Commercial Finance Manager - Spanish and Portuguese

YOUR OPPORTUNITY

As Commercial Finance Manager for Portugal or Spain, you'll be a core member of the Portugal Leadership Team and the right-hand to the Head of Commercial. You will drive financial performance, influence strategic decisions, and embed world-class finance practices across the market. You'll partner with Marketing, Sales, Supply Chain and Shared Services to ensure Bacardi Portugal meets its short-term targets and long-term growth objectives.

ABOUT YOU

You must be a self-starter, Fearless to influence decision

making and drive capability across Portugal, mixing detail & the bigger picture to drive growth in line with strategy.

You must demonstrate a Founder's mentality, taking

ownership for the P&L & our core KPIs to help Portugal

beat dynamic plan.

As a leader within the South Cluster Finance team you will

consistently drive high performance with your team, and be

comfortable influencing & communicating across the matrix at all levels.

RESPONSABILITIES - WITH OUR CONSUMER AT THE HEART YOUR KEY FOCUS WILL BE

Strategic Business Partnering

• Shape Portugal's commercial agenda: lead Commercial Finance and support RGM initiatives (pricing, mix, promotions) to maximize revenue and margin.
• Provide decision support to Marketing and Sales on brand investments, innovation business cases and promotional spend ROI.
• Collaborate with the Head of Commercial and Leadership Team to align financial plans with Portugal's strategic priorities.

Planning, Forecasting & Analysis

• Own the Market P&L: produce monthly/quarterly forecasts and variance analyses against budget, dynamic plan and prior periods.
• Lead cadence of regular business reviews, focused on identifying key drivers of variances to plan.
• Build simulations and sensitivity analysis in order to highlight risks and opportunities vs current trajectories/forecasts and drive corrective action across the business (with the support of the Head of Commercial)
• Lead the financial planning & forecasting processes for Portugal (Budget, Dynamic Plan, IAP)
• Collaborate & communicate with the South Cluster finance team to evaluate and act on results, trends, developments.

Stakeholder Engagement & Reporting

• Prepare management reports, flash dashboards and Cluster lead team level presentations with clear commentary.
• Escalate and resolve customer disputes related to billing or credit control as needed.
• Represent Bacardi in meetings with banks, regulators and statutory authorities.

Governance & Controls

• Ensure full compliance with local statutory accounting, internal policies and audit requirements (both internal and external).
• Interface with Bacardi Enterprise Services (BES), Tax and Internal Audit to resolve issues and drive process improvements.
• Maintain robust control frameworks and SLAs with shared-service partners.

SKILLS - THE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE NEEDED TO CREATE YOUR LEGACY

• Strategic Finance Partnership: Proven ability to act as a trusted business partner, translating financial insights into actionable commercial recommendations that drive revenue and margin growth.

• Advanced Analytical & Modelling Skills: Expert in building robust "what-if" scenarios, conducting variance analyses, and developing KPIs and dashboards to guide decision-making.

• Commercial Acumen: Deep understanding of Revenue Growth Management (pricing, promotions, pack-mix) and ability to collaborate effectively with Marketing, Sales and Supply Chain.

• Team Leadership & Development: Passionate people leader with a track record of managing, developing and coaching high-performing teams. Acts as a role model, inspires others through vision and integrity, and fosters a culture of ownership, collaboration and continuous improvement.

• Process & Control Focus: Strong track record of designing and enhancing end-to-end finance processes, internal controls and governance frameworks to ensure accuracy, compliance and efficiency.

• Stakeholder Management & Communication: Outstanding presentation and interpersonal skills; adept at producing management reports and Board-level presentations with clear, concise commentary.

• Systems Proficiency: Advanced Excel and Power BI (or equivalent BI tools), plus hands-on experience with ERP systems (e.g., SAP). Knowledge of Anaplan and TM1 is a plus.

• Language Proficiency: Fluent English is essential to operate in Bacardi's international environment. Proficiency in Portuguese is a strong advantage for engaging with local teams and external stakeholders. Spanish is appreciated and would support collaboration across Iberia and Bacardi Enterprise Services.

PERSONAL QUALITIES

• Belonging: You have a strong capacity to create a culture of 'Belonging', where people feel appreciated for who they are, what they do, and who they can become

• Self-Awareness: You have high levels of self-awareness, are reflective and know yourself well, understanding both your own strengths and weaknesses and your impact on others

• People Agility: You bring a deep ability to understand and relate to people and navigate through tough situations to harness and multiply collective performance

• Results Agility: You demonstrate consistent delivery of results in first-time situations by inspiring teams, exhibiting a presence that builds confidence in yourself and others.

• Mental Agility: You can think critically to break-down complex problems and expand possibilities by making fresh connections. You think strategically to bring creativity to the challenges you face, without losing sight of execution

• Change Agility: You have a deep natural curiosity, desire to experiment and ability to effectively deal with the heat of change. You have a growth and learning mindset: ready to test, stumble/fall, apply learnings & test again

LEADERSHIP AGILITY

At Bacardi we care deeply about finding brilliant talent who can bring the following personal attributes to help elevate our 3Fs: Fearless, Family, Founder culture to the next level.

• Belonging: You have a strong capacity to create a culture of 'Belonging', where people feel appreciated for who they are, what they do, and who they can become
• Self-Awareness: You have high levels of self-awareness, are reflective and know yourself well, understanding both your own strengths and weaknesses and your impact on others
• People Agility: You bring a deep ability to understand and relate to people and navigate through tough situations to harness and multiply collective performance
• Results Agility: You demonstrate consistent delivery of results in first-time situations by inspiring teams, exhibiting a presence that builds confidence in yourself and others.
• Mental Agility: You can think critically to penetrate complex problems and expand the possibilities by making fresh connections. You think strategically whilst being execution focused and bring creativity to the challenges you're presented with
• Change Agility: You have a deep natural curiosity, desire to experiment and ability to effectively deal with the heat of change. You have a growth and learning mindset: ready to test, stumble, learn and apply from experience

Disclaimer: Bacardi seeks talent from all backgrounds to bring diversity of thought, agility and capability to our organization across the globe. We promote a working environment where all employees are treated and rewarded fairly. We do not tolerate any form of discrimination that adversely affects individuals or groups on the basis of national origin, race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, age, and any other legally protected aspect of a person's identity.

U.S. applicants have rights under Federal Employment Laws.

Perks of Working for us

At Bacardi, we are committed to providing our Primos (employees) with a comprehensive Total Rewards package of compensation, benefits, incentives, allowances, well-being, and much more to meet the needs of themselves and their families. It goes beyond just Cash! The total rewards program is based on pay for performance, whereby the incentive programs are linked to company and individual performance.

Compensation, Paid Time Off & Retirement:

• Competitive Pay Package
• Competitive Holiday/Paid Time Off, plus additional days offered ( i.e., volunteer day, allowing you to give back to the community)
• Retirement/Pension Plan

Health & Wellbeing

• Medical, Critical Illness, and Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Programs
• Best-in-class, family-friendly, and inclusive leave policies

Additional Benefits

The benefits /perks may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Bacardi, your work location, and are subject to change.

Some benefits may be subject to an employee contribution.

Some benefits may be fully or partially subsidized. Incentive plans are linked to the nature of your employment and can vary based on region, market, function or brand.