Senior Financial Accountant

About us

With over 200 brands sold in nearly 180 countries, we're the world's leading premium drinks company. From global icons like Johnnie Walker, Guinness and Tanqueray to Smirnoff and Don Julio, we create brands consumers love. Bring your passion and use your curiosity as you explore, collaborate and innovate. Together with passionate people from all over the world, you'll test new ideas, learn and grow, and unlock a brighter, more exciting future.

Join us to create a career worth celebrating.

About team

Financial Controlling and Analysis (FC&A) Tower is part of Global Business Operations and provides oversight on financial activities and controls including general accounting, management and external reporting and financial planning and analysis. The tower is responsible for the interpretation of financial and statutory data, the coordination and management of financial and statutory reporting, the management of the P&L and balance sheet delivering solutions that will increase insight and transparency.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and post accruals to ensure month-end results present a true and fair view of the company's financial position
• Support the accuracy and completeness of financial and statutory reporting
• Apply financial and technical accounting expertise to reporting and accounting processes, including IFRS standards
• Continuously supervise Balance Sheet accounts and identify any inconsistencies or irregularities
• Support and operate statutory reporting and transfer pricing processes

Key Accountabilities

• Support core Financial Controlling activities, including month-end and period-end close processes, journal entry preparation, financial statement preparation and review
• Supervise KPIs and data quality while supporting Balance Sheet review activities and ensuring adherence to CARM controls
• Ensure statutory and management reporting for the legal entities within scope is completed accurately, on time, and in compliance with internal and external requirements
• Prepare year-end statutory adjustments and transfer pricing reports in collaboration with local market teams and Group stakeholders
• Support the FAC process by preparing analyses and contributing to the completion of reporting activities
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional finance teams and stakeholders to ensure high-quality financial reporting and process efficiency

About you

• Degree educated in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field
• Qualified accountant with proven professional accounting knowledge
• 3-4 years of hands-on experience in accounting and financial controlling
• Proven experience working in international and multicultural environments
• Strong understanding of Financial Controlling processes, including Balance Sheet management, Group & Local Financial Reporting, and accounting standards/principles
• Good knowledge of Risk Management practices, including Internal Controls, Compliance, and Ethics frameworks
• Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to understand the bigger picture and communicate key financial insights effectively
• Strong attention to detail combined with a proactive and results-focused approach
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, capable of working effectively across functions and collaborators
• Proficient English skills, both written and spoken

Flexible Working Statement

Flexibility is key to our success. Talk to us about what flexibility means to you so that you're supported to manage your wellbeing and balance your priorities from day one.

Rewards & Benefits Statement

We recognise and value performance, offering our people a highly competitive Rewards and Benefits package including:

• 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

Diversity statement

Our purpose is to celebrate life, every day, everywhere. And creating an inclusive culture, where everyone feels valued and that they can belong, is a crucial part of this. We embrace diversity in the broadest possible sense. This means that you'll be welcomed and celebrated for who you are just by being you. You'll be part of and help build and champion an inclusive culture that celebrates people of different gender, ethnicity, ability, age, sexual orientation, social class, educational backgrounds, experiences, mindsets, and more.

Our ambition is to create the best performing, most trusted and respected consumer products companies in the world. Join us and help transform our business as we take our brands to the next level and build new ones as part of shaping the next generation of celebrations for consumers around the world.

Feel inspired? Then this may be the opportunity for you.

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Character Is Everything

Client-provided location(s): Budapest, Hungary

Job ID: Diageo-JR1125617

Employment Type: FULL_TIME

Posted: 2026-05-14T19:30:03