North America Operating Unit (NAOU) of The Coca-Cola Company is seeking an individual with cross-functional collaboration skills to join our team as Senior Director II – Business Planning & Insights. This role will architect the long-range plan (LRP) and annual business plan (ABP), identify risks and opportunities, and contribute to the achievement of North America’s financial goals. The qualified candidate is a seasoned professional with experience in financial analysis & determining financial impact, and instrumental in driving Coca-Cola’s flagship market to achieve its global ambition.

What You'll Do for Us:

• Lead end-to-end North America financial planning process, which includes construction of the long-range plan and annual business plan from establishment of targets to timelines & tools for delivery.
• Identify critical risks & opportunities to the plan and build working strawman in collaboration with finance leadership to deliver North America financial commitments to the Company.
• Lead regular LRP & ABP updates to NAOU executive and finance leadership teams and identify & influence key decisions critical to our financial success.
• Partner with NAOU Strategy and Center Finance Teams to build context on North America BP expectations and key success metrics across international markets.
• Provide analytic leadership to North America finance by quantifying key plan drivers & trends and establishing key performance metrics for performance management routines.
• Build analytic financial perspectives on relevant BP initiatives including brand acquisitions, enterprise-wide initiatives, government regulation & macro-economic trends.
• Ad hoc strategic project leadership in support NAOU.

Requirements & Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree Accounting, Finance or related field required, CPA or MBA preferred.
• 10+ years Finance / RGM / Commercial / Strategy / Consulting, with deep expertise in multi-functional disciplines including strategic planning, financial and business analysis, and/or performance management.
• Advanced quantitative analytical skills - ability to draw insights and actions from large datasets, which lead to actionable strategies.
• A working financial knowledge of the Coca-Cola System: Market, Competition, Consumer, Bottler and Financial.
• Executive level presentation skills and demonstrated data-driven storytelling capability. Ability to build effective cross-functional partnerships and establish trust & credibility across all levels.
• Strong ability to collaborate with and influence others to gain consensus & alignment. Ability to see broader picture, synthesize quickly & communicate clearly to an executive audience.

What We'll Do for You:

• Experience – learn & grow quickly by gaining exposure to every financial lever within the North America business.
• Exposure – build working relationships across the Finance Leadership Team, North America Strategy Team and regular interactions with the North America President & CFO.
• Work Life Balance - our Company works diligently to help ensure this is a reality for our associates.