Brand Finance Manager - Whisky

Diageo•3WTC, NY

1d•$110,400 - $184,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Category Finance Manager supports the Whiskey team with forecasting, analysis, budgeting, and strategic planning to support the attainment of North American Market objectives. This role has high visibility across Marketing and Finance leadership, providing analytical insights to the Whiskey SVP and Leadership Team, as well as cross-functional Finance senior leadership. The key objective of this role is to support the financial agenda for the Whiskey portfolio, over $2B in NSV and $250M in A&P, working with the marketing and finance teams to produce insightful analysis and performance-driven recommendations. This role reports to the Director of Brand Finance for Whiskey. Brand Finance owns and drives forward-looking planning and financial analysis to deliver accurate and timely forecasts in line with the business requirements and designated timeframes.

Requirements

3+ years of relevant business experience
Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience required.
Outstanding analytical, financial modeling, and presentation skills
Strong interpersonal skills with a validated ability to collaborate with various partners, build relationships, and influence across large matrix organization
Capacity to communicate sophisticated ideas in simple understandable terms
Ability to balance strategy and drive to execution
High energy and drive

Nice To Haves

MBA and / or recognized accounting qualification preferred
FP&A, Brand Finance, Commercial Finance experience preferred
Beverage Alcohol or CPG Experience preferred

Responsibilities

Assess financial performance, provide business insights, and develop scenario plans
Support Portfolio Strategy process for Whiskey brands, developing frameworks, tools, templates, and analyses to synthesize portfolio projections and develop insights
Lead and drive building blocks and the financial elements of the annual brand planning processes across Whiskey
Partner with Brand teams to coordinate/prepare/facilitate quarterly brand plan reviews
Assess investment opportunities to ensure they align with overall strategy and financial targets, while developing return on investment analyses to evaluate programs, opportunities, and cost savings initiatives
Drive efficiency initiatives to ensure effective allocation of resources and efficient use of investments by brand
Champion the compliance agenda and maintain a strong internal control & compliance environment
Excel at cutting through ambiguity and act as a critical thought partner to the Marketing & Innovation and Finance Teams
Support SVP and Whiskey Finance Director in ad-hoc projects including but not limited to US Strategy, portfolio optimization, and performance management