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Toronto, Ontario | Hybrid

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For more information about Coke Canada Bottling and our products, visit cokecanada.com/our-product.

 

Role Details

• Work Location - Toronto, ON
• 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 - $108,000- $115,000 annually
• Initial Posting Close Date - October 1, 2026 

 

The starting base salary is based on market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, role complexity, experience and internal equity.

About This Opportunity

We are recruiting a Manager, Commercial Finance, to join our Commercial Finance team. This strategic role leads the financial governance of Innovation Stages & Gates (S&G), with a strong focus on cost accounting, P&L ownership, financial modeling, and commercial business partnering.

 

In this role, you will help drive Coke Canada's financial performance by delivering accurate, timely reporting, generating insights to support decision-making, and partnering closely with Commercial, Supply Chain, and Customer teams. Your scope will span Innovation Finance, Cost Accounting, Financial Modelling, and Category/Commercial Finance support, with a focus on strengthening decision discipline, processes, controls, and the overall quality of financial insights across the business.

 

This is an exciting opportunity to leverage your commercial finance expertise to shape innovation investment decisions and deliver insights that influence cross-functional outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead commercial financial governance across innovation initiatives and category performance, enabling disciplined investment decision-making.
• Own Stages & Gates P&L governance for new innovations, ensuring consistent profitability thresholds, cost assumptions, and evaluation standards.
• Lead innovation P&L development, analysis, and reporting throughout the Stages & Gates lifecycle, supporting go/no-go decisions at each gate.
• Serve as Finance Business Partner to Category Commercial teams by leading category P&L reviews and translating results into actionable insights.
• Develop and continuously refine the S&G Profitability Matrix, integrating financial returns with strategic and commercial value drivers.
• Conduct Stages & Gates post-audits to assess performance against approved assumptions, explain variances, and strengthen controls and decision quality.
• Ensure timely, accurate financial and management reporting, meeting all Stages & Gates governance requirements and review timelines.
• Partner cross-functionally with Commercial, Supply Chain, and Customer Finance to align financial outcomes with operational and commercial strategies.
• Drive process improvement, standardization, and automation to increase reporting efficiency, data accuracy, and transparency. 
• Lead and/or support special projects and ad hoc financial analysis to enable business initiatives and leadership decisions.
• Partner with commercial team to develop processes to support annual business planning and continuous reforecasting.

Qualifications

• College diploma in Accounting or Finance required; Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field preferred.
• CPA designation strongly preferred.
• 4+ years of progressive accounting experience, including cost accounting and financial modeling.
• Experience within the consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry is preferred.
• Experience supporting and/or managing P&L activities.
• Working knowledge of SAP preferred.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
• Experience with Power BI and/or Anaplan is an asset.
• Demonstrated ability to present financial insights and P&L results clearly and effectively.
• Proven ability to partner with cross functional stakeholders and translate financial data into actionable insights.
• Strong analytical, planning, interpersonal, and communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast paced, collaborative environment.
• Effective business partnering skills, including constructive challenge and stakeholder management.
• High level of ownership, adaptability, and resilience in a changing environment. 

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Why join Coke Canada Bottling?

Coke Canada Bottling is Canada's Local Bottler. We're Made Local.

 

Proudly independent, Canadian and family-owned, we make, distribute, merchandise and sell some of the most-loved beverages Canadians enjoy. Our more than 6,000 employees work coast-to-coast across over 50 sales and distribution centres and five manufacturing facilities.

 

Here, you can:

 

• Influence meaningful people and business decisions.
• Develop your capabilities through experience, coaching and learning resources.
• Access a comprehensive benefits package supporting your physical, mental and financial well-being.
• Participate in retirement and savings programs, paid vacation and floater days.
• Give back through employee volunteer opportunities in the communities where we live and work.
• Help advance our vision of becoming the World's Greatest Bottler, Built by the Best People.

 

Bring your perspective

Coke Canada Bottling has been recognized as one of Canada's Best Employers for Diversity. We are committed to fostering a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace where everyone feels they belong.

 

Research shows that women-identifying candidates and members of other marginalized communities may hesitate to apply unless they meet every qualification. If this opportunity excites you, we encourage you to apply-even if your experience does not match every item listed. Your perspective could be exactly what we need. Unless otherwise specified, this posting is for an existing vacancy.

 

Our hiring process is human-driven and does not use AI tools to make screening, assessment or selection decisions. If you require accommodation or support during the recruitment process, please call 1-844-383-2653 or email [email protected].

 

Background clearance

All offers of employment with Coke Canada Bottling are conditional upon successful background clearance completed through our contracted third-party provider. Requirements vary by position and may include criminal, employment and education verification, as well as a driver's abstract where applicable.

 

Please speak with the Talent Acquisition team if you have questions once you are contacted for further consideration.