Diageo Looking for Finance Manager at Louisville, KY Full Time

Temporary work opportunities align well with people who are looking for career flexibility and less traditional ways of working, but at the same time are people driven to deliver amazing work in high-profile situations. Magnit Direct Sourcing is a service offered by Magnit Global that provides top talent directly to industry leading clients who have flexible temporary assignments that work on a variety of projects and unlock opportunities for exciting work. As a temporary contractor, you’ll be employed by our Managed Service Provider, Magnit Global, who manages most of our temporary contract hiring. You will not be employed by Diageo.

This temporary assignment will be working with Diageo. Diageo is the world’s leading premium drinks company with an outstanding collection of brands, such as Johnnie

Walker, Smirnoff, Baileys, Captain Morgan, Tanqueray, and Guinness. With over 200 brands in 180 countries and a global network of entrepreneurial individuals, our teams blend a diverse range of experience, knowledge, and skills. We connect customers and consumers to our iconic products and create innovate experiences that bring people together to celebrate life. Visit Diageo’s global responsible drinking resource, Drink IQ (~~~/) , for information, initiatives, and ways to share best practices. Celebrating life, every day, everywhere.

With revenues of over £12 billion, at Diageo, we’re proud to be the leading beverage alcohol company in every region of the world. But our collection of iconic, timeless brands – including Baileys, Guinness, Smirnoff, and Johnnie Walker – relies on a dynamic and passionate finance team. Working with us is an opportunity to develop your skills, make a positive impact on our performance and protect an entrepreneurial legacy.

As a FTSE 100 company with global scope and ambition, there’s a huge range of activity to get involved with – everything from investor relations to accountants, risk analysis, compliance and business development.

As Finance Manager for the Southern Hub your role will be to:

• Lead the financial reporting, accounting, and analysis of two (2) southern hub sites Stitzel-Weller (SW) and Tullahoma (TG). The site operation includes Distillation, Maturation and Bottling of Diageo brands.

• Contribute to the North America manufacturing financial performance

• Drive performance and decision-making process at the Stitzel-Weller (SW) and Tullahoma (TG) sites through providing financial support and leadership.

• Lead the development of the annual operating plans (AOP) and latest estimates (LE), delivery of financial results and development and implementation of strategic initiatives.

• Identify performance enhancement opportunities and work with the site leadership to execute them

• Maintain strong internal control & compliance environment.

• Simplify our reporting and decision-making processes by leveraging digital tools

• Identify & pro-actively manage risks and opportunities and provide performance insights.

Which team will you join?

• The position is Based in Stitzel-Weller, with travel required to Tullahoma. Hybrid working can be accepted provided the candidate is willing to attend site as needed.

• Reporting to the Finance Director Supply Operation

• Partnering with the leadership of both SW & TG sites for day-to-day operation

• Working with the Business Shared Services for timely and accurately closing the Books and performing various financial analysis

• Effectively work with numerous members of finance community and other functions within Diageo

• Interact with multiple functions and coordinates the flow of information between multiple levels of management

What will you need to succeed in this role?

• Good accounting, planning, reporting, analysis, and controls understanding

• End to end Supply chain and cost accounting understanding

• Building and leveraging relationships across different functions and geographies

Which skills and experience are we looking for?

• 5+ years of financial management and accounting experience, preferably within a manufacturing or fast moving & complex consumer goods environment.

• Strong technical accounting, planning, analysis, reporting and systems expertise. SAP knowledge a plus.

• Excellent leadership, analytical and planning skills

• Proven ability to distill out 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.

• Strong communication and presentation skills.

• Ability to travel between the two sites SW & TG and any additional travels as required.

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting is required; a professional accounting designation or MBA is preferred.

Hourly Pay Rate Range (dependent on location, experience, expectation): $56-67/hr

Magnit Global is a leading, global professional services and technology company. We have been a leader in contingent workforce management since 1991 and work with leading Fortune 500 companies and other large organizations across numerous verticals including consumer electronics, research and development, pharmaceuticals, health services, and many more. To do our best work we need different viewpoints. Therefore, we celebrate diversity and embrace inclusion. As an equal opportunity employer, we are dedicated to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We strive to ensure that we maintain a positive and enriching work environment for all.