Compliance & Controls Manager

The Branded Business Unit (BBU) is at the heart of William Grant & Sons, and is responsible for the development, growth, and sale of our award-winning brands to customers globally. The Compliance & Control team sits in the centre of this business unit working with regional and marketing teams to ensure we operate within a strong control environment and are compliant in the many markets in which we operate. Main Responsibility You will be leading and driving compliance programs and activities across the Branded Business Unit (BBU) at WG&S, by proactively working with each market to establish a robust compliance and controls framework, identify the key controls and to monitor these on an ongoing basis. You will co-ordinate all such programs and activities with the Legal Counsel and Internal Audit team. You will be supporting the successful growth of BBU markets through the robust administration and governance of new and existing legal entities in the region. You will be required to coordinate the requirements and workload of the central support function leads (Finance, HR, Audit, Legal, Tax) with local management teams and external advisors to ensure all legal and statutory obligations are understood and met. As a result of this, you will be working with teams across the whole business and building strong relationships with these teams. You will partner with the commercial finance leads in several of the areas of the compliance agenda, building a strong understanding of the commercial business. Our Ideal Candidate You will be a qualified with audit experience and strong communication and excel skills. You will be able to work autonomously when required but be comfortable playing an active role in supporting others to deliver larger projects. You will also be confident in your abilities to communicate (both verbal and written) well with and build rapport with stakeholders and leaders across the business and be able to establish positive working relationships with individuals across the globe, remotely.

Diversity & Inclusion is at the heart of how we do things at William Grant & Sons, fully aligned to our purpose and our company values. We want to ensure that our recruitment process is inclusive. William Grant & Sons

• We offer a competitive salary and benefits which are designed to promote our employees financial wellbeing. Employees are also eligible to participate in a bonus plan.
• Our employees enjoy a generous holiday entitlement and an opportunity to 'buy' or 'sell' some holiday entitlement.
• Private Healthcare and Doctor@Hand (remote GP service).
• Our employees can join a defined contribution pension plan. Employees contribute either 4% or 5% of salary, the company contributes 8% or 10% depending on the employee contribution. Employee contributions can be made through salary sacrifice.
• Our Employee Assistance Programme offers practical, impartial support on everyday matters ranging from medical, financial and legal to home and family issues.
• Our Life Assurance cover is a multiple of eight times your annual basic salary.
• Product allocation so that you can enjoy our fantastic portfolio of brands.
• Our Cycle to Work scheme allows you to hire a bike for an agreed length of time, and then snap it up for a fraction of its original value. All while making savings (at least 25%) and spreading the cost.
• Every employee has the opportunity to claim up to £1,000 per year for a charity or charities for which they have raised money, volunteered their time or personally donated.
• Learning resources to help you be your best self.
About William Grant & Sons A HOME FOR RARE CHARACTERS William Grant & Sons: a home where Rare Characters thrive. We value every employee for their rare character, distinctive skills, experience and perspectives. Every one of our colleagues has a role to play in helping us to achieve our growth ambitions. At William Grant & Sons, our vision is to be A home where rare characters thrive. We value all colleagues for their rare character, distinctive skills, experience and perspectives. Diversity & Inclusion is at the heart of how we do things at William Grant & Sons, fully aligned to our purpose and our company values. We strive to create an environment where we can all be our best and bring our whole selves to work. OUR AGILE WORKING PHILOSOPHY Our agile working philosophy is to "Have your best work day everyday". Built on trust, we empower our rare characters to have their best work day every day. Where flexibility and positive working experiences help employees to feel connected and release potential across our teams. We are open to discussing possible agile/flexible working options as part of the recruitment process.