Job Purpose

The Manager NPI Costing will be responsible for providing analytical and transactional business activities related to the Innovation process. S/he will be managing the product costing sub-process of the Annual Business Planning (ABP) determining standard costs impacting (Purchase Price Variance) PPV and manufacturing variances, inventory valuation, LRP, budgeting and actuals. S/he will do and End-To-End analysis and calculation of Cost Of Goods Sold (COGS) for any products sold within CCEP territories, determining manufacturing, packaging, logistics & freight costs as well as relevant taxes. The role will also support any new NPDs with provisional and draft COGS enabling early forecasting. S/he will be responsible for executing relevant SOX controls ensuring compliance with company policies and legal requirements. The position will also be tasked with driving and delivering product costing service excellence to the business with an emphasis on customer service and continuous process improvement to further enhance the service level and effectiveness expected throughout.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure that CCEP policies are adhered to (e.g. approvals, financial guidelines, etc.)
• Ensures the accurate and timely completion of End-to-End production costs and cost of goods sold for all products sold within CCEP territories
• Handles identified issues, queries and needs, which have been escalated due to non-resolution, or where resolution is urgent and important
• Manage the ABP standard costing activities, ensuring standard costs are delivered accurately, timely and efficiently
• Ensures support is provided so that all Finance period end closing procedures are completed efficiently, accurately and in a timely manner (PPVs)
• Supplies advice on production costs and cost of goods sold and support continuous improvement initiatives and ad hoc projects
• Ensures compliance with company policies, relevant accounting and internal controls (SOX)
• Provides provisional and draft COGS to support early forecasting needs
• Corresponds with local government and statutory auditors
• Coordinates and corresponds with all internal and external auditors as assigned

Education & Qualifications required

• University degree or equivalent in Finance/Supply Chain/Logistics
• Strong system knowledge: SAP (BPC would be advantage)

Language Capability & expert level

Essential : English

Experiencerequired

• Minimum of 3 years Finance, Data and/or Controlling experience, preferably in a multi-national organization and/or Shared Services environment.
• Experience in a multinational organization and/or Shared Services environment is an advantage.
• Solid experience with data analysis, data modeling and data design.
• Ability to work in an autonomous manner
• Ability to multitask
• Ability to analyse complex set of financial data
• Attention to detail/accurate data processing skills
• Strong Leadership and decision making skills
• Excellent communication & interpersonal skills
• Strong team player with ability to influence others
• Time management, planning and organization
• Willingness to learn and add value
• Ability to work with people of different cultures towards achieving a solution
• Solid command of Microsoft Excel (complex formulas, pivot`s etc) 

Capability required & Expert level

• Analytical Thinking - Intermediate
• Relationship Management - Advanced
• Finance Operations and Accounting – Foundational
• Design Thinking - Intermediate
• Project Management - Intermediate
• IT System Landscape - Advanced