Guinness Storehouse as the No. 1 beer brand attraction in the world and as Ireland's No. 1 visitor attraction attracting over 1.5m visitors annually and has a key role to play in the Guinness Global Brand agenda.

The Guinness storehouse also leads three other brand homes, Smithwick's Experience Kilkenny, Guinness Open Gate Brewery and Roe & Co Whiskey Experience, overall generating an approx. 65mEUR net sales with approx. 3-400 headcount.

This role is a senior role within the commercial and finance team who handle the end to end financial, commercial and strategic delivery of Irish Brand Homes and reports directly into the commercial finance manager.

Leadership Capabilities

Be Authentic:

Build and sustain trust through real relationships. Demonstrate personal integrity that inspires others.

• Lead the completion of the monthly Management Accounts for all GSH entities to a strict working day 2 deadline
• Direct the Financial Analyst and finance administrator on the team as appropriate to ensure complete and accurate reporting for all GSH entities
• Lead the variance analysis on monthly financials understanding the key drivers of performance
• Preparation and review of monthly risks and opportunities on financials
• Preparation & presentation of business performance to senior partners on a monthly and quarterly basis
• Preparation of balance sheet reporting including the completion of all reconciliations
• Liaise with senior Corporate partners on queries on financials and statutory requirements.
• Support the preparation of the Guinness Storehouse annual phased budget

• Be responsible for the cost control and productivity agenda within the Guinness Storehouse management team and the wider business, identifying areas of improvement and holding all partners to account.
• Deliver all costs on plan, ensuring appropriate controls are in place across the departments.
• Lead CAPEX processes and budgets (ranging from 5-20mEUR).
• Continuously monitor and strengthen our internal accounting control processes (cash, debtor, stock and assets) to deliver best control practice and ensure appropriate processes are in place. Hold the wider team to account on this.
• Handle the roll out of any new systems or processes implemented by Diageo Corporate

• Support the Commercial Finance Manager on commercial projects
• Lead/support on other commercial initiatives as necessary
• Assist with Procurement/Tendering process
• Support GSH retail financials reporting to parent company Diageo PLC.
• Support the various teams with measurement and evaluation papers of proposed ideas and projects as required

• Lead the annual year end Statutory Audit
• Lead the annual internal audit process
• Liaise with Diageo Tax department on any requirements
• Continuously monitor & strengthen our internal accounting control process
• Support the compliance agenda for the business
• Champion and advise on all internal policies for the wider business
• Operate and maintain complex front-end systems to ensure visitor centre operations can present a true and fair view of the financials
• Ensure all regulatory requirements are maintained appropriately in front-end systems

• Qualified accountant with 2+ years PQE (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)
• Highly numerate/ strong analytical skills
• Credible at FD, MD and Leadership Team level
• Demonstrate a strong background of financial control, governance & compliance
• Strong understanding of the month end, procurement, accounts payable & receivable process.
• Good communication and interpersonal capabilities with both internal and external partners
• Strong systems skills with knowledge of SAP accounting environments an advantage.

• Contemporary work life balance policies and wellbeing activities, including free gym membership
• Product allowance
• Contributary pension scheme
• Annual performance bonus