Job Description :

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 ideas, learn and grow, and unlock a brighter, more exciting future.

Join us to build a career worth celebrating.

Which company will you join?

From Arthur Guinness to Johnnie Walker, our business was founded on people of outstanding character, and in 250 years, nothing has changed. We’re the world’s leading premium alcohol company! Our brands are industry icons including Johnnie Walker, Crown Royal, Bulleit and Buchanan's whiskies, Smirnoff, Cîroc and Ketel One vodkas, Captain Morgan, Baileys, Don Julio, Tanqueray and Guinness. Our success is thanks to the strength of our people, in every role. It’s why we trust them with our legacy and why we reward them with the career-defining opportunities that they deserve. Our ambition is to build the best performing, most trusted and respected Consumer Products Company in the world. To achieve these, we need the very best people!

At Diageo, our purpose is to celebrate life everywhere, every day. To do that, you will join an organization that is passionate about customers and consumers, and proud of what they do. Diageo teams constantly set high goals and then try hard to exceed them. We are also an incredibly diverse organization, and we value each and every one’s talent and personality.

About the Function:

Finance

To be used for the Job Profiles of: Audit and Risk, Finance Business Partnering, Financial Accounting and Control, Financial Planning and Reporting, Investor Relations, Tax, Treasury, Change Management, Project Management, StrategyOur Finance team deliver sustainable growth for our business, customers, and much-loved brands. We’re part of a $12.2 billion gross profit organization, responsible for driving an exceptional level of performance and creating the potential for future growth.Whether we’re using our digital capabilities and analytics to inform our business strategy or creating capacity to invest in the future — no two days are the same in our Finance team. Wherever your skills lie, we’ll help you to learn and develop, supporting you along the way in our inclusive culture.

About the role:

The role serves as the NAM organizational lead for the internal controls agenda partnering closely with global & external collaborators as well as senior management to ensure the overall control environment is operating effectively and efficiently

Role Responsibilities:

Organizational lead for controls agenda across NAM market working in partnership with local leadership teams, business divisions and global customers to deliver the controls agenda across NAM – Diageo’s largest business unit with $8B NSVExposure to North American executive team, business leadership teams and global process ownersLeverage Functional Experts within the organization for key insight and support; ability to work the global financial support matrix seamlesslyAbility to work with pace and agility while driving clarity and closure of control activitiesAbility to identify and anticipate issues in the control environment before they have a significant business impact

Key Outputs/Deliverables

Partner with financial and operational management to optimize the internal control environment and risk mitigation activitiesManage and deliver advisory reviews for strategic projects and risk areas to ensure internal controls are designed, implemented, and operating effectivelyManage relationships with senior partners across the region and influence leadership to maintain reinforce accountability and awareness of internal controlsWorks across business to own the design, implementation and effectiveness of new controls and / or owns enhancement of ineffective or inefficient internal controlsDrive and implement industry standard methodologies, with consideration for emerging topics, such as the ongoing acceleration of digital strategiesPerform a continuous risk assessment of the region. Provide an expert assessment of policy, process, and controls effectivenessProvide training on process, risks, and controls to the business.Support GCA on CARM testingSupport business unit management on non CARM testing and control self assessments.Support management on the integration of new business entities

Key interactions:

Reports directly to SVP, NAM Corporate Finance NAMKey business partner to all business leadership teams across NAM’s operating units; exposure to NAM executive teamPrimary partner to our Global Audit & Risk, Global Controls Assurance teams and PWCExposure to NAM Financial Control team and wider Diageo GBO process owners

Qualifications and experienced required:

Technical expertise in internal controls and audit practices including expertise in risk and control frameworks, financial policies and procedures, process and internal controls leading practices and best in class compliance practices.Demonstrated experience in remediating internal control deficiencies. Meaningful experience in designing and implementing internal controls that are efficient and effectiveLeadership skills including proven business partnering and communication skills across a large global, public company. Demonstrated and proven ability to influence senior management in large organizationExperience as a finance leader managing a diverse, cross-functional, and matrixed organization. Prior experience in managing and influencing shared service organizations preferredHighly motivated self-starter with the ability to build and maintain strong relationships with senior business leaders and different teams across the organization.Seasoned leader with at least 12 year experience with at minimum 8 years of experience in roles directly connected to internal controls – i.e. Big Four, internal controls at large organization and/or internal audit. CPG experience a plus though not requiredUniversity degree or equivalent experience in Accounting, Finance, or related field and professional qualification(e.g. CPA or equivalent)

Critical finance capabilities:

Internal controls design and implementation expertiseUnderstanding of key accounting principles and experience deploying across organizationBrings to bear the global matrix with pace and agilityHigh level of maturity and ability to manage relationships with a wide variety of team members and senior leaders

Diversity statement:

Our purpose is to celebrate life, every day, everywhere. And crafting 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, mentalities, 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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Worker Type :

Regular

Primary Location:

3WTC

Additional Locations :

Job Posting Start Date :

2025-06-12

Salary Range:

Minimum Salary:

$163875

Maximum Salary:

$273125

At Diageo certain roles are eligible for additional rewards, including annual incentive payment and stock awards. US-based employees are eligible for healthcare benefits, retirement benefits , short-term and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, wellness benefits and industry leading parental leave, among others.  (Benefits/perks listed may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Diageo and the country where you work.)  The salary range displayed is the salary range for the role’s primary location.