Junior Commercial Finance Business Partner

Diageo; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading beverage company in the UK is looking for a Financial Analyst to support their commercial finance team. The role involves delivering reporting and analysis, assisting with month-end processes, and supporting performance reviews. The ideal candidate will have a degree in finance, strong Excel skills, and experience in financial analysis. This position offers a chance to engage with key business partners and contribute to decision-making processes in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Degree or studying towards it in finance or related field.
• Skilled in financial analysis and modelling with excellent Excel skills.
• Strong understanding of business drivers and financial outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Deliver weekly and monthly reporting and analysis.
• Assist with month-end processes, including accruals and reconciliations.
• Support financial performance reviews and analysis.

Skills

Financial analysis

Excel proficiency

Stakeholder management

Communication

Organisational skills

Education

Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or related field

Tools

Excel

SAP

Power BI

Job description

Overview

The role will provide day-to-day financial and analytical support to the commercial finance team and partner our field sales and key account teams. This is a newly created role to enhance reporting, provide insightful data analysis, and support forecasting and process improvements. The role will help the business understand financial performance and support commercial decision-making and involves supporting the creation of a BPM process and business‑partnering our field sales and key account teams.

Responsibilities

• Deliver weekly and monthly reporting and analysis
• Assist with month-end processes, including accruals, reconciliations, and variance analysis
• Support OFT activity management
• Detailed cash / invoicing performance review
• Support analysis of customer performance
• Help prepare presentations and reports for commercial and senior business partners
• Maintain accurate financial records and ensure data integrity
• Support ad-hoc analysis and reporting requests from the commercial finance team
• Help improve reporting processes and identify automation opportunities
• Initial support of the creation of a BPM process for field sales and key accounts and then performance manage ongoing

Qualifications

• Degree (or studying toward) in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or related field
• Skilled in financial analysis and modelling, with intermediate/advanced Excel proficiency
• Strong understanding of how financial outcomes relate to business drivers
• Effective communicator, confident in sharing insights with varied business partners
• High attention to detail and accuracy
• Strong organisational and time-management skills
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• Interest in pursuing a professional finance qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CPA)
• Experience in FP&A, management accounting, or commercial finance, preferably in FMCG, Beverage or Retail sectors
• Exposure to finance systems or reporting tools (e.g., SAP, Power BI, Excel models)
• Exposure to FMCG

Personal Attributes

• Eager to learn with a strong commercial mindset
• Clear communicator with the ability to work with non-finance teams
• Proactive and willing to take ownership of tasks
• Reliable and able to work to deadlines
• Continuous improvement mindset

Working Flexibility

Flexibility is key to our success. Talk to us about what flexibility means to you so that you're supported to handle your well-being and balance your priorities from day one.

Company Information

Diageo was created in 1997 but its business is built on the principles and foundations laid years before by giants of the industry. Today, Diageo is a world class leader in beverage alcohol, producing an outstanding collection of over 200 brands and owning the top two largest spirit brands in the world, Johnnie Walker and Smirnoff, and 20 of the world's top 100 spirit brands. Its portfolio also includes Crown Royal, J&B, Buchanan's and Windsor Whiskies, Cîroc and Ketel One vodkas, Captain Morgan, Baileys, Don Julio, Tanqueray and Guinness. Diageo has built a strong platform for growth through investment in its own brands and by acquisition to broaden geographical footprint and category depth. The company's strong local business units are well positioned to win in increasingly competitive environments. Diageo's portfolio is well-diversified across price-tiers, enabling it to participate where consumer opportunity is greatest and to capture shifts in consumer preference. Diageo's culture is built and maintained by the five values that underpin its business. At Diageo, employees are passionate about its customers and consumers and want to be the best. They give each other the freedom to succeed and value each other. Employees work hard so they can be proud of what they do and how they do it. While Diageo moves at pace, constantly evolving and improving, its values remain consistent. Diageo wants employees to live these values every day, everywhere so that Diageo can be proud of what they do and be the best that they can be. More about Diageo is available at its website. Celebrating our inclusive and diverse culture is core to Diageo's purpose of "celebrating life every day everywhere". This purpose is inclusive in nature, as it values everybody irrespective of background, disability, religion, gender identity, sexuality or ethnicity. We know that for our team to thrive and to realize our 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. Flexibility is key to success in our business, and many of our staff work flexibly in many ways, including part-time, compressed hours, flexible location. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform crucial job functions. Feel inspired? Then this may be the opportunity for you! If you require a reasonable adjustment, please ensure that you capture this information when you submit your application.