Job Title: Supply Chain FPA Assistant Manager

Location: Budapest

Contract: permanent

About the Function

Finance at Diageo is about more than the numbers, it’s about shaping the decisions behind them. 

From guiding investment to unlocking growth, this team plays a critical role in how we perform today and how we plan for tomorrow. You’ll work with data, insight and digital tools to influence strategy and help drive a business that operates at global scale. 

It’s a fast-moving environment where no two days are the same, and where you’ll be supported to build your skills, grow your career and make a real impact. 

About the role

The Make FP&A Assistant Manager supports the post-Prism Make planning and performance management model by delivering high-quality manufacturing cost analysis, production-variance insight and action-oriented performance commentary. The role converts production activity, process-order data, conversion cost, yield, usage, scrap, overhead and cost-center movements into clear explanations for Make leaders, finance teams and functional cost owners.

This is an L5B Assistant Manager role in the Make FP&A function. It is designed for a strong Supply Finance professional who can work with Prism dashboards, SAP data, standard Make process logic and stakeholder routines to reduce manual analysis, improve forecast quality and support a more standardized, self-service performance management environment.

Role Responsibilities

◆ Make performance analysis and reporting

·       Deliver accurate and timely analysis of Make actuals, forecast, AOP and scenario views using Prism standard dashboards, SAP data and agreed definitions.

·       Analyse production cost, conversion cost, manufacturing overhead, yield, usage, scrap, cost-center performance and process-order variances.

·       Prepare concise commentary explaining what happened, why it happened, so what, what action is needed, who owns it and by when.

·       Support monthly performance routines, close reviews and forecast discussions with driver-based insight rather than manual number production.

◆ Forecasting, planning and scenario support

·       Support Make forecast and planning cycles by collecting assumptions, validating drivers and translating operational inputs into financial implications.

·       Help identify risks, opportunities, run-rate movements and cost-driver changes affecting manufacturing performance.

·       Support scenario modelling for production activity, cost-center performance, volume/mix changes, yield, usage and overhead assumptions.

·       Ensure planning and reporting outputs are aligned with Prism standards, common KPI logic and agreed Make operating rhythms.

◆ Prism adoption, standardization and continuous improvement

·       Use and promote standard Prism dashboards, workflows, data definitions and performance routines across the Make process.

·       Challenge duplicate Excel work, manual reconciliations and local reporting workarounds where standard Prism outputs exist.

·       Document recurring issues, data-quality gaps and improvement ideas and escalate them through the Make FP&A Manager / Prism Make Lead.

·       Support Lean simplification by identifying low-value activities, repetitive analysis and opportunities for automation or self-service insight.

◆ Stakeholder partnering and action ownership

·       Partner with manufacturing finance, plant finance, supply operations, Costing, Data/DDH, D&T, regional Performance Managers and other Supply FP&A teams.

·       Translate Make performance information into clear business language for functional cost owners and finance stakeholders.

·       Follow up on agreed actions, owners and deadlines from Make performance routines and support visibility of execution progress.

·       Build trusted relationships by providing accurate analysis, constructive challenge and practical recommendations.

◆ Controls, data quality and governance

·       Ensure analysis is based on agreed data sources, controlled logic, documented assumptions and transparent reconciliations.

·       Support validation of Prism MVP and industrialized DDH / Databricks outputs where Make process logic or business scenarios are in scope.

·       Identify SAP, Material Ledger, process-order or cost-center data issues that impact Make performance reporting and support root-cause follow-up.

·       Maintain high standards of accuracy, timeliness, confidentiality and compliance with Diageo finance and data-governance requirements.

Key Systems & Tools

·       SAP FI/CO/MM, Material Ledger, process orders, cost centers, standard costing, BOM/routing and manufacturing variance data.

·       Prism dashboards, Power BI, Excel and enterprise reporting / self-service analytics tools.

·       DDH / Databricks industrial data products and MVP outputs where relevant to Make performance management.

·       Teams, SharePoint, PowerPoint and collaboration tools for performance routines, documentation and stakeholder communication.

·       Advantageous: familiarity with Alteryx outputs, Power Automate, SAP BW, Anaplan / IBP or other planning and reporting platforms.

What you'll bring

·       University / college degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, Supply Chain, Engineering or a related field.

·       3+ years of experience in FP&A, Supply Finance, manufacturing finance, controlling, financial reporting or business analytics; FMCG or complex manufacturing experience preferred.

·       Good understanding of manufacturing cost drivers, production planning, process orders, standard costing, conversion cost, yield, usage, scrap, overheads and COGS performance.

·       Comfortable working with SAP data, Power BI dashboards, Excel models and structured reporting outputs.

·       Strong analytical mindset with the ability to simplify complexity and convert data into clear business recommendations.

·       Good communication and stakeholder management skills; able to create clear analysis for finance and operational audiences.

·       Continuous improvement mindset with curiosity for digital tools, self-service analytics and Prism ways of working.

·       Fluent English written and verbal communication skills.

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.

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.