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Senior Director, Finance – Wendy’s & Chick-fil-a
The Finance Director is a customer facing position and will be responsible for leading all aspects of the finance function related to the Wendy’s and Chick-fil-a Customer Teams. The Finance Director indirectly leads a team of dedicated finance resources across Finance Hub and FSOP HQ Finance and is a member of the Wen-fil-a leadership team.
Primary responsibilities include contract execution, analyzing and evaluating alternative financial plans, marketing, new product commercial analysis, pricing architecture, customer negotiations and Franchisee economics to deliver on short-term and long-term business results for two of our top FSOP customers.
Key Deliverables:
- Execute and deliver strategic business plan as well as business and financial results
- Develop volume forecast, rolling estimate and analysis of business results
- Lead re-planning efforts and recommend forward actions and tactics to the leadership team to close gaps vs plan
- Lead financial management of the Customer and sales leadership team
- Manage and implement financial reporting routines
- Improve and sustain strong internal control environment including execution of SOX requirements
Function Related Activities:
- Execute Coca-Cola’s contract with Wendy’s and Chick-fil-a, ensuring: 1. Customer reimbursement payments are issued accurately and timely 2. Customer billing is accurate and complete 3. Customer is delivering on contractual performance criteria
- Steward Accounts Receivable to maximize revenue through accurate billing and ongoing collection
- Serve as a consultant and subject matter expert to the team on significant matters relating to financial policies, programs, profitability and P&L implication from both Company and Customer perspectives
- Advise and support the Sales VP and Customer Teams with strategic leadership and recommendations that drive long-term profitable growth
- Co-develop Coca-Cola Freestyle growth strategies, forecasts and Customer Team policies with Vice President of Sales and Senior Director of Operations
- Support broad cross-functional leadership team in financial analysis and financial strategy issues.
- Oversee P&L Management and accounting – including interface with our reimbursements COE
- Re-examine rolling estimate assumptions for remaining months in current year (e.g., volume, pricing, packaging, product, operating expenses) to determine validity of those assumptions and to evaluate potential scenarios for management to consider in the submission of the rolling estimate.
- Strong influencing skills required to interface with Customer stewardship and cultivation of customer relationships in addition to discussing opportunities and resolving issues Finance/Controls Leadership
- Lead Control environment on customer team
- Ensure the implementation and consistent execution of standard business policies and practices as they relate to Internal Controls
Qualification & Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business or related field, with a Master’s preferred.
- 10 years of financial/sales analysis work experience required
- Experienced in Annual Business Planning and strategic thinking including applying forecasting techniques and skills to develop and evaluate business goals and strategies, analyzing information to derive insights and implications to initiate planning/re-planning, and controlling actual results vs. budget.
- Must possess ability to motivate and develop the talent and to collaborate with cross-functional peers to define the business plan/rolling estimate deliverables.
- Strong understanding of customer P&L management (including drivers of volume, revenue, and gross profit), revenue growth management capabilities, forecasting and trade spend effectiveness.
- Ability to evaluate business planning goals/strategies and analyze financials to derive at insights and initiate gap solving for Customer leadership team.
- Strong change management capabilities – demonstrates innovation and creativity to create business solutions; ability to influence/gain alignment across divergent perspectives.
What We Can Do For You
- Agile & Innovative Software Platforms: Each day we are working to improve efficiency and reporting using top tier platforms which include Alteryx, Power BI, & Tableau.
- Connections: We work cross-functionally across different business groups to make sure that we can put together the clearest numbers & projections for our customers.
- Diverse Customers: We work with thousands of customers each day which range from international large-retail chains, grocery stores, restaurants, airports, and so many more.
The Coca-Cola Company will not offer sponsorship for employment status (including, but not limited to, H1-B visa status and other employment-based nonimmigrant visas) for this position. Accordingly, all applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis and must not require The Coca-Cola Company’s sponsorship to continue to work legally in the United States.
Budgeting, Communication, Decision Making, Economics, Financial Analysis, Financial Modeling, Forecasting Process (Inactive), Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Group Problem Solving, Internal Auditing, Microsoft Office, Preparation of Financial Reports, Teamwork, Value Chain
Pay Range:
United States of America: $180,000 – $203,000
Base pay offered may vary depending on geography, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. A full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the position, is offered.
Annual Incentive Reference Value Percentage:
30
Annual Incentive reference value is a market-based competitive value for your role. It falls in the middle of the range for your role, indicating performance at target.
Location(s):
United States of America
City/Cities:
Atlanta
Travel Required:
26% – 50%
Relocation Provided:
No
Job Posting End Date:
May 19, 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.
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Pay Range:
United States of America: $0 – $0
Base pay offered may vary depending on geography, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. A full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the position, is offered.
Annual Incentive Reference Value Percentage:
30
Annual Incentive reference value is a market-based competitive value for your role. It falls in the middle of the range for your role, indicating performance at target.
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