Supply Finance Manager, Plainfield

About us:

With over 200 brands sold in nearly 180 countries, we're the world's leading premium drinks company. From global icons like Johnnie Walker, Guinness and Tanqueray to Smirnoff and Don Julio, we create brands consumers love. Bring your passion and use your curiosity as you explore, collaborate and innovate. Together with passionate people from all over the world, you'll test new ideas, learn and grow, and unlock a brighter, more exciting future.

Join us to create a career worth celebrating.

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.

• Lead the financial reporting, accounting, and analysis of the financial performance of the manufacturing operation at the sites.
• Lead the development of the annual operating plans (AOP), latest estimates (LE) and delivery of financial results.
• Partner the development and implementation of strategic initiatives.
• Drive performance and decision-making process by providing financial support and leadership.
• Identify performance enhancement opportunities and work with the site leadership to execute them.
• Maintain a strong internal control & compliance environment.
• Simplify reporting and decision-making processes by leveraging digital tools.
• Identify and pro-actively manage risks and opportunities and provide performance insights.

• Partner with the leadership of the manufacturing sites under your remit.
• Work with the Business Shared Services for timely and accurately closing the Books and performing various financial analysis.
• Effectively collaborate across the finance community (Tax, Insurance, Supply, FP&A, etc.).
• Business partner with other Supply organizations including Planning, Blending, Technical, Procurement etc., and coordinate the flow of information between multiple levels of management.

• Solid end-to-end supply chain and cost accounting understanding.
• Ability to effectively business partner and communicate across supply and finance and managing multiple stakeholders.
• Financial analysis skills, including ability to manage complex data for decision support, reporting and financial planning.
• Strong stewardship mindset.
• Self-driven, working independently.

• 5+ years of financial management and accounting experience, preferably within a manufacturing consumer goods environment.
• Bachelor's degree in finance or accounting is required; a professional accounting designation or MBA is preferred.
• Excellent leadership, analytical and planning skills
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Strong technical accounting, planning, analysis, reporting and systems expertise. SAP knowledge a plus.
• Proven ability to distill complex business issues, provide logical, compelling, and clear plans for action.
• Requires excellent leadership and networking skills and ability to lead and influence organizational changes.