**Job Description :** Diageo is the world’s leading premium drinks company with an outstanding collection of brands, such as Johnnie Walker, Smirnoff, Baileys, Captain Morgan, Tanqueray and Guinness. Our purpose – Celebrating life, every day, everywhere – has an important role in our company, for our people, our diversity, our brands, in how we perform and how we create shared value. Our ambition is to create the best performing, most trusted and respected Consumer Products Company in the world. To achieve these, we need the world’s very best people. Feel inspired? Then this may be the opportunity for you. **About the Role** The role covers a set of planning, forecasting & analytical activities that support business decisions and help understanding of overall financial health by combining financial, operational and external data in one place. It involves supporting strategic planning, leading Annual Operating Planning (AOP), supporting landing, managing performance analysis, and generating insights on strategic market and regional level. **Accountabilities:** + High quality stakeholder management + Act like an owner to manage overhead costs proactively and with a long-term perspective, improve processes and create possibility for further automation to improve wow, reduce workload. + Lead the annual planning, deliver monthly reporting/causals/analysis and actively work/collaborate with budget holders/functions (HR/Legal/etc) and increase financial accuracy. + Ensure early visibility of gaps, risks & opportunities and any contingencies are shared and reviewed when addressing gaps, coupled with actions defined leading to the right outcomes. + Ensure that financial processes are undertaken accurately, efficiently, on time and that the surrounding internal control procedures are strictly adhered to in line with the internal (CARM) and external requirements. + Works with moderate levels of independency, solving a range of problem within their area of responsibility. + Analyses possible solutions based on knowledge and experience of procedures, best practices and the business context. + Understands key business drivers and the external market. + Applies judgement and is accountable for own work. May provide guidance to new team members or lead workstreams of projects as applicable. + The impact of the work will be felt across others in the team and may impact a range of customer, operational or service activities in other teams. + May require a need to collaborate and communicate complex or sensitive information and build consensus with others. **Qualifications:** + Degree educated in relevant finance / accounting/ business + Financial Planning & Analysis, and/or Financial Controlling experience is strongly preferred + 4-5 years experience in relevant area + Strong accounting experience + Good accounting knowledge + Experience in a global FMCG or similar dynamic operating environment + Experience in a Shared services environment is considered as an advantage + Have an excellent understanding of BW, SAP, PowerBI solution with the ability to think broadly when a system related challenge occurs and extract data in a way that supports decision making + Fluent English knowledge Our purpose is to celebrate life, every day, everywhere. And creating an inclusive culture, where everyone feels valued and listened to, is a crucial part of this. We believe the most inclusive and diverse culture makes for a better business and a better world. We know that for our business to thrive and for Diageo to realize its ambition, we depend on having diverse talent with a range of backgrounds, skills and capabilities in each of the 180 countries in which we operate and to reflect our broad consumer base. \#LI-Hybrid **Worker Type :** Regular **Primary Location:** McKinley Hill **Additional Locations :** **Job Posting Start Date :** 2025-01-08 With over 200 brands sold in more than 180 countries, we’re the world’s leading premium drinks company. Every day, over 30,000 talented people come together at Diageo to create the magic behind our much-loved brands. From iconic names to innovative newcomers – the brands we’re building are rooted in culture and local communities. Our ambition is to be one of the best performing, most trusted and most respected consumer products companies in the world. Our founders, such as Arthur Guinness, John Walker, and Charles Tanqueray, were visionary entrepreneurs whose brilliant minds helped shape the alcohol industry. And through our people, their legacy lives on. Join us, and you’ll collaborate with talented people from all corners of the world. Together, you’ll innovate and push boundaries, shaping a more inclusive and sustainable future that we can all be proud of. With diversity at our core, we celebrate our people's unique passions, commitments and specialist skills. Because when varied voices, mindsets, and personalities come together, great ideas are born. In our supportive culture, your voice will be heard and you’ll be empowered to be you. Just bring your ambition, curiosity and ideas, and we’ll celebrate your work and help you reach your fullest potential. **DRINKiQ** What's your DRINKiQ? 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