Diageo is the world`s leading premium drinks business with an outstanding collection of beverage alcohol brands across. These brands include Johnnie Walker, Crown Royal, Buchanan`s and Bushmills whiskies, Smirnoff, Ciroc and Ketel One, Baileys, Captain Morgan, Tanqueray and Guinness.
Many of our brands have been around for generations, while some have been developed more recently to meet new consumer tastes and experiences. Our great range of brands and geographic spread means that people can celebrate with our products at every occasion no matter where they are in the world. This is why `celebrating life every day, everywhere` is at the core of what we do.
Trading in approximately 180 markets, we employ over 25,000 talented people around the world. With offices in 80 countries, we also have manufacturing facilities across the globe.
Purpose:
Support the Diageo North America G&C Director in delivering the regional governance, risk, controls and compliance agenda.
Key activities include:
- Support the North America Governance and Control Director in delivering the regional governance, risk, controls and compliance agenda.
- Developing and managing the internal controls program (known as CARM-Controls Assurance and Risk Management) to mitigate financial, operational, reputational and fraud risks
- Ensuring compliance with Sarbanes Oxley requirements
- Engaging with the NA businesses and corporate functions as a key business partner on risk mitigation and process/controls issue resolution
- Make a big contribution to developing our program of embedding controls, governance & compliance in the business. This means day to day judgmental decision making and policy guidance for our business partners.
- Respond to ad-hoc inquiries from control owners / external auditors on meaning and application of CARM controls. The complexity of the questions will vary. Decisions will regularly require rapid turnaround.
- The manager will have significant responsibility for managing work and stakeholders in the business. Key business partners include North America Executive Committee members and Finance Directors, the North America Controller, the Global Audit & Risk Team (Diageo's Internal Audit team) and the external auditors (KPMG).
- Deliver the CARM program for the key businesses/functions supported (control mapping, risk-based scoping of relevant controls, coordination and quality review of control design assessments, control effectiveness testing and reporting)
- Periodic CARM and other governance and controls reporting to North America management – including the North America Risk Management Committee – and the Global Risk & Compliance Team
- Proactive management of relationships with business to ensure completion of all phases of the CARM program
- Work hand-in-hand with the business to document key processes and strengthen the control environment
- Involvement in special projects to identify, assess and mitigate risks (change management, GAR audit issue resolution, other specific areas of risk or focus)
- Delivery of CARM training/education to relevant individuals involved in the process
- Administration and user support for Diageo's global control tracking system (BWise)
- Work with our shared service center business partners to maintain the North America business approval matrices and improve our 'ways of working' for this area
- Manage relationships with internal and external CARM control testers
- Manage relationship with external auditor
Qualifications and Experience Required:
- Undergraduate degree in Finance/Accounting required
- CPA preferred
- 5+ years business experience, preferably in a Big 4 firm or audit/controls management function within a large organization
- Very strong communication skills – spoken and written
- Understanding of, and interest in, the key concepts of risk, control and governance
- Familiarity with Sarbanes-Oxley requirements and COSO framework preferable
- Computer proficient, with MS Excel and PowerPoint skills preferable
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