As Finance Director, you will be a key business partner to the business management teams, Group functions and Diageo Africa contributing to the development and achievement of the business goals.

In addition, you will lead the finance team in their Business Partnering agenda and embedding Business Performance Management fully in the Business Unit and be accountable for ensuring the highest standards of compliance and governance in the Business.

The Company operates a distributor finance scheme (DFS) plus other credit facilities and you will be key in managing and containing the significant risks to the business.

This role is critical to the overall Diageo Uganda short, medium and long-term strategy and as the function lead, you will be expected to provide leadership and coaching to the Diageo Uganda Finance teams with robust talent development interventions.

You will be responsible for :-

• Development & enablement of Business Strategy and finance functional strategies in partnership with MD and Exec respectively.
• Maximize value creation and efficiency of sales, marketing & supply programmes through effective decision support to the business.
• Ensure effective & efficient system infrastructure working with BIS.
• Ensure effective ways of working to maximize value through the supply chain.
• Build effective relationships with customers/distributors to enhance the RTM in partnership with demand and supply teams.

• Development & enablement of finance functional strategies in partnership with GCD and CLT. Development & enablement of business performance management & decision support.
• Embed all financial and audit controls are in place and lead the development & implementation of Governance for Diageo Uganda.
• Implement talent development strategies to build a healthy talent pipeline within the function.

To be successful in this role, you will need :-

Qualifications

• 1st Degree in a business-related field.
• Qualified and Certified Accountant (CA)
• MBA degree

Experience

Extensive business experience gained at a senior level in a multinational corporate environment, with proven capabilities in some of the following areas:

FMCG industry and related business issues such as brand management or brand financial management, production, logistics, risk management techniques, strategy development and execution, business consulting, information systems.

Experience in multicultural / multilingual environments

Our purpose is to celebrate life, every day, everywhere. And creating an inclusive culture, where everyone feels valued and listened to, is a crucial part of this. We believe the most inclusive and diverse culture makes for a better business and a better world. 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 countries in which we operate and to reflect our broad consumer base.

Join us, and you’ll be part of an organization that embraces 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 — an inclusive culture that celebrates people of different gender, ethnicity, ability, age, sexual orientation, social class, educational backgrounds, experiences, mindsets, and more. And you’ll help us champion inclusion and diversity across our entire business: with our employees, our suppliers, across our brands, and within the communities in which we operate.