Transfer Pricing Group Specialist at The Coca-Cola Company

Job Description    
Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA) presents an exciting opportunity for a Transfer Pricing Specialist, to join the finance team at CCBA. The role will report to the Group Lead: International Tax and Transfer Pricing.
The Transfer Pricing (TP) Specialist’s responsibilities will include to:

• Monitor international (e.g., OECD) and local transfer pricing developments proactively.
• Prepare and maintain globally consistent transfer pricing documentation for the CCBA Group across 15 markets.
• Ensure accurate treatment of intra-group transactions and perform financial analyses as needed.
• Coordinate and complete required transfer pricing forms, including Country-by-Country notifications and Pillar-Two regulatory filings.
• Manage transfer pricing formalities and ensure group policies, guidelines, and directives are commercially aligned and audit defensible.
• Support tax audits and respond to inquiries from tax authorities as required.

Key Duties & Responsibilities    

• Architect and operationalise a sustainable internal documentation function, including talent planning, systems integration, and process design, to reduce external reliance and improve cost-effectiveness.
• Lead the end-to-end transition of transfer pricing documentation from external Big 4 advisors to an in-house function, establishing robust governance and scalable processes aligned with global best practices.
• Assume pan-African responsibility for the timely and accurate preparation of Local Files and Master File, ensuring alignment with Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) guidelines and local regulatory requirements.
• Provide strategic input on pricing models for intercompany goods, services, and financing arrangements, balancing commercial objectives with tax compliance.
• Support CCBA markets in all the 15 countries on implementation of Group’s pricing policies and guidelines that are commercially aligned and audit-defensible across all transaction.
• Proactively via the monitoring mechanisms to identify changes in local and global TP regulations and manage associated risks through timely policy and process updates.
• Act as the senior liaison between finance, tax, legal, treasury, and commercial teams to embed TP policy within business processes and drive enterprise-wide alignment.
• Support TP audit response, ensuring defensible documentation, managing advisor engagement where necessary, and aligning positions across jurisdictions.
• Drive technical training, documentation quality standards, and continuous process improvement.
• Select, implement, and scale documentation and compliance tools (e.g., TP software, data analytics platforms) to increase efficiency, transparency, and control.
• Drive the overall program to internalise documentation, including change management, KPI tracking, and reporting to executive stakeholders on progress, impact, and value delivery.

Skills, Experience & Education    
Qualifications:

• Bachelors' degree in Accounting, Tax, Economics, or a related field.
• Chartered Accountant CA(SA) or MCom (Taxation) or HDip (Taxation) equivalent is preferred.

Experience:

• Minimum of 5+ years’ post qualification experience in Taxation, with at least 3+ years focused on Transfer Pricing.
• Demonstrated experience in preparing or reviewing TP documentation in line with OECD and Base Erosion and Profit Shifting requirements.
• Prior Big 4 consulting experience and/or in-house experience at a multinational enterprise strongly preferred.
• Proven track record of managing or transitioning TP compliance processes internally.
• Exposure to cross-border intercompany pricing, audits, and controversy management is a plus.

Skills:

• Deep expertise in OECD guidelines, BEPS, local TP regulations and international taxation.
• Proven experience bringing TP documentation in-house from Big 4 advisors.
• Strong knowledge of Local File, Master File, and Country-by-Country Reporting requirements.
• Ability to design and implement intercompany pricing policies.
• Skilled in managing audits and TP controversy matters.
• Familiarity with TP software/tools (e.g., ONESOURCE, TP Catalyst) Strong verbal interacting with various stakeholders and excellent written communication and documentation drafting skills.
• Problem solving ability with commercial mindset.
• Strong project leadership and stakeholder management.
• Flexibility to adapt to changing business and stakeholder priorities
• Ability to analyse huge financial data to support strategic decisions.
• Critical thinking to resolve commercial issues and improve Transfer Pricing processes.

Deadline:20th July,2025