Forecasting & Scenario Planning Analyst

**What You’ll Do for Us**
- Focuses on leading the planning, consolidation and management of annual budgets for operating expenses, productivity initiatives, workforce planning; also serves as back-up support for the annual capital expenditures and operating expenses budget investments.
- Acts as a key business partner with the franchise and functional directors, plus Operating Unit finance team members, in maximizing the performance of the Operating Unit operations, including the management of the report and order processes.
- Ensures all related financial submissions for both the planning cycle of business plan and rolling estimates, plus also the financial month-end closing requirements.
- Drives the planning, analysis and reporting of budget spend across all franchise operations and Operating Unit functions.
- Supports and drives functional level budget management and controls through robust budget review routines providing deviation and trend analysis, identifying risks and opportunities to support the engagement and discussions with function leads and ensure updates are implemented based on planning scenarios.
- Prepares monthly/quarterly Dashboards for the operations including detailed narratives.
- Documents, maintains and updates budget policies and processes, securing alignment, including responsibility for reporting. Works with controls and compliance on violations and maintaining the functional/cost center structure.
- Prepares monthly open commitments report and work with the business to ensure all spend is correctly accounted, goods receipted and accrued where necessary, work with the Operating Unit on PO closures
- Acts as first approver to the Operating Unit for all manual invoices and POs to ensure financial accuracy and budget alignment.
- Provides back-up and support to other finance team members, including Capital Expenditures (CAPEX) reporting.

**Qualification & Requirements**
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance is required
- 3+ years of experience in a similar role
- Prior experience with month-end closing, rolling forecasting and budgeting processes needed.
- Must be able to work well under pressure and quick turn-around time to meet deadlines.
- High ownership and commitment to deliver high quality work and results.
- Must possess expert knowledge of SAP, Microsoft Office and planning systems.
- Strong knowledge of Budget Planning Process and Variance Analysis.
- Possess the ability to compare data from various data sources and identify inconsistencies or variances, as well as the ability to analyze financial data are needed.
- Knowledge of and understanding of standard Chart of Accounts are required.
- Must possess the ability to research financial systems and processes in order to resolve issues.

**What We Can Do** **For** **You**
- ** Agile & Innovative Software Platforms**:Each day we are working to improve efficiency and reporting using top tier platforms which include Alteryx, Power BI, & Tableau.
- ** Collaborative Culture**:We work cross-functionally, across business units to ensure you’ve got the tools, resources and thought-leadership to create the most comprehensive financial business modules, which enables us to make sound business decisions.
- ** Global Reach**: We have the most advanced financial modeling that allows for global financial analysis which leads the industry.

**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.