Director, Financial Insights - ASEAN & South Pacific Operating Unit

Director, Financial Insights – ASEAN & South Pacific Operating Unit 

Reports to: Senior Director, Planning, Insights and Investments (Singapore based) 

Location: Singapore / Philippines / Thailand / Indonesia / Australia 

Job Summary: 

At The Coca-Cola Company, we're not just about refreshing beverages; we're about refreshing careers. Join our team and become part of a global family that values innovation, integrity, and inclusivity. The Director Financial Insights, plays a pivotal role in developing, implementing, and maintaining financial plans and policies within our organization at an OU level. This position is an individual contributor providing financial support, guiding decision-making processes through comprehensive financial analysis and strategic insight to OU planning, insights and investments lead, OU CFO and OUP. This position is an individual contributor role reporting to Senior Director, Planning, Insights and Investments. 

What You'll Do for Us: 

• Responsible for leading, managing and ensuring excellence in OU planning and performance management processes, driving cross-franchise alignment and strengthened decision support across the system working in close coordination with OU senior director, financial insights.  

• At an OU level, ensure proper consolidation and submission of business plan, rolling estimate and actual monthly financial reports; volume, deductions and shipment consolidation and reporting, DME consolidation and management, and OPEX control ensuring insights are translated into forward‑looking recommendations for OU leadership. 

• Prepare executive level financial analytics and decks, to provide support to management for taking the best decisions for our business incorporating predictive analytics and scenario modeling that strengthens enterprise choices. 

• Partner with Franchise Finance Lead and Franchise Financial Insights across the OU to manage the Business Plan, Forecasting and Business Performance, to drive alignment across multiple senior stakeholders, and to develop the key insights needed to inform strategic priorities, including: forecasting: developing and discussing insights with OU level stakeholders, and developing robust & forward-looking scenarios. 

• Act as a key integrator across markets to elevate the quality and consistency of financial storytelling and drive shared accountability across the system. 

• Reviewing and analysing financial data (Actual Results, Rolling Estimate, Business Plan, Brand Contribution, Economic Profit, Risks & Opps to P&L etc.) to ensure accurate assumptions and alignment on the final forecast 

• Implement a strong process to forecast, track and management concentrate shipment and maintain a constant dialogue with CPS on this topic 

• Ensure strict compliance to both internal controls and statutory requirements, working closely with controls and compliance team, corporate audit, LEC and External Auditors 

• Close coordination with Platform Services and GenPact to drive continuous process improvement, advance digitization and automation opportunities, and enhance the efficiency and reliability of financial operations and drive global system implementation and standardization. 

Requirements & Qualifications: 

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, or Accounting required; MBA or other advanced degree is a plus. 

• 8+ years of experience in commercial / business finance within consumer goods companies. 

• Demonstrated expertise in commercial finance, including comprehensive experience in financial planning, analysis, and reporting within consumer goods companies. 

• Proven track record of leadership, in roles of increasing responsibility, including people management. 

• Ability to assess and develop investment scenarios to maximize returns on commercial and capital investments, with a focus on capturing market-based opportunities. 

• Strong communication skills with experience in executive-level communication, capable of conveying complex financial concepts and insights to diverse stakeholders. 

What We'll Do for You: 

• Empower your Career: Join a team where you can lead critical financial operations, offering ample opportunities for growth in a global and dynamic work environment. 

• 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. 

 Communication Focus: 

• This role is responsible for partnering internally as well as externally to effectively drive financial outcomes, as well as to build alignment on key initiatives and metrics, with a focus on communication to: 

• OU President 

• OU CFO 

• OU Strategy  

• Chief Customer and Commercial Leadership of the OU 

• OU Chief Marketing Officer and OU Category Leads 

• Franchise Units + Key Country Stakeholders 

• Other OU leadership teams 

About Coca‑Cola ASEAN & South Pacific  

The Coca‑Cola Company (NYSE: KO) is a total beverage company with products sold in more than 200 countries and territories. Our company’s purpose is to refresh the world and make a difference. The Coca‑Cola ASEAN and South Pacific (ASP) operating unit serves 25 countries across Southeast Asia, Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands. Our portfolio of sparkling soft drink brands in ASP includes Coca-Cola, Sprite and Fanta. We also offer a variety of water, sports, juice, dairy, and tea brands including Dasani, Mount Franklin, Wilkins, AdeS, smartwater, vitaminwater, Powerade, Fuze Tea, Minute Maid and Nutriboost. We’re constantly innovating and transforming our portfolio, from reducing sugar in our drinks to bringing new and exciting products to market. We seek to positively impact people’s lives, communities and the planet through water replenishment, packaging recycling, sustainable sourcing practices and emissions reductions across our value chain. Together with our bottling partners, we help bring economic opportunity to local communities across the region. Learn more at www.coca-colacompany.com and follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn. 

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