Junior Commercial Finance Business Partner, OGBL

Job description

Key Responsibilities

Support the performance cycle and act as a Key Business Partner – tracking performance against the financial plan (NSV, OP, Cash) and other critical metrics, including consumer and hospitality KPIs, and proactively managing associated risks and opportunities.

Support and challenge revenue pillars on sales and profit delivery, key KPIs, and cash targets, with a focus on navigating monthly forecasting cycles and full‐year performance.

Provide decision support by driving possibility thinking in commercial discussions, supporting the development of new revenue streams and cost opportunities, and modelling key scenarios to support growth.

Help build commercial and financial acumen across the site and the broader team (Diageo & 3rd Party).

Drive commercial teams to understand external influences and trends and their impact on current or future performance.

Quantify risks and opportunities for the AOP and communicate these to leaders.

Drive an effective measurement and evaluation process for investment in the business, alongside key business partners.

Support cost management and drive efficiency in line with best‐in‐class and productivity agendas, including RGM, A&P effectiveness, and indirect cost management.

Support FC teams with month‐end accruals and reconciliations, ensuring accurate and fully understood month‐end positions in line with the working‐day cycle.

Provide direct cover for the Head of Finance and step into key meetings when required due to annual leave or calendar requirements.

Control & Compliance

Provide direct support in regular stock taking and asset verification.

Ensure accountability for, and ownership of, the controls environment.

Ensure all globally mandated CARE requirements are adhered to.

Support collection and sharing of key site information required for ESG requirements (e.g., logistics, retail, and brewing processes).

Maintain full visibility of risks and mitigation, including a regular Risk Management Committee meeting.

Qualifications

Part or recently qualified accountant currently studying or having studied towards ACCA or CIMA qualifications.

Existing capability to build genuine relationships built on mutual trust and respect.

Successful management of senior stakeholders, resulting in strong and positive outcomes.

Comfort with dealing with ambiguity, complexity, and working within a fast‐paced, entrepreneurial, and matrixed environment.

Deep personal accountability for great performance.

Strong commercial and numerical acumen with attention to detail.

Intermediate to advanced Excel and PowerBI skills.

Demonstrate mastery of the basics in financial analysis.

About the RoleFinance at Diageo is about more than the numbers; it's about shaping the decisions behind them. From guiding investment to unlocking growth, this team plays a critical role in how we perform today and how we plan for tomorrow. You'll work with data, insight, and digital tools to influence strategy and help drive a business that operates at global scale. It's a fast‐moving environment where no two days are the same, and where you'll be supported to build your skills, grow your career, and make a real impact.

Benefits & DiversityWe recognise and value performance, offering our people a highly competitive rewards and benefits package, including:

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.

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Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

London

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

26-05-2026

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English