Controls Manager

Job Description :

About Us

With over 200 brands sold in nearly 180 countries, Diageo is home to some of the world’s most iconic beverages. From Johnnie Walker and Guinness to Tanqueray, Smirnoff, and Don Julio, we create brands that are chosen for life’s moments—from everyday connections to milestone celebrations.

Bring your talent, curiosity, and ambition, and strive to be your best alongside people who challenge, support, and learn from one another. Together, as one exceptional team, we continue learning, improving, and raising the bar for our brands, our business, and each other.

Join us and play your part in making life’s moments a little more meaningful.

Purpose of the Role

Manage and complete the Internal Controls agenda for assigned business processes in Mexico. This supports a strong and balanced control environment that protects the business and aids effective risk management. The role partners with Finance and business teams to apply global control standards, monitor control effectiveness, coordinate remediation of gaps and strengthen accountability across the organization.

Functional & Leadership Responsibilities

· Execute the internal controls agenda for assigned processes, ensuring alignment with global policies, standards and local requirements.

· Coordinate risk and control assessments, control monitoring and governance routines, identifying gaps and following through on agreed actions.

· Partner with process owners to strengthen controls while balancing risk mitigation, simplicity and operational effectiveness.

· Monitor remediation of control deficiencies, tracking root causes, evidence, milestones and sustainable closure.

· Support internal and external audit activities, coordinating information and follow-up of agreed management actions.

· Provide controls guidance for business, process and system changes, escalating material risks or policy deviations.

· Prepare clear controls reporting and insights to support management decisions and governance forums.

· Support controls capability building and reinforce a culture of integrity, accountability and continuous improvement.

Experience and Required Qualifications

· Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Economics or related field. CPA, CIA, CISA or equivalent professional qualification preferred.

· 5-8 years of experience in Internal Controls, Audit, Risk, Finance Governance, Compliance or related functions within FMCG, Consumer Goods or similarly complex organizations.

· Experience executing risk and control assessments, control monitoring/testing, remediation activities and audit-related processes.

· Experience applying policies and control frameworks to business processes and translating control requirements into practical actions.

· Experience partnering cross-functionally, analyzing control issues and influencing stakeholders to strengthen accountability and risk management.

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.

Our purpose is crafting iconic drinks chosen for life’s moments. And it’s our people, with their different experiences, perspectives and talents, who make that possible.

We value diversity in its broadest sense and want everyone to feel they can belong, contribute and strive for their personal best. You’ll work alongside people with different backgrounds, experiences and perspectives — challenging, supporting and learning from one another as one outstanding team.

Together, we’re constantly learning and improving, combining the strength of our people, capabilities and iconic brands to raise the bar, grow and win. Wherever you join us, you’ll have the opportunity to contribute, make an impact and play your part in making life’s moments mean a little more.

Ready to bring your best? This could be your opportunity.

If you require a reasonable adjustment, please ensure that you capture this information when you submit your application.

Worker Type :

Regular

Primary Location:

Mexico City

Additional Locations :

Job Posting Start Date :

2026-09-30