The Coca-Cola Company Hiring for Principal Accountant, Benefits Job at Atlanta, GA Full Time

The Principal Accountant is part of the Benefits Accounting Team within the Corporate Controller’s Group. The position completes accounting, reporting and forecasting for the Company’s common and treasury stock shares, 401(k) plans and health and welfare accrual.

What You’ll Do for Us:

• Calculate basic and fully diluted average shares for actuals, rolling estimates and the business plan.
• Prepare 10-Q and 10-K disclosures for common and treasury stock, including unrecognized compensation, unregistered sale of equity and issued and outstanding shares.
• Support Global Equity in preparation of the annual Proxy Statement.
• Prepare ad-hoc analysis related to common and treasury stock for Treasury, FP&A and Global Equity.
• Prepare monthly journal vouchers and balance sheet reconciliations for stock options, 401(k) and health and welfare. Prepare monthly equity roll-forward analysis.
• Lead 401(k) benefit plan audits to support Form 5500 filings. Prepare stand-alone financial statements in Workiva and serve as primary finance contact for auditors.
• Manage health and welfare accrual (H&W). Coordinate with Total Rewards to understand and budget for various H&W benefits. Reconcile benefit payments and premiums to supporting documents.

Qualifications & Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in accounting (preferred) or equivalent work experience.
• CPA, MBA and/ or MS in Accounting preferred.
• 4-6 years of relevant work experience.
• Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP): Research codification and formulate accounting recommendations.
• Financial analysis: Use tools and technology to identify trends, explain variances and provide management with useful insights and recommendations.
• Track and apply internal and external trends: Track business activities (e.g., M&A, capital allocation programs) and market trends (Company stock price, stock market activity) and translate relevance to work on basic and fully diluted average shares..
• Financial systems: Quick learner of and adapter to new general ledger, consolidations and reporting systems.
• Customer focus and collaboration: Seek to understand and support business partners’ perspectives and priorities.

What We Can Do For You

• Agile & Innovative Software Platforms: Each day we are working to improve efficiency and reporting using top tier platforms which include Alteryx, Power BI, & Tableau.

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  Collaborative Culture: We work cross-functionally, across business units to ensure you’ve got the tools, resources, and thought-leadership to create the most comprehensive financial business modules, which enables us to make sound business decisions.

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  Global Reach: We have the most advanced financial modeling that allows for global financial analysis which leads the industry.

Skills

Collaborative Leadership; Financial Statements; Troubleshooting; Customer Service; General Ledger; General Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP); Accounts Payable; Microsoft Office; Communication; Cost Accounting; Process Reviews; Financial Accounting; ERP Systems; Microsoft Power BI; Financial Forecasting; Tax Legislation

Our Purpose and Growth Culture:
We are taking deliberate action to nurture an inclusive culture that is grounded in our company purpose, to refresh the world and make a difference. We act with a growth mindset, take an expansive approach to what’s possible and believe in continuous learning to improve our business and ourselves. We focus on four key behaviors – curious, empowered, inclusive and agile – and value how we work as much as what we achieve. We believe that our culture is one of the reasons our company continues to thrive after 130+ years. Visit Our Purpose and Vision to learn more about these behaviors and how you can bring them to life in your next role at Coca-Cola.

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