Director FP&A SDL Africa OU Topline

Job Description Summary:

At the Coca-Cola Company, we are a center of excellence who work collaboratively to find new and innovative ways to strategically move the business forward by balancing the short-term results and long-term sustainability while proactively leading, shaping, and creating system value. We set the standards and policies for the Company and we’re looking for candidates with a proven ability to analyze and interpret financial data to make a global impact for some of the most recognized brands in the world. In this role you’ll steward internal control environments, developing productivity initiatives and reviewing capital projects/strategy, as well as be accountable for the annual business planning and monthly rolling estimate process. 

What You’ll Do for Us

• Responsible for monthly financial close activities, financial statement preparation, balance sheet analysis, weekly forecasting of operating expenses and monthly rolling estimate. 

• Interpret and communicate results to appropriate levels of management, assessing for risk and opportunity trends. 

• Develop and deploy solutions to mitigate risk and execute opportunities

• Steward internal controls review to ensure compliance with required controls & processes.  Partner with bottling partners to ensure financial/controls acumen.

• Provide financial leadership by identifying productivity improvement opportunities and analyzing/recommending productivity initiative pipeline projects.  This would include capital investment recommendations and analysis

• Provide strategic direction for business planning process and play a tactical role as needed.

• Produce and review completed analyses that require application of financial concepts and/or tools.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field with MBA and/or CPA preferred

• 7+ years of relevant financial experience with a large global company and manufacturing or supply chain experience preferred

• Strong organizational and planning abilities, teamwork, and interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate and execute strategies.

• Change management leadership across multiple business functions with the ability to interact with all levels within the organization

• Advanced financial analysis and problem-solving skills – the ability to explore strategic options, developing creative solutions to complex business issues, and/or supporting decision-making.

• Perform analyses that require the application of single or multiple financial and non-financial concepts and tools, e.g. NPV, IRR, Discounted Cash Flow, loss projection as well as exposure and risk assessment

• Working knowledge of internal control principles

• Must be highly proficient in use of SAP, Excel, and Access

What We’ll Do For You

• Career Growth: We are committed to your professional development, offering opportunities for growth and advancement.
• Innovation: We embrace a culture of experimentation and innovation, providing you the opportunity to contribute to new, different, or better ways of doing things.

Skills:

Location(s):

South Africa

City/Cities:

Johannesburg

Travel Required:

00% - 25%

Relocation Provided:

No

Job Posting End Date:

April 14, 2026

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.