The Coca-Cola Company Hiring for Senior Financial Analyst – LATAM Region Job at Ciudad de México Full Time

For 136+ years The Coca-Cola Company has grown to be the most recognizable brand in the world. Today, we’re accelerating our momentum as the fastest-growing large consumer goods company in Latin America.

People are our focus when we’re collaborating with our diverse network of locally connected bottling partners, and when we’re returning every drop of water we use to communities and nature. We empower our employees to challenge the status quo, make bold recommendations, experiment, and adapt, so we can grow together and make a great business even better.

As a Senior Financial Analyst, you will report directly to the Director of Trade Management & Customer Forecasting/International DFR (Deductions from Revenue).

Flexible location in Argentina, Chile, Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Costa Rica and Mexico.

What You’ll Do for Us:

• Contractual Commitment Tracking for 16 Countries in Latin America and Caribbean, covering local franchise & LATAM customers with over $300MM in Direct marketing Investment (DMI), also known as Deductions from Revenue (DFR)
• Review of customer conditions associated with individual contracts, working with the Key Account Managers (KAMs) to ensure accuracy
• Ensure we have the correct Net Revenues and Volume for analysis, using a combination of tools available and discussions with KAMS and/or finance.
  • Implement new or additional controls over deliverables to assure reduction in errors and increase quality metrics
• Partner with our 3rd Party provider to provide support and direction as needed
• Analyze the variances to prior RE/Plan/Prior Year, working with KAMs and finance team on explanations and possible R&Os
• Responsible for providing advanced analytical support of Customer Contract Tracking (CCT) process
  • Identify and advise on improvement and simplification opportunities on processes.
  • Ensures quality of information provided to stakeholders, reviewing in a great level of detail all the Customers performance across LATAM and communicate with the Key Accounts Managers or other area if is needed for clarification (i.e.: Consistency vs. history of Customer/Channel, ratio of investments, main variances focusing on the materiality and explanations).
• Pre and Post CCT analysis
• Support the LATAM Customer Finance Team in preparing for the CCT process monthly and quarterly, as well as some Ad Hoc analysis
  • Networks across the Financial Services Commercial Finance hub to ensure that successful practices are shared and employed to drive efficiency.
• Prepare for and collaborate with the LATAM OU on the Annual Business Planning process
• Key Account Payment Process (Brazil only) support as needed
• Assist in Power BI tool development and reporting
• Identify process improvement opportunities for both process and system/tools
• Organize and implement various projects and initiatives as required
• Effectively manage all controls and Governance related to the process
• Lead routines with 3rd Party provider team to improve Customer processes deliverables quality and timeliness
• Ensure that we have the update current SOP of CCT to enhance service provided by 3rd Party provider.
• Take CCT to the next level by providing analysis by Customer / Bottler, automating the input data template to provide managerial views, and reducing KAM’s workload, while providing information of YTD performance on a monthly basis.

Qualifications & Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance, Business, or related financial studies.
• Preferred CPA or master’s degree.
• 3+ years financial, accounting, or related experience
• Excellent analytical and technical skills
• Advanced Microsoft Excel required
• Must be fluent in both English and Spanish
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Capability to work virtually across cultures
• Strong demonstration of business acumen, financial competency, global mindset, effective communication, systems proficiency, change adaptability, flexibility, being able to operate in ambiguous situations, business partnership and collaboration, and innovation.
• Advanced communication and influence skills in the context of both external business partners (our bottlers) and internal leadership
• Ability to quickly learn and understand business strategies, objectives, processes

Preferred

• Power BI intermediate/expert user
• Commercial and/or customer finance experience
• CPG industry experience preferred

What We Can Do For You

• An excellent opportunity to learn and manage customer DFR and financial information in conjunction with LATAM OU Finance and Key Accounts, as well as the Commercial Finance Team
• Networking through collaboration with multiple organizations such as Platform Services, LATAM OU, and Genpact (My suggestion is to
• Empowerment and growth enablement
• Leadership skills development
• Iconic & Innovative Brands: Our portfolio represents over 250 products with some of the most popular brands in the world, including Coca-Cola, Simply, Fairlife & Topo Chico.
• This role will allow for more global understanding of the business and the various markets around the world as it will require sharing knowledge across Commercial Finance hub.

Skills

Capital Budgeting; SAP Business Software; Business Planning; Financial Management; Financial Analytics; Balance Sheets; Cash Flow; Financial Performance; Presentations; Net Present Value (NPV); Microsoft Excel; Account Reconciliations; Internal Rate of Return (IRR); Communication; Internal Controls; Forecasting Process; Microsoft Power BI; Change 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.

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