Finance Manager

Job Description :

Which company will you join?

From Arthur Guinness to Johnnie Walker, our business was founded on people of outstanding character, and in 250 years, nothing has changed. We're the world's leading premium alcohol company Our brands are industry icons including Johnnie Walker, Crown Royal, Bulleit and Buchanan's whiskies, Smirnoff, Cîroc and Ketel One vodkas, Captain Morgan, Baileys, Don Julio, Tanqueray and Guinness. Our success is thanks to the strength of our people, in every role. It's why we trust them with our legacy and why we reward them with the career-defining opportunities that they deserve. Our ambition is to build the best performing, most trusted and respected Consumer Products Company in the world. To achieve these, we need the very best people

At Diageo, our purpose is to celebrate life everywhere, every day. To do that, you will join an organization that is passionate about customers and consumers, and proud of what they do. Diageo teams constantly set high goals and then try hard to exceed them. We are also an incredibly diverse organization, and we value each and every one's talent and personality.

Finance Organization:

Joining the Finance team at Diageo means becoming a catalyst for change, challenging our business partners to reach new heights. You'll be a pivotal force in crafting value, deeply understanding the strategic drivers of growth. With your expertise, you'll uphold financial stewardship and accountability, ensuring our success. This journey will not only foster your professional growth but also provide diverse opportunities for career development across various roles.

Job Overview:

The Finance Manager - Supply Programs is a key role responsible for financial leadership of the Supply Tax Agility Programs and providing financial insights and analysis to support strategic decision-making for supply chain operations. This position will report to the L4 Supply Finance Director - Strategy and Integration and work closely and in partnership with the Manager - Export Strategy, Supply Chain Integration Director, logistics team, key FP&A partners in Budapest, and procurement teams to optimize costs, mitigate risks, improve profitability of these programs, and ensure financial targets are met.

Work distribution:

* Tax/Supply Programs Agility Focus - ~70%
* Supply Decision Support = ~30%

The above is only indicative and may change from time to time as per needs

Key Responsibilities and Duties:

* Be a strategic finance partner to the supply chain tax agility program team, and take leadership of the program's financials providing strategic and analytical support on an ongoing basis
* Actively partner, lead discussions and provide thought leadership from the finance angle on new initiatives in the area and provide quantitative guidance and perspectives on opportunities and size of prize analytics
* Constantly analyze environment, costs and other impacts both in NAM and across in other markets to understand, process and quantify risk to any of the lines of the Tax agility program.
* Engage and work with corporate and technical accounting to ensure that transactions are being booked and accrued for in accordance with accounting principles and Diageo policies
* In partnership with and under the guidance of the Directors of Tax Agility Program and Supply finance, ad-Hoc modeling work around new lines of business, expansions, contractions, consolidations which will involve development of simulated proforma P&L's to help quantify strategy into actionable tasks
* Engage and work with multifunctional team of experts and key teams from the UK, as the need arises in the area of duty draw back, Customer Operations, Logistics, Accounting, Brand FP&A, Inventory to provide leadership and drive key decisions
* Work with market partners beyond NAM, to understand root causes of market fluctuations in order to provide counsel and risk/opportunity guidance to leadership. Protecting the Tax Agility P&L from potential risk from demand
* Lead the AOP process for the Tax Agility programs and understand the cost dynamics across markets to understand financial impact on program P&L. This will include analysis of standards, other cost estimates and comparative analytics
* Lead the monthly reporting and LE process which will involve articulating the Tax Agility story, clearly highlighting and quantifying opportunities and risks with the identification of root causes
* In the spirit of continuous improvement and bettering profitability for the Tax Agility programs, constantly work with operations, procurement and logistics to look for and propose cost savings and/or cost reduction opportunities and see them flow into the program P&Ls. As an extension see these savings make their way into standards for the next year
* In partnership with the Tax Agility Program leadership develop performance KPI's for the programs to help continuously monitor the health of these programs and provide warning systems to enable team to take corrective measures

Experience needed (not exhaustive list):

* 5+ years finance and business experience across various roles demonstrating increasing responsibilities
* Strong financial analysis skill, including ability to distill sophisticated issues into a financial analysis to support decision making or vice versa ability to take limited information and still develop financial perspective to support decision making.
* Some work experience in Supply Finance to be able to add positive value to the role by understanding costing processes
* Experience in handling budgets, forecasts, and financial reporting.
* Fair accounting knowledge as most of the tax agility program lean on accounting treatment
* Some exposure to capital evaluations for new projects and investments.
* Strong communication and inspiring leadership skills to engage, manage and influence senior customers across the organization
* Ability to network, influence, collaborate and build alignment cross functionally and at all levels of the organization
* Ability to deal with ambiguity and a constantly changing environment

Qualifications

* Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Supply Chain, a combination thereof or related fields; MBA preferred.
* 5+ years of experience in business finance, with at least 2 years in a supply chain finance role.
* Strong analytical skills and experience with financial modeling.
* Familiar with current software tools and systems, such as SAP ERP
* Excellent oral and written communication skills and presentation capabilities.
* Ability to work collaboratively across departments and lead cross-functional teams.
* CPA or CMA certification is a plus.
* Sophisticated knowledge of supply chain processes and financial implications.

Work Environment:

This role requires a dynamic and energetic individual with a can-do, will-do attitude who can thrive in a fast-paced environment and adapt to changing business needs. The Finance Manager role will be based in an office setting at Plainfield, IL but may on occasion need travel to manufacturing sites or 3 WTC, NY

Leadership Attributes:

* Strategic Vision: Ability to set long-term goals and drive the organization towards them.
* Influential Communication: Skilled in developing ideas, converting into proposals and persuading and motivating others, effectively conveying them to a variety of collaborators.
* Decisive Judgment: Capable of making tough decisions swiftly, considering both financial data and operational needs. With minimal data at times
* Collaborative Mentality: Promotes a team-oriented environment that encourages cross-departmental cooperation for shared success.
* Change Management: Comfortable with initiating and managing change, helping the team navigate through transitions.
* Integrity and Trust: Upholds a high standard of integrity and earns the trust of colleagues and business partners.
* Developing Others: Committed to mentoring and developing team members, fostering a culture of growth and learning.

Diversity statement:

Celebrating our inclusive and diverse culture is core to Diageo's purpose of "celebrating life every day everywhere". This purpose is, in itself, inclusive in nature, as it values everybody irrespective of background, disability, religion, gender identity, sexuality or ethnicity.

We know that for Diageo to succeed and 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. We view diversity as one of the key enablers that helps our business to grow and our values, purpose and standards set the conditions for us to respect the outstanding contribution each person brings.

Worker Type :

Regular

Primary Location:

Plainfield Plant

Additional Locations :

Job Posting Start Date :

2024-04-23

Salary Range:

Minimum Salary:

$105525

Maximum Salary:

$175875

At Diageo certain roles are eligible for additional rewards, including annual incentive payment and stock awards. US-based employees are eligible for healthcare benefits, retirement benefits , short-term and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, wellness benefits and industry leading parental leave, among others. (Benefits/perks listed may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Diageo and the country where you work.) The salary range displayed is the salary range for the role's primary location.