Senior Manager FP&A SDL Africa OU OPEX at The Coca-Cola Company

As a Budget Analyst III, you will be responsible for developing and monitoring annual revenue/expense budgets, analyzing variances, forecasting annual results, and recommending budgetary policies and procedures. You will have a significant impact on our organization, responsible for functional or operational areas, and managing projects or processes.

What You'll Do for Us:

• Develop budgets based on prior period budgets, revenue estimates, expense projections, and recent performance.
• Analyze variance from budget, identify issues/trends, and forecast annual results.
• Recommend and implement budgetary policies and procedures.
• Make improvements or recommended enhancements of processes, systems, or products to enhance performance.
• Communicate effectively within and outside of the organization, explaining facts, policies, practices, and procedures.
• Lead overall performance management and support business with relevant analytics and actionable insights.
• Drive engagement with senior leaders and LT to drive cross-functional alignment across multiple stakeholders.
• Lead financial evaluation and partner with business team to structure commercials for all new deals or renewals.

Qualifications & Requirements:

• University Degree (Bachelor) or equivalent experience in Finance, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 5+ years of prior relevant experience in financial analysis, budgeting, and strategic planning.
• Proven experience in developing and monitoring budgets, analyzing financial data, and forecasting results.
• Demonstrated ability to make improvements or recommend enhancements of processes, systems, or products to enhance performance.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain complex financial information to a variety of audiences.
• Experience in leading performance management for business P&L and providing relevant analytics and actionable insights.
• Proven track record in leading annual business plans and long-range plans in collaboration with customer teams.
• Experience in driving engagement with senior leaders and leading teams to drive cross-functional alignment across multiple stakeholders.
• Experience in leading Platform Services engagement for business.
• Proven ability to lead financial evaluation and partner with business teams to structure commercials for all new deals or renewals.
• Deep understanding of the financials and system economics comprising the Bottlers, customers, marketing agencies through the lens of categories, packages, brands, and the competitive landscape.

What We Can Do For You:

• 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. 
• Budget Development, Budgeting, Budget Management, Expense Budgeting, Finance, Financial Data, Forecasting, Operational Decisions