Manager - Finance Experience

Job Title: Manager - Finance Experience ROLE PURPOSE Manage financial integrity for assigned Diageo manufacturing entities through detailed review of the complete Trial Balance, all Balance Sheet and P&L GLs, and timely resolution of accounting and control issues.

Partner with Group Reporting, Supply Finance, P&L owners and process operations teams to deliver accurate, compliant and audit-ready results. KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES  Review the complete entity Trial Balance during month-end, quarter-end and year-end close; investigate unusual movements, misclassifications, incomplete postings and open items.  Review all Balance Sheet GLs, ensuring reconciliations, substantiation, aging, movement explanations and supporting schedules are complete and compliant.  Review the full P&L, validate accruals and reclassifications, analyse material variances and provide clear commentary to P&L owners and reporting stakeholders.  Review manufacturing-related accounting areas including inventory, cost of goods sold, standard costs, production and purchase price variances, fixed assets, capital work in progress and manufacturing overheads.  Act as the entity contact for Group Reporting on submissions, schedules, reporting queries, variance analysis and resolution of accounting issues.  Coordinate external audit activities for assigned entities, including evidence review, query resolution and closure of audit actions.  Review outputs from process operations teams including R2R, AP, AR, Intercompany, Inventory, Fixed Assets, Payroll and other finance processes to ensure accurate and compliant accounting.  Identify control gaps, recurring exceptions and root causes, and drive timely remediation, standardisation and process improvement.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS  Strong experience in financial accounting, entity reporting, TB review, Balance Sheet control and P&L analysis.  Good understanding of manufacturing accounting, including inventory valuation, cost of goods sold, product costing, manufacturing variances, fixed assets and capital projects.  Sound knowledge of IFRS, financial controls, group reporting and audit requirements.  Ability to review reconciliations, journals, schedules, accounting issues and financial commentary with strong attention to detail.  Strong communication, stakeholder management, challenge and problem-solving skills, with experience working under tight close timelines.

QUALIFICATIONS With professional certification such as CA, CPA, ACCA, CIMA, CMA or equivalent: 7-10.11 years of relevant experience. Without or with partial professional certification: 12-14.11 years of relevant experience, supported by a degree or master's qualification in Accounting, Finance, Commerce or a related discipline.

SUCCESS MEASURES Timely and accurate entity submissions; substantiated Balance Sheet GLs; meaningful P&L commentary; accurate manufacturing accounting; smooth audit support; compliant process outputs; timely closure of open items and control issues.

Flexible Working Statement: Flexibility is key to our success. Talk to us about what flexibility means to you, so that you’re supported to manage your wellbeing and balance your priorities from day one. Rewards & Benefits Statement: We recognise and value performance, offering our people a highly competitive Rewards and Benefits package including: 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 embrace 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, mindsets, 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. If you require a reasonable adjustment, please ensure that you capture this information when you submit your application.

Recruitment Scam Warning Protecting candidates is very important to us. All communications regarding your application will come from an email address ending in @diageo.com. In our recruitment process, we'll never ask for money. Worker Type : Regular Primary Location: Bangalore Karle Town SEZ Additional Locations : Job Posting Start Date : 2026-08-13