Commercial Finance Manager, FTZ & Border

Job Title: Commercial Finance Manager, FTZ & Border

About us

With over 200 brands sold in nearly 180 countries, we’re the world’s leading premium drinks company. Bring your passion and use your curiosity as you explore, collaborate, and innovate to build brands consumers love. 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.

ABOUT THE ROLE

As a Commercial Finance Manager for the Free Trade Zone (“FTZ”) and Border business, you will manage a market that generates around 100 million dollars per year in revenue with a high level of profitability. The position works very closely and reports directly to the General Manager of the unit. There`s a high level of exposure to the LAC Exec and cross-functional teams across LAC, besides intra-market and senior global functions.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

The role will primarily perform managerial duties related to leading monthly regional and financial BPMs, forecasting and goal setting, exercising senior judgement on decision-making to effectively guide internal conversations. Specifically, it will perform the following:

• Lead the preparation and presentation of the monthly Regional BPM, to the LAC Executive including Regional President, CFO, Legal, leading the consolidation of financial and commercial performances into clear narratives that support decision-making across the business.

• Lead the presentation of the monthly financial BPM to the LAC CFO.

• Be financially accountable for the end-to-end P&L, from volume through operating profit, SIT, and working capital.

• Actively manage the risk environment, identifying and implementing corrective actions to remediate issues, and ensuring adherence to controls and standards to mitigate reputational risks.

• Act as a key business partner to the four people in the FTZ&B Commercial Team, which includes the General Manager, two Commercial Heads and a Commercial Planning and Activation (“CP&A”) Executive, assuming a leadership role in a cross-functional group based in US. Also, indirect leadership on multiple FP&A and Customer Service analysts based in Colombia.

• Lead the development and implementation of the business’s AOP and 3-year plan, to improve value in alignment with strategic goals. Additionally, lead the O&R process internally, handling the identification of risks and opportunities, and leading all aspects of the tracking of commercial and marketing investments.

WHAT YOU WILL BRING

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Finance, Business, Accounting or any related field.

• Approximately 8+ years of progressive finance experience (CPG strongly preferred).

• Excellent communication to navigate and influence multiple functions and levels of seniority.

• Strong problem-solving and analytical capabilities with the ability to simplify complexity.

• Operate under ambiguity and a volatile environment guiding the commercial team and senior functions over a broader performance narrative.

• Advanced skills in Microsoft Office, and strong digital fluency;

• English proficiency (written, verbal, presentation).

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.

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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.