
Barbara Deak

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About me
Non-Financial Reporting (ESG) Controls Lead
Education

ACCA
2004 - 2008International Chartered Certified Accountant-Faculty%20of%20Economics%20and%20Business.webp)
University of Debrecen (UD)-Faculty of Economics and Business
1998 - 2003Master of Finance Faculty of Economics And Business Administration
Experience

PwC
Sept 2003 - Jun 2008Leading audit teams on large engagements in many industry sectors such as manufacturing, electricity provider and entertainment; understanding the business and risks; evaluating the control procedures of clients; completing the audit of risky areas and communication with the client's management.
Financial Audit Assistant Manager
Sept 2007 - Jun 2008Finance Audit - Audit Associate, Senior Audit Associate
Sept 2003 - Aug 2007

Diageo
Jun 2008 - nowLeading Control Assurance and SOX agenda for Diageo Enterprise Operations Budapest and Global Functions (Controllers Group, Group Treasury, Group Tax, Global Procurement).Charged as Risk Manager for Enterprise Operations level (covering 5 locations of Enterprise Operations). Reported consolidated SOX/control assurance results from 2nd and 3rd line of defense to the Enterprise Operations Leadership team.Played pivotal role at coordinating PwC audit work.Building best in class SOX/control assurance model within Diageo. Show less
ESG Controls Lead
Apr 2024 - nowLead Financial Reporting Manager
Apr 2023 - Apr 2024Head Of Financial Control
Jan 2021 - Apr 2023Head of Assurance Center of Excellence
Jun 2016 - Jan 2021DBS Senior Risk Management And Controls Manager
Mar 2013 - Jun 2016DBS Control Assurance Manager
Jun 2008 - Feb 2013
Licenses & Certifications
- View certificate

Interview Master Class
LinkedInOct 2022 - View certificate

Holding Your Team Accountable
LinkedInAug 2022
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Barbara DeakChief Financial Officer Award finalist_2018 Diageo Chief Financial Officier Jun 2018 A personal congratulations received from the Group CFO on being a finalist in the Exemplary Risk Management category at the Diageo 2018 Finance Excellence Awards. Myself and the team have received multiple nominations for the outstanding work we have done in going the extra mile to deliver results with global impact on the Control Assurance centralization agenda. My sense of personal accountability for delivering this transformational project was shaping the future of Diageo in the way… Show more A personal congratulations received from the Group CFO on being a finalist in the Exemplary Risk Management category at the Diageo 2018 Finance Excellence Awards. Myself and the team have received multiple nominations for the outstanding work we have done in going the extra mile to deliver results with global impact on the Control Assurance centralization agenda. My sense of personal accountability for delivering this transformational project was shaping the future of Diageo in the way we approach controls and risks. I felt really proud of to be a finalist from more than 350 entries from the Diageo Finance Communitiy. Show less
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