Commercial Finance Business Partner, Off Trade- FTC -6months

Diageo; City Of London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global premium drinks company is looking for a Commercial Finance Business Partner to support key business objectives. Responsibilities include driving decision-making, providing financial insights, and managing relationships within a dynamic environment. The ideal candidate should possess strong commercial skills, numerical competence, and experience in collaboration with senior stakeholders. This role is a 6-month secondment opportunity based in London.

Qualifications

• Strong commercial, numerical, and accounting competence.
• Existing capability to build genuine relationships built on mutual trust & respect.
• Successful management of senior collaborators.
• Comfort with dealing with ambiguity and complexity.

Responsibilities

• Drive decision making with commercial teams.
• Provide decision support to maximize Net Sales Value.
• Lead channel planning to prioritize brand and customer needs.
• Use insightful analysis to identify business opportunities.

Skills

Strong commercial and numerical skills

Attention to detail

Ability to build relationships

Management of senior collaborators

Comfort with ambiguity

Job description

Job Description

Job Title - Commercial Finance Business Partner, Off Trade

This is a 6-month secondment opportunity

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 Function

Our Finance team deliver sustainable growth for our business, customers, and much-loved brands. We\'re part of a $12.2 billion gross profit organisation, responsible for driving an exceptional level of performance and creating the potential for future growth.

Whether we\'re utilising our digital capabilities and analytics to inform our business strategy or creating capacity to invest in the future - no two days are the same in our Finance team. Wherever your skills lie, we\'ll help you to learn and develop, supporting you along the way in our inclusive culture.

About the role

Diageo GB Commercial Finance teams are central to the delivery of key business objectives and targets across the P&L, cash, balance sheet, and broader market share. The teams are respected business partners to their collaborators inside and outside of the function and work to shape the future of the Channel and overall Market.

You will drive decision making with your GB Off-Trade Nationals business partner (commercial director, controller(s), and their wider team) and support the business in setting and realising its performance ambition and AOP with a particular focus on the Dynamic value creator area of the Finance Mission:

• Bring data-led insights - creating winning strategies and provoking great business outcomes, finding the balance between various competing priorities
• Embrace a winning mentality - having the courage to act and influencing team members at various levels and cross-functions
• Look outwards - always adopting an external lens
• Lead and embrace change - bringing value and crafting our future
• Active risk managers - guiding thoughtful business decisions

Top Accountabilities

Functional

• Partner with the commercial controller(s) in driving best in class performance and TI management - challenge and interrogate the thinking, support in arriving at the outcome when required.
• Lead channel planning to prioritize brand and customer needs while supporting budgeting for both short and long term goals.
• Provide decision support to the commercial teams, which will ultimately maximise Net Sales Value, Gross Profit and Gross Margin % whilst delivering gains in market share.
• Drive the AWC agenda partnering the teams to deliver continuous improvement on cash through WADT and overdue resolution.
• Use insightful analysis to identify business opportunities for the channel.
• Drive the Control agenda across the channel ensuring the best in class control environment through simple processes and strong compliance.

Experience / skills required

• Strong commercial, numerical, and accounting competence with exceptional attention to detail
• Existing capability to build genuine relationships built on mutual trust & respect
• Successful management of senior collaborators, 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

Flexible Working Statement

Flexibility is key to our success. Talk to us about what flexibility means to you so that you\'re supported to manage your wellbeing and balance your priorities from day one.

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, attitudes, 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.

Feel inspired? Then this may be the opportunity for you.

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Worker Type

Regular

Primary Location

1HQ

Additional Locations

Job Posting Start Date

2025-10-03