FP&A Senior Analyst - North America team

Job Title: FP&A Senior Analyst - North America team

Location: Budapest

Contract: Permanent, full-time

About us

Diageo is the world's leading premium drinks company with an outstanding collection of brands, such as Johnnie Walker, Smirnoff, Baileys, Captain Morgan, Tanqueray and Guinness. Our purpose - Celebrating life, every day, everywhere - has an important role in our company, for our people, our diversity, our brands, in how we perform and how we create shared value.

About the Function

The Financial Control function takes ownership for the classification, consolidation and interpretation of financial data, the coordination and management of financial reporting (including the provision of insight, analysis and the accurate and timely delivery of end market budgets, management accounts and financial accounts) and the monitoring of financial risks.

About the role

Join our dynamic team as an FP&A Senior Analyst, where you will play a pivotal role as a key business partner to our North America teams. You will be the first point of contact for any issues, while also supporting the broader controlling process agenda. This is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in a global organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Engage with Senior Partners: Independently interact with senior stakeholders both in the market and at our Shared Services Center in Bangalore.
• Lead Month-End Closings: Ensure smooth and accurate month-end closings, including accrual calculations and journal entry preparation.
• Support Planning and Forecasting: Assist with planning and O&R forecasting to help guide business decisions.
• Analyze Financial Data: Examine spending (actuals vs. plan), identify actionable insights, and resolve any issues.
• Ensure Compliance: Lead controls and compliance, suggest improvements, and follow up on implementation.
• Prepare Reports and Presentations: Build financial reports and presentation materials, and lead meetings with senior partners.
• Collaborate Across Teams: Work with various teams to ensure efficient budget management systems are in place and functioning well.
• Drive Operational Improvements: Proactively identify, design, and implement operational improvements to drive standardization, simplification, and automation-‘Act like an Owner'.

Why join our North America FP&A team ?

• Impactful Work: Your role will be crucial in driving financial efficiency and accuracy across multiple teams.
• Professional Growth: Engage with senior partners and gain exposure to global financial processes and strategies.
• Innovative Environment: Be part of a team that encourages proactive thinking and continuous improvement.
• Global Collaboration: Work alongside talented professionals from a diverse set of backgrounds and locations.

About You

• University or College degree in Finance and Accountancy / Economics / Business
• 2-4 years of experience in Financial Accounting, Financial Controlling or FP&A
• Excellent Business English knowledge
• Strong MS Excel skills
• Good communication and business partnering skills
• Strong analytical skills and attention to details

Benefits of working here

• 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 & Inclusion

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 our business to thrive and for Diageo to 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 unique contribution each person brings.

Flexibility is key to success in our business and many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways, including part-time, compressed hours, flexible location. Please talk to us about what flexibility means to you and don't let anything stop you from applying!

Character is everything