Job Description :

Job Title: Senior Financial Controller- South Africa

Location: Budapest

Contract: Permanent

About us

Diageo is the world’s leading premium drinks company with an outstanding collection of brands, such as Johnnie Walker, Smirnoff, Baileys, Captain Morgan, Tanqueray, and Guinness. Our purpose – Celebrating life, every day, everywhere – has an important role in our company, for our people, our diversity, our brands, in how we perform and how we create shared value.

 

 

About the Role

The Senior Financial Controller-South Africa is based in Budapest but requires leading and coordinating and coaching people both in an immediate team under the FC structure, across region and in country, but also in other functions such as tax, group accounting, local accounting and tax providers when it comes to financial controls matters for the geography.

Role is the one point contact and business partner for the Cluster Director / Country Director and Cluster / Country Commercial Finance Director when it comes to all point financial controls related for the geography. This position reports to the EABL Group Financial Controller while it's responsibility managing a team for the respective territory.

 

Key Accountabilities

Provide high quality financial support to the Region and the respective territoryProvide accurate monthly forecasts for Overhead, A&P and Working capital / Cash agendaManage overhead, A&P and cash planning annual exerciseDriving agenda to identify opportunities to deliver Overhead, A&P annual budgets and to improve the Working Capital position in co-operation with Country Commercial Finance teamCreate and maintain high quality and effective internal control area. Deliver successful internal & external audits. Ensure RTR processes are SOX compliantManage / coach a team for the respective territory

 

About YouDegree educated in relevant finance / accounting/ business.8-10 years’ experience is management or financial accounting, Financial Performance & Analysis, and/or Financial Controlling experience is strongly preferred.Experience in a global FMCG or similar dynamic operating environmentFluent English knowledgeAccounting standards (IFRS/ statutory reporting experience & knowledge)Internal / external audit experience and/or SOXSenior stakeholder management.MS office applications, Expertise in SAP FI and SAP BWACCA qualification or similar ongoing studies is an advantageInfluencing: Establish relationships with teams across business units and markets.Effective Communication: Construct short story lines, adapt documents and presentations for the intended audience (complexity, detail, altitude).

 

 

Benefits of working here

Unique Family Leave opportunityWe work without border - you will work with people from all over the worldYou will deal with world class brand portfolioWide variety of thematic events, afterwork activities organized by employee communitiesProduct Allowance to purchase company products from the staff shopWe won the Fittest Workplace Award, of course we have a GymUrban legend is true, we do have a Rooftop Bar

 

Inclusion & Diversity

Celebrating our inclusive and diverse culture is core to Diageo’s purpose of “celebrating life every day everywhere”. This purpose is, in itself, inclusive in nature, as it values everybody irrespective of background, disability, religion, gender identity, sexuality or ethnicity. 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. We view diversity as one of the key enablers that helps our business to grow and our values, purpose and standards set the conditions for us to respect the unique contribution each person brings.

Flexibility is key to success in our business and many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways, including part-time, compressed hours, flexible location. Please talk to us about what flexibility means to you and don’t let anything stop you from applying!

Worker Type :

Regular

Primary Location:

Budapest

Additional Locations :

Job Posting Start Date :

2025-02-20