Strategic Finance Business Partner

Description

Strategic Finance Business Partner

Contract : Permanent, full-time

Location : Budapest

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 an important role in our company, for our people, our diversity, our brands, in how we perform and how we build shared value.

About the role

Are you a seasoned finance professional with a passion for driving business performance through strategic insights? Do you thrive on partnering with senior leaders to influence key decisions, unlock value, and shape the strategic direction of a business? If you're ready to make a significant impact and elevate your career, this senior FP&A opportunity could be the perfect next step.

As a Strategic Finance Business Partner, you will be a trusted strategic finance partner to business collaborators across the Europe market. You will demonstrate deep financial expertise to drive performance management, deliver insightful analysis, and support decision-making that accelerates business growth.

Key Responsibilities

Collaborate closely with business unit leaders and regional finance teams to translate strategy into actionable financial plans and forecasts

Provide insightful analysis on commercial and financial performance, identifying trends, risks, and opportunities for business optimization

Lead the preparation and presentation of strategic business reviews and financial reports to senior management

Lead the annual budgeting process, rolling forecasts, and scenario planning to support agile decision-making

Resolve complex financial challenges independently, using data-driven insights to influence outcomes

Drive improvement of financial processes, tools, and reporting to enhance business partnering effectiveness

Act as a key contributor to cross-functional projects, supporting business growth and operational efficiency

Mentor and guide junior FP&A team members, fostering a culture of excellence and collaboration

What We’re Looking For

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related field

8–12 years of dynamic FP&A experience, ideally within a global FMCG or fast-paced commercial environment

Proven track record as a strategic finance business partner driving performance improvement and influencing senior partners

Strong commercial acumen with the ability to translate financial insights into actionable business recommendations

Expertise in financial modeling, forecasting, and scenario analysis

Advanced expertise with financial systems such as SAP, BFC, BW, and reporting tools like Power BI

Data analytics approach and digital savvy

Excellent communication and presentation skills with ability to engage effectively at all organizational levels

Leadership skills with experience mentoring and developing finance professionals

Comfortable working in a dynamic, fast-changing environment with cross-cultural teams

Proficient in English

Why Join Us?

Drive measurable improvements in the financial performance and strategic direction of a leading organization

Collaborate with dynamic, high-performing teams dedicated to excellence and innovation

Advance your career through continuous learning, leadership development, and growth opportunities in a supportive environment

Thrive in a workplace that values critical thinking, agility, and collaboration

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

Worker Type : Regular

Primary Location : Budapest

Additional Locations :

Job Posting Start Date :

2025-06-03