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 territory
• Provide accurate monthly forecasts for Overhead, A&P and Working capital / Cash agenda
• Manage overhead, A&P and cash planning annual exercise
• Driving 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 team
• Create and maintain high quality and effective internal control area. Deliver successful internal & external audits. Ensure RTR processes are SOX compliant
• Manage / coach a team for the respective territory

About You

• Degree 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 environment
• Fluent English knowledge
• Accounting standards (IFRS/ statutory reporting experience & knowledge)
• Internal / external audit experience and/or SOX
• Senior stakeholder management.
• MS office applications, Expertise in SAP FI and SAP BW
• ACCA qualification or similar ongoing studies is an advantage
• Influencing: 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 opportunity
• We work without border - you will work with people from all over the world
• You will deal with world class brand portfolio
• Wide variety of thematic events, afterwork activities organized by employee communities
• Product Allowance to purchase company products from the staff shop