Sustainability Reporting AVP/Director in Glasgow

The Sustainability Reporting team within Finance LECG delivers mandatory sustainability disclosures across legal entities globally. As a Director, you will strengthen governance, controls and assurance, lead scoping and interpretations, and partner with senior stakeholders to implement new requirements and deliver high-quality disclosures.

This is a Director level position within our Corporate Controllers, Reporting & Accounting Job Family which is responsible for the accuracy and control of the Firm’s books and records to produce the consolidated firm, segment and legal entities financial statements, including development, management and oversight of financial accounting & reporting systems as well as database management, including capital and liquidity reporting and external reporting functions.

In the Finance division, we act as a partner to business units around the globe by providing management, review, analysis and advisory services of the Firm’s financial and capital resources.

What will you be doing?

• Accountable for delivering mandatory legal entity sustainability disclosures (including CSRD, EU Taxonomy, ISSB/IFRS sustainability standards, UK CFD, UK SECR and Pillar 3 sustainability disclosures) to agreed timelines and quality standards.
• Coordinating second-and-third-line assurance activities (including internal audit, external audit and independent quality reviews), ensuring actions are tracked through to closure.
• Partnering with stakeholders and disclosure owners across Finance, Global Sustainability Office, Risk, Legal and Corporate Services to deliver complete and consistent qualitative and quantitative disclosures.
• Establishing and maintaining Finance-owned processes, policies, and a risk and controls framework for sustainability reporting, including clear RACI and governance.
• Owning the sustainability regulatory inventory and leading legal entity scoping assessments for in-force and emerging requirements, documenting judgments and conclusions.
• Documenting and maintaining regulatory interpretations, methodologies and calculation approaches to support consistent and defensible disclosures.
• Maintaining the sustainability data dictionary and key data definitions in line with Morgan Stanley data governance expectations.
• Supporting sustainability disclosure implementation workstreams, including training and senior-management briefings, and coordinating ongoing quality assurance reviews.

What we’re looking for?

• Strong financial controller background and experience delivering regulated disclosures in a controlled environment.
• Qualified CA/CPA/ACCA (or equivalent experience) with strong analytical and drafting skills and a high attention to detail.
• Experience designing or operating risk and control frameworks, including documentation standards and governance processes.
• Demonstrate strong stakeholder management and the ability to influence across functions (Finance, Sustainability, Risk, Legal and Corporate Services).

Skills that will help you in the role:

• Experience with sustainability reporting requirements and frameworks (e.g., CSRD/ESRS, EU Taxonomy, ISSB/IFRS sustainability standards, UK CFD/TCFD, UK SECR, and banking Pillar 3 sustainability disclosures).
• Experience with data governance, data dictionaries, and control standards for qualitative and quantitative reporting.
• Experience coordinating assurance activity, remediation plans and evidence packs across first/second/third line teams.
• Experience leading implementation or change initiatives, including training materials and executive briefings.

Certified Persons Regulatory Requirements:

If this role is deemed a Certified role and may require the role holder to hold mandatory regulatory qualifications or the minimum qualifications to meet internal company benchmarks.

Flexible work statement

Interested in flexible working opportunities? Morgan Stanley empowers employees to have greater freedom of choice through flexible working arrangements. Speak to our recruitment team to find out more.

Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunity employer committed to building and maintaining a workforce that is diverse in experience and background. Our recruiting efforts reflect our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion, where individuals are hired, developed, and advanced based on their skills and talents. Our workforce reflects a broad cross-section of the global communities in which we operate, bringing a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives, and experiences.