Job Title: Risk and Controls Lead Analyst
Location: Budapest or Gurgaon
Contract Term: 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
Diageo's Global Business Operations (GBO) aims to leverage the Finance Operating Model by supporting standard processes and systems with effective and efficient shared services across Diageo, by internal services, through Business Operations centres across Diageo (main sites are Bangalore and Budapest). GBO has an employee base of approx. 2500 FTEs providing business support for migrated markets across Diageo. GBO plays a central role in governance and compliance for Diageo and has been charged by the CFO to be Diageo's control exemplar accountable for the execution of controls in shared services including SOX/CARM compliance.
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This role is required to plan, execute and review testing for process controls as part of the risk, control (including control transformation) and compliance agenda for the function.
The Risk and Controls Lead Analyst appointed for this role will be a key member of the Continuous Controls Monitoring team to drive the following agenda:
- Assess Process Controls: Evaluate existing process controls to ensure they are effective in mitigating risks and achieving operational objectives.
- Monitor Compliance: Ensure adherence to internal policies, regulatory requirements, and industry standards by monitoring and reviewing process controls and compliance activities. Contribute to the development and continuous improvement of internal control frameworks, policies, and procedures.
- Identify Improvements: Identify areas for process improvement and control enhancements. Recommend and implement solutions to address control weaknesses and optimize operational efficiency.
- Review Management: Review the controls tested by the team and provide insights.
- Analyse Data: Collect and analyse data related to process incl. sampling, controls and its effectiveness, and compliance metrics to support decision-making and reporting.
- Reporting: Prepare reports on process control assessments, including findings, recommendations, and action plans. Present findings to management and stakeholders.
About You
- Chartered Accountant or post-graduate from University/College degree in accountancy/finance/business
- Minimum of 5-7 years audit (internal/controls) and/or SOX experience
- Exposure in consulting/Big4s or similar industry experience is preferable.
- Risk mindset and Process knowledge.
- Analytical knowledge (proficiency of analytics tools such as Power BI, Alteryx, SAP GRC etc is preferable).
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Strong problem solving, reporting and analytical skills.
- Influencing and consulting skills, the ability to build relationships with stakeholders at all levels.
- Ability to think critically and analytically and use data driven insights to solve problems.
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
- We won the Fittest Workplace Award, of course we have a Gym
- Urban legend is true, we do have a Rooftop Bar
Diversity & Inclusion
Flexibility is key to success in our business and many of our people 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!
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.