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Financial Controlling Lead Analyst

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Diageo

Financial Controlling Lead Analyst

Budapest, Hungary

Financial Controlling Lead Analyst

Location: Budapest, Hungary

Contract term: Full time, Permanent

About us

With over 200 brands sold in nearly 180 countries, we're the world's leading premium drinks company. Bring your passion and use your curiosity as you explore, collaborate, and innovate to build brands consumers love. Together with passionate people from all over the world, you'll test new insights, learn and grow, and unlock a brighter, more exciting future.
Join us to create a career worth celebrating.

Financial Controlling and Analysis (FC&A) Tower is part of Global Business Operations and provides oversight on financial activities and controls including general accounting, management and external reporting and financial planning and analysis. The tower is responsible for the interpretation of financial and statutory data, the coordination and management of financial and statutory reporting, the management of the P&L and balance sheet delivering solutions that will increase insight and transparency.

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Role Responsibilities:

The Financial Controlling Lead Analyst will support the team members with technical related questions and issues, also support people in different functions such as tax, group accounting when it comes to financial controlling, technical accounting matters.

  • Ensure smooth and accurate month-end closes, the timely and accurate submission of the financial & statutory report
  • Give technical accounting support within his/her own discipline to the FC team,
  • Partner with the RTR team to ensure the information in the legal entity financial statements accurately and completely reflects our business operations
  • Support the decision making process with different financial controlling analysis,
  • Ensure that the policies and procedures are understood and followed in the team and act as advisor to other GBO group function teams

  • Perform month end close responsibilities including journal entry preparation, supports the reconcilation process (e.g. accounting guidance and ensuring proper backup information and data in alignment with PCAOB requirements)
  • Prepare financial & statutory reports and oversee the statutory adjustment and transfer pricing process
  • Ensure that financial & statutory processes are undertaken accurately, efficiently, on time and that the surrounding control procedures are strictly adhered to in line with the internal (CARM) and external requirements
  • Understand, interpret, and implement Group Accounting and Reporting requirements; communicate requirements to the rest of the Financial Control team and to relevant teams in GBO
  • Support the FAC process, provide analysis for the FAC completion


Experience / skills required:
  • Degree educated in relevant finance / accounting/ business
  • Qualified accountant
  • 4-5 years' experience in relevant area
  • Experience working within an international / multicultural environment
  • Outstanding Risk Management (Internal Controls, Managing Risk, Embedding Compliance & Ethics)
  • Strong Financial Controlling knowledge (Balance sheet, Group and Local Financial Reporting, Accounting principles)
  • Strong analytical skills to be able to see and understand the big picture and deliver high level message, offering solutions for issues
  • Proficient English knowledge


Rewards & Benefits Statement
  • Flexible Benefits (‘Cafeteria') package
  • Medicover ‘White' Private Health Insurance Package
  • 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
  • We won the Fittest Workplace Award, of course we have a Gym
  • Urban legend is true, we do have a Rooftop Bar


Diversity statement

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.

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Client-provided location(s): Budapest, Hungary
Job ID: Diageo-JR1110550
Employment Type: Full Time

Perks and Benefits

  • Health and Wellness

    • Health Insurance
    • Health Reimbursement Account
    • Dental Insurance
    • Vision Insurance
    • Life Insurance
    • Short-Term Disability
    • Long-Term Disability
    • FSA
    • FSA With Employer Contribution
    • HSA
    • HSA With Employer Contribution
    • Fitness Subsidies
    • Pet Insurance
    • Mental Health Benefits
  • Parental Benefits

    • Birth Parent or Maternity Leave
    • Non-Birth Parent or Paternity Leave
    • Fertility Benefits
    • Adoption Assistance Program
    • Family Support Resources
    • Adoption Leave
  • Work Flexibility

    • Hybrid Work Opportunities
  • Office Life and Perks

    • Commuter Benefits Program
    • Casual Dress
    • Happy Hours
    • On-Site Cafeteria
    • Holiday Events
  • Vacation and Time Off

    • Paid Vacation
    • Paid Holidays
    • Personal/Sick Days
    • Leave of Absence
    • Volunteer Time Off
  • Financial and Retirement

    • 401(K)
    • Pension
    • Stock Purchase Program
    • Performance Bonus
    • Relocation Assistance
  • Professional Development

    • Tuition Reimbursement
    • Promote From Within
    • Mentor Program
    • Access to Online Courses
    • Lunch and Learns
    • Internship Program
    • Leadership Training Program
    • Associate or Rotational Training Program
  • Diversity and Inclusion

    • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program
    • Employee Resource Groups (ERG)
    • Woman founded/led

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