BSS Statutory Compliance

Description

Roles in the Financial Control job family have ultimate accountability for true and fair representation of business performance in financial statements. 

Financial Control roles take responsibility for the classification, consolidation and interpretation of financial data, the coordination and management of financial reporting (including the provision of insight, analysis and the accurate and timely delivery of end market budgets, management accounts and financial accounts) and the monitoring of financial risks. 

Context/Scope

Global Business Operations is end-to-end multi-functional shared services for our markets to deliver the Diageo Performance Ambition.

GBO provides a wide array of services to markets and functions, with activities ranging from customer facing services, HR operations, general accounting, financial planning and reporting, and specialist services such as tax and treasury. GBO ​​​works as a global network with centres located in Bangalore, Budapest, Bogotá and Manila. Processes are organised into four major process towers:

End-to-End Commercial (E2EC)

Source-to-Pay (STP)

Financial Control (FC)

HR Operations (HRO)

Data Services 

Our ambition is to ‘Deliver outstanding solutions and processes to help Diageo win’ through:

Excellent processes : Standardised, effective and well-governed end-to-end processes underpinned by reliable and consistent operations, and outstanding customer experience. 

Trusted business partners : Credible change leaders with strong process and commercial competence, the highest levels of accountability, encouraging deep strategic partnerships with our business to innovate and shape the future.

Dynamic value creators : CPG leading performance for process and service delivery whilst sustaining a cost technical edge; recognized for our contribution to margin, cash, and growth. 

Absolute confidence in controls & compliance , fit for purpose, simplified and automated by design.

One Amazing Team . Create an inclusive and diverse workplace to cultivate future leaders for Diageo, increasing competencies while deeply connecting to our business and Diageo core values. Cultivate dynamic, agile teams driving continuous improvement in everything we do.

The Global Financial Controllership Process Tower is the core of the Business Shared Services offering, delivering core RTR services and expanding into more valuable Financial Controlling activities.

Global Business Operations Bogota blends the best of the global tower strategies with the competitive advantage of a close connection and knowledge of the markets and being in the same time zone and language . In the past years GBOB has Efficiently implemented Diageo´s global finance model into the region by developing the SSC into a Business partner for the Region.

Purpose

To be responsible for operational, day to day management of financial data to ensure financial control, drive insights, support decision making and make recommendations to improve performance. Ensure control procedures are strictly adhered to in line with global processes and standards.

Accountabilities

1. Day to day management of the respective Profit and Loss / Balance sheet area from accounting, reporting and controlling perspective. 

2. Provide decision support for business partners to optimize the business unit’s financial performance within the overall corporate strategy. Delivering improvement analysis, thorough understanding of movements on accounts, the business reason behind those, and collection and presentation of risks & opportunities. 

3. Interpret reports and data using some techniques and tools and communicates to business and financial colleagues, providing technical support and advice to business partners. Continuously supervise the respective P&L and/or BS accounts for any inconsistencies. 

4. Develop, present and champion recommendations to business unit teams on actions to drive business results. 

5. Ensure that financial processes are undertaken accurately, efficiently, on time and that the surrounding internal control procedures are rigorously adhered to in line with global processes and standards.

6. Identify and implement improvements in execution to enhance efficiency, effectiveness, controls, compliance and adherence to global standards and procedures.

7. End to end process accountability for low to mid complex/risk markets/collaborators.

8. Specific ownership of P&L and Balance Sheet accounts.

9. Keep Process Documentation actualized and accurate.

Grade differentiators

• Finance Business partners and Finance centres of excellence - collaborate to provide end to end finance delivery for regions / areas / end markets
• Enterprise operations - Collaborate closely across teams to provide high quality, timely management information to the business
• Audit, risk and controls- collaboration on internal audits and implementation of effective internal controls

Key interactions - Internal

Roles in the Financial Control job family have ultimate accountability for true and fair representation of business performance in financial statements. 

Financial Control roles take responsibility for the classification, consolidation and interpretation of financial data, the coordination and management of financial reporting including the provision of insight, analysis and the accurate and timely delivery of end market budgets, management accounts and financial accounts) and the monitoring of financial risks. 

Key interactions - External

• External service providers (e.g. banking, payroll etc) – maintain operational level supplier relationships

• External auditors – providing support and responding to requests for information and other questions

Critical Finance Capabilities

Shows and presents evidence of:

Strong Financial Control (Balance sheet, Cash and Working Capital, Group and Local Financial Reporting, Accounting principles)

Exemplary Risk Management (Internal Controls, Handling Risk, Embedding Compliance & Ethics)

Exceptional Value Creation (Business Performance Management, Support Decision Making) 

Refer to Finance Capability Framework

Qualifications / experience

Degree or equivalent experience educated in relevant finance / business. 

Financial Accounting / Reporting, and/or Financial Controlling experience is strongly preferred.

Experience in a global FMCG or similar dynamic operating. environment from professional services audit background. Also in a Shared services environment is considered as an advantage.

Language: Advanced English required; Portuguese highly desirable.

1 or more years of experience.

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