Director of Finance - FP&A, Germany

Overview

The Coca-Cola Company is seeking a seasoned Director of Finance specializing in Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) to lead and enhance financial operations within its German division in Berlin. This role demands a strategic leader with extensive experience in managing finance planning, analysis, and reporting while contributing to the company’s legacy of excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and oversee financial planning processes and policies, ensuring robust fiscal management.
• Establish and maintain strong financial controls; prepare financial statements; liaise with investment and banking partners; and advise senior management on financial matters.
• Lead the FP&A team in formulating and monitoring annual budgets relating to revenue and expenses, as well as evaluating yearly operational outcomes.
• Conduct comprehensive short-term and long-term financial planning and analysis to forecast and measure future business performance.
• Manage generation and distribution of internal and external financial reports while maintaining corporate financial systems.
• Configure and maintain financial information systems to ensure accuracy and reliability of reports.
• Drive strategic discussions and decision-making across business units, partnering with stakeholders to evaluate customer and marketing investments and identify productivity opportunities.
• Develop valuation models based on extensive research of economic conditions, cost structures, pricing norms, market data, and business prospects.
• Achieve an advanced understanding of system revenue performance and spearhead automation initiatives, including digitizing finance workflows and designing multi-dimensional data models to unify financial data sources.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related discipline; MBA or equivalent advanced degree preferred.
• Over 5 years of professional experience in forecasting, data modeling, visualization, automation, business analytics, and business planning.
• Demonstrated capability in leading finance operations, project and resource management, and strategy implementation.
• Proficient in project management, change management, process enhancement, negotiation, and collaborative work environments.
• Experience with data management techniques, analytics deployment, and tools for databases and visualization relevant to customer-facing applications.
• Skilled in analyzing complex datasets and applying machine learning models, data science methodologies, and analytics.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, including effective storytelling and presentations.

Benefits & Culture

• Opportunity for career advancement within a global, dynamic company environment.
• Collaborative culture encouraging cross-functional teamwork and resource sharing to develop comprehensive financial business models and sound decision-making capabilities.
• Access to advanced financial modeling tools facilitating industry-leading global financial analyses.

Additional Information

• Location: Berlin, Germany
• Travel requirement: 0% to 25%
• Relocation assistance: Not provided
• Annual incentive target: 30% of annual compensation, reflecting market-competitive performance-based reward.
• Company culture emphasizes curiosity, empowerment, inclusivity, agility, continuous learning, and growth mindset.