Volume Reporting Analyst at The Coca-Cola Company

Analyzes and forecasts financial data to provide accurate and timely information for strategic and operational decisions;
Interprets financial information on costs, prices and revenues; makes recommendations to senior management; conducts complex financial analysis projects; prepares forecasts and analyzes the company's position.
Individual contributor that is fully proficient in applying established standards; knowledge base acquired from several years of experience in particular area; works independently; may coach other professionals.

Key Duties/Responsibilities

• Lead system core volume management routines
• Responsible for volume management routines, with a strong focus on the analysis & monitoring of volume performance for senior management information and decision making.
• Lead build-up of 3-5 years BP and monthly RE volume projections, partnering with the Franchise teams to ensure robust sales estimates and enhance forecasting capabilities.

The role is a key thrust in driving the forecasting capability sustainably, including clear identification and grounding of volume sources and related drivers of growth, ensuring figures have a direct correlation with the BU Vision, the business strategies, and market initiatives.
Track volume performance against projection, and promote an analytic-driven culture across functions coupled with the development and implementation of sales information analysis tools, dashboards, and scorecards. Identify and assess risks and opportunities against previously defined targets.
Act as subject matter expert on volumetric analysis for the entire Business Unit. Providing guidelines, thinking and coaching to the relevant Franchises and teams.

• Support the overall SBP, EBP and RE volume planning process:
• Actively contribute with strategic thinking, and value add volume strategies
• Influence the decision making process, ensuring consistency between initiatives and strategy.
• Opportunity identification, competitor assessments, NAB industry forecasts
• Execute scenario planning and analysis
• Monitor performance against plans through predefined metrics (i.e. periodic Scorecard).
• Support RGM process definition

Management Reporting

• Manage and lead preparation of regular and ad-hoc reports/updates for the BU Leadership team
• industry updates
• business overview and review materials
• quarterly investor relations report
• system scorecards, target, metrics and goals
• Lead the evolution of the Volume reporting systems and tools
• Drive the design of the sales reporting system/tools, constantly assessing business needs. This is done in a close partnership with IT.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of finance/planning experience in similar roles.
• Experience in financial analysis, financial planning, volumetrics exposure
• Minimum travel (mainly within Southern Africa territories)