Statutory Compliance Manager

Diageo is seeking a Statutory Compliance Manager to play a key role in ensuring the accuracy, quality, and timely delivery of statutory financial reporting across multiple legal entities and countries.

As a Statutory Compliance Manager, you will report directly to the Head of Statutory and manage a diverse reporting portfolio. You will handle complex accounting issues and act as a dependable link for internal team members and external auditors.

Responsibilities:

• Own statutory reporting delivery: Lead statutory reporting and monthly financial statement review activities across your assigned portfolio, ensuring high-quality and timely deliverables.
• Build strong stakeholder partnerships: Act as a key point of contact for internal stakeholders, fostering effective collaboration and providing expert guidance.
• Resolve complex accounting matters: Take ownership of challenging accounting and reporting issues, ensuring compliance with relevant statutory and regulatory requirements.
• Lead external audit interactions: Manage relationships with external auditors, coordinate audit activities, and drive the timely resolution of audit findings.
• Drive continuous improvement: Find opportunities to streamline, standardize, and enhance reporting processes, improving efficiency and consistency across the portfolio.
• Provide professional guidance: Share your expertise and support Analysts and Senior Analysts through knowledge sharing, technical guidance, and day-to-day collaboration.

Requirements:

• A degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or a related field.
• 6–7 years of relevant experience in Finance or Accounting, ideally with experience taking ownership of processes, projects, or providing professional guidance to others.
• Experience working in an international, multicultural environment, with the ability to collaborate effectively across teams and geographies.
• A solid understanding of risk management, internal controls, and compliance, demonstrating capability to identify risks and promote a strong culture of integrity and ethical business practices.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to see the bigger picture, translate complex information into clear insights, and recommend practical solutions.
• Excellent written and spoken English communication skills.

Benefits:

• Unique Family Leave opportunity
• Work with people from all over the world
• Deal with world-class brand portfolio
• Wide variety of thematic events, after-work activities organized by employee communities
• Product Allowance to purchase company products from the staff shop
• Gym and Rooftop Bar