Finance Systems Controller at The Coca-Cola Company

Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa (CCBSA) has an exciting opportunity in our Finance Department.

We are looking for a talented individual with relevant skills and experience for a Finance Systems Controller, based in Midrand. The successful candidate will report directly to the CCBSA Financial Controller.

Key Purpose Statement

• To enable the delivery of an optimal, lean and efficient finance function for CCBSA by providing enhanced system and process solutions.
• To deliver business intelligence through the development of appropriate tools and processes, primarily within Finance, with involvement in enhancements in other functional areas as well.
• Analyse, evaluate, propose and implement innovative solutions that enable the continued improvement of the finance function and enhancing finances customer service.
• To facilitate the development of an optimal finance function by enhancing systems and providing improved process solutions, including liaisons with and management of external service providers.

Key Outputs and Accountabilities

• Provide future focused thought leadership on financial and business information systems that:
• Delivers value to the business by reducing complexity;
• Enables a lean and effective finance organisation;
• Generates business insights;
• Enables effective management by focusing on exceptions.
• Unlock the power of digital in CCBSA to drive growth in an increasingly volatile and global operating environment while helping to ensure compliance and delivering more value
• Lead and manage various business improvement projects.
• Own, review and develop reporting and planning tools and templates in finance in partnership with key finance stakeholders
• Responsible for effective integration of all business information to enable lean efficient and seamless reporting and governance processes.
• Continually deliver cost effective intuitive tools that produce actionable information that enables enhanced business decision making to enable finance to become the insight engine of CCBSA
• Focus on the simplification and standardisation of tools and processes across all entities in CCBSA
• Manage organisational complexity and volatility through effective use of appropriate technology
• Identify, entrench and enhance best practices in the finance organisation through benchmarking and “best in class” analysis
• Drive automation of all processes where standard rules can be applied.
• Build and develop capability for the implementation of initiatives.
• Support CCBA implementation of solutions as required
• Develop business intelligence through integrated systems and processes that integrate multiple sources and allow for speedy analytical reporting and covers the business drivers of CCSA.

Judgement and decision making

• Decisions around various IT tools and processes that deliver the business objectives
• CAPIN Investment decisions and trade-offs, ensuring largest organisational returns achieved

Qualifications and Experience

• Appropriate tertiary qualification (e.g. BCom Honours)
• CIMA, CA or equivalent an advantage
• MBA or additional relevant qualifications advantageous
• Experience managing IT projects
• 5+ years finance experience

Competencies

• Excellent business analysis skills to identify business and process opportunities.
• A high level of computer literacy.
• Excellent understanding of data management and data analytics and deep insight into the impact and role of business intelligence on the finance function
• Understanding of various organisational information systems and relevant software packages
• Knowledge of relevant developments in business software and technology including possible disruptive technologies that affects internal operation and customer interaction
• Effective at organising and driving change within the organisation.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Conceptual and problem solving skills leading to generating practical insights.
• Strong verbal/analytical reasoning skills.
• Self- management practices and ability to work across functions.
• Develop people through mentoring and training.
• Build strong relationships across multiple functions.