Location(s):

United Kingdom

City/Cities:

London

Travel Required:

Relocation Provided:

Job Posting End Date:

June 11, 2024

Shift:

Job Description Summary:

Location: Europe Flexible

Under Finance Capabilities Senior Director supervision this position will play an important role in bringing the finance organization to the future state of operation through supporting projects and work that will transform Finance and align with Coke Finance vision.

Function Related Activities/Key Responsibilities:

The successful candidate is one who can network and make connections, work as part of the project team, and support coordination across the Finance Organization as well as other Functions in order to support change management activities necessary to successfully transform our organization.

The work is focused on below main pillars:

A. Capabilities building Programs

B. Operational effectiveness, ways of working and management change activities

C. Cultural and Engagement programs

More specifically, what you will do for us:

Support Capabilities building Programs

• Work with the Global Capability Team and other Operating Units Capability teams across the world, supporting the development of the Finance Capability Frameworks, trainings, and tools to ensure that Finance skills and capabilities are in place to successfully deliver against the future state model.
• Impact beyond Finance population; be able to build and deliver together with other teams Finance programs and tailormade trainings to Europe associates to increase Business and Financial acumen knowledge so that the Operating Unit can meet its long-term growth targets

Operational effectiveness, ways of working and management change activities

• Collaborate and support other KO teams (e.g., centralized service teams as well as Controls & Compliance team) to ensure that interaction models between teams are in place.
• Support change management activities (Finance and beyond) in the Operating Unit; Understand and liaise with digital transformation efforts such as new SAP ERP (SAP 4/Hana) as well as other initiatives with Global teams e.g Data projects as led by Finance, system connections and automation e.t.c
• Support key activities in the OU (such as local chart of authority update and design and representation in the financial systems)

Support Cultural and Engagement programs

• Support engagement programs and initiatives for Finance associates with aim to increase associate satisfaction and engagement. Examples of this would be initiatives around Finance leadership, Diversity, overall People Plan programs by collaborating with other teams and HR
• Support projects relating to current and future collaboration tools as part of the broader Capability building agenda and with aim to further enhance processes around collaboration across Finance team agenda

Qualifications & key requirements

• Bachelor University degree or equivalent
• Significant experience in finance / change management roles
• Communication skills: be a key communicator to effectively cascade key updates to the team, drive engagement and adoption in the Finance team for processes and Capabilities work
• Project management skills with ability to work in a diverse cultural environment
• Be the role model in develop diverse network/resources to leverage "best in class" knowledge, approaches, and processes
• Be internally and externally focused, so you can shares and adopt ideas and best practices in and outside the Company and embrace change introduced by others.
• Key F&S Capabilities from F&S Framework
  • Network enablement
  • Design solutions

What We Can Do for You:

You will be part of the Europe finance 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:

• Leverage our BOUNDLESS NETWORK
• Make our CULTURE Code inevitable
• Change the DNA of our organization to becoming ADAPTABLE

Travel requirements:

• Up to 20% of travel required

Skills:

Agile Methodology, Business Intelligence (BI) Analysis, Communication, Data Modeling, Financial Forecasting, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Group Problem Solving, Influencing, Leadership, Microsoft Office, Project Management, Scorecards (Inactive), Strategy Development

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.