Hungary Operations Finance Manager

Job Description Summary:

Hungary Operations Finance Manager, based in Budapest, Hungary

JOB SUMMARY

A successful  Franchise Finance Manager  is one who can execute a strong finance strategy within the Franchise to  drive growth and profitability

What You’ll Do for Us:

·   Partner with Franchise operational finance leaders, Operational Finance Lead and OU CFO 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:

o   Support franchise (bottlers) and customer relationships at the local level

o   Prepare & support internal stakeholders on on-going negotiations

o   Quantitative and qualitative local Bottler/Customer info

o   Assess Financial implications and models on new ARTM and optimization of current value chain

·   Support all  Business Models and Margins  within the Franchise, including:

o   Execution of business models optimization and system top line growth

o   Assessment and segmentation by Franchise Unit (Fixed vs hybrid vs incidence)

o   Incidence Pricing 2.0 negotiations at Franchise level

o   Develop, implement Margin optimization strategy across the entire value chain

o   Bring margins discipline to operational business decisions

o   Track margins objectives at Franchise level

o   Leverage the network and execute locally Global margin strategy

·   Support  Mergers & Acquisitions and Revenue growth Management :

o   Support ad hoc M&A analysis and assessment at Franchise level

o   Support the financial implementation of new business models (Milk JV…)

o   Support Financially all RGM initiatives deployment at Franchise level

·   Analyze and Support  Working Capital and Cash Management :

o   Support Working Capital Optimization initiatives at Legal Entity / Franchise level

o   Cash management optimization Analyses

o   Support Optimization actions

o   Interact with local stakeholders (I.e: franchise general Managers)

·        The role will be also part of a dynamic, flexible and agile Franchise Finance talent pool, focused on the highest priority initiatives in other or across (all) Franchises.

Qualifications & Requirements :

·        >4 years of leadership experience i n senior financial planning or senior commercial finance roles

·        Leadership and management experience , as a highly efficient communicator and influencer at all levels

·        In depth understanding different business systems and business processes

·        Ability and desire to build strong relationships across the Franchise System

·        Advanced excel skills

·        Ability to work both autonomously and collaboratively in a team

·        Capable of articulating complex problems in a simple manner

·        Strong written and verbal communication skills

·        Excellent English level

What We Can Do for You:  You will be part of the Europe finance team where  teams are the new heroes  and our  leaders that are inclusive orchestrators.  Together, in pursuit of our  Company Vision to craft LOVED BRANDS, done SUSTAINABLY, FOR A BETTER SHARED FUTURE,  we will:

·        Leverage our BOUNDERLESS NETWORK

·        Make our CULTURE Code inevitable

·        Build kick ass CAPABILTIES

·        Change the DNA of our organization to becoming ADAPTABLE

Travel requirements:

·        20% of travel required

Skills:
Business Growth, Business Performance, Finance Strategy

Location(s):
Hungary

City/Cities:
BUDAPEST

Travel Required:
00% - 25%

Relocation Provided:
No

Job Posting End Date:
October 8, 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.