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Job Title: Overhead Lead Analyst

Location: Budapest

Contract Term: Permanent, Full-time

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

About the scope

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Experience Tower is part of Global Business Operations and covers a set of planning, forecasting & analytical activities that support business decisions and help understanding of overall financial health by combining financial, operational and external data in one place.

The Overhead Lead Analyst is responsible for end-to-end overhead cost management, leading annual planning, forecasting (O&R), and actuals reporting with clear variance analysis. The role partners closely with senior stakeholders, cross-functional teams, and global counterparts to deliver actionable insights, ensure financial compliance, and drive continuous process improvement.

Key Responsibilities

Owns daily overhead operations, ensuring alignment with internal controls and financial standards

Leads accurate month-end closes and delivers timely, high-quality reporting using global systems and best practices

Analyzes variances, identifies root causes, and communicates actionable Opportunities & Risks to support strategic decisions

Partners with key functions (e.g., HR, Legal) to drive aligned planning, forecasting, and budgeting processes

Builds strong, collaborative relationships by providing timely support and insightful financial analysis

Promotes audit readiness, ensures compliance with policies, and champions process improvement and innovation

About you

Degree in Finance, Accounting, or Business with 4–6 years’ experience in financial controlling, ideally in an international environment

Strong FP&A and cost controlling expertise with ability to turn complex data into actionable insights

Fluent in English with excellent communication skills to build effective partner relationships

Proficient in Excel, SAP, and Power BI for advanced analysis and reporting

Sharp analytical thinking with a strong grasp of business context

Customer-focused, with sound judgment, prioritization, and continuous improvement attitude

Reliable and accountable, delivering results with integrity and ownership

Curious and growth-oriented, committed to learning and driving business value

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

Inclusion & Diversity

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

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