Job Openings at the Coca-Cola Company

Position Overview

• This role is mainly centered on financial planning, performing complex financial analysis assignments; identifies and assesses merger and acquisition opportunities; responsible for providing advice on regulatory, tax and financial planning decisions, coordinating and consolidating annual budgets. Individual contributor who guides others in resolving complex issues in specialized area based on existing solutions and procedures; works independently with guidance only in the most complex situations.

Function Related Activities / Key Responsibilities

• Partner with Franchise operational finance leaders, Operational Finance Zone Lead and Africa Organization Unit CFO to support Franchise and/or local customer activities at the Franchise Unit level, to drive alignment across multiple stakeholders, and to develop the key insights needed to inform strategic priorities, including: 
• Manage franchise (bottlers) and customer relationships at the local level for growth, alignment and portfolio expansion
• Drive P&L across full portfolio and all routes to consumer, including volume, revenue, profit, margin analysis and market share .
• Support overall commercial strategy & objectives including RGM, channel strategy and trade spend.
• Support insights and brainstorm with customers/Bottlers on local business issues; Prepare & support internal stakeholders on on-going negotiations 
• Manage all Business Models and Margins within the Franchise, including: 
• Execution of business models optimization and system top line growth 
• Assessment and segmentation by Franchise Unit (Fixed vs hybrid vs incidence) 
• Incidence Pricing negotiations at Franchise level  
• Manage Mergers & Acquisitions and Revenue growth Management: 
• Main contact point for M&A analysis and assessment at Franchise level 
• Lead the financial implementation of new business models
• Main point of contact for legal/Tax/Treasury/M&A at Franchise level  
• Analyze and Support Working Capital and Cash Management

Education Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree and Postgraduate / Master’s Degree / CPA or equivalent.

Related Work Experience:

• 8 - 10 years’ experience in senior financial planning or senior commercial finance roles 

Scope:

• Cluster of Markets within WIMA Franchise with Multiple Bottling Partners.

Functional Skills:

• Analytics
• Knowledge and Insights
• Agile ways of working
• Advanced technical skills
• Strong communication skills

What We Can Do for You:

• You will be part of the Africa team where teams are the new heroes, and our leaders are inclusive orchestrators. Together, in pursuit of our Company Vision to craft LOVED BRANDS, done SUSTAINABLY, FOR A BETTER SHARED FUTURE, we will:
  • Build winning Capability
  • Change the DNA of our organization to becoming ADAPTABLE

Skills:

• Agile Methodologies, Analytical Thinking, Business Acumen, Business Models, Communication, Data Modeling, Finance Analysis, Financial Forecasting, Franchise Financing, Leadership, Problem Solving, Profitability, Project Management, Strategy Development, Valuation Modeling, Value Chain

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About Your New Job 

• Development of the company external communication strategy and maintenance of its editorial calendar to support reputation management and the delivery of other strategic narratives for the business.

Your New Key Responsibilities

• Leverage latest communications technologies and tools to tailor messages to reach multiple audiences using variety of electronic, print, and face-toface approaches and ensure company messages are relevant, consistent, credible, and timely for all key audiences.
• Manage all media related activities and relationships in conjunction with agency by providing information on company activities and achievements, managing and nurturing NBC-media relationships, media interaction events, plant tours, press briefings.
• Coordinate the development of press releases, feature articles, advertorials, videos, info-graphs, and other media content; and assess the impact of the digital & traditional media coverage on NBC.
• Manage NBC's social media properties including the development of strategies for, creating and publishing of content on all social platforms (LinkedIn, Facebook, YouTube), monitor site metrics and activity, grow followership and engagement on all platforms.
• Development of content and strategy for NBC senior executive external communications and external engagements  
• Development and update of corporate communication assets such company overview presentations, company brochures, company banners and branding, corporate gift materials etc.
• Serve as company SPOC for the maintenance of corporate identity across all publications, visuals, and platforms Support impactful Employer Branding delivery High, positive sustainability profile in priority media via 'drumbeat' of sustainability coverage.

Crisis / Issues Management:

• Lead communication and media response and interphase efforts as a member of the company's IMCR team.
• Working cross-functionally to develop and implement effective crisis and issues management.

Team Building:

• Manage message development and work with the communications team to ensure all stories, social and digital properties reflect current group narratives
• CA&S budget management.

Education / Experience

• Degree in any relevant field
• Member/ affiliate of any recognized PR association
• Minimum of 8 years of relevant communications experience.

Do You Have These Skills?

• Excellent communicator, content creator, digital master
• Excellent written communication skills - can simplify complex ideas into simple, short/sharp content
• Able to identify 'stories that will sell' ... 'a nose for news'
• Strong business and financial acumen
• Deep knowledge of media/social media work, masters the measurement of communication
• Drive to make an impact, track record of achievements.