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About Controls Audit and Risk Excellence (CARE)

Controls Audit and Risk Excellence (CARE) is a key component of Diageo’s governance framework, promoting the improvement of governance, risk management, controls and compliance by:

Giving independent assurance over the quality of management of key risks.

Supporting Diageo to enforce clear standards on governance, risk management controls and compliance, and to maintain excellent management assurance processes.

Supporting the Audit Committee and Executive management to understand Diageo’s key risks and risk management activity across the business.

The role will be a part of a global, diverse and inclusive team of approximately 75 individuals based across hubs including London, New York City, Bangalore, Budapest, Bogota and Shanghai.

About the role

There is a high degree of complexity in the role.  Global Audit has a global remit, providing assurance over all Diageo operations including Demand companies, Supply operations and Global Functions. Successful candidates need to be able to understand the risks and deliver high quality audit work across everything Diageo does.

The successful candidate will be externally curious, able to collaborate efficiently and act decisively.

The role has direct exposure to senior executives (Audit Committee, senior management including the Diageo executive) and is responsible for providing quality assurance and support to understand Diageo’s key risks and risk management capability, and influencing to take actions where there are gaps and/or opportunities to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of controls.

Travel (approximately 25 to 30%) will be required.

Qualification, Experience & Skills

CA / MBA / ACCA/ CPA / CIA Other equivalent degrees

Minimum 10 years of work experience

Good understanding of Audit (Statutory / Internal), and /or SOX, Risk management processes

Expert level understanding of risk and mitigation approaches

Attention to detail with ability to go in-depth and leverage data meaningfully

Excellent written and presentation skills

Experience in broader business finance and Big 4 is a positive differentiator

A collaborative approach and stakeholder influencing skills

Strong project management skills

Ability to work independently and proactively drive tasks through to completion

Ability to leverage technology to drive efficiencies

Ability to work across cultures

Ability to prioritise, move with urgency and overcome challenges / obstacles

Leadership Responsibilities

Impactful and can ‘stand your ground’ where required with senior stakeholders. Quickly build strong relationships in fieldwork with business partners. 

Demonstrate an understanding of business risks across multiple process areas.   

Ensure audit results and key risks are well understood and accepted by leaders.  Need to influence and skilfully manage conflicts where these arise.  Deliver thoughtful and value-adding insights on audit assignments that convince leaders to take actions that enhance Diageo's performance and or risk / control environment. 

Empowered to articulate effective and efficient risk mitigation strategies. Demonstrate thorough and consistent knowledge and application of our ways of working (WoWs).  

Own business partnering relationships with business leaders and mid-management outside of audits.  Provide ongoing proactive advice and support to help those leaders better anticipate and respond to risks.   

Understand the Diageo Purpose (specifically the importance of governance and compliance) and can clearly articulate how others can understand, connect to and help deliver it. 

Apply root cause and data-driven analysis to support the development of impactful business insights and efficiency opportunities. 

Partner with the business in finding solutions for risks and opportunities. 

Understand the internal and external risk radar to enable the business to identify solutions to existing and emerging risks. 

Provide functional support and coaching to less experienced team members. 

Leverage strengths within Global Audit and the wider business and be open to ideas and learnings from others.   

Grow both functional and leadership capability and experience.

Key Accountabilities

Delivery of high quality and holistic risk management and internal audit assurance across a broad range of functions and geographies.  Skilfully influence the Diageo leadership population to take additional / different action when gaps are found in the organisation’s management of risk. 

Provide insights and solutions that promote effective and efficient business governance, enhanced controls, and better risk management. Support governance, risk, and compliance across the business by providing regular guidance to functional and business unit management.

About DIAGEO

Our purpose is to celebrate life, every day, everywhere. And creating an inclusive culture, where

everyone feels valued and that they can belong, is a crucial part of this. We embrace diversity in the broadest possible sense. This means that you’ll be welcomed and celebrated for who you are just by being you. You’ll be part of and help build and champion an inclusive culture that celebrates people of different gender, ethnicity, ability, age, sexual orientation, social class, educational backgrounds, experiences, mindsets, and more.

Our ambition is to create the best performing, most trusted and respected consumer products

companies in the world. Join us and help transform our business as we take our brands to the next

level and build new ones as part of shaping the next generation of celebrations for consumers

around the world.

Feel inspired? Then this may be the opportunity for you.

Flexible Working Statement:

Flexibility is key to our success. Talk to us about what flexibility means to you so that you’re supported to manage your wellbeing and balance your priorities from day one.

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