Job Title: Financial Controller 

Temporary work opportunities align well with people who are looking for career flexibility and less traditional ways of working, but at the same time are people driven to deliver amazing work in high-profile situations. Magnit Direct Sourcing is a service offered by Magnit Global that provides top talent directly to industry leading clients who have flexible temporary assignments that work on a variety of projects and unlock opportunities for exciting work.  As a temporary contractor, you’ll be employed by our Managed Service Provider, Magnit Global, who manages most of our temporary contract hiring.  You will not be employed by Diageo.  

This temporary assignment will be working with Diageo. 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. With over 200 brands in 180 countries and a global network of entrepreneurial individuals, our teams blend a diverse range of experience, knowledge, and skills. We connect customers and consumers to our iconic products and create innovate experiences that bring people together to celebrate life.  Visit Diageo’s global responsible drinking resource, Drink IQ, for information, initiatives, and ways to share best practices.  Celebrating life, every day, everywhere.   

About us 

With over 200 brands sold in nearly 180 countries, we’re the world’s leading premium drinks company. Bring your passion and use your curiosity as you explore, collaborate, and innovate to build brands consumers love. 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 the Function 

Our Finance team deliver sustainable growth for our business, customers, and much-loved brands. We’re part of a $12.2 billion gross profit organisation, responsible for driving an exceptional level of performance and creating the potential for future growth. Whether we’re utilising our digital capabilities and analytics to inform our business strategy or creating capacity to invest in the future — no two days are the same in our Finance team. Wherever your skills lie, we’ll help you to learn and develop, supporting you along the way in our inclusive culture. 

About the team: 

Reporting to the Director of Finance, Commercial Growth & Insights based in Chicago within the Finance & Insights team.  

About the Role: 

The Financial Controller contract role will co-lead the preparation, review and approval of DNAB’s (Diageo Non-Alcoholic Beverage) financial statements, uphold cost-controlling measures, and steer DNAB toward spend efficiency in a division committed to 50%+ YOY growth.   

Role Responsibilities:  

Helping prepare and leading the review and approval of accurate monthly financial statements, including tracking of key invoices, accruals, prepaid assets, amortization schedules and identifying one-off journal entries, and spotting of anomalies. 

Upholding existing cost-controlling measures, including monthly budget/spend reviews with many DNAB employees, and implementing new processes if the need arises Dive deep into Advertising & Promotional (A&P) and Overheads (OH) spend, not only controlling spend vs. approved budgets, but identifying efficient/inefficient A&P campaigns and steering DNAB toward improved A&P efficiency  

Interfacing with DNAB employees on invoicing/payment/vendor set-up issues and guiding them toward resolution Directing A/R collection  

Updating existing Excel-based financial models and leading the creation of forward-looking financial models. 

Answering complicated accounting questions with accuracy. 

Deep familiarization and review of volumetric shipment and depletion performance 

Assisting the Director of Finance in preparation of presentations for key stakeholders 

What will you need to succeed in this role: 

CPA degree strongly preferred (or CMA) 

Experience with CPG companies is vital – food & beverage CPG experience even better 

Experience / Skills Required: 

5-15 years of financial experience (progressive responsibilities across accounting, financial management and/or controlling), experience working with accounting departments, and deep knowledge of the major financial statements 

High proficiency in Excel, including knowledge of medium-to-advanced formulas, and some experience in building financial models 

Ability to perform in an environment that’s both entrepreneurial and corporate 

Strong sense of Financial Accounting Experience in Financial Controlling 

Good experience in maintaining budget and previous experience maintaining monthly, quarterly, half-yearly and annual budget is an added advantage 

Proficient in MS Excel  

Experience in Power BI is a plus  

Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting required (Master’s degree preferred)    

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. 

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 new heights 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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Magnit Global is a leading, global professional services and technology company. We have been a leader in contingent workforce management since 1991 and work with leading Fortune 500 companies and other large organizations across numerous verticals including consumer electronics, research and development, pharmaceuticals, health services, and many more.