Finance Business Manager, Commodities
Coke Canada Bottling is Canada’s Local Bottler. We’re Made Local.
Proudly independent, we are a Canadian, family-owned business. Coke Canada Bottling makes, distributes, merchandises, and sells the most-loved beverages Canadians enjoy. With over 6,000 diverse employees coast-to-coast, we operate in every province through 50+ sales and distribution centres, and five manufacturing facilities.
Coke Canada supplies some of Canada’s favourite beverage brands, and we want to continue to be the leading beverage partner in Canada, creating a better future and delivering optimism by bringing sustainable value to our employees, customers, consumers, and communities.
Advancing a high-performing, collaborative and inclusive culture is at the core of our vision to be the World’s Greatest Bottler, Built by the Best People, and we’re looking for exceptional talent to help get us there.
For more information about Coke Canada Bottling and our products, visit cokecanada.com/our-product.
Role Details
- Work Location – Toronto
- Hybrid Environment – This position currently offers a hybrid work schedule. Subject to change. The in-office requirement is a minimum of three days per week (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday), with the flexibility to work remotely on the remaining days.
- Salary – The base salary for the position is $82,800- $115,000. The starting base salary is based on market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, role complexity, experience and internal equity.
- Initial Posting Close Date – May 1, 2026
About This Opportunity
We are recruiting a Finance Business Manager to join our Finance team. The Finance Business Manager will support the leadership and execution of the Commodity Risk Management Council at Coca Cola Canada.
In this role, you will be responsible for month end close, forecasting, and budgeting activities, as well as identifying risks and opportunities related to raw materials and purchase price variance (PPV). The Finance Business Manager will partner closely with the Procurement team to provide P&L insights, influence day to day commercial decisions, and deliver updates on productivity and cost management initiatives.
This is an exciting opportunity to play a highly visible role at the intersection of finance, procurement, and commercial decision making, with the ability to directly influence business performance and cost strategy across the organization.
Responsibilities
- Partner with the Direct Procurement team to analyze and review monthly financial performance.
- Support the Director in leading, coordinating, and executing the monthly Commodity Risk Management forum, including presenting strategic opportunities and executing decisions related to commodity and FX hedge contracts.
- Identify risks and opportunities that may drive variances versus plan and proactively recommend mitigation actions.
- Track monthly hedge and commodity performance and collaborate with the Director to communicate forward and unhedged exposure in a timely manner.
- Forecast and project commodity volume requirements, including USD exposures.
- Coordinate with Treasury to ensure accurate and complete hedge documentation for audit purposes.
- Work closely with CCBSS to understand forecasts and assess their financial impact on CCCBL.
- Monitor commodity market trends and research market intelligence to support forecasting, risk assessment, and opportunity identification.
- Analyze PI savings in collaboration with project managers across the business.
- Support the development of the annual raw materials budget, incorporating hedge contracts and procurement pricing guidance.
- Prepare detailed volume, price, and mix analyses on cost of sales as part of the budgeting process.
- Conduct ad hoc financial analyses related to procurement and commodity risk management as required.
- Play a key role in developing new tools and process improvements to enhance efficiency and reporting quality.
- Support the month end close process by ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting, including preparation of journal entries related to PPV, hedge contracts, and procurement OPEX.
- Perform deep dive analysis of PPV to identify drivers, risks, opportunities, and potential impacts to future business results.
- Collaborate with Supply Chain Finance and cross functional partners to support rolling estimate forecasts for direct materials.
- Partner with shared services and internal stakeholders to ensure accurate and timely financial postings, supported by clear and detailed explanations.
- Participate in periodic reviews with CCBSS Finance to assess rebates and identify market risks across raw material categories not covered by the Commodity Risk Management Council.
- Support additional assignments, reporting, analysis, and projects as required as assigned
Qualifications
- College diploma required; Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field strongly preferred.
- CPA designation preferred; MBA considered an asset
- Minimum 3 years of finance experience, preferably within a mid size to large CPG or distribution environment.
- Strong commercial acumen with the ability to take action, challenge stakeholders constructively, and propose solutions.
- Proficient in SAP; advanced skills in Microsoft Excel required (Access considered an asset)
- Experience with Anaplan preferred.
- Strong analytical, critical thinking, and planning skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Proven interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across functions.
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Why work with us?
- Join a local, family-owned business that’s part of a globally recognized brand, where you can develop your capabilities, competencies, and career.
- Coke Canada has a culture of learning, and we offer several channels to support your development, including on-the-job training and a library of free courses for just-in-time learning.
- We are committed to offering a comprehensive benefits package designed to help our employees achieve their best physical, mental, financial, and overall health and well-being. This includes a competitive compensation package, access to retirement and saving programs, family and employee assistance program, paid vacation and floater days.
- We have close, local connections with the communities in which we operate across Canada. We’re determined to make a positive difference in our communities; this includes opportunities for employee volunteerism.
- We’re building our business responsibly and our mission is to work Toward a Better Future Together. We have a plan that outlines how we are reducing, reusing, recycling, decreasing our carbon footprint, and using water responsibly. For more information visit cokecanada.com/sustainability/
Coke Canada has been recognized as one of Canada’s Best Employers for Diversity, and we’re committed to fostering a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace. Together we are creating a workplace culture that values diversity, enables inclusivity and ensures everyone feels like they belong. We are aiming to ensure our diverse workforce is reflective of the communities in which we operate. Research shows that women-identifying and other marginalized individuals often hesitate to apply unless they meet 100% of the listed qualifications. If this role excites you, even if you don’t check every box, we encourage you to apply. Your unique experience and perspective could be what we’re looking for. Unless otherwise specified, this job post is for an existing vacancy.
Our hiring process is human-driven and does not involve AI tools for screening, assessment, or selection. For individuals requiring accommodations or support throughout the recruitment process please call 1-844-383-2653 or email HR@cokecanada.com.
Important – please note
All offers of employment at Coke Canada Bottling are conditional upon a successful background clearance obtained through our contracted third-party vendor. The standard clearance requirements depend on the position and may include some, or all, of the following: criminal clearance, employment verification, education verification and driver's abstract review. Please advise the Talent Acquisition team if you have any questions or concerns once you are contacted for further consideration.