Job Description :
Job Title: Statutory Reporting Lead Analyst
Location: Budapest, Hungary
Contract: Permanent, Full Time
Context/Scope:
Financial Control as a department 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.
The Statutory compliance area within the Africa Financial Controlling Team is focusing on improving compliance with regulatory requirements with the implementation of Statutory Compliance agenda.

Purpose of Role

• To ensure that statutory reporting is completed accurately and on time and that the surrounding internal control procedures are robust and sustainable and are strictly adhered to in lines with CARM processes
• To take ownership for the monthly/quarterly controlling for the respective Profit and Loss / Balance sheet area and/or the entity in total
• To contribute ideas, energy, passion, and support to the continuous improvement of the “Statutory Compliance” process to be more efficient and standardised.
• To take ownership for the day-to-day tasks required
• As part of this role, to be responsible for the quality, accuracy, timeliness, and financial relevance of the management information.

Top Accountabilities

• To prepare sophisticated statutory financial statements under IFRS/local GAAP for each financial year in line with timetable. Produce analytical review of statutory accounts to provide meaningful explanation of the entity’s activities and performance during the year.
• To ensure that the year-end financial statements are audit compliant and to ensure that the served markets fully meet external and Diageo internal statutory reporting requirements.
• Be in contact with statutory auditors. Answer questions, resolve issues as arose.
• Planning - Coordinate with markets, sense check and validate the bottom-up results to the top down expectation
• Prepare quality reconciliations through deep understanding of the figures supported, reported

The qualifications and experience you will bring:

• Degree educated in relevant finance / business.
• 3-4 years experience in similar field
• ACCA/DipIFR qualification is an advantage but not a requirement
• Work Experience in Financial Accounting / Reporting, and/or Statutory Accounting is a must
• Experience in a global FMCG or similar dynamic operating environment from professional services audit background
• Experience in a Shared services environment is considered as an advantage
• Excellent English knowledge
• SAP, Workiva knowledge
• BFC is an advantage

Rewards & Benefits Statement:

• 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 encouraged 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 build 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 crafting the next generation of celebrations for consumers around the world.
Feel encouraged? Then this may be the opportunity for you.
Worker Type :
Regular
Primary Location:
Budapest
Additional Locations :
Job Posting Start Date :
2025-02-2

• To ensure that statutory reporting is completed accurately and on time and that the surrounding internal control procedures are robust and sustainable and are strictly adhered to in lines with CARM processes
• To take ownership for the monthly/quarterly controlling for the respective Profit and Loss / Balance sheet area and/or the entity in total
• To contribute ideas, energy, passion, and support to the continuous improvement of the “Statutory Compliance” process to be more efficient and standardised.
• To take ownership for the day-to-day tasks required
• As part of this role, to be responsible for the quality, accuracy, timeliness, and financial relevance of the management information