Finance Director

About us

From Arthur Guinness to Johnnie Walker, our business was founded on people of great character, and in 250 years, nothing's changed. We're the world's leading premium alcohol company. Our brands are industry icons. And our success is thanks to the strength of our people, in every role. It's why we trust them with our legacy. And it's why we reward them with the career-defining opportunities that they deserve.

Diageo South East Asia is a dynamic and fast-growing market - encompassing several countries including Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Cambodia - and operating through different business models including fully managed in-market companies, joint ventures and 3rd party distribution partnerships. Over the last several years the business has been growing NSV at double-digit growth rates, making it a key contributor to Diageo growth in Asia-Pacific. Philippines is a full in market company, and we are emerging stronger to maintain our leadership position.

Our ambition is to create the best performing, most trusted and respected Consumer Products Company in the world. To achieve these, we need the world's very best people.

Feel inspired Then this may be the opportunity for you.

About You

We're looking for an exceptional strategic and commercial finance business leader with a drive, ambition and ability to drive and deliver consistent and exceptional business performance to unlock long term growth for our brands.

About the Role

This role will report into the General Manager of Philippines and will sit on the leadership team. This role will also have people management responsibilities and expected to be a role model who abides and lives by our leadership standards.

What we are looking for:

• A minimum of 10 years of relevant finance and commercial finance experience with ideally 5 years working in emerging markets or highly volatile external experience.

• Prior experience within FMCG industry will be an added advantage.

• Proven track record to demonstrate brilliant execution to impeccably high standards and deep personal accountability for great performance.

• Obsessed with winning with our customers, consumers and shoppers with a relentless focus process improvement and ways of working to empower teams.

• Demonstrated ability to lead, drive and embed change through ambiguity and complexity across fast-paced and large multi layered matrix organizations

• Successful management of senior/key stakeholders at all levels (internal and external) and proven ability to hold others to account, resulting in strong and positive outcomes.

Diversity statement

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