Global Audit and Risk Manager at Diageo

Job Description :

Diageo is the world’s leading premium drinks company with an outstanding 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. 

The Global Audit team is a key component of Diageo’s governance framework, promoting the improvement of governance, risk management, controls and compliance by:

• Giving independent assurance over the quality of Diageo’s management of its key risks;
• Supporting Diageo to enforce clear standards on governance, risk management controls and compliance and maintain excellent management assurance processes; and
• Supporting the Audit Committee and Executive management to understand Diageo’s key risks and risk management capability.
• The role will be a part of a truly global diverse team of about 35 individuals based across hubs including London, New York City, Bangalore, Budapest, Shanghai, and Nairobi.

Top 3-5 Accountabilities

• Assurance Assignments: Delivery of holistic risk management and internal audits in line with GAR’s Ways of Working to provide assurance on the effectiveness of risk management and control procedures.
• Risk Champion: Provide insights and solutions that promote effective and efficient business governance, enhanced controls, and better risk management. Support governance, risk, and compliance across the business by providing regular guidance to functional and business unit management.
• Business Partnering: GAR relationship responsibility for key elements of the business (to be determined by the Director, Global Audit & Risk on a role by role basis). This responsibility includes acting as the GAR contact for business unit and/or hub management, communicating GAR’s assurance plans and changes to Diageo’s risk approach over time.

Qualifications and Experience Required

Essential Criteria:

• Minimum 7 years’ experience, including in a multinational corporate environment
• Degree-qualified in Finance, Accounting, Science or related field
• Fluent spoken and written English
• Basic SAP skills

Preferred Criteria:

• Diageo commercial (finance) or supply (finance) experience
• Audit or Controls experience in either Diageo, a similar multinational entity, and/or ‘Big 4’ environment
• Second-language skills highly regarded, especially Spanish, Mandarin, or Hindi
• Experience with ESG, Data Privacy, and/or IT assurance
• People Manager experience [this role will not be a direct line manager, but is expected to manage small teams on assignments]