ESG Controller

LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) is more than a diversified global financial markets infrastructure and data business. We are dedicated, open-access partners with a dedication to excellence in delivering the services our customers expect from us. With extensive experience, deep knowledge and worldwide presence across financial markets, we enable businesses and economies around the world to fund innovation, manage risk and create jobs. It’s how we’ve contributed to supporting the financial stability and growth of communities and economies globally for more than 300 years.

Our people: People are at the heart of what we do and drive the success of our business. Our values of Integrity, Partnership, Excellence and Change shape how we think, how we do things and how we help our people fulfil their potential. We embrace diversity and actively seek to attract individuals with unique backgrounds and perspectives. Our vision is to build an inclusive culture in which everyone feels encouraged to fulfil their potential.

Key role in the finance controllership team: This role will work closely with our sustainability team, as well as across the organisation, to deliver robust sustainability reporting, lead on our ESG data & technology strategy as well as oversee the Group's assurance processes.

Role summary: You will lead on developing and implementing a robust end-to-end process and the internal controls that will govern our CSRD, and other ESG, reporting. You will develop LSEG's ESG data and technology strategy as well as work across the business to coordinate efforts in order to meet ESG regulatory reporting requirements. You will be a key contributor to producing LSEG's external ESG reporting and be the lead audit contact.

What you’ll be doing:

• Data quality, accuracy, validation and controls: develop and oversee LSEG's internal controls and reporting framework, ensuring reliable data and standardised supporting work processes, policies, procedures and controls are in place. Assist teams across the business in optimising processes, data flows and controls.
• ESG data/technology strategy: lead LSEG's ESG data and technology strategy in collaboration with Technology.
• Cross-function relationships/coordination: build relationships and coordinate efforts to educate and support internal stakeholders and gain buy-in.
• External reporting: Key contributor in providing assurance ready qualitative data points required as part of LSEG's external sustainability reporting.
• Audit relationship/coordination: oversee the Group's assurance processes over ESG metric reporting and be the main leadership contact for the external and internal ESG assurance providers.
• Lead on LSEG's strategy for the transition from Limited to Reasonable assurance.

What you’ll bring:

• Degree (or equivalent) and qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA or equivalent).
• Extensive Post Qualified Experience.
• Significant experience across internal, external and regulatory reporting, internal controls as well as ESG/Sustainability.
• Able to operate with a controls mindset and critically think through complex and evolving ESG standards.
• Ability to build strong working relationships with global colleagues.
• Proactive behaviour that demonstrates initiative and positive work ethic to ensure activities are delivered to the required time, budget and quality.

LSEG offers a range of tailored benefits and support, including healthcare, retirement planning, paid volunteering days and wellbeing initiatives. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. This means that we do not discriminate on the basis of anyone’s race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law.

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