Senior Finance Manager - Scotch & Irish in Glasgow

At Suntory Global Spirits, we craft spirits of the highest quality and deliver brilliant experiences to people around the world. Suntory Global Spirits has evolved into the world's third largest leading premium spirits company where each employee is treated like family and trusted with legacy. With our greatest assets – our premium spirits and our people – we are driving growth through impactful marketing, innovation and an entrepreneurial spirit. Suntory Global Spirits is a place where you can come to unleash your spirit by making an impact every day.

This position provides an opportunity for an established, commercially oriented finance professional to play a key role in the continued growth of Suntory Global Spirits’ Scotch & Irish portfolio. Based in Glasgow and reporting to the Finance Director, this role works with our Global Finance teams and partners closely with both Brand House Marketing and the Operating Unit. It offers valuable experience in a fast‑paced environment, drives process improvements, and can serve as a stepping‑stone to future opportunities across the organization.

Key responsibilities include:

• Providing exemplary finance business support and business partnering to the Scotch & Irish team as they set their brands’ strategic agenda and develop value‑generating financial plans.
• Partnering with the Scotch & Irish Brand House team to develop long‑term strategic plans, providing a lens of sustainable value generation for the organization.
• Driving financial performance through high‑quality decision support, including overall P&L, sales and margin management, free cash flow, ROIC, and close control over cost and expense management.
• Making key financial decisions with supporting quantitative and qualitative analysis to drive long‑term ambition and growth strategies for the Brand House.
• Analysing house financial performance and forecast to deliver short, mid, and long‑term Brand House goals across planning horizons (Strategic Plan, Budget, Performance, and ongoing risks & opportunities).
• Serving as the business partner for the Brand House team on liquid monetization opportunities, quantifying and monitoring regional opportunities.
• Supporting the assessment and deployment of the innovation pipeline (new product launches, LTOs, re‑designs, discontinuations, etc.) to enhance brand value growth and evaluate levers to improve current brand profitability.
• Reviewing and appraising capital investment decisions during the planning process, particularly as they relate to capacity expansion.
• Driving continuous improvement to achieve best‑in‑class analytics and finance support.
• Working on the process simplification agenda together with other Brand House managers.
• Maintaining financial controls and compliance with SGS processes and procedures.
• Maintaining financial reporting integrity and control across the Brand House.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in finance or Business Administration; MBA a plus.
• Minimum 10+ years of financial experience.
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills, including the ability to extract, manipulate, mine, and analyze data for key insights.
• Ability to conceptualize and think creatively.
• Strong intellectual ability and demonstrated ability to manage multiple stage projects to completion.
• Strong analytical, Excel, and computer skills a must.
• Excellent communication and personal skills; develop and maintain productive cross‑functional and key working relationships across the organization.
• 10% travel required.

While relocation, immigration, and/or tax compliance support are not guaranteed, we may offer assistance to successful candidates depending on factors such as role requirements in accordance with company guidelines. At Suntory Global Spirits, people are our number one priority, and we believe our people grow together in diverse and inclusive environments where their unique insights, experiences, and backgrounds are valued and respected. Suntory Global Spirits is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, military veteran status, and all other characteristics, attributes or choices protected by law. All recruitment and hiring decisions are based on an applicant’s skills and experience.