Manager, 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/Finhub 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 Planning team and GRW leadership. Areas of Focus: CAPEX Leadership: Establish and oversee global CAPEX governance, enhancing process effectiveness and aligning with strategic priorities. Including management of WBS cost centers, monthly reporting and capitalization process. Strategic Financial Analysis: Provide comprehensive financial analyses for major portfolio initiatives; offer executive insights to inform high-level decisions, including ability to provide heavy analytical modeling support for global OPEX budget of $236M+. Executive Reporting: Develop executive-ready reporting for both CAPEX and OPEX, ensuring insights drive strategic alignment. Track actuals, trends, and forecasts. PO Oversight: Supervise PO management processes across regions, liaising with CBRE, Genpact and Finance teams for seamless execution and accuracy. Global Focus: Provide regional OPEX insights and maintain connections with the global OU finance teams to ensure aligned financial strategy. Team Development: Mentor and develop finance analysts, fostering a culture of excellence and alignment with corporate goals. Process Innovation: Lead efforts to innovate, automate, and standardize financial processes, driving efficiencies across the portfolio.

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 reconcile to GLs provided by 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/FinHub.
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.