Assistant Manager - Financial Control

Asst. Manager - Financial Control - NAM Supply

Job Description :

Job Title

Asst. Manager - Financial Control - NAM Supply

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 advise 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

Asst. Manager - Financial Control (NAM Supply)

Level
L5B

Department
Financial Controlling

 

Reports To
Vice President - Financial Controller - NAM Supply

Dimensions
The Assistant Manager – Financial Control is a member of the NAM Financial Controlling team. The role collaborates closely with key Market Stakeholders in the US/Canada, Budapest Supply FP&A team and other Internal Stakeholders (including the in-market Finance team, the Group Reporting team, other DSS Financial Control teams, and cross-functional teams across various Towers).

Market Complexity
This role will work with a large and complex Diageo NAM market including multiple business divisions.

Purpose Of Role
This role supports the Financial Controller by partnering with the market to gain a thorough understanding of business operations and key issues, while collaborating with the Finance Experience team to ensure that legal entity financial statements accurately and comprehensively reflect business activities. The role also ensures that non-routine transactions and events are appropriately gathered, in compliance with Diageo reporting policies and applicable accounting standards.

 

Key accountability

Demonstrate leadership in problem-solving by taking ownership of issues and ensuring their effective resolution across all activities outlined below.

·       Site Balance Sheet - End-to-end preparation and presentation to individual plant leadership teams. Coordination with respective Plant Finance Managers and Manufacturing Directors to drive corrective actions

 

·       IFRS-16 (Lease Accounting) - End-to-end ownership from a Financial Control perspective, including responsibility for the B84 report. Review and understand the agreement, and align with relevant partners prior to setting it up in the Tagetik tool

 

·       ESG Reporting - Perform audits of reported figures through targeted sample-based checks. Collaborate with the market E&S Manager and ESG FP&A team through regular review meetings. Ensure timely and accurate reporting in the MSM tool

 

·       USVI Entity Dividend – Handle the end-to-end review and payment process, including use of the dividend tool and coordination with Group Reporting as required, while retaining ownership of the associated control framework for USVI

 

·       BFC and FSR Review - Complete review of the financial Statement of the legal entity USVI.

·       Property Tax and Ad-Valorem Tax - Take end-to-end ownership of accruals, including close coordination with the market to align on accrual balances, pending invoices, and the clearance of aged items. Review Canada Supply Property Tax in collaboration with the reconciler prior to reporting in Balance Sheet Reviews

·       Monthly Statistical Survey – Complete (i) Monthly Statistical Survey (Mfg. Industries) (ii) Annual Statistical Survey (Mfg. Industries) (iii) Annual Capital Expenditure Survey (US)

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·       Co-ordinating with Inventory, Asset and Capex Team – (i) Lead the fortnightly calls (ii) Maintain action tracker and call out and follow-up closing pending actions. (iii) Monitor the progress on the Controls (Physical Verifications).

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·       Other critical activities/support related to the USVI legal entity:

o   Transfer Pricing calculation

o   Supply consolidated BS Review

o   Statutory Financial Statement

o   Hard Close PBCs

o   CBCR (Country-by-Country Reporting)

o   FAC Paper

o   Journal Reviews/Approvals

 

The role will ensure that global systems and processes are embedded in FC operations and will both lead and support continuous operational improvement.

Qualifications and Experience Required:

 

·       Chartered Accountant or MBA with 8-10 years post qualification experience

·       8-10 years of experience in a multinational corporate environment with exposure to financial accounting, reporting, controlling

·       Ideally, experience working in an in-market company.

 

Language Skills
Business English proficiency is a must with excellent written and verbal communication skills

 

Functional And Other Capabilities

·       Strong business partnering and stakeholder management capabilities

·       Ability to simplify and communicate complex accounting concepts to non-finance audiences, while identifying the accounting implications of business decisions

·       Excellent analytical thinking and problem-solving skills

·       Deep knowledge of accounting principles and financial reporting

·       Robust understanding of risk management and internal controls

·       Highly organized, with the ability to work independently and effectively prioritize tasks

·       Strong sense of ownership and accountability for issue resolution

·       Proactive and curious mindset with a keen interest in understanding business challenges

 

Tech Skills

·       Relevant experience with SAP FI /CO modules

·       Relevant experience in financial consolidation and/or management reporting system – data-flow / reporting background

·       Strong and extensive Excel, Power Point

Rewards & Benefits Statement: (TE)

Flexible Working Statement:

Flexibility is key to our success. From part-time and compressed hours to different locations, our people work flexibly in ways to suit them. Talk to us about what flexibility means to you so that you’re supported from day one.

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. 

Worker Type :

Regular

Primary Location:

Bangalore Karle Town SEZ

Additional Locations :

Job Posting Start Date :

2026-04-22

Experience Level

Mid Level