DBC Finance Manager, Diageo

$110-183.4k

Senior level

New York

Alcoholic beverage company

Job no longer available

Alcoholic beverage company

1001+ employees

B2CRetailFoodManufacturing

Job no longer available

$110-183.4k

Senior level

New York

1001+ employees

B2CRetailFoodManufacturing

Company mission

To be one of the best performing, most trusted and respected consumer products companies in the world.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

Bachelors Degree with relevant professional qualifications
MBA Preferred
5+ experience in a global CPG or similar dynamic operating environment
Collaborating and influencing effectively with remote/virtual teams
Structured financial analysis to support decision making
S&OP and business performance management
Understanding of internal controls & accounting principles
Business performance management
Adaptable and clear interpersonal skills
Systems, tools & technologies – PowerBI, Anaplan, SAP

What the job involves

To lead and complete quarterly / monthly financial plans and provide monthly reporting and analysis
Own and run all elements of the P&L to deliver profitable growth and find opportunities to over-deliver plans
Set up financial reporting, S&OP and budgeting processes
Develop financial scenarios and recommendations to advise new concept development and portfolio / investments prioritization decisions
End to end execution and engagement of the organization on Planning and Reporting systems, data, processes, operating model, and capabilities that support the delivery of our strategic and operational performance objectives
Develop an efficient and effective planning process and calendar for the organization, ensuring all internal and external factors are considered in developing a robust plan in service of our strategic ambition that efficiently allocates our resources
Lead and complete the standard end to end monthly financial reporting and analysis, working with business partners and customers to deliver the planning and forecasting processes in line with standards and timelines
Collaborate with business partners to understand and challenge components of performance and forecasts. Quantify opportunities and risks and help develop contingency plans
Hold business partners to account for the delivery of their financial and non-financial commitments
Use analytics to go beyond the numbers, using a variety of data sets to drive insights that focus on all opportunities and risks to the delivery of our plans and provoke actions to drive performance improvements
Work to drive North America convergence with global standards for Planning and reporting systems, data, processes and operating model
In-market leadership teams, Commercial, Supply, Marketing. Act as trusted business advisor in order to challenge and support the business to improve overall performance and develop in-market BPM capabilities
Finance business partners – provide proactive support and collaboration on delivery of end-to-end Finance operating model to our clients
Group Finance teams / Enterprise operations – collaborate closely with teams to provide high quality, timely management information to the business
Governance & Change – support local delivery of changes / improvements. Positive relationships across Business Shared services to drive efficiency and effectiveness in all our core processes

Our take

Multinational beverage company Diageo was the result of a merger between Guinness and Grand Metropolitan, a leisure and property conglomerate, in 1997. Spearheaded by then-Guiness executives Anthony Greener and Philip Yea, the merger sent stocks skyrocketing and by December of the same year, Diageo was listed on the London Stock Exchange.

As the owner of many of the global leaders in alcoholic beverages (think Ciroc, Smirnoff, and Tanqueray), Diageo has made a number of savvy acquisitions and sell-offs, expanding its portfolio beyond Europe and into the Americas, the Middle East, and Asia.

Over the past decade, however, it has had to face the rise of craft and independent brewing, with companies like Brewdog becoming new competitors. Rather than acquiring these craft beer companies, Diageo has focused on branding Guinness in a way that fits the craft mould. This involved initiatives like The Brewers Project.

During the early 2020s, Diageo also weathered an alcohol sales decline but has bounced back with a renewed focus on cold brew coffee liqueurs and Guinness blends, as well as further acquisitions that have included that of actor Ryan Reynolds’ Aviation Gin.