Statutory Compliance Lead Analyst - APAC & Africa team

Job Description :

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.

Diageo is a global leader in beverage alcohol with an outstanding collection of brands across spirits and beer categories.  It operates in more than 180 countries and produces in more than 140 sites around the world. Some of the key brands include Johnnie Walker, Crown Royal, Smirnoff, Don Julio, Tanqueray, Ketel One, Captain Morgan, Baileys, Guinness.

About the Role

As a Statutory Compliance Lead Analyst, you will provide technical expertise to ensure the accuracy, quality, and compliance of statutory reporting deliverables and monthly financial statement reviews for a portfolio of complex legal entities. Acting as a subject matter expert, you will resolve complex accounting and reporting issues, lead interactions with external auditors, and support the delivery of high-quality statutory financial statements.

In this role, you will perform detailed financial reviews, provide technical guidance to colleagues, and drive consistency, governance, and continuous improvement across statutory reporting processes. You will collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to strengthen controls, enhance reporting quality, and ensure compliance with applicable accounting standards and regulatory requirements.

Key focus areas include:

• Leading statutory reporting activities for complex legal entities.

• Resolving technical accounting and financial reporting issues.

• Reviewing statutory financial statements and monthly reporting deliverables.

• Leading external auditor interactions and supporting audit resolution.

• Driving process improvements, standardization, and control effectiveness.

• Providing technical guidance and sharing expertise across the team.

About you

• 4–5 years of progressive experience in accounting and statutory reporting.

• Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or a related field.

• Experience working in an international and multicultural environment.

• Strong understanding of risk management, including internal controls, managing risk, and embedding compliance and ethics.

• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to understand the bigger picture, communicate key messages, and propose solutions to complex issues.

• Proficient written and spoken English.

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

Worker Type :

Regular

Primary Location:

Budapest

Additional Locations :

Job Posting Start Date :

2026-08-03