**Job Description :** **Statutory Governance and Financial Controlling Manager** **Full time, Permanent** **Location: Budapest** **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. **Role Responsibilities:** + Coordinate the statutory outsourcing process with EY: maintain timelines, align internal and external deadlines, and manage status communication. + Act as liaison between EY and internal teams (Finance, Tax, CoSec); ensure timely and complete data delivery. + Drive internal review and sign-off of statutory financials; consolidate feedback and ensure timely responses. + Track EY deliverables, escalate issues, and ensure final outputs meet regulatory and audit standards. + Identify and manage risks (e.g. delays, accounting issues); maintain risk log and involve stakeholders as needed. + Lead status meetings; ensure clear, action-oriented communication across all parties. + Ensure audit readiness and proper documentation of key decisions and communications. + Support continuous improvement by capturing lessons learned and refining processes. + Perform and review month-end close activities, including journal entries and BFC reporting. + Ensure financial processes are timely, accurate, and fully compliant with internal (CARM) and external controls. **Flexible Working Statement** Flexibility is key to our success. Talk to us about what flexibility means to you so that you’re supported to manage your wellbeing and balance your priorities from day one. **Qualifications and Experience Required:** + Degree educated in relevant finance / accounting/ business + Qualified accountant + 4-5 years’ experience in relevant area + Experience working within an international / multicultural environment + Exemplary Risk Management (Internal Controls, Managing Risk, Embedding Compliance & Ethics) + Strong Financial Controlling knowledge (Balance sheet, Group and Local Financial Reporting, Accounting principles) + Strong analytical skills to be able to see and understand the big picture and deliver high level message, offering solutions for issues + Fluent English knowledge **Flexible Working Statement** Flexibility is key to our success. Talk to us about what flexibility means to you so that you’re supported to manage your wellbeing and balance your priorities from day one. **Rewards & Benefits Statement** + Flexible Benefits (‘Cafeteria’) package + Health Insurance Package + 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 welcomed 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 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. Feel inspired? Then this may be the opportunity for you. If you require a reasonable adjustment, please ensure that you capture this information when you submit your application. **Worker Type :** Regular **Primary Location:** Budapest **Additional Locations :** **Job Posting Start Date :** 2025-06-19 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. Just bring your ambition, curiosity and ideas, and we’ll celebrate your work and help you reach your fullest potential. **DRINKiQ** What's your DRINKiQ? Take our quiz to understand how alcohol is made and explore the effects of drinking. You can discover everything you need to know at DRINKiQ (https://www.drinkiq.com/en-gb/)