About this role
Job Description Summary:
Senior Manager, Operations Finance (SAF)
Reports to Senior Director, Operations Finance Lead (SAF)
A successful Senior Manager, Operations Finance – South Africa is one who will support financial operations of the South Africa Franchise Finance team in support of a financial strategy to drive growth and profitability. This role operates on a team of six (6) finance associates and reports to the South Africa Franchise Head of Finance.
Focus, Scope, & Impact:
• Partner with stakeholders across the Franchise and System (RGM, Marketing, Technical, Operations, Strategy, etc.) to develop insights to inform and execute strategic priorities. Responsibilities include:
• Decision support for: investments, business model development, pricing strategies, new product launches and System financial health.
• Business case development in partnership with System and Franchise stakeholders
• Integration of complex financial, execution, and consumer data to deliver comprehensive business insights and recommendations for actions to improve business performance
• Support comprehensive routines to review business performance and System financial outcomes
• Support after-action reviews of all investment activity
• Support end-to-end financial planning processes from forecasting to actuals reporting and rolling estimates, all from SKU-level through to aggregate P&L, ensuring adherence to global and local financial reporting timelines
• Monitor business performance and trends to anticipate P&L Risks and Opportunities and proactively generate business insights and recommendations to achieve business targets
• Monitor market dynamics across channel and category to determine implications to business strategy and financial outcomes
Team Priorities:
• Promote a culture of trust, transparency, and collaboration
• Continually strengthen team capabilities with strong focus on development of processes, systems, and tools
Knowledge & Experience
• 5+ years of experience in financial planning or commercial finance roles
• Desire and ability to work in a diverse cultural environment as a highly efficient communicator and influencer at all levels
Functional skills
• Horizon Scanning – Continuously monitors business and macro environments (including consumer preferences, competitive landscape, and financial markets) for impact to strategy.
• Descriptive & Predictive Analytics – Utilize data science tools and infrastructure to derive meaningful, actionable insights that inform decision-making processes.
• Data-Driven Storytelling – A creative way of consolidating data, analyzing for insight, and translating into a clear and compelling story.
• Disciplined Decision Support – Identifies actionable business insights and facilitates alignment of decision-makers to ensure prioritization of the most critical projects.
Skills:
Location(s): South Africa City/Cities: Johannesburg Travel Required: 00% - 25% Relocation Provided: No Job Posting End Date: August 18, 2026 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.