: Context/Scope: Global Business Operations (GBO) in Diageo support standard processes and systems with effective and efficient shared services across the globe. Financial Controlling and Analysis (FC&A) Tower is part of GBO and provides oversight on financial activities and controls including general accounting, management and external reporting and financial planning and analysis. Financial reporting team is part of FC&A tower. Its main responsibility is to support the preparation, review and publish the legal entity wise BFC financial packs for various entities within the respective regions in accordance with the group reporting timelines. Market Complexity: Complex & critical demand and supply entities. Purpose of Role:
Ensure smooth and accurate month-end closes
Ensure that management and statutory reporting is completed accurately and on time and that the surrounding internal control procedures are strictly adhered to
Perform reconciliations review
BS review and file preparation
Preparation and posting of journals
Contribute ideas, energy, enthusiasm and support to the continuous
improvement of the financial and operational process
Leadership Responsibilities
Executional excellence - should prepare reports and provide solutions on a simple and straight forward way
Challenge to improve - should focus on improvement opportunities by positively challenging existing forms and ways of working
Control focus - a controlling mindset is inevitable to contribute to the design and operation of our control environment
Positive intent and personal impact - interact with various departments with a positive outlook when looking for solutions.
Has the self-confidence to present own ideas and convince other in a motivating way.
Top 3-5 Accountabilities:
Posting accruals and support accruals calculation
Timely cross charge of project costs and management charges
Provide and keep sufficient backup for intercompany recharges
Perform GL reconciliations, BS analysis
Help the team to prepare for PWC audit (both group and statutory)
Active involvement in fixed asset, accrual area.
Update annual statutory reports (BS, CF, PL and appendix).
Responsible for daily operational accounting and financial activities. Solves arising issues, liaises with stakeholders and with other financial colleagues to solve specific issues.
Participate to the month-end close, BFC reporting and reconciliation process in accordance with the agreed internal and group timetable. Ensure the completeness and the accuracy of financial records.
Working closely with other in-house and local financial teams (Commercial Finance, Costing, BPM, FP&R, Compliance, Cash Cycle, Treasury, Tax, etc)
Liaise with outsource providers and actively participate on the captive migration RTR project.
Driving issue resolution, pro-actively seek out better ways of doing things and drive implementation of simpler, faster, better processes and ways of working.
Proactively suggests improvements/additional control points to build in and takes an active part in process improvement projects, in implementation and in the follow up.
Qualifications and Experience Required:
Graduate in Finance or Accounting
6-8 years experience in Accounting, technical accounting skills is required
Financial Reporting (end to end view of Financial Statement Prepaeration)
Legal entity controllership
Stakeholders management
Process Expertise and improvement
Capable of working in a deadline driven environment.
Experience of working in a multi-national SSC environment
Has customer focus to be able to build excellent relationships with relevant internal and external customers
Hard working personality, flexibility
International (part) qualification (IAS/UK/US GAAP) is an advantage.
Language skills
Good business English, able to communicate effectively
PC skills/System knowledge
MS applications
Relevant experience with SAP FI /CO modules / Blackline
Strong Excel knowledge
Barriers to Success in Role (Optional):
Inability to work as part of a team
Lack of communication and language knowledge skills
Lack of positive attitude
Lack of personal motivation/drive
Insufficiently open-minded and not flexible
Not willing to take ownership
Flexible Working Options: Depending on market needs Worker Type : Regular Primary Location: Bangalore Karle Town SEZ Additional Locations : Job Posting Start Date : 2024-05-21
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