Senior Director, FP&A NA OU Reporting Lead

The Coca-Cola Company•Atlanta, GA

About The Position

The Senior Director, Reporting COE Lead – Service Delivery is a senior finance transformation leader within the North America Operating Unit (NAOU) FP&A Service Delivery organization that consists of ~40 associates. This role is accountable for establishing, scaling, and governing a best-in-class Reporting Center of Excellence (COE) for the NAOU SD team that delivers consistent, accurate, and insight-driven reporting across all RTM/Orgs, while also keeping focus on global standards. The Reporting COE Lead will be tasked with simplifying, standardizing, and upgrading FP&A reporting for NAOU and RTM/Org Leads, which includes but not limited to: unifying performance narratives and enable a holistic view of NAOU financial performance to drive better, faster, and more informed business decisions. This leader will modernize the reporting by leveraging automation, advanced analytics, and AI-enabled capabilities, shifting the organization from manual, fragmented reporting to scalable, insight-led performance management. This role reports directly to the Senior Director II, FP&A Topline – Service Delivery and leads a team of five associates. The role maintains ownership for strong governance, data integrity, and compliance across FP&A reporting processes, while optimizing delivery in collaborating with the Data, Analytics, and Reporting team along with our Managed Service Provider (MSP) teams.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Analytics, Information Systems, Economics, Data Analytics, or a related quantitative or business discipline required
10-15+ years of progressive experience across FP&A, reporting, analytics, business intelligence, or performance management within a complex, matrixed organization.
Demonstrated experience leading or building a Reporting Center of Excellence, enterprise reporting function, analytics organization, or shared services model supporting multiple business lines.
Proven track record of driving standardization, simplification, and modernization of reporting across disparate teams and stakeholders
Experience managing external delivery partners (Managed Service Providers, shared services, or analytics vendors) and operating within defined governance and SLAs.
Strong leadership, change management, and influencing skills, with the ability to align diverse stakeholders around common reporting standards and enterprise priorities.
High learning agility and curiosity with a mindset oriented toward continuous improvement, innovation, and future‑ready finance and analytics capabilities.

Nice To Haves

MBA, MS in Analytics, CPA, CMA, or similar advanced credential preferred.
Experience applying automation and AI‑enabled capabilities within reporting or FP&A (e.g., workflow automation, variance drivers, trend detection, self‑service analytics) preferred.

Responsibilities

Establish and lead the NAOU Reporting COE team, defining the vision, operating model, governance standards, and key focus areas for enhancing FP&A reporting.
Lead and support modernization efforts, including partner with the NAOU PICA Finance team to pilot and scale innovative reporting and performance management approaches that advance financial and operational outcomes (i.e. TFS).
Serve as a thought leader on reporting trends that include automation, advanced analytics, and AI-enabled capabilities.
Drive accuracy, transparency, and consistency across all NAOU FP&A reporting, ensuring a single source of truth for performance management.
Design and enforce standardized reporting frameworks, templates, metrics, and presentation routines that reduce complexity and eliminate redundant or low-value reporting.
Collaborate with cross-functional partners to improve data quality, streamline handoffs, and strengthen end-to-end FP&A processes (i.e. REx acceleration).
Implement disciplined review cadences and dashboards that focus on actionable insights and decision support.
Ensure strong internal controls, documentation, and governance across reporting activities in alignment with corporate and OU standards.
Lead the transformation of reporting through standardization, simplification, and automation, across all areas of business
Identify and deploy AI-enabled tools and advanced analytics to accelerate insight generation, automate variance explanations, and detect trends and anomalies.
Partner with the MSP to scale efficient delivery models, clearly defining roles, service levels, and continuous improvement expectations.
Lead, inspire, and develop a high-performing team of finance professionals, building modern Reporting COE capabilities (i.e. holistic reporting across NAOU, including Volume, IP, SET, Retail & Sub-Bottler)
Set clear performance standards, create development pathways, and ensure strong succession planning for future leadership needs.
Build a high performing, engaged, and collaborative workforce.
Serve as the primary point of accountability between NAOU FP&A Service Delivery, Planning & Industry Insights, Competitive Analysis, and the MSP for all reporting-related activities.
Influence stakeholders through clear, concise, and compelling executive communications.
Represent the NAOU Reporting COE in cross-enterprise initiatives, shaping best practices and contributing to broader global FP&A evolution.