ESG/ Sustainability Reporting Manager

1.Core Responsibilities

• ESG/Sustainability Reporting Management: Manage the Groups ESG and Sustainability reporting, ensuring the Group’s disclosures align with best practices and meet stakeholder expectations, including regulators, investors, and rating agencies.
• Assurance & Governance: Guide the process of obtaining internal and external assurance for ESG and Sustainability reporting, ensuring the Group’s disclosures are robust and adhere to appropriate frameworks and methodologies.
• Process Development & Design: Oversee the development and refinement of the Group’s ESG and Sustainability reporting processes, ensuring they align with current and future ESG initiatives. Provide technical and design input for the ESG sections of the Annual Report & Accounts (ARA), identifying opportunities to streamline and enhance clarity.
• Stakeholder Management & Advisory: Serve as the key Subject Matter Expert (SME) on ESG standards, regulations, and reporting requirements for senior leadership. Manage relationships with stakeholders across the organization, advising on new ESG reporting requirements and developing processes to address these needs.
• Data Integrity & Control: Ensure the sourcing and reporting of key ESG metrics are subject to appropriate internal controls, collaborating with Internal Audit and external assurance providers to maintain accuracy and transparency in reporting.
• Strategic Insights & Benchmarking: Monitor and benchmark ESG/Sustainability disclosures across peers and market leaders to identify emerging trends and opportunities for the Group’s future ESG/Sustainability reporting strategy.
• Horizon Scanning & Reporting Trends: Consolidate ESG and Sustainability horizon-scanning efforts, keeping the Group informed of upcoming regulatory and market changes, and providing clear communication to stakeholders, including senior leadership, to prepare for evolving reporting requirements.
• Training & Development: Design and deliver targeted training sessions on ESG reporting matters to ensure stakeholders are well-informed of their roles and responsibilities and that reporting cycles are efficient and effective.
• Collaboration with ESG Teams: Work closely with the broader ESG and Sustainability team to ensure that reporting accurately reflects the Group's strategy, materiality, and stakeholder needs, including ratings agencies.
• Ensure that you fully understand and comply with the organisation’s Risk Management Policies as they relate to your area of responsibility and demonstrate in your day to day work that you put customers at the heart of everything you do.
• Ensure that you fully understand and comply with the organisation’s Data Governance Policies as they relate to your area of responsibility and demonstrate in your day to day work that you treat data as an important corporate asset which must be protected and managed.
• Maintain the company’s compliance standards and ensure timely completion of all mandatory on-line training modules and attestations.

• 3 years previous experience in a Statutory reporting or Financial reporting role is essential, ESG reporting experience is desirable
• 3 years previous experience of delivering ESG or statutory reporting is essential
• 3 years previous experience of providing technical input and commentary to ARA’s is essential
• 3 years previous experience of engaging with stakeholders of varying levels is essential
• Financial services experience desirable but not essential, as is experience of training delivery.

3.Knowledge Requirements

• Good understanding of design and implementation of internal controls over financial or non-financial reporting is essential
• Strong knowledge of UK and global ESG reporting requirements (ISSB, TCFD, CA2006 etc.) is essential
• Strong knowledge of UK Public Company financial reporting is essential
• Strong technical knowledge of statutory reporting is essential

• Ability to build effective working relationships quickly and convey technically complex topics in a clear manner is essential
• Strong written and verbal communication skills are essential
• Strong skills in respect of interpersonal and influencing skills, even when not having direct authority are essential
• Ability to work with a wide range of people across the business is essential
• Ability to understand and approach complex problems in a logical way is essential
• Ability to understand analytically and data intensive processes is essential
• Excellent skills in terms of organisation and ability to prioritise workload are essential

5.Required Qualifications/Certifications

• GSCE/GCE qualifications in both Maths and English are essential
• Professional accounting qualification (ACA or ACCA) is essential
• A level qualification and degree is desirable