Finance Planning and Forecasting Director - LATAM

at  CocaCola

The Planning, Competitive Analysis & Insights (PCA&I) team is tasked with delivering data-driven insights to inform and influence the business decisions of Coca-Cola Latin America in order that we best serve our consumers.
As a Finance Planning and Forecasting Director, you will be for leading Performance and Execution of the region, planning and performance management processes.
In this position, you will partner and drive alignment across multiple senior stakeholders to manage the Business Plan, RE and Business Performance at the Operating Unit.

QUALIFICATION & REQUIREMENTS

• 8+ years of experience in financial planning or commercial finance regional roles, in CPG Industry.
• Leadership and management experience, with ability to work in a diverse cultural environment as a highly efficient communicator and influencer at all levels.
• Must possess exceptional communication skills (story telling) evidenced by good verbal/written presentation ability.
• Strong collaboration skills and particular strength in ‘connecting the dots’ across multiple topics, data sets, etc.
• Experience with financial planning and scenario analysis is needed.

FUNCTIONAL SKILLS:

• Data-Driven Storytelling – A creative way of consolidating data, analyzing for insight, and translating into a clear and compelling story.
• Financial & Business Acumen – Understand core business and financial concepts and the connectivity of each to business strategy and competitive landscape.
• Network Best Practices – Improve and optimize business operations by applying internal and external learnings.

SKILLS:

Profitability; Data Driven; Storytelling; Strategic Planning; Narratives; Forecasting; Communication; Prioritization
Annual Incentive Reference Value Percentage:30
Annual Incentive reference value is a market-based competitive value for your role. It falls in the middle of the range for your role, indicating performance at target

• Develop the key insights needed to inform strategic priorities.
• Coordinate with Planning Sr. Director to prepare & provide local business plan insights & assumptions.
• Partner, provide inputs and coordinate with PS team to run P&L scenarios.
• Forecasting: Analyze forecasts, develop and discuss insights with stakeholders, and plan takeaways
• Perform Actual / RE presentations to Zone Financial Leads, Franchise Finance Team.
• Provide insights to anticipate Risks & Opps to Region P&L and provide recommendations to Regional Finance Lead and Franchise Finance Sr Manager to ensure target achievements.
• Review and analyze financial data (Actual Results, Rolling Estimate, Business Plan, Brand Contribution, Economic Profit, etc.).
• Support definition of budget targets and requirements
• Support Planning Director on Business Performance analysis, narrative and presentations
• Generate strategic insights for 3-year Business Plan cycle, perform scenarios and make recommendation Senior Stakeholders.