At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead ESG reporting and compliance, ensuring accuracy and timeliness in financial disclosures.
- Company: Join HEINEKEN UK, a global leader in brewing with a commitment to sustainability.
- Benefits: Enjoy a competitive salary, private healthcare, generous holiday, and a bonus scheme.
- Other info: Collaborative culture with opportunities for personal growth and involvement in diversity initiatives.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on sustainability while developing your finance career in a dynamic environment.
- Qualifications: Qualified accountant with strong analytical skills and a basic understanding of ESG frameworks.
The predicted salary is between 55000 - 65000 £ per year.
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Finance Senior Analyst
Function: Finance
Location: St Andrews Square based – hybrid home & office working
Salary: £55,000 - £65,000 base depending on experience, plus full benefits listed below.
Contract: 6 mth Fixed Term Contract
Closing Date: 3rd September 2026 – Please note, we may close vacancies early where we receive significant numbers of applications.
About the role
We've an excellent opportunity for a Senior Finance Analyst to join our Reporting & Accounting team in our head office in Edinburgh. Reporting to the HUK Financial Reporting Manager, you'll play a key role in managing HEINEKEN UK's ESG reporting requirements, making sure our reporting is accurate, well controlled and meets our legislative, regulatory and internal requirements. You'll work across Finance, Sustainability, Corporate Affairs, Supply Chain and Commerce, as well as with colleagues across HEINEKEN globally. You'll also help keep HUK ahead of changing ESG reporting requirements and make sure we're ready for what's coming next.
- Leading HUK's ESG reporting and compliance, including statutory disclosures, CSRD requirements and external audit activity, making sure reporting is accurate, complete and delivered on time.
- Managing the governance and controls around ESG data, working with KPI owners and stakeholders to investigate issues, maintain clear accountability and make sure the right sign-offs are in place.
- Keeping on top of changing ESG requirements, assessing what new legislation and reporting requirements mean for HUK and supporting the planning and preparation needed.
- Providing insight into ESG performance, reviewing key sustainability metrics, explaining significant movements, highlighting risks and identifying areas for action.
- Coordinating HUK and Star Pubs carbon footprint reporting, bringing together data from across the business and helping stakeholders understand year-on-year movements.
- Building strong relationships across HUK and HEINEKEN globally, representing Finance at key Sustainability forums and working with colleagues across the business to continuously improve ESG reporting.
It's a role that combines financial reporting, data, controls and stakeholder management, so you'll need to be comfortable getting into the detail while also being able to step back and explain what the numbers mean and what we need to do about them.
Who we're looking for
We're looking for a qualified accountant with strong financial reporting experience and ideally specific ESG reporting experience. You don't need to know everything about ESG reporting from day one, but you'll need a basic understanding of ESG reporting frameworks such as TCFD, IFRS S1 & S2, and CSRD, along with the curiosity to keep learning as things evolve. Experience of working in FMCG, a large organisation or a complex reporting environment would be beneficial but isn't essential.
- Strong analytical skills, with the ability to work through complex information, spot when something doesn't look right and explain what it means.
- Good stakeholder and influencing skills, as you'll be working with people across Finance and the wider business and won't always have direct control over the information you need.
- The ability to manage multiple deadlines, keeping things moving while maintaining the accuracy and quality you'd expect from a Finance role.
- A continuous improvement mindset, with a track record of delivering financial and non-financial targets and an interest in keeping up with changing ESG requirements.
Our Ways of Working
Heineken’s Global Purpose is to “brew the Joy of True Togetherness to inspire a better world” and to fulfil this we believe in working closely with each other and collaborating f2f when we can. To enable this, we ask colleagues to be in the office Tuesdays and Thursdays and one other day of colleague’s choice.
The Good Stuff!
In addition to your base salary, you’ll also receive:
- Discretionary Annual bonus
- Company funded Private Medical Healthcare
- Double matched pension contributions (up to 10%)
- 35 days holiday (with the opportunity to buy/sell)
- A quarterly allowance towards purchasing our delicious ciders and beers!
- Exciting opportunities to develop your career
You’ll also get the opportunity to join our colleague networks, in which people from across the business connect to help champion diversity, equity and inclusion, ensuring we’re continuing to give people a voice.
Who we are
We’re the world’s most international brewer and the name behind a host of brilliant beers and ciders, from Birra Moretti, to Strongbow, to Cruzcampo and many more. It’s a fantastic time to join us. We’re leading the way in low and no alcohol innovation, pioneering new technologies to meet our ambitious environmental goals and investing in our pubs to keep them at the centre of their communities. When you join us, we’ll back you to reach your full potential. You’ll enjoy unique development opportunities, unforgettable experiences and a reward package that goes far beyond the salary you receive.
If you want to hear more about life at HEINEKEN from our colleagues, head over to LinkedIn and check out the hashtag #LifeatHEINEKENUK. There’s no better place to untap your future. Join us and brew a better career.
Finance Senior Analyst - ESG employer: Heineken
At HEINEKEN UK, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer, offering a vibrant work culture that champions collaboration and innovation. As a Technician in our brewing team, you'll enjoy competitive benefits, including 32 days of holiday, wellbeing support, and comprehensive development opportunities through our Upskill-Reskill programme. Join us in a role where your contributions directly impact the production of beloved brands while being part of a community-focused company that values every employee's growth and success.