About the role: 

This role reports to the Finance Director, Supply Operation and is based out of Plainfield, Illinois. The operations at the site includes processing and bottling of Diageo brands.

As Finance Manager, your role will be to:

• 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.

The role will:

• 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.

What will you need to succeed in this role?

• 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.

Experience / skills required: 

• 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.

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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