Financial Controlling Analyst - Trade Investment (Benelux)

Job Title: Financial Controlling Analyst - Trade Investment (Benelux)

Location: Budapest

Contract Term: Permanent, Full-time

About us

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.

About the team

Europe Financial Controlling team provides financial analysis type of activities predominantly to Europe market, including reporting, analysis and planning. The geography of Europe & Turkey consists of six independent markets: GB, Ireland, Southern Europe, Northern Europe, Eastern Europe and Turkey. Benelux as a cluster belongs to the Northern Europe market (together with Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Poland and the Scandinavian countries).

The role belongs to the Financial Controlling Europe team and reports directly to the Northern Europe Revenue Controlling Junior Manager but works closely together with the Benelux Commercial and Sales teams.

About the role

Have you ever wondered why certain products are more visible in supermarkets than others? Are you interested in learning more about customer negotiations and the latest trends in customer behaviour? Are you good at finance and working with large amounts of data?

The Trade Investment Analyst role is about controlling and supervising the trade discounts that Diageo offers to its customers and clients.

Come and join us in this exciting role!

Main responsibilities

• Take full responsibility for the day-to-day management of the respective Profit and Loss / Balance sheet area from accounting, reporting and controlling perspective
• Decision support for business partners through value-add analysis, detailed understanding of movements on accounts, the business reason behind those, and collection and presentation of Risk & Opportunities
• Prepare quality reconciliations through deep understanding of the figures supported, reported
• Ensure that financial processes are undertaken accurately, efficiently, on time and that the surrounding internal control procedures are strictly adhered to in line with CARM processes
• Continuously supervise the respective P&L and/or BS accounts for any inconsistencies
• Ensure smooth and accurate month-end close
• Prepare and post accruals to ensure the month-end results show the clear and fair picture
• Liaising with external Auditors and coordinating the audit work
• Improve benefits of globalized system processes

About You

• University / College degree in finance / business
• 2-3 years working experience in a multinational environment, preferably in FMCG sector, with exposure to some of the following areas: Financial Accounting / Reporting, and/or Financial Controlling
• Strong analytical and influencing skills
• Internal / external audit experience and/or SOX is a plus
• Experience in a Shared services environment is considered as an advantage
• Proficient English knowledge

Benefits of working here

• Unique Family Leave opportunity
• We work without border - you will work with people from all over the world
• You will deal with world class brand portfolio
• Wide variety of thematic events, afterwork activities organized by employee communities
• Product Allowance to purchase company products from the staff shop
• We won the Fittest Workplace Award, of course we have a Gym
• Urban legend is true, we do have a Rooftop Bar

Inclusion & Diversity

Celebrating our inclusive and diverse culture is core to Diageo's purpose of "celebrating life every day everywhere". This purpose is, in itself, inclusive in nature, as it values everybody irrespective of background, disability, religion, gender identity, sexuality or ethnicity.

We know that for our business to thrive and for Diageo to realize its ambition, we depend on having diverse talent with a range of backgrounds, skills and capabilities in each of the 180 countries in which we operate and to reflect our broad consumer base. We view diversity as one of the key enablers that helps our business to grow and our values, purpose and standards set the conditions for us to respect the unique contribution each person brings.

Flexibility is key to success in our business and many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways, including part-time, compressed hours, flexible location. Please talk to us about what flexibility means to you and don't let anything stop you from applying.

Character Is Everything