Manager, Sustainability Reporting

We are looking for a talented specialist in Sustainability Reporting for our Team based in London. This is a demanding and exciting new role within the newly created Sustainability Reporting team in Group Finance.

Responsibilities include:

• Ensuring that external reports meet applicable TCFD, ISSB, CSRD and other new regulatory sustainability (primarily climate related quantitative disclosure) requirements.
• Working with the Chief Sustainability Office (CSO) team, verifying integrity of quantitative climate, carbon and other sustainability numbers as a control and reporting function.
• Performing a key role within the Group Finance team developing the team’s technical understanding of the latest sustainability standards from the ISSB, FRC, PRA, HKMA and other regulators.
• Benchmarking with peer banks on reporting best practice under the applicable sustainability reporting including Annual Reports, TCFD, ISSB, CSRD and other sustainability documents.
• Addressing and resolving financial reporting issues raised by the Group’s external auditors with regards to sustainability disclosures within the Group reports.
• Building strong working relationships with other teams in the bank focussed on sustainability.
• Developing, and maintaining reporting policies for sustainability, developing capabilities to report under sustainability taxonomies and representing the Group in external industry forums.

Key Responsibilities:

• This candidate will support the Head of Sustainability Reporting and the wider Sustainability and Net Zero global team to develop the Group’s strategy for disclosures in this area and ensure that the data collected is complete and accurate and collected in a controlled manner.
• The candidate will demonstrate a thorough understanding of the financial accounting and regulatory landscape and will ensure that the Annual and when required Half Year accounts as well as quarterly disclosures meet all the applicable sustainability accounting and regulatory requirements.
• Utilise knowledge of IFRS standards and the IFRS Foundation, including the ISSB to help develop and maintain policies for sustainability reporting in the Group’s external financial statements.
• Knowledge or experience of sustainability reporting assurance and associated technical requirements will be beneficial in the role.

Processes:

• Develop and maintain policies for sustainability reporting in the Group’s external financial statements.
• Actively follow current developments in sustainability reporting through monitoring requirements and horizon scanning.
• Engage with other stakeholders across the Group to develop best in class disclosures.
• Act as a TCFD and ISSB expert in its application for preparing group accounts.
• Work with country teams in leveraging off the Group disclosures in preparing country specific TCFD/ISSB disclosures, where applicable.
• Liaise with external auditors to support the resolution of accounting and reporting issues faced by the Group and countries during the Group audit process, and quarterly review process.
• See issues through to completion working with other functions as needed.

Skills and Experience:

• Financial Reporting
• Financial Record Keeping
• Financial Process Documentation
• Influencing Through Expertise
• Climate Risk and Net Zero Technical Expertise

Qualifications:

• Qualified Chartered Accountant or equivalent with Financial Services background (Banking preferred) - 5 years+ PQE.
• Demonstrated good understanding of banking products and relevant technical sustainability reporting concepts, including regulatory and statutory IFRS foundation disclosure requirements.
• Ability to communicate with senior stakeholders, including explaining sustainability concepts in a succinct manner.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Strong analytical skills and capability for self-directed research and work.

What we offer:

• Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance, with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations.
• Time-off including annual leave, parental/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 months maximum) and volunteering leave (3 days), along with minimum global standards for annual and public holiday, which is combined to 30 days minimum.
• Flexible working options based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns.
• Proactive wellbeing support through Unmind, a market-leading digital wellbeing platform, development courses for resilience and other human skills, global Employee Assistance Programme, sick leave, mental health first-aiders and all sorts of self-help toolkits.
• A continuous learning culture to support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual and digital learning.
• Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation, one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions and geographies - everyone feels respected and can realise their full potential.