Manager, Franchise Finance

The Franchise Finance role serves as a strategic finance business partner to Coca-Cola bottlers within the Coca-Cola System. This position is responsible for providing end-to-end financial leadership, insights, and governance to support sustainable revenue growth, profitability improvement, and disciplined capital allocation.

The role requires a deep understanding of bottler economics, including manufacturing, logistics, commercial execution, and local market dynamics. By combining strong financial acumen with business insight, the Bottler Finance professional influences key decisions across pricing, packaging, promotions, cost management, and investments while ensuring alignment with The Coca-Cola Company's financial policies and long-term strategy.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Planning, Forecasting & Analysis

• Lead comprehensive financial analysis for assigned bottlers, including Profit & Loss (P&L), Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow performance
• Support the development of Annual Operating Plans (AOP), Rolling Estimate (RE), and Long-Range Plans (LRP)
• Analyze key value drivers such as volume, revenue growth, price/mix, cost of goods sold (COGS), operating expenses (OPEX), and margin evolution
• Conduct scenario modeling and sensitivity analysis to evaluate business risks and opportunities

• Act as the primary finance partner to bottler management teams, providing fact-based insights to guide strategic and operational decisions
• Partner cross-functionally with Commercial, Marketing, Supply Chain, and Operations teams to evaluate financial implications of business initiatives
• Support decisions on pricing strategies, promotional effectiveness, route-to-market changes, and packaging optimization
• Challenge assumptions and advocate for value-creating initiatives using data-driven analysis

• Monitor and report financial performance against plans, identifying key variances, root causes, and corrective actions
• Develop and maintain financial dashboards and performance scorecards
• Deliver clear, concise, and actionable financial presentations for senior management, regional, and global stakeholders
• Ensure accuracy, consistency, and timeliness of financial reporting in line with Company standards

• Assess and support capital expenditure (CAPEX) proposals including manufacturing, logistics, cold drink equipment, and digital investments
• Perform financial evaluations using ROIC, Payback, and scenario analysis
• Partner with bottlers to optimize capital allocation and improve returns on invested capital
• Provide financial support for major strategic initiatives such as network optimization, restructuring, and cost transformation programs

• Ensure adherence to The Coca-Cola Company's financial policies, internal controls, and governance requirements
• Support compliance with SOX, audit, and internal control standards applicable to bottler engagements
• Act as a key liaison between bottlers and Coca-Cola system finance teams (Zone / Global)
• Identify financial risks and escalate issues proactively with clear mitigation plans

• Drive simplification, standardization, and automation of financial processes and reporting
• Leverage financial systems and analytical tools to enhance insight quality and efficiency
• Contribute to building strong finance capabilities within the Coca-Cola system through best-practice sharing and coaching

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or related field
• 3-8+ years of progressive experience in Finance, FP&A, Management Accounting, or Consulting
• Strong understanding of P&L management and financial analysis
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint; ability to translate complex data into clear insights
• Fluent Japanese (written and spoken)
• Business-level English proficiency for communication with regional and global stakeholders

• Experience in FMCG, beverages, manufacturing, or supply chain-intensive industries
• Prior exposure to bottler, franchise, or distributor business models
• Experience with SAP, Hyperion, Power BI, or other financial planning and BI tools
• Professional certifications such as CPA, USCPA or equivalent
• Experience working in a matrixed, multinational organization