Description :Name of the role: Financial Control CoordinatorLocation: Bogotá, ColombiaType of contract: PermanentAbout us:Diageo is the world's leading premium drinks company with an outstanding diverse collection of brands, such as Johnnie Walker, Smirnoff, Baileys, Captain Morgan, Tanqueray, and Guinness. Our purpose – Celebrating life, every day, everywhere – has an important role in our company, for our people, our diversity, our brands, in how we perform and how we create shared value.Purpose To be responsible for the operational, day-to-day management of financial data to ensure financial control, derive insights, support decision-making, and make recommendations to improve performance focus on the LE level of the market. Ensure control procedures are strictly adhered to in line with global processes and standards. Accountabilities 1. Day-to-day management of the respective / Balance sheet area from accounting, reporting, and controlling perspectives. 2. The role owns all tasks related to technical accounting, risk and compliance, external audit coordination, statutory and group LE financials preparation, and sign- off on an annual and monthly basis, respectively.3. Accountability for accurate and fair representation of the numbers in the LE financial statements at the Management and Statutory level; Interpret reports and data using a range of techniques and tools and communicate to business and financial colleagues, providing technical support and advice to business partners. Continuously monitor 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 strictly adhered to in line with global processes and standards. 6. Identify and implement process improvements to enhance efficiency, effectiveness, controls, compliance, and adherence to global standards and procedures. Market MX Demand Market. This is one of the biggest and most complex markets in LAC with an NSVFY23 of around USD$210M. The market manages 7 Legal Entities including Agricultural, Manufacturing, Financing, and Distribution Businesses. Mexico is a Tier 1 Control and SOX Market.Key interactions - Internal • Finance Business partners and Finance centers of excellence - collaborate to provide end-to-end finance delivery for regions/areas/end markets. E.g.: PUB Financial Controller, PUB Finance Director, PUB FP&A manager, Supply Manager, Treasury teams• Global Business operations - Collaborate closely across teams to provide high-quality, timely management information to the business E.g.: LAC Financial Controlling Teams, RTR Teams, and BPM Teams.• Business unit managers –credible and strong working relationships. Leads and/or contributes to agreed governance forums and processes. E.g.: in Brazil, Uruguay, and Paraguay functional managers/directors• Audit, risk, and controls- collaboration on internal audits and implementation of effective internal controls 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 Strong Financial Control (Balance sheet, Cash and Working Capital, Group and Local Financial Reporting, Accounting principles) Exemplary Risk Management (Internal Controls, Managing Risk, Embedding Compliance & Ethics) Exceptional Value Creation (Business Performance Management, Support Decision Making, Understanding the dynamics within the organization and people around them and using the insights to navigate effectively, Inspires others and adapting their approach to get the best from those around them, Remains positive under pressure and recovers quickly from setback.) Qualifications/experience Qualifications & SkillsDegree 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 a professional services audit background Experience in a Shared Services environment is considered an advantage Complex Stakeholder management & leadershipPerformance orientation and problem-solvingOutstanding Personal and virtual communication skills.Team leadershipAbility to manage expectations both from team and stakeholdersManage and grow remote teamsWork experienceMinimum of 8 years working and management experience in a multinational corporate environment, with exposure to some of the following areas:Financial and Management Accounting, Controlling & Reporting processesAccounting standards (IFRS, US GAAP, etc..) experienceInternal/external audit experience and/or SOXExperience with Shared services process activitiesBig4 experience is a big plusProcess improvementProject/change managementBusiness experience and understandingRisk assessmentImproved senior stakeholder management and influencing skillsLanguage skillsEffective communication in English, SpanishPortuguese speaking is a plus in facilitating communication with the MarketDiversity StatementCelebrating 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 :RegularPrimary Location:Bogota - EOBAdditional Locations :Job Posting Start Date : 2024-05-05
