About Coca-Cola Beverages Africa

Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA) is one of the largest Coca-Cola bottlers globally by revenue and the largest on the African continent. The group accounts for more than 40% of Coca-Cola ready-to-drink beverages sold in Africa by volume and has more than 14,000 employees serving over 800,000 customers across its operating markets.

History

CCBA operates in several African countries, including Tanzania, South Africa, Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, Mozambique, Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Comoros and Mayotte.

Job Summary

The Financial Analyst will join the Finance team at CCBA Tanzania and report to the Country Lead: Supply Chain Finance.

The role is responsible for providing accurate, timely and insightful financial analysis to support business planning, performance management, budgeting, forecasting and strategic decision-making.

The position will analyse financial and operational data, identify trends and variances, support finance systems and reporting, and translate financial information into actionable business insights.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

Financial Analysis and Reporting

• Reconcile financial data and reporting across various financial systems.
• Investigate and resolve discrepancies in financial information.
• Extract, validate and reconcile financial data from ERP systems, data warehouses and statutory reporting platforms.
• Develop and enhance financial reports to improve reporting processes and data analytics.
• Develop simple financial tools to support business reporting and analytical requirements.
• Conduct financial analysis to support finance system investigations.
• Prepare management information and provide relevant insights and recommendations.

Finance Systems and Master Data

• Resolve system-related issues by logging service requests and coordinating corrections to erroneous postings.
• Address master data mapping issues between financial systems.
• Prepare and circulate finance master data mapping files before month-end closing and budgeting cycles.
• Log requests with the Master Data team to manage and maintain finance master data within the ERP system.
• Provide timely feedback to stakeholders regarding the status of logged requests.

Budgeting, Forecasting and Business Performance

• Support financial planning, budgeting and forecasting activities.
• Analyse financial and operational performance, including trends and variances.
• Ensure effective financial tracking and reporting of local and national promotions.
• Track, analyse and report project performance throughout the project lifecycle.
• Identify key risks, opportunities and critical success factors affecting finance projects.

Finance Process Improvement and Digital Transformation

• Identify opportunities to digitise and automate finance systems and processes.
• Support digital transformation and operational optimization initiatives.
• Analyse existing finance system processes for process mapping and project scoping.
• Translate finance specifications and requirements for developers.
• Support the development of project plans and training materials.
• Analyse project outcomes and contribute to post-implementation reviews and process improvements.

User Acceptance Testing

• Design and conduct User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
• Document, track and support resolution of system deficiencies identified during testing.
• Monitor project performance and identify risks, opportunities and critical success factors.

Internal Controls, Audit and Compliance

• Conduct quarterly self-assessments to identify areas of non-compliance within finance systems, processes and master data.
• Provide information and supporting documentation to the Corporate Audit Division and internal and external auditors.
• Support assessment of internal controls and compliance with IFRS and applicable accounting requirements.
• Implement and monitor action plans to close audit findings.
• Strengthen internal controls and mitigate identified business risks.

Inventory and Stock Management

• Participate in quarterly stock counts.
• Validate inventory records and ensure accurate stock reporting.

Qualifications and Experience

Academic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Statistics or a related field.
• Professional qualification such as CPA, ACCA, CFA or equivalent is an added advantage.

Relevant Experience

Candidates should typically have 2–5 years of relevant experience in:

• Financial analysis
• Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)
• Management accounting
• Investment analysis
• Or a related field

Experience with large datasets and financial modelling is also required.

Job Listings

Candidates should have experience preparing:

• Management reports
• Budgets
• Financial forecasts

Technical Competencies

• Financial modelling and forecasting
• Budgeting and variance analysis
• Management accounting
• Financial statement analysis
• Business case development
• Advanced Microsoft Excel
• Data visualization and Power BI
• ERP and financial systems
• Statistical and analytical techniques

• Reconcile financial data and reporting across various financial systems.
• Investigate and resolve discrepancies in financial information.
• Extract, validate and reconcile financial data from ERP systems, data warehouses and statutory reporting platforms.
• Develop and enhance financial reports to improve reporting processes and data analytics.
• Develop simple financial tools to support business reporting and analytical requirements.
• Conduct financial analysis to support finance system investigations.
• Prepare management information and provide relevant insights and recommendations.
• Resolve system-related issues by logging service requests and coordinating corrections to erroneous postings.
• Address master data mapping issues between financial systems.
• Prepare and circulate finance master data mapping files before month-end closing and budgeting cycles.
• Log requests with the Master Data team to manage and maintain finance master data within the ERP system.
• Provide timely feedback to stakeholders regarding the status of logged requests.
• Support financial planning, budgeting and forecasting activities.
• Analyse financial and operational performance, including trends and variances.
• Ensure effective financial tracking and reporting of local and national promotions.
• Track, analyse and report project performance throughout the project lifecycle.
• Identify key risks, opportunities and critical success factors affecting finance projects.
• Identify opportunities to digitise and automate finance systems and processes.
• Support digital transformation and operational optimization initiatives.
• Analyse existing finance system processes for process mapping and project scoping.
• Translate finance specifications and requirements for developers.
• Support the development of project plans and training materials.
• Analyse project outcomes and contribute to post-implementation reviews and process improvements.
• Design and conduct User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
• Document, track and support resolution of system deficiencies identified during testing.
• Monitor project performance and identify risks, opportunities and critical success factors.
• Conduct quarterly self-assessments to identify areas of non-compliance within finance systems, processes and master data.
• Provide information and supporting documentation to the Corporate Audit Division and internal and external auditors.
• Support assessment of internal controls and compliance with IFRS and applicable accounting requirements.
• Implement and monitor action plans to close audit findings.
• Strengthen internal controls and mitigate identified business risks.
• Participate in quarterly stock counts.
• Validate inventory records and ensure accurate stock reporting.

• Financial modelling and forecasting
• Budgeting and variance analysis
• Management accounting
• Financial statement analysis
• Business case development
• Advanced Microsoft Excel
• Data visualization and Power BI
• ERP and financial systems
• Statistical and analytical techniques

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Statistics or a related field.
• Professional qualification such as CPA, ACCA, CFA or equivalent is an added advantage.
• 2–5 years of relevant experience in Financial analysis, Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A), Management accounting, Investment analysis, or a related field.
• Experience with large datasets and financial modelling.
• Experience preparing Management reports, Budgets, Financial forecasts.