Financial Controller – IBS (Integrated Business Services) at The Coca-Cola Company

Key Duties & Responsibilities    

• Support the financial value computation and realization of all transformation initiatives that will enhance the achievement of key strategic priorities
• Provide data and analyses which will support business leadership to evaluate alternative ideas and options by providing the business with insightful financial scenario analysis
• Providing the business leadership with key financial measures which make it easy to understand and measure business performance
• Support the ownership of good cost management practices across various functions by providing insightful reporting and accountability management
• Providing cost effective and efficient accounting and financial management services to key stakeholders
• Promoting good corporate governance practices within the business which ensure that the business remains a viable and responsible entity.
• Ensuring that the company has sound internal controls which are adequate to address its needs, collaborating with governance to implement and sustain.
• Support key external stakeholder engagements which are necessary to enhance healthy business relationships and support business continuity.
• Ensuring risk management is entrenched.
• Performing material transactions and book adjustments made to Budgeting and Forecasting, across cross-functional finance teams (i.e. Business Process Teams, Legal Entity Controllers etc.).
• Working closely with various stakeholders to understand business transactions and ensure they are processed and accurately accounted for in appropriate categories.
• Analysing data, financial and non-financial, so as to inform management on macro-economic trends which underpins forecasts and budgets.
• Preparing and facilitates the strategic and annual budgeting and monthly forecast process with the BU and other relevant functions
• Obtains and discusses budget assumptions with Business Unit (Finance, Comp and function units)
• Identifying relevant transactions and takes these into account for management reporting and forecasting
• Monthly summary of all actuals posted on the ERP
• Variance Analysis on monthly actual versus forecasts
• Monthly expense reporting
• Ensure simplified and standardised month-end processes are followed
• Identify opportunities to eliminate process inefficiencies
• Regular engaging and partnering with key direct partners to deliver on performance targets.
• Providing business support services to all departments
• Support the budgeting and forecasting cycles
• Consolidating and preparing the data for budget presentation purposes

Skills, Experience & Education    
Qualifications:

• BCom Honours or equivalent
• CA (SA) / CIMA / CTA an advantage

Experience:

• 3-5 years’ operational finance experience

Closing Date: 21th, May 2022