FP&A Assistant Manager

Job Description :

FP&A Assistant Manager

About the Function

Finance

Our Finance team deliver sustainable growth for our business, customers, and much-loved brands. We’re part of a $12.2 billion gross profit organisation, responsible for driving an exceptional level of performance and creating the potential for future growth.

Whether we’re utilising our digital capabilities and analytics to inform our business strategy or creating capacity to invest in the future — no two days are the same in our Finance team. Wherever your skills lie, we’ll help you to learn and develop, supporting you along the way

About the role

Purpose of Role:

The FP&A Assistant Manager plays a pivotal role in supporting Diageo’s performance and long-term growth by providing financial insights, delivering accurate reporting, and partnering with cross-functional teams. The role contributes directly to business performance management through high-quality analytics and a strong control environment.

Key Responsibilities:

Planning & Forecasting:

• Support the delivery of the Annual Operating Plan (AOP) and long-term strategic planning cycles.
• Maintain monthly performance rhythms, including landing, outlook, and scenario forecasting. 
• Ensure all market, profit-center, and functional inputs are complete, aligned, and accurately reflected. 

Financial Analysis & Reporting:

• Perform in-depth financial analysis to generate insights that inform strategic and operational decision-making. 
• Deliver timely, accurate management reports including Business Performance Management (BPM) packs, cash flow reporting, O&R, and working capital analyses. 
• Identify performance trends, risks, and opportunities and translate findings into actionable recommendations. 

Business Partnering:

• Collaborate with In-Market Finance, Regional teams, and business divisions to drive performance against targets. 

• Act as a financial advisor to stakeholders, supporting decision-making.  

• Lead projects or workstreams driving efficient processes

• Build strong relationships with senior partners, ensuring clarity, transparency, and data-driven insights. 

Controls, Governance & Process Excellence

• Ensure adherence to Diageo financial policies, procedures, and control frameworks across teams and markets.  
• Help improve financial tools, reporting processes, and ways of working to increase efficiency, accuracy, and visibility.  
• Resolve day to day or moderately complex problems independently, applying sound judgment based on business knowledge and company policies.   

Experience / skills required

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or related field. 
•  5-8 years of relevant experience in FP&A, and regional management reporting.
• Strong analytical skills, with solid working knowledge of Excel, PowerBI and exposure to systems like SAP/BW and Anaplan.  
• Ability to work independently with good judgment and accountability. 
• Experience in FMCG or shared services environments preferred. 
• Familiarity with global finance processes, performance management cycles, and matrix organizations. 
• Strong commercial acumen and stakeholder management capabilities.

Success profile

• Analytical problem-solver with strong attention to detail
• Agile in systems and data management
• Proactive, curious, and commercially minded 
• Effective communicator capable of influencing senior partners 
• Collaborative team player in a dynamic global environment 

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

At Diageo, we offer a competitive and well-rounded rewards package designed to support your lifestyle, wellbeing, and long-term growth:

Competitive Compensation

• Attractive base salary with comprehensive guaranteed cash allowances
• Performance-driven bonus structure, including short-term incentives
• Sign-on bonus (where applicable)

Flexible & Lifestyle Benefits

• Transportation, meal/rice, laundry, clothing, and medical allowances
• Wellness-focused support through a Healthy Living Allowance
• Product allowance so you can experience and enjoy our brands
• Internet and mobile phone subsidies to support flexible working

Health, Protection & Security

• Comprehensive insurance coverage, including life, medical, and disability protection for you and your dependents
• Additional coverage for critical and terminal illness
• Retirement and pension plans, including company-sponsored contributions

Wellbeing & Support

• 24/7 Employee Assistance Program offering confidential support for you and your family
• Seasonal gifts and recognition programs that celebrate you throughout the year

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 new heights 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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Recruitment Scam Warning

Protecting candidates is very important to us. All communications regarding your application will come from an email address ending in @diageo.com. In our recruitment process, we'll never ask for money.

If you have any questions, please reach out to your Talent Engagement Lead, John Cedrique Rimonte, at JohnCedrique.Rimonte@Diageo.com

Worker Type :

Regular

Primary Location:

McKinley Hill

Additional Locations :

Job Posting Start Date :

2026-04-09