performance and cost strategy across the organization.
Requirements
- College diploma required; Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field strongly preferred.
- CPA designation preferred; MBA considered an asset
- Minimum 3 years of finance experience, preferably within a mid size to large CPG or distribution environment.
- Strong commercial acumen with the ability to take action, challenge stakeholders constructively, and propose solutions.
- Proficient in SAP; advanced skills in Microsoft Excel required (Access considered an asset)
- Experience with Anaplan preferred.
- Strong analytical, critical thinking, and planning skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Proven interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across functions.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field strongly preferred.
- CPA designation preferred; MBA considered an asset
- Access considered an asset
- Experience with Anaplan preferred.
Responsibilities
- Partner with the Direct Procurement team to analyze and review monthly financial performance.
- Support the Director in leading, coordinating, and executing the monthly Commodity Risk Management forum, including presenting strategic opportunities and executing decisions related to commodity and FX hedge contracts.
- Identify risks and opportunities that may drive variances versus plan and proactively recommend mitigation actions.
- Track monthly hedge and commodity performance and collaborate with the Director to communicate forward and unhedged exposure in a timely manner.
- Forecast and project commodity volume requirements, including USD exposures.
- Coordinate with Treasury to ensure accurate and complete hedge documentation for audit purposes.
- Work closely with CCBSS to understand forecasts and assess their financial impact on CCCBL.
- Monitor commodity market trends and research market intelligence to support forecasting, risk assessment, and opportunity identification.
- Analyze PI savings in collaboration with project managers across the business.
- Support the development of the annual raw materials budget, incorporating hedge contracts and procurement pricing guidance.
- Prepare detailed volume, price, and mix analyses on cost of sales as part of the budgeting process.
- Conduct ad hoc financial analyses related to procurement and commodity risk management as required.
- Play a key role in developing new tools and process improvements to enhance efficiency and reporting quality.
- Support the month end close process by ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting, including preparation of journal entries related to PPV, hedge contracts, and procurement OPEX.
- Perform deep dive analysis of PPV to identify drivers, risks, opportunities, and potential impacts to future business results.
- Collaborate with Supply Chain Finance and cross functional partners to support rolling estimate forecasts for direct materials.
- Partner with shared services and internal stakeholders to ensure accurate and timely financial postings, supported by clear and detailed explanations.
- Participate in periodic reviews with CCBSS Finance to assess rebates and identify market risks across raw material categories not covered by the Commodity Risk Management Council.
- Support additional assignments, reporting, analysis, and projects as required as assigned
Benefits
- competitive compensation package
- access to retirement and saving programs
- family and employee assistance program
- paid vacation and floater days
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
Associate degree
