Accounting Specialist - RTR General Accounting

Accounting Specialist - RTR General Accounting

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Date: Aug 29, 2026

Location: Tampa, FL, US, 33617

Company: Coca-Cola Bottlers' Sales & Services Company, LLC

Job Summary

This position is responsible for providing business process and financial accounting support and expertise for assigned areas of responsibility, specifically supporting the General Accounting Center of Excellence (COE) team, primarily in Client Services and Payroll Accounting. Specific examples of areas within the COE are: Payroll accruals, Payroll deductions, Equity investments, Long-Term and Short-Term notes, Workers' Compensation and General Liability Insurance, Manual Accruals, GRIR accounting, AP and AR trade activity accounts, Miscellaneous A/R, Bad Debt Reserve accounting, and Income Tax accruals.

This position oversees financial activities affecting the bottler's financial statements, ensuring the accuracy and timeliness of month-end close processes, journal entries, and account reconciliations. Furthermore, it provides financial reporting and analysis, technical accounting guidance, and audit support to client bottlers.

This role involves developing sustainable relationships with internal and external stakeholders, establishing oneself as a valued and trusted financial business partner for bottlers. The position requires interaction with a variety of external and internal stakeholders, including daily collaboration with a BPO.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Execute the month end close process for assigned areas of responsibility, including monthly reporting, analysis and reconciliations while ensuring the timeliness, accuracy, integrity and quality of the financial statements
• Review complex and material reconciliations and journal entries completed by the offshore team (BPO)
• Cultivate relationships with assigned bottler for all general accounting activities for all areas above (bottler finance and operations team)
• Leverage key business indicators to identify opportunities for process improvement initiatives
• Provide financial and project management leadership throughout process improvement initiatives
• Coordinate and lead client/stakeholder meetings
• Collaborate with department/cross functionally to drive process, performance, and effectiveness
• Provide oversight of assigned process and team including partnership, support and continual training of an offshore team
• Understand Industry, Bottler & Customer end-to-end processes and key contacts to deliver expected results
• Provide technical accounting guidance to support operational decision making based on the role
• Act as Subject Matter Expert for multiple business systems including CONA, third party software, and implemented automation technology

Disclaimer: This job description is not intended to be a comprehensive list of the duties and responsibilities of the position, and the duties and responsibilities may change with or without notice.

Key Skills and Abilities

• Strong understanding of finance business processes and accounting policies/GAAP
• Knowledge of SAP, Advanced-level Microsoft Excel, Power BI, Access Databases & Accg Support Tools (e.g., Blackline)
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, decision-making, and communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple assignments concurrently and meet deadlines
• Process improvement focus
• Building strong, trusted internal and external customer relationships
• Prior exposure to Financial or Cost Accounting, and related activities, in a professional environment

Education Requirements

• Minimum: 4 Year / Bachelor's Degree - Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance
• Preferred: Graduate Degree - Master's degree and/or CPA preferred

Years of Experience

3 to 5 years of finance and/or accounting experience

Required Travel

• Willingness and ability to travel as required based on business need. Less than 5% of travel.

Hybrid Work Environment

CCBSS operates a hybrid working environment. This is a teleworking role that requires working at a CCBSS office location on a regular basis (or a minimum number of days per month or week) at the manager's discretion. The number of days required at a CCBSS office location is at the manager's discretion and is subject to change depending on business needs.

Total Rewards, Totally Rewarding

We are one family supporting the Coca-Cola bottling system in North America. Our work is indispensable to our partners and makes an impact in the communities where we operate. We are committed to workplace diversity and to rewarding exceptional performance. We expect a lot from our team - after all, it's their exceptional work that helps CCBSS support the Coca-Cola bottling system in North America. To keep everyone motivated and energized, we offer a comprehensive benefit and rewards package.

• Work-Life Integration - Vacation, floating holidays, parental leave, flexible work environment
• Competitive Base Salary - A base salary or hourly wage rate in line with market rates for the job duties and skills required
• Rewards & Recognition - Acknowledging our employees' contributions
• Retirement Plans & Guidance - Programs to assist associates in saving for retirement
• Health & Welfare Plans - Medical, life, and disability insurance plans

Company Message

Coca-Cola Bottlers' Sales and Services, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state, or local protected class.

Nearest Major Market: Tampa

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