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Commercial Finance ManagerDiageo · Seoul, Korea
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Commercial Finance Manager

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🗓️ Posted 2026-08-13 Seoul, Korea Hybrid Accounting
💰 Salary Not shared 📊 Market 4,500,000 GBP–6,500,000 GBP/mo

About the Company

With over 200 brands sold in nearly 180 countries, we're the world's leading premium drinks company. From global icons like Johnnie Walker, Guinness and Tanqueray to Smirnoff and Don Julio, we create brands consumers love. Bring your passion and use your curiosity as you explore, collaborate and innovate. Together with passionate people from all over the world, you'll test new ideas, learn and grow, and unlock a brighter, more exciting future. Join us to create a career worth celebrating.

About the Role

The Commercial Finance Manager is a critical strategic partner to the Commercial and Marketing teams, as well as to the Finance Director. This role plays a key part in driving profitable growth by providing data-driven insights, shaping commercial decisions, and ensuring disciplined investment governance.

Responsibilities

  • ● a strong ROI mindset across trade investment and A&P spend. The role requires close cross-functional collaboration across Commercial, Marketing, Supply, and Finance to optimize performance and deliver sustainable value creation.
  • ● This role offers significant exposure to senior leadership and the opportunity to shape key commercial decisions in one of Diageo's most dynamic markets.
  • ● Role Responsibilities
  • ● Main Responsibilities Include But Not Limited To:
  • ● Partner with Commercial and Marketing teams to drive profitable growth, providing actionable financial insights and challenge where appropriate.
  • ● Lead customer, channel and category profitability analysis, identifying risks, opportunities, and performance improvement actions.
  • ● Drive trade investment and A&P effectiveness, including pre- and post-investment ROI analysis and optimization.
  • ● Support financial planning cycles (AOP, forecasts, LE), ensuring robust assumptions and alignment with business strategy.
  • ● Work with FP&A team to deliver monthly performance reporting, including variance analysis vs. AOP/forecast and clear articulation of risks and opportunities.
  • ● Develop and maintain value chain analysis across channels, categories, and brands to support strategic decision-making.
  • ● Evaluate pricing strategies, promotions, and innovation performance, providing recommendations to maximize returns.
  • ● Collaborate with Tax and Financial Control teams on intercompany pricing reviews and compliance matters.
  • ● Translate complex financial data into clear, actionable recommendations for senior stakeholders.
  • ● Drive continuous improvement and best practices in commercial finance processes, tools, and reporting
  • ● Build strong cross-functional relationships to influence decision-making and elevate financial discipline across the business.
  • ● Minimum 10 years of experience in finance function, ideally within FMCG or a multinational environment
  • ● Proven experience in business partnering and influencing with sales, marketing and supply chain functions, at least 3+ years of experience
  • ● Strong financial modelling and analytical skills - Advanced Excel required; Power BI or similar tools preferred
  • ● Demonstrated ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive decision-making
  • ● Strong commercial acumen with a holistic, value-driven mindset

Requirements

  • ● The Commercial Finance Manager acts as the primary business partner of the Commercial and Marketing Teams. The jobholder is responsible for ensuring that they work towards agreed plans and objectives and provide guidance in matters pertaining to financial soundness of plans and compliance.
  • ● About the Function Fin ance 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.
  • ● The Finance team is central to the delivery of key business objectives and targets across the P&L, Balance Sheet and broader external market share. The members of the team are respected business partners to their stakeholders inside and outside of the function, and work as part of a cross-functional team to help shape the future of Diageo Korea, North-Asia market.