Reimbursement Budget Analyst

Reimbursement Budget Analyst

This position is a member of the O2C Reimbursement Team within Platform Services, supporting Coca-Cola North America Food service. The Reimbursement Budget Analyst will support various members and levels of the Sales organization. This person will primarily be responsible for managing the Customer Reimbursement process and all associated analyses. This person will perform analyses of the customer payment scorecard to verify that reimbursement funding is in compliance with approved contractual agreements that exist between The Company and the respective customers.

To perform this role effectively, this position must maintain good working relationships across many levels of the CCNA organization, including the Finance team, Sales, CCBSS (Volume Team), PLUS, and Corporate Audit. Examples of other key responsibilities include:

• creation and maintenance of Beverage Marketing programs in BRIM
• on-going financial training and education to the Sales organization
• addressing auditor questions, as needed
• managing prepaids and lease revenue
• providing various Sales and Management ad-hoc requests

Function Specific

Activities:

• Ensure that contracts with customers and bottlers are administered in compliance with the established terms of the agreement (e.g., performance requirements are achieved, payments are reconciled and paid in a timely manner).
• Develop and maintain information, administrative systems, and processes that create an adequate system of internal controls and help ensure the Company's financial results are recorded accurately.
• Conduct final check (e.g., check methodology, reasonableness, propriety of information) of financial material prior to distribution.
• Review inputs to verify that data entered is complete and accurate.
• Review methodology, inputs, and compliance with policies and procedures to ensure accuracy of reporting and data integrity for area(s) of responsibility.
• Provide financial information through downloading information or running reports for routine requests (e.g., brand contribution, profit and loss, DME, expenses).
• Identify and facilitate resolution of outstanding financial and operational issues or inquiries with appropriate HQ functions, field management, and/or Coca-Cola Financing management.
• Manage and coordinate the ongoing communication, maintenance, and monitoring of standard data (e.g., volume, master data) and performance measures.
• Calculate and fulfill financial commitments to external clients based on customer agreement.
• Identify and research data integrity issues.

Core Competencies:

• Drives Innovative Business Improvements:
  Develops new insights into solutions that result in organizational improvements; promotes a work environment that fosters creative thinking, innovation and rational risk-taking.
• Balances Immediate and Long-Term Priorities:
  Seeks to meet critical objectives while considering the impact of those decisions and activities on the ability to achieve long-term goals.
• Delivers Results:
  Focuses on the critical few objectives that add the most value and channels own and others' energy to consistently deliver results that meet or exceed expectations.
• Imports and Exports Good Ideas:
  Relentlessly seeks, shares and adopts ideas and best practices in and outside the Company and embraces change introduced by others.
• Develops and Inspires Others:
  Builds and maintains relationships that motivate, guide, and/or reinforce the performance of others toward goal accomplishments. Develops self and others to improve performance in current role and to prepare for future roles; seeks and provides feedback and coaching to enhance performance.
• Lives the Values:
  Demonstrates the values of The Coca-Cola Company through words, actions, and by example; fosters an…