Job Summary
In the Coca-Cola Company's Finance Hub, you will be a world-class partner delivering tech-enabled, data-driven insights to enable business and operational decision-making.
The role reports to the Senior Manager, Europe Statutory Reporting and manages the audit process for multiple entities within the Global Statutory & Sustainability Reporting Center of Excellence (CoE).
You will ensure timely and accurate audit deliverables, liaise with external auditors, and manage audit timelines to meet legal and regulatory requirements.
Key Responsibilities
Report to the Senior Manager, Europe Statutory Reporting and manage the audit process for multiple entities in the region, including aligning audit timelines.
Ensure timely and accurate preparation of audit deliverables and liaise with external auditors to resolve audit issues and queries.
Monitor and manage audit timelines to ensure compliance with all relevant legal and regulatory requirements, escalating as needed.
Keep abreast of the latest statutory reporting rules and requirements applicable to the legal entities under your remit.
Work with pension actuaries and other internal teams to ensure the US GAAP defined-benefit pension accounting process and entries for entities under your remit are appropriate and accurate.
Support Senior Managers across other regions within the Statutory Reporting CoE on global activities, including defined-benefit pension accounting and local GAAP impairment process changes.
Collaborate and communicate with multiple cross-functional stakeholders from various points of the enterprise's organizational hierarchy.
Act as a key member in the evolution of the statutory reporting centre of excellence, standardising data gathering, preparation and audit execution processes and leveraging the most up-to-date technology and controls.
Partner effectively with other Finance Hub teams, Corporate Development, Corporate Tax, Accounting Research and audit service providers primarily to support the audit process.
Key Success Parameters
5+ years of experience in Finance, including preparing financial statements and working in external audit or financial/management accounting roles that require influencing, communicating effectively, and collaborating with team leaders and stakeholders.
Professional qualifications such as ACCA, CIMA, ACA, with MBA or IFRS post-graduate qualifications preferred.
Working knowledge of US GAAP and IFRS/Local GAAP as the basis for statutory reporting.
General knowledge of regulatory environments and an understanding of financial and informational tools and systems.
Relevant involvement in significant change projects and initiatives desirable.
Experience in a multinational company with a global footprint.
Operational excellence mindset and strong business acumen, financial competency, audit discipline, language fluency, global thinking, effective communication, systems proficiency, change adaptability, flexibility, ability to operate in ambiguous situations, people management, business partnership and collaboration, and risk management.
Skills
Accounts Payable Process
Collaborative Leadership
Communication
Cost Accounting
Customer Service
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Systems
Financial Accounting
Financial Forecasting
General Ledger (GL)
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Power Business Intelligence (BI)
Preparation of Financial Reports
Process Reviews
Tax Legislation
Location & Travel
Location: Ireland – Drogheda.
Travel required: 00% - 25%.
Relocation provided: No.
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