Senior Manager, Finance - Co-Pack Manufacturing

The Coca-Cola Company • Atlanta, GA

21h • $123,000 - $139,000

About The Position

The Senior Manager, Manufacturing Finance is part of the NAOU (North America Operating Unit) Supply Chain Finance organization and is responsible for the integration, contractual oversight, internal control environment, and financial accuracy of some of our largest and most complex co-manufacturing facilities, Company-owned facilities, and affiliated third-party warehouses. This role will also provide agile team support, project leadership, in-depth financial analysis, and supply chain manufacturing expertise to the Supply Chain Leadership Team (SCLT) and key business partners across various departments and levels of NAOU. Ability to deliver internal control results and core financial reporting and analysis requirements for assigned manufacturing operations while simultaneously managing multiple agile priorities, both ad-hoc and project related, for business partners spread across NAOU. Acts as a supply chain finance subject matter expert and key resource for business partners. Works collaboratively across the NAOU, including heavy interaction(s) with the Co-Man Managers, Plant General Managers, Genpact, Platform Services, Procurement Operations, and other centralized teams. Prepares financial analysis, business case validation, and investment return analyses in support of Copacker Negotiations, Capital Projects, Productivity Initiatives, and Strategic Projects for various stakeholders including senior managers within Procurement Operations, Zone Operations, Supply Chain Operations and Strategy. Responsible for supporting period close financial activities, general ledger/OPEX/Trial Balance account analysis, balance sheet/P&L reviews, Co-pack/vendor performance letter preparation, external performance reviews, COGS (Cost of Goods Sold) reporting, variance analysis, developing and monitoring budgets, expense projections, analyzing take or pay terms, internal controls adherence, tolling and tier rate fluctuations, and rolling estimate development. Partner with SC Governance on lease recognition, measurement, and disclosure. Includes contract reviews for embedded lease arrangements and recording of lease liability into Lease Controller. Problems and issues faced are difficult, sometimes complex, and may require additional self-sought training, extensive investigation, alternative methods/applications, and/or deep analysis. Develops new insights into solutions that result in organizational improvements; promotes a work environment that fosters creative thinking, innovation and rational risk-taking. Responsible for validating financial information and correcting problems not immediately evident in existing reports, systems, or processes and making the adjustments and/or recommending the necessary enhancements or solutions to those problems. Ability to perform financial analyses; to explore strategic options, develop creative solutions to complex business issues, support decision-making. This includes the ability to design and perform unique analyses and analyses that require the application of single or multiple financial and non-financial concepts and tools (e.g., NPV (Net Present Value), IRR (Internal Rate of Return) (Internal Rate of Return), Discounted Cash Flow, statistical analyses, contribution, economic analyses, loss projection, exposure analysis, risk assessment, implications to strategic position) and the ability to understand and explain data relationships. Ability to understand the financial consequences of decisions; understanding economic value for the system; acting as an owner of the business and making decisions that ensure long-term value Requires ability to work comfortably with and communicate effectively to parties internal and external to the organization, including the need to explain, influence, or otherwise gain cooperation on policies, practices, and procedures (e.g., Contractual Compliance, Internal Controls). Ability to work in high performance cross-functional team environment. Embodies Growth Behaviors and embraces the ideas of others with trust and accountability. Brings diversity of thought with a high degree of intellectual curiosity and the drive to seek, share, and adopt ideas and best practices discovered within and outside the Company. Builds and maintains relationships that motivate, guide, and/or reinforce the performance of others toward goal accomplishments. Develops self and others to improve performance in current role and to prepare for future roles; seeks and provides feedback and coaching to enhance performance. Agile and flexible problem solver (including subject matter outside of core expertise) Collaborative and reliable self-starter

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or similar field
• At least 5 years of relevant financial/accounting experience
• Advanced proficiency Power BI (Business Intelligence) & Microsoft Excel to include dashboard creation, macro development, and modeling
• Must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis and must not require The Coca-Cola Company's sponsorship to continue to work legally in the United States

Nice To Haves

• CPA and/or MBA preferred
• Manufacturing environment, Cost Accounting, and COGS experience is preferred
• Prior experience in SAP (Systems Applications and Products), MFT (Manufacturing Financial Tool), and Impact ECS (CAPS) is beneficial

Responsibilities

• Integration, contractual oversight, internal control environment, and financial accuracy of co-manufacturing facilities, Company-owned facilities, and affiliated third-party warehouses
• Agile team support, project leadership, in-depth financial analysis, and supply chain manufacturing expertise to the Supply Chain Leadership Team (SCLT) and key business partners across various departments and levels of NAOU
• Deliver internal control results and core financial reporting and analysis requirements for assigned manufacturing operations
• Manage multiple agile priorities, both ad-hoc and project related, for business partners spread across NAOU
• Act as a supply chain finance subject matter expert and key resource for business partners
• Work collaboratively across the NAOU, including heavy interaction(s) with the Co-Man Managers, Plant General Managers, Genpact, Platform Services, Procurement Operations, and other centralized teams
• Prepare financial analysis, business case validation, and investment return analyses in support of Copacker Negotiations, Capital Projects, Productivity Initiatives, and Strategic Projects for various stakeholders including senior managers within Procurement Operations, Zone Operations, Supply Chain Operations and Strategy
• Support period close financial activities, general ledger/OPEX/Trial Balance account analysis, balance sheet/P&L reviews, Co-pack/vendor performance letter preparation, external performance reviews, COGS (Cost of Goods Sold) reporting, variance analysis, developing and monitoring budgets, expense projections, analyzing take or pay terms, internal controls adherence, tolling and tier rate fluctuations, and rolling estimate development
• Partner with SC Governance on lease recognition, measurement, and disclosure. Includes contract reviews for embedded lease arrangements and recording of lease liability into Lease Controller
• Validate financial information and correcting problems not immediately evident in existing reports, systems, or processes and making the adjustments and/or recommending the necessary enhancements or solutions to those problems
• Perform financial analyses; to explore strategic options, develop creative solutions to complex business issues, support decision-making
• Work comfortably with and communicate effectively to parties internal and external to the organization, including the need to explain, influence, or otherwise gain cooperation on policies, practices, and procedures (e.g., Contractual Compliance, Internal Controls)
• Work in high performance cross-functional team environment
• Embody Growth Behaviors and embraces the ideas of others with trust and accountability
• Bring diversity of thought with a high degree of intellectual curiosity and the drive to seek, share, and adopt ideas and best practices discovered within and outside the Company
• Build and maintain relationships that motivate, guide, and/or reinforce the performance of others toward goal accomplishments
• Develop self and others to improve performance in current role and to prepare for future roles; seeks and provides feedback and coaching to enhance performance
• Agile and flexible problem solver (including subject matter outside of core expertise)
• Collaborative and reliable self-starter

Benefits

• Career Development: The Coca-Cola Company offers a wide range of resources and programs to support your career development, including global learning programs and leadership development programs.
• Innovation & Technology: The ability to work with an award-winning team that is on the cutting edge of innovation.
• Exposure to World Class Leaders: Availability to global finance leaders that will expand your network and exposure you to emerging technologies and techniques.
• A full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the position, is offered.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level