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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 Role

The Finance Transformation Manager plays a key role in driving the evolution of Diageo's Finance Function, leading initiatives that enhance efficiency, digital adoption, and people capabilities. This role supports the design and execution of the Finance Transformation roadmap - connecting technology, process, and culture change to deliver a more agile, insightful, and future-fit Finance organization.

The role partners closely with regional transformation teams, Finance business partners, and cross-functional team members to ensure the successful implementation of initiatives that simplify ways of working, strengthen controls, and unlock value for the business.

Key Responsibilities

Transformation & Process Excellence

• Lead and coordinate Finance transformation projects across LATAM, ensuring alignment with global strategy and timelines.
• Identify, design, and implement process improvements that drive standardization, automation, and efficiency.
• Partner with Finance teams to simplify reporting, planning, and operational processes, ensuring scalability and sustainability.
• Support the design and deployment of new systems or tools (e.g., SAP, Power BI, AI-driven solutions).

Technology & Digital Enablement

• Act as a key enabler for Finance digital transformation, driving adoption of data analytics, automation, and self-service tools.
• Collaborate with technology teams to ensure local needs are represented and delivered effectively.
• Promote a digital-first mindset across the Finance community.

Capability & Change Management

• Build Finance capabilities through training, coaching, and knowledge sharing.
• Support the cultural shift towards continuous improvement, agility, and accountability.
• Engage and influence customers across different levels to ensure buyagreementd adoption of new processes and tools.

Governance & Performance Tracking

• Establish clear critical metrics to measure transformation success (efficiency gains, process adherence, automation rates, etc.).
• Ensure strong governance, documentation, and compliance within all transformation initiatives.
• Provide insights and progress updates to regional and global leadership.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Engineering, or related field (MBA preferred).
• Confirmed experience (8+ years) in Finance, Transformation, or Process Improvement roles within FMCG, Consumer Goods, or similar industries.
• Strong understanding of Finance processes (Record to Report, FP&A, Source to Pay, etc.).
• Experience with digital tools and technologies (ERP systems, Power BI, RPA, data automation).
• Demonstrated success in leading cross-functional projects and handling change.
• Advanced English; Spanish is a plus.

Skills & Competencies

• Strategic Execution: Ability to translate strategy into actionable transformation plans.
• Analytical Thinking: Strong data-driven attitude with the ability to identify improvement opportunities.
• Influence & Collaboration: Confirmed ability to engage participants across functions and levels.
• Change Leadership & Curiosity: Passion for driving continuous improvement, exploring new ideas and perspectives, and challenging the status quo.
• Agility & Resilience: Ability to thrive in a fast-paced and evolving environment.

Flexible Working Statement:

Flexibility is key to our success. Talk to us about what flexibility means to you so that you're supported to lead 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 accept 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, mperspectives 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 new heights 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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