Senior Manager – Sustainability & Reporting Advisory

Financial Services | Glasgow or Edinburgh | Hybrid Working | Up to £90,000 + Benefits

Are you a qualified accountant looking to play a leading role in the future of sustainability reporting within financial services?

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join a growing advisory team focused on helping insurance, asset management, wealth management and broader financial services clients navigate complex sustainability and reporting change.

This is a project-based role where you'll work on high-impact engagements, shape client strategy and help build a market-leading proposition in a rapidly evolving area.

Overview

Why this role?

• Work at the forefront of sustainability reporting
• Demand is accelerating as new regulatory and reporting requirements emerge, particularly those aligned to financial statement reporting and sustainability disclosures across the financial services sector.
• Lead meaningful client projects
• You\'ll manage complex, multi-disciplinary engagements spanning sustainability reporting, regulatory reporting, governance, controls, assurance and reporting transformation.
• Help shape a growing practice
• This is not just a delivery role. You\'ll support the leadership team in developing new service offerings, thought leadership and market positioning.

The Opportunity

You'll work closely with senior stakeholders to help clients respond to emerging reporting and sustainability requirements, translating complexity into practical action.

The role combines technical expertise, project leadership and client advisory work.

You'll oversee multiple engagements, guide project teams, manage risks and ensure high-quality delivery while helping clients navigate a rapidly changing reporting landscape.

You'll also play a key role in developing new solutions, driving innovation and embedding technology into reporting processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex, multi-disciplinary engagements spanning sustainability reporting, regulatory reporting, governance, controls, assurance and reporting transformation.
• Support leadership in developing new service offerings, thought leadership and market positioning.
• Partner with senior stakeholders to translate complex requirements into actionable plans for clients.
• Oversee multiple engagements, guide project teams, manage risks and ensure high-quality delivery.
• Drive innovation by embedding technology into reporting processes.

Qualifications

• CA, ACCA, ACA or equivalent qualified accountant.
• Experience within sustainability reporting, financial reporting, regulatory reporting, assurance or controls.
• Background gained within professional services, insurance, banking, asset management, wealth management or wider financial services.
• Strong project management skills with a track record of leading complex engagements and delivering high-quality outcomes.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to simplify complex requirements for a range of audiences.
• Experience of sustainability reporting frameworks such as TCFD, CSRD, SDR or ISSB would be advantageous.
• Exposure to reporting technology and transformation projects would be beneficial.
• Candidates with strong reporting or assurance experience who are looking to pivot into sustainability reporting are encouraged to apply.
• What is on Offer
• Salary up to £90,000 (DOE) + Car Allowance + Bonus + Benefits.
• Hybrid working model with flexibility across office, home and client sites.
• Opportunity to work on some of the most significant reporting and sustainability challenges facing financial services organisations.
• Exposure to senior client stakeholders and high-profile projects.
• A genuine opportunity to help shape and grow a rapidly expanding area of advisory.
• Excellent career progression and leadership opportunities.

This is an outstanding opportunity for an ambitious accountant or reporting professional who wants to combine technical expertise, project leadership and strategic influence in one of the fastest-growing areas within financial services advisory.

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