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Sustainability Reporting Specialist (Finance)


  • Salary

    Comprehensive Package and Benefits
  • Education level

    Bachelor's Degree

As a member of the sustainability team you be involved in supporting the development of our Sustainability Reporting and other wider Sustainability Service offerings.

Successful candidates will be self-motivated, capable of working off their own initiative and have the ability to collaborate with colleagues in a dynamic team environment to assist with the delivery of project milestones. Candidates should have at least 3 years’ and up to 10 years’ experience within a finance or sustainability reporting function with previous exposure to sustainability reporting and / or materiality assessments a distinct advantage.

Responsibilities:

  • Understanding of key concepts across Environmental, Social and Governance lenses (sector or cross sector level) and approach to materiality assessments for organisations (both financial and impact)
  • Experience in financial reporting and / or sustainability report writing and knowledge of existing sustainability reporting frameworks and requirements (GRI, SASB for example)
  • Experience in development of sustainability strategies and incorporation into business models, risk and control frameworks and management KPIs / reporting an advantage
  • Presentation skills and ability to delivery of high-level briefings internally and externally across sustainability and reporting topics
  • Ability to quickly produce written insights and executive summaries
  • Research (quantitative and qualitative) including industry/sectoral reviews and analysis
  • Develop a comprehensive understanding of client and work stream operations, processes, and business objectives and utilise this knowledge on assignments/projects;
  • Demonstrate excellent attention to detail and an ability to work to strict internal deadlines;
  • Solve problems, through the application of fact based analysis and provide recommendations;

Skills and attributes:

  • Financial / Report Writing: Ability to interpret regulatory and best practice reporting requirements and translate into sustainability statements, quantitative and narrative disclosures.
  • Analytical / Accounting skills: Focused approach to the review, assessment and interpretation of data streams / financial and non-financial information and gap analysis
  • MS Office Skills: Strong proficiency in excel and data analysis skills and other MS Office (Word formatting and report writing / Power-Point for structuring, developing and editing presentations)

Qualifications and Experience:

  • Part qualified / qualified ACCA, ACA or equivalent an advantage with financial and / or sustainability reporting or audit experience
  • Third level degree, with a strong academic record (requirement)
  • 3-10 years’ experience in financial reporting with some experience / exposure to sustainability reporting