Centralized A&P Analyst

About the role

The Centralized A&P Analyst role provides critical analytical and operational support to Diageo's Centralized A&P funding model. This role is responsible for the day-to-day administrative, reporting, and coordination work required to support disciplined spend management and financial governance.

Responsibilities

• Create and open Purchase Orders, validating required information, coding, and documentation prior to submission and approval by Managers or the Director.
• Provide administrative and analytical support for budget tracking, maintaining spreadsheets, trackers, and system views by brand, market, activity, and supplier.
• Support spend reporting and reconciliation, including data pulls, validation, variance checks, and preparation of regular reporting materials.
• Aid in reconciliation processes, including GRing support, accrual tracking, invoice validation, and documentation to support approvals and issue resolution.
• Coordinate with agency partners to collect required billing documentation, confirm spend details, and resolve basic invoice or PO discrepancies.
• Maintain organized documentation and audit trails to support financial governance and compliance requirements.
• Prepare insights, summaries, and materials used for roll-ups and updates to the Director.
• Identify data gaps, inconsistencies, or process inefficiencies and flag them to Managers for resolution.

Requirements

• 1-3+ years of experience in analytics, finance, budgeting, operations, or reporting, preferably within a matrixed organization.
• Exposure to PO, invoicing, accrual, or budget tracking processes is strongly preferred.
• Experience working with spreadsheets, financial trackers, and reporting systems.
• Comfort working cross-functionally with Commercial, Brand, Finance, Operations teams, and external partners.
• Strong attention to detail with a demonstrated ability to manage high volumes of data accurately.

Skills

• Detail-Driven Executor: Highly accurate, organized, and disciplined in managing data and administrative tasks.
• Analytical Mindset: Comfortable working with numbers, reconciliations, and reporting to support decision making.
• Supportive Team Player: Thrives in a support role, enabling Managers and Directors to operate effectively.
• Process-Oriented: Follows established controls and governance while flagging gaps or risks early.
• Clear Communicator: Able to clearly document, organize, and communicate information to internal teams.
• Adaptable & Reliable: Comfortable operating in evolving ways of working and handling recurring operational tasks with consistency.