Junior Manager Overheads Planning

About us

Diageo is a global leader in beverage alcohol with an outstanding collection of brands across spirits and beer categories.  It operates in more than 180 countries and produces in more than 140 sites around the world. Some of the key brands include Johnnie Walker, Crown Royal, Smirnoff, Don Julio, Tanqueray, Ketel One, Captain Morgan, Baileys, Guinness.

The Financial Planning & Operations team is part of Global Finance and is responsible for planning, forecasting, and analytical activities that support business decision-making and provide a comprehensive view of the company's financial health by bringing together financial, operational, and external data.

The team supports strategic planning, leads the annual planning cycle and monthly forecasting processes, and generates market- and regional-level insights to understand the key drivers of business performance. By identifying emerging trends and developing early warning signals, the team helps anticipate risks, uncover growth opportunities, and enable timely, accurate, and data-driven decision-making across the business.

About the role

• Lead the delivery and continuous improvement of global financial planning processes across the most complex markets and regions, ensuring consistent, efficient execution in line with global standards, governance, and planning timelines.

• Partner with senior Finance, functional, and market stakeholders to understand business needs, strengthen planning effectiveness, improve forecast quality, and enable better business decision-making through robust planning processes and actionable insights.

• Drive the implementation of process improvements, system enhancements, and analytical capabilities. Monitor performance through critical metrics and governance forums to find opportunities for greater standardization, stronger controls, and operational efficiency.

• Act as a subject matter expert for assigned planning processes. Support cross-functional initiatives while resolving complex planning challenges. Encourage adoption of global solutions and share guidelines across Planning.

About You

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Finance/ Business Administration,/Economics

• 6–8 years of relevant Finance experience, with significant exposure to FP&A, financial planning, forecasting, or business performance management.

• Strong understanding of end-to-end financial planning processes, governance, and finance systems

• Proven experience leading complex planning initiatives and driving process improvements

• Strong collaborator management and influencing skills, with the ability to build effective partnerships with senior Finance and business collaborators.

• Strong analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills, with a clear and methodical approach

• A continuous improvement mindset, with the ability to work independently and effectively in a global, matrix organization

• Proficient in English

Flexible Working Statement

Flexibility is key to our success. Talk to us about what flexibility means to you so that you’re supported to manage your wellbeing and balance your priorities from day one.  

Rewards & Benefits Statement

We recognise and value performance, offering our people a highly competitive Rewards and Benefits package including:

• Unique Family Leave opportunity

• We work without border - you will work with people from all over the world

• You will deal with world class brand portfolio

• Wide variety of thematic events, afterwork activities organized by employee communities

• Product Allowance to purchase company products from the staff shop

• We won the Fittest Workplace Award, of course we have a Gym

• Urban legend is true, we do have a Rooftop Bar

Diversity statement:

Our purpose is to celebrate life, every day, everywhere. And creating an inclusive culture, where everyone feels valued and that they can belong, is a crucial part of this. We embrace diversity in the broadest possible sense. This means that you’ll be welcomed and celebrated for who you are just by being you. You’ll be part of and help build and champion an inclusive culture that celebrates people of different gender, ethnicity, ability, age, sexual orientation, social class, educational backgrounds, experiences, mindsets, and more.

Our ambition is to create the best performing, most trusted and respected consumer products companies in the world. Join us and help transform our business as we take our brands to the next level and build new ones as part of shaping the next generation of celebrations for consumers around the world.

Feel inspired? Then this may be the opportunity for you.

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