About the job
I am currently recruiting for a market leading brand based in Hertfordshire to recruit their first Head of Finance – ESG Reporting. This is a brand new and exciting role in which it will transform the ESG reporting in both the business and the industry.
Reporting to the Group Finance Director, the Head of Finance – ESG Reporting, will sit within the Group Reporting team and be an integral member of the wider Group Financial Control team.
This is a new role looking to broaden the business’ responsibility to bring in-house non-financial reporting including compliance with IFRS S1 and S1 and the new CSRD requirements. In this role, you will be prepare the business for upcoming non-financial and ESG reporting regulation and work with the business on best practice.
You will:
- Lead the validation process for the annual report, providing ESG factsheets along with any other externally published non-financial information.
- Work with the legal and sustainability teams to confirm the scope of new CSRD legislation and the metrics that need to be reported & assured under this regulation
- Lead on implementing business processes that will deliver the required reporting.
- Co-ordinate with the business to ensure templates and complete and for all reported date, ensuring consistency to facilitate an external assurance process
- Be a key point of contact for external parties such as auditors
- Work with the ESG team to validity of metrics and the development of their reporting
- Keep informed on evolving regulation impacting the team
- Engage with and deliver other objectives as and when necessary
You have:
- Professional qualification in Finance ACCA, ACA, CIMA or other applicable discipline.
- Post qualification experience of 5+ years
- Some exposure to non-financial reporting, IFRS statutory reporting and working with external reporting bodies, including audit
- Experience of working in large FTSE, international organisation(s)
- Strong written and verbal communication – an ability to prepare accounting papers, policies and standards
- A track record of influencing and building strong relationships, with the ability to communicate and challenge key stakeholders at all levels in the organisation
- Experience of change management and implementation of new processes
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