Finance Business Partner – System Economics

About the role

The Finance Business Partner – System Economics will join the Finance team of Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa to drive profitable growth through advanced financial modelling, profitability analysis and value‑chain optimisation. Working closely with business leaders, the role provides strategic decision support and ensures robust costing and financial insights across the enterprise.

Key responsibilities

• Own and maintain the enterprise methodology for product, customer and channel profitability.
• Develop and update value‑chain models for all beverage categories.
• Maintain cost‑to‑serve methodologies and allocate costs across the value chain.
• Analyse profitability of brands, packs, customers and channels and identify margin improvement opportunities.
• Conduct financial viability assessments for new products and commercial initiatives.
• Build business cases for strategic projects and track benefits realisation.
• Provide executive reporting on commercial profitability trends and recommendations.

Required profile

• Strong analytical mindset with proven experience in financial modelling and profitability analysis.
• Ability to translate complex data into actionable commercial insights.
• Excellent communication skills to partner with senior business leaders.
• Detail‑oriented with a focus on governance and accuracy.

Required skills

• Financial modelling
• Profitability analysis
• Value‑chain analysis
• Business case development