Senior Director, Finance - CONSOLIDATED

Location(s):

United States of America

City/Cities:

Remote

Travel Required:

00% - 25%

Relocation Provided:

No

Job Posting End Date:

June 20, 2025

Shift:

Job Description Summary:

THIS POSITION IS LOCATED IN THE CHARLOTTE, NC MARKET TO SUPPORT THE CONSOLIDATED FRANCHISE

A successful Director, Franchise Finance, is one who can create and execute a strong finance strategy within Franchise Operations team to drive growth, profitability, capability and performance. The leader will direct financial planning and performance management at the Franchise level, including efficiently providing guidance and insights into volume and financial performance drivers for Franchise Operations teams. The leader will also provide critical Finance leadership support to key Operations initiatives across the System, including alignment and execution with Bottler CFOs and Finance teams.  

 

Focus, Scope, & Impact: 

Partner with Franchise Operations leaders and Operations / Commercial Finance team to support Franchise and/or local customer activities at the Franchise Unit level, to drive alignment across multiple stakeholders, and to develop the key insights needed to inform strategic priorities, including: 

• Manage franchise (bottlers) and customer relationships at the local level 
• Support insights and brainstorm with customers/Bottlers on local business issues
• Rebate and deduction negotiations with external parties 
• Prepare & support internal stakeholders on on-going negotiations 
• Quantitative and qualitative local Bottler/Customer info 
• Assess Financial implications and models on new ARTM and optimization of current value chain (use of third party, plant closure…) 

Support and lead Bottler Joint Business Planning (JBP) activities and financial processes 

• Execution of business models optimization and system top line growth 
• Develop, implement Margin optimization strategy across the entire value chain 
• Bring margins discipline to operational business decisions 
• Track margin objectives at Franchise level 
• Leverage the network and execute locally Global margin strategy
• Manage investment funding spend and support the franchise profit-sharing model

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Manage and Steward Financial and Marketplace Performance

• Weekly/monthly performance stewardship, forward looking projections and collaboration with the bottler on quarterly business reviews
• Operating / Discretionary expense management
• Main point of contact for legal/Tax/Treasury/M&A at Franchise Legal Entity level  
• Support Financially all RGM (Revenue Growth Management) initiatives deployment at Franchise level 
• Provide Financial input into new product / service development process  

Analyze and Support Working Capital and Cash Management:  

• Support Working Capital Optimization initiatives at Legal Entity / Franchise level  
• Cash management optimization Analyses 
• Support Optimization actions 
• Interact with local stakeholders (I.e.: franchise general Managers)  

 

KEY SUCCESS PARAMETERS 

Knowledge & Experience  

•  >7 years of leadership experience in Franchise finance, financial planning or commercial finance roles 
•  Leadership and management experience, as a highly efficient communicator and influencer at all levels 
• Extensive leadership and management experience, with ability to work in a diverse cultural environment as a highly efficient communicator and influencer at all levels 
• Extensive System (NAOU and Bottler) knowledge of financial plan development, key performance indicators, drivers of performance and analytical approaches for management and stewardship of results