Financial Planning Analyst at Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company

Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company is a bottling partner of The Coca-Cola Company. Coca-Cola HBC is headquartered in Zug, Switzerland and has a premium listing on the London Stock Exchange and secondary listing on the Athens Exchange. The Coca-Cola Company is the world's largest beverage company and operates in more than 200 countries.

Life at Coca-Cola HBC is fast-paced and challenging, with fair rewards and exciting learning opportunities. We promote an inclusive workplace, value diverse views and opinions and always appoint the best person for the job, ensuring equality in our shortlists and appointments. Take up the challenge. Join us!

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Financial Planning Analyst

Location: Nigeria
Work mode: Hybrid
Department: Finance

About the Job

• As a Financial Planning Analyst, you will play a critical role in driving accurate financial planning, forecasting, and performance analysis across the full Balance Sheet and Free Cash Flow (FCF) for assigned Coca-Cola Hellenic entities.
• You will provide high-quality financial insights that support strategic and operational decision-making, ensure compliance with Group finance policies and local regulations, and partner closely with internal and external stakeholders within a multinational shared services environment.
• This role requires strong analytical capability, sound financial judgment, attention to detail, and the ability to translate complex financial data into clear, value-adding business insights.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the preparation of Balance Sheet and Free Cash Flow targets, forecasts, scenarios, and estimates.
• Provide accurate financial analysis, insights, and performance narratives to support management decision-making.
• Act as a trusted financial advisor to local business units on Balance Sheet and FCF management.
• Manage the end-to-end Balance Sheet planning and analysis process, including ad-hoc financial requests.
• Perform detailed analysis of Balance Sheet and FCF versus Business Plan (BP), Rolling Estimate (RE), Latest Estimate (LE), and Prior Year (PY).
• Lead the preparation, implementation, and compliance of Local Credit Policy and Collection Strategy.
• Partner with External Service Providers to ensure compliance with CCH policies and delivery of agreed KPIs.
• Collaborate closely with Country Finance, Group Functions, and internal stakeholders to improve service quality and financial outcomes.
• Manage and escalate complex accounting and business issues in coordination with External Service Providers.
• Ensure a strong internal control environment, audit readiness, COBC compliance, and adherence to legal and regulatory requirements.
• Ensure compliance with CCH finance policies, procurement guidelines, credit policies, and local tax/legal requirements.
• Approve and ensure accuracy, timeliness, and control of outgoing payments processed in SAP.
• Partner with stakeholders to ensure visibility and control over payments processed outside SAP.
• Drive continuous improvement of Balance Sheet planning methodologies and finance processes, aligned with Best-in-Class Shared Services practices.
• Maintain and update process documentation and Knowledge Capture Templates to ensure knowledge preservation.
• Support Free Cash Flow initiatives to identify value-creation opportunities for Business Units.
• Perform other ad-hoc duties as assigned by the line manager.

Requirements
Is this You?

• You have a minimum of 3 years’ experience in Finance, Accounting, or Financial Analysis, preferably within an FMCG or multinational organization.
• You have strong knowledge of financial planning, balance sheet management, and free cash flow analysis.
• You understand how business processes translate into financial results and can explain financial outcomes clearly.
• You have significant exposure to IFRS, audit environments, and internal control frameworks.
• You are comfortable managing complex stakeholders across different functions and geographies.
• You can prepare accurate financial analyses, scenarios, and narratives to support management decisions.
• You have experience working in a shared services, captive, or outsourced finance environment (an advantage).
• You are highly proficient in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint, with strong data presentation skills.
• You have hands-on ERP experience; SAP knowledge is a strong advantage.
• You demonstrate high accountability, ownership, and a continuous improvement mindset.
• You communicate with clarity and confidence, both verbally and in writing.
• You are fluent in English (written and spoken).

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.