**Job Description :** **About the Function:** **Our Finance team deliver sustainable growth for our business, customers, and much-loved brands.** **We’re part of a $12.2 billion gross profit organisation, responsible for driving an exceptional level of performance and creating the potential for future growth.** **Whether we’re utilising 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.** **This is a dual role with responsibilities to (i) provide assurance through audit/advisory assignments across Diageo’s business and (ii) support Diageo’s risk management framework by working closely with the Global Audit & Risk Director to facilitate a consistent approach to the identification, assessment and management of group-level and market-level risks across Diageo. The role will be a part of a truly global diverse team of about 35 individuals based across hubs including London, New York City, Bangalore, Budapest, Shanghai, and Nairobi. This role be based in London or in Bangalore. International travel may be required.** **Dimensions:** **a) Financial Minimal budget responsibilities however role requires an appreciation of the potential financial implications of risks that could impact Diageo.** **b) Market Complexity** **This role operates globally with many senior partners, including the Diageo Executive, subject matter experts, functions and markets, and must influence and hold these collaborators to account to set and implement robust risk management standards.** **The role needs to deliver its responsibilities in such a way that protects GAR’s need to provide an independent opinion on the quality of the control environment.** **c) Leadership, Responsibilities & Capabilities** **Acts as a business partner on risk management to cross functional shareholders, including, but not limited to, General Managers, Finance Directors, DBS Leadership Teams, Group Functions and the Executive. Able to hold the tension on roles and responsibilities and provide effective challenge to activities and decisions that may materially affect Diageo’s risk profile.** **Ensures the ARC and Audit Committee are equipped to enact the right level of oversight on the risk management agenda.** **Energise, equip and encourage the organisation to construct solutions to embed risk management into the fabric of the business.** **Envisions the future and is bold in execution. Work with GAR LT team to embrace technology and develop a strategy and tools to better predict and prevent risk incidents.** **Demonstrates high level of personal integrity over compliance, control and risk activities and ensures others do the same.** **Purpose of Role** **The purpose of the role is to take an active and independent leadership role in supporting and challenging the Diageo Board, Executive and Business Leaders to set and deliver an appropriate risk management strategy that aids delivery of long-lasting well-rounded business performance. This includes equipping the Audit Committee and ARC to enact appropriate oversight of the risk management agenda.** **Top Accountabilities Assurance:** **Delivery of internal audits and advisories in line with GAR’s Ways of Working to provide assurance on the efficiency of risk management and control procedures. Risk Management:** **Working with the GAR Director, develop and implement a forward-looking vision for risk management. Leverage best practices internally and externally and bring innovative approaches that will help drive greater efficiency and effectiveness, specifically the adoption of technology solutions to shift from retrospective analysis to looking ahead and predict risk incidents and the impact with greater accuracy and speed.** **Refresh Diageo’s principal risks and mitigation plans through an iterative process with senior management enabling the Board to identify, analyse, understand and handle current and emerging material risks within its business. Incorporate any external developments in governance, risk and control field including any regulatory or technological developments or changes which could significantly impact Diageo.** **Qualifications & Experience** **Proven experience in an audit/risk/compliance/strategy function of a large international company or Big 4 in the area of governance, risk management and audit.** **Professional accounting designation required. MBA or degree in risk management would also be beneficial.** **Excellent quantitative and analytical skills. Strong understanding of SAP and advanced excel skills.** **Related work experience in an environment where new technologies have been deployed. Functional excellence in best practice risk management approaches include predictive risk analysis.** **Proven experience of building, developing and sustaining relationships with key team members at all levels. Able to influence and take strategic decisions across the business.** **Strong interpersonal skills - ability to communicate well at all levels, internally & externally, written & verbal. Ability to provide risk reporting tailored to the relevant audience.** **Possesses a high energy level, intellectual curiosity and strong work ethic with a commitment to continuous improvement in a dynamic and changing environment.** **Ability to travel for audit assignments across the world.** **Flexibility is key to success in our business and many of our staff 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.** **Join us and you can also expect a highly competitive and flexible rewards and benefits package.** **Diversity Statement** **Celebrating our inclusive and diverse culture is core to Diageo’s purpose of “celebrating life every day everywhere”. This purpose is, in itself, inclusive in nature, as it values everybody irrespective of background, disability, religion, gender identity, sexuality or ethnicity.** **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. We view diversity as one of the key enablers that helps our business to grow and our values, purpose and standards set the conditions for us to respect the unique contribution each person brings.** **Worker Type :** Regular **Primary Location:** 1HQ **Additional Locations :** Bangalore Karle Town SEZ **Job Posting Start Date :** 2025-07-17 With over 200 brands sold in more than 180 countries, we’re the world’s leading premium drinks company. Every day, over 30,000 talented people come together at Diageo to create the magic behind our much-loved brands. From iconic names to innovative newcomers – the brands we’re building are rooted in culture and local communities. Our ambition is to be one of the best performing, most trusted and most respected consumer products companies in the world. Our founders, such as Arthur Guinness, John Walker, and Charles Tanqueray, were visionary entrepreneurs whose brilliant minds helped shape the alcohol industry. And through our people, their legacy lives on. Join us, and you’ll collaborate with talented people from all corners of the world. Together, you’ll innovate and push boundaries, shaping a more inclusive and sustainable future that we can all be proud of. With diversity at our core, we celebrate our people's unique passions, commitments and specialist skills. Because when varied voices, mindsets, and personalities come together, great ideas are born. In our supportive culture, your voice will be heard and you’ll be empowered to be you. 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