Finance Manager Central Zone

For 136+ years The Coca-Cola Company has grown to become the most recognizable brand in the world. In 2020 we launched the Alcoholic Ready to Drink (ARTD) brand Topo Chico Hard Seltzer in Latin America.

Due to the category growth, we are expanding our product innovation and looking for pioneers that know how to expand their thinking and bring new ideas to life.

In this role you will be responsible for creating and executing a strong finance strategy within the Zone/Franchise to drive growth and profitability. This is an exciting opportunity for a _Finance Senior Manager for ARTDs in Central Zone_ to act as an intrapreneur to build and lead a “start-up” in Latin America with the resources and backing of The Coca-Cola Company.

This is an Individual contributor role and can be based in Colombia, Costa Rica or Perú.

**What You’ll Do For Us**
- Manage Alcoholic Ready to Drink (ARTD) co-owned brands & distribution agreements: budget, price and performance management (PPM).
- Support end-to-end ARTD business planning.
- Partner with ARTD Finance Operations Lead to support Franchise team and bottlers activities with financial expertise at the Franchise Unit level, to drive alignment across multiple stakeholders, and to develop the key insights needed to inform strategic priorities.
- Manage all Business Models and Margins within the Franchise.
- Develop, implement Margin optimization strategy across the entire value chain
- Manage Revenue growth Management
- Analyze and Support Working Capital and Cash Management:
**Qualifications and Requirements**
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Business, or related. An MBA or related master’s degree preferred.
- +7 years of leadership experience in senior financial planning or senior commercial finance roles
- Leadership and management experience.
- Previous Spirits / Beer Industry experience is a strong requirement for this role
- Ability to work in a complex and matrixed network across Latin America
- Ability to understand and anticipate the impacts of business strategies across the Coca-Cola system
- Strong communication skills (story telling) evidenced by good verbal/written presentation and ability to partner and influence effectively with stakeholders.
- Must be fluent in English; Spanish is also highly preferred

**What We Can Do For You**
- ** Iconic & Innovative Brands**: Our portfolio represents over 20 different billion-dollar brands such as Coca-Cola, Sprite, Fanta, Powerade, and more. We believe the Alcohol category will become a billion-dollar category for the Company. This is your opportunity to be a leader building that category across Latin America
- ** Creative Team Culture**:Be inspired by the best brand leaders and agencies in the world, which creates a creative culture that supports taking risks and innovation.
- ** Exposure to World Class Leaders**:Availability to global marketing leaders that will expand your network and exposure you to emerging digital platforms and marketing insights.
- ** Community of Belonging**: We’re an organization that believes our ability to continually grow and build the right atmosphere where people feel safe and empowered, lets you bring your best self to work.
- ** Purpose Driven**: Purpose driven approach that empowers our people to protect the environment and communities we serve while delivering safe & quality products**.**

**Skills**

Financial Statements; Troubleshooting; General Ledger; Customer Service; General Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP); Accounts Payable; Microsoft Office; Communication; ERP Solutions; Cost Accounting; Process Reviews; Financial Accounting; Microsoft Power BI; Teamwork; Tax Legislation; Financial Forecasting; Global SAP
**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.