Lead FP&A Analyst​- Advertising & Promotion - NAM

Location: Budapest

Contract Term: Permanent, full-time

About us

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. Our purpose – Celebrating life, every day, everywhere – has a meaningful role in our company, for our people, our diversity, our brands, in how we perform and how we build shared value.

Diageo’s Budapest office was established in 2002 and is one of the four Global Business Operations centers providing high-value services in the areas of commercial support, supply chain and logistics, treasury, finance and strategy, global HR, data and analytics and financial audit. Diageo Budapest has grown continuously over the years and currently employs more than 1400 employees who represent c.a. 54 nationalities. 

About the scope

The FP&A function takes ownership for the classification, consolidation and interpretation of financial data, the coordination and management of financial reporting (including the provision of insight, analysis and the accurate and timely delivery of end market budgets, management accounts and financial accounts) and the monitoring of financial risks.

About the role

As a Lead FP&A Analyst, you will play a pivotal role in our FP&A function, responsible for the classification, consolidation, and interpretation of financial data, as well as the coordination and management of financial reporting. You will be the primary business partner for one or more teams in North America, acting as the first point of contact for any issues and supporting the broader controlling process agenda.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Partnership: Independently maintain collaborations in both the market and our Shared Services Center in Bangalore.

• Month-End Closing: Lead smooth and accurate month-end closing processes, including accrual calculations and journal entry preparation.

• Planning & Forecasting: Support planning and Opportunity & Risk forecasting.

• Spend Analysis: Analyze spend (actuals vs. plan), identify actionable insights, and resolve issues.

• Compliance & Control: Lead controls, ensure compliance, suggest improvements, and follow-up on implementation.

• Reporting & Presentations: Prepare financial reports, presentation materials, and lead meetings with partners.

• Budget Management: Conduct monthly meetings with budget owners to review A&P spends vs. plan, challenge assumptions, build and submit O&R regularly.

• Process Improvement: Proactively identify, design, and implement process and drive standardization, simplification, and automation.

Why Join Us?

• Impactful Work: Play a key role in financial planning and analysis for a global leader in the premium drinks industry.

• Collaborative Environment: Work closely with senior finance members, other GBO teams, and external vendors.

• Growth Opportunities: Engage in proactive improvement initiatives and build possibilities for further automation.

About you

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in finance / business

• Ideally 4-6 years working experience in a multinational environment, preferably in FMCG sector/ Shared services environment, with exposure to some of the following areas: Financial Accounting, Financial Controlling or FP&A

• Good experience with SAP FI /CO modules

• Previous experience in a business partnering role

• Strong Excel and financial analytical skills including the ability to provide clear, meaningful commentary

• Experience in internal/external/SOX audit would be a strong asset.

Benefits of working here

• Unique Family Leave opportunity

• We work without border - you will work with people from all over the world

• You will deal with world class brand portfolio

• Wide variety of thematic events, afterwork activities organized by employee communities

• Product Allowance to purchase company products from the staff shop

• We won the Fittest Workplace Award, of course we have a Gym

• Urban legend is true, we do have a Rooftop Bar

Diversity & Inclusion

Celebrating our inclusive and diverse culture is core to Diageo’s purpose of “celebrating life every day everywhere”. This purpose is, in itself, inclusive in nature, as it values everybody irrespective of background, disability, religion, gender identity, sexuality or ethnicity.

We know that for our business to thrive and for Diageo to realize its 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. We view diversity as one of the key enablers that helps our business to grow and our values, purpose and standards set the conditions for us to respect the unique contribution each person brings.

Flexibility is key to success in our business and many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways, including part-time, compressed hours, flexible location. Please talk to us about what flexibility means to you and don’t let anything stop you from applying.

Character is everything