Senior Tax Analyst

Job Description : About us: With over 200 brands sold in nearly 180 countries, Diageo is home to some of the world’s most iconic drinks. From Johnnie Walker and Guinness to Tanqueray, Smirnoff and Don Julio, we craft brands chosen for life’s moments — from everyday connections to landmark celebrations. Bring your talent, curiosity and ambition, and strive for your personal best alongside people who challenge, support and learn from each other. Together, as one outstanding team, we keep 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 mean a little more. About the function: Finance at Diageo is about more than the numbers, it’s about shaping the decisions behind them. From guiding investment to unlocking growth, this team plays a critical role in how we perform today and how we plan for tomorrow. You’ll work with data, insight and digital tools to influence strategy and help drive a business that operates at global scale. It’s a fast-moving environment where no two days are the same, and where you’ll be supported to build your skills, grow your career and make a real impact. About the role: Mission of the position: As a Senior Tax Analyst - Reporting, the objective of this position is to support the accurate and timely delivery of LAC tax reporting obligations, including current and deferred tax reporting, tax provisions, PYA, OTP, tax account reconciliations and related internal controls. The role requires strong tax accounting knowledge, analytical capabilities and autonomy to identify, investigate and resolve reporting differences and potential risks. This role requires a detail-oriented professional with a solid understanding of tax accounting, financial reporting and the interaction between tax compliance, statutory accounting and Group reporting. The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong analytical and problem-solving skills, excellent communication abilities and the capacity to work effectively with Tax, Financial Control, Statutory Reporting and other Finance teams across LAC. Moreover, this role will actively contribute to the transformation of the LAC Tax function through process standardization, automation, data analytics and the responsible use of Artificial Intelligence. While Tax Reporting is the primary accountability, the role may support other LAC Tax Compliance towers when required, provided that such support does not compromise Reporting deliverables, deadlines, quality or control requirements. Main responsibilities: • Prepare and support current and deferred tax calculations, tax provisions and related reporting for the LAC entities in scope. • Prepare, review and reconcile PYA, P09, P12, OTP and other Group Tax Reporting requirements, as applicable. • Prepare and analyze return-to-report reconciliations, identifying and explaining differences between tax returns, statutory accounts, general ledger balances and Group reporting. • Prepare and maintain deferred tax schedules and tax account reconciliations, investigating aged, unusual or unexplained balances and following up on corrective actions. • Support month-end, quarter-end and year-end closing processes, ensuring accurate and timely Tax Reporting in accordance with Group reporting instructions and applicable accounting standards. • Perform analytical reviews of tax balances and reporting movements, proactively identifying inconsistencies, unusual trends, risks and opportunities for improvement. • Review compliance with internal controls and ensure appropriate supporting documentation and audit trail for Tax Reporting processes. • Collaborate with Financial Control, Statutory Reporting, Tax Compliance, Tax Business Partners and Global Tax teams to ensure alignment, completeness and consistency of tax information. • Support internal and external audit requirements related to tax balances, tax provisions and reporting. • Design, develop and maintain automation solutions for Tax Reporting and other Tax processes using Python, Power BI, Power Query and other approved technologies. • Use data analytics and Artificial Intelligence to improve reconciliations, identify anomalies, reduce manual activities, strengthen controls and increase visibility of tax data and reporting status. • Identify opportunities to simplify, standardize and automate Tax processes, ensuring solutions are appropriately documented, controlled, sustainable and transferable to the wider team. • Develop and maintain dashboards and analytics to support visibility of tax balances, reporting status, risks and key performance indicators. • Support and share digital and automation capabilities with other members of the LAC Tax team, contributing to a culture of continuous improvement and responsible use of technology. • Provide support to other LAC Tax Compliance towers when required by business priorities and capacity permits, while protecting core Tax Reporting deadlines, quality and control requirements. Management indicators: -Accuracy and on-time completion of Tax Reporting deliverables and reconciliations. -Timely identification, investigation and escalation of reporting risks and unusual balances. -Compliance with internal control, documentation and audit requirements. -Delivery and adoption of sustainable automation, analytics and AI-enabled improvements that reduce manual effort and strengthen process quality. Relationships: This role operates within the LAC Tax Compliance & Reporting team and has broad interaction across Tax and Finance. Effective collaboration and timely exchange of information are critical to the quality of Tax Reporting. Key relationships include: • LAC Tax Reporting Junior Manager and Head of Tax Compliance LAC • LAC Tax Compliance Leads and teams • Tax Business Partners and Global Tax Reporting teams • Financial Control and Statutory Reporting teams • Market Finance teams • Internal and external auditors and exte