Financial Planning & Forecasting Analyst Milano

Financial Planning & Forecasting Analyst
Milano
Lombardia, Milano

Role: OU Planning & Forecasting Analyst Location: Europe Flexible Reporting to: Planning, Forecasting and Scenario Planning Director A successful Planning & Forecasting Analyst is one who can efficiently gather and communicate insights in the areas of Financial Planning for the Franchises & Organization unit (OU).

What You'll Do for Us:

- Responsible for performing and executing the OU Franchise(s) financial planning and performance management processes

- Partner with Franchise Operation Finance, Business Insights team, RGM team and PS team to perform and execute the Business Plan, RE and Business Performance at the Franchise level, securing alignment with multiple stakeholders and developing relevant insights including:

- Coordinate with Business Insights Team to derive & provide local business plan insights & assumptions

- Partner, provide inputs and coordinate with PS team to run P&L scenariosForecasting: analyze forecasts, develop and discuss insights with stakeholders, and report key takeaways

- Prepare presentation material for Actual / RE presentations to Franchise Operations Leads, Franchise Finance Team.

- Provide insights to anticipate Risks & Ops to the Franchise(s) P&L to Franchise Operations Finance to ensure target achievementsReview and analyze financial data (Actual Results, Rolling Estimate, Business Plan, Brand Contribution, Economic Profit, etc.

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- Partner with Platform Services to ensure proper reporting of P&Ls and to drive operating effectiveness within the OU by improving data, tools and processes

- Support definition of budget targets and requirements

- Support Business Insights Team on business performance analysis, narrative and presentations

- Perform scenarios and make recommendation for Franchise(s) team(s).

- Beyond the above-mentioned responsibilities the role will be also part of a dynamic, flexible and agile talent pool, focused on the highest priority initiatives in Planning, Competitive Analysis and Insights area.

Qualifications & Requirements:

->5 years of experience in senior financial planning & analysis (or commercial finance) roles.

Experience in central consolidation / regional roles will be considered as an asset.

- Solid understanding of P&L, variance analysis and R&O, with proven ability to generate, present, communicate and discuss insights as well as to work in a diverse cultural environment and practice curiosity.

- Experienced in financial modelling and scenario planning, capable of building sophisticated financial models with MS excel.

- Drive and communicate a robust understanding of business performance inside the Franchise(s)/OU, including supporting the definition of Franchise/OU budget targets, operational metrics, and requirements by state/brand/channel, etc

- Adopt a fact-based, analytic, and cross-functional approach to assist in creation of business plan, collaborating across Franchise/OU and receiving approval from Center Classified - Confidential

- Enable end-to-end business planning process for Franchise/OU, working cross functionally inside the organization and coordinating with global office

- Bring to life in the relevant workstreams the concept of "Networked Organization"

What We Can Do for You: You will be part of the Europe finance team where teams are the new heroes and our leaders that are inclusive orchestrators.

Together, in pursuit of our Company Vision to craft LOVED BRANDS, done SUSTAINABLY, FOR A BETTER SHARED FUTURE, we will:

- Leverage our BOUNDLESS NETWORK

- Make our CULTURE Code inevitable

- Change the DNA of our organization to becoming ADAPTABLE

Travel requirements: 20% of travel required

**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.