Finance Business Manager
Coke Canada Bottling is Canada’s Local Bottler. We’re Made Local.
- Facility and Work Location - Toronto, ON
- Hybrid Work Environment - Must be in the office on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
- Employee Type - Regular Employee FT Salaried
- Initial Posting Close Date - Oct 17, 2025
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. For more information about Coke Canada Bottling and our products, visit cokecanada.com/our-product.
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.
About This Opportunity
As a part of the management team, the Finance Business Manager is a key business partner that provides holistic performance and analysis to the General Manager (GM, Sr. Director level), to drive the Revenue, Operating Income and other business metrics of the Sales Centers. Building regional strategy (i.e., Long Term and Short Plans), Financial Plans (BP/RE), conducting regular business reviews, providing updates on headwinds and tailwinds with the financial impact and providing creative business solutions are some of the key responsibilities of this position.
The Finance Business Manager will work on new opportunities like potential customer acquisitions and channel level promotions by providing detailed data on the potential business and profitability while ensuring compliance with the accounting principles, company policies and procedures and other governance guidelines issued by the Internal Control Department and the Head office.
The Finance Business Manager’s scope at Coke Canada includes specific roles for Supply Chain Finance, Inventory, Operating Units, Customer Excellence, and Customer Finance.
Responsibilities
- Perform Holistic Business Performance Analysis of the Sales Centres by conducting critical review of the Profit and Loss Account and provide detailed reporting on Revenue performance and Opex management
- Identify gaps in Revenue/GP (Gross Profit) on weekly basis and work with GM (General Manager) on the plans to grow or recover the lost Revenue/GP if any
- Responsible for regular updates on what’s working and what’s not working and work with the GMs to devise the plans to mitigate the financial impact if any
- Work with DCMs (Distribution Centre Managers) to review their Opex Performance on monthly basis especially on Labour efficiency and other major cost drivers, explore and work out the financial impact of the cost saving opportunities, track and report on these opportunities and other Productivity initiatives built in the Plans
- Build profitable and sustainable Regional Strategy (Short Term and Long Term Plans), Prepare Financial Plans for the Sales Centres and Distribution Centres in line with the OU (Operating Unit) strategic.
- Work with GM to identify business opportunities at the customer and Channel level, ensure validation of Financial justification provided and ensure all approvals in line with COA (Chart of Authority)
- Conduct post spend evaluation of all major commitments to the customers, work on the alternative plans for any deviations and report the same to OU Management team
- Ensure that the Financial Statements on actual performance are prepared and submitted to the OU Management team and HQ in line with the agreed timelines
- Ensure compliance with Accounting Principles, Chart of Authority, Internal Control Guidelines. Work with the GMs, DCMs and other functional heads on the gaps identified during the self-assessment process or by the Internal Audit Team
- Work closely with the General Managers, DCMs, DSMs (District Sales Managers) within the Operating Unit and communicate with the Senior Leadership Team (i.e., OUVPs, OU Finance Director, other Function heads) and will report the Financials to the HQ based Finance Team on Monthly basis.
- Provide detailed analytics to the General Manager on the Performance of the sales Centres on Revenue/GP on weekly basis, provide guidance to the GM to deliver the Revenue and OI targets, quantify the financial implication on opportunities /exposures and provide monthly analytics on the business performance on Revenue/Opex/OI.
- Ensure that Plans are prepared in line with the Operating Unit priorities
- Understand the dynamics of the locations, ensure self-assessment of the process and system compliance and provide innovative solutions to ensure robustness of the processes and systems
Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent
- CPA /MBA preferred
- 3 Years of Finance experience, preferably in mid-size /Large CPG distribution company
- Strong Commercial Acumen to take quick action, challenge the internal stakeholders and provide solutions
- Proficient in SAP and above average Microsoft Excel and Access are required
- Excellent critical thinking, planning, interpersonal and communication skills
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 savings programs, family and employee assistance program, paid vacation and floater days.
- For some of our roles, we offer opportunities to work in a hybrid setting or remotely.
- 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.
If you need any accommodations or support during the recruitment process, please reach out to our Talent Acquisition team at 1-844-383-2653 or 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.