Senior Financial Controller

About Us

With over 200 brands sold in nearly 180 countries, we're the world's leading premium drinks company. Every day, over 30,000 talented people come together at Diageo to create the magic behind our much-loved brands.

Join us and you'll collaborate, explore, and innovate. Challenge and be challenged. Together with passionate people from all over the world, you'll build brands consumers love.

We value each other and celebrate different perspectives. In our inclusive culture, you'll have the backing you need to test new ideas and learn from them. Harness your passion and desire to grow as you make your mark. Let's unlock a brighter, more exciting future together.

Ourambitionistocreatethebestperforming,mosttrustedandrespectedconsumer products companies in the world.Toachieve this, we need theworld'svery bestpeople.We're looking for people with curiosity, creativity, boldness and a sense of purpose to take Diageo and our timeless, pioneering brands to the next level.

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Purpose of Role

• Ensuring the accuracy and compliance of the financial & Statutory statement's through robust application of financial controllership processes and controls

• Oversee the critical activities with focus on financial & Statutory accounting timeliness and quality, controls and compliance in line with internal and external requirements.

• Ensure optimal ways of working within the teams and between GBO

• Continuously improving the quality and efficiency of financial accounting activity, ensuring that fit-for-purpose standard operating procedures are in place and evolve as business needs change.

• Having a thorough understanding of the business strategy, advise on financial implications of business decision, provide the financial reporting perspective and ensure that financial implications are carefully considered.

• Accountable for the accuracy and fair representation of the legal entity financial statements (including sign-off of monthly BFC submission, statutory statements) and the underlying processes that supports the generation of the legal entity financial and statutory statements.

• Owner of the Balance Sheet and responsible for its accuracy and completeness leading regular balance sheet and other analytical reviews to identify and resolve complex issues and risks

• Responsible for the FAC paper process

• Apply existing methodology and knowledge to resolve complex problems,

• Understands and effectively challenges the tax agenda, has a good understanding of group structure and the potential impact of business decisions upon the financial statements

Leadership Responsibilities

• The Senior Financial Controller is a member of the senior LT with dedicated responsibilities around organizational effectiveness and transformation agenda, capability building and people development.

• Regardless of role location, this person is required to lead, coordinate, coach people both in an immediate team, as well as across the related teams in FC&A tower and in-market when it comes to financial accounting matters.

• Uses experience and judgement to actively search for risks using internal and external data sources, effectively communicates and gains alignment across a wide range of stakeholders as to the size and magnitude of that risk and mobilises resources to mitigate and course correct.

• Interfaces with senior management and external auditors on control issues and practices, takes a lead in ensuring that robust processes are in place to capture, report on and resolve control weaknesses. Generates insights into issues quickly, prioritises effectively and develops solutions that drive the business forward.

Our purpose is to celebrate life, every day, everywhere. And creating an inclusive culture, where everyone feels valued and listened to, is a crucial part of this.

We believe the most inclusive and diverse culture makes for a better business and a better world. We know that for our business to thrive and for Diageo to realize its ambition, we depend on having diverse talent with a range of backgrounds, skills and capabilities in each of the 180 countries in which we operate and to reflect our broad consumer base.
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