Manager, ESG

Macquarie Group; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellbeing leave

Service bonus leave

Parental leave

Transition leave

Volunteer leave

Gender affirmation leave

Wellbeing benefits

Salary packaging

Learning & development

Hybrid work

WFH equipment reimbursement

Job summary

Macquarie is seeking a sustainability and climate reporting expert to advise on ES risk and regulatory disclosures in Australia. The role involves shaping the Group's reporting strategy, modelling climate scenarios, and guiding management on ESG risks and opportunities across deals and financing.

You will interact with senior stakeholders to embed advisory frameworks, align with ASRS, and support business planning with performance monitoring and internal controls.

Qualifications

• Proven experience providing reporting advice for climate and sustainability frameworks (incl. ASRS).
• Forecasting and modelling experience, including scenario analysis.
• Experience doing environmental and social risk analysis in financial services.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert advice on sustainability reporting and ES risk for regulatory disclosures.
• Advise on climate reporting strategy for standalone funds within Wealth Management.
• Develop and embed sustainability reporting advisory frameworks and internal controls.
• Advise senior management on ESG risks, opportunities, regulatory requirements and trends.
• Carry out financial analysis of environmental and social risk across deals and financing.
• Act as subject matter expert on ESR matters across the business.
• Support climate scenario analysis and portfolio risk modelling.
• Advise on ESR in transactions and product contexts.
• Implement policies, systems and projects with program materials and training.
• Engage with stakeholders to support Macquarie's ESR approach.
• Monitor sustainability policy developments and reporting frameworks.

Skills

Climate reporting

Forecasting

ESG risk analysis

Financial analysis

Job description

This is a key role responsible for providing expert advice on sustainability and climate reporting obligations and strengthening our management of environmental and social (ES) risk. You will be a subject matter expert, advising management to support business objectives and decision-making, and ensuring our business is readily equipped to navigate statutory reporting requirements and ESG risk.

We are a global financial services group operating in 30 markets with 57 years of unbroken profitability. At Macquarie, you’re empowered to shape a career that is fulfilling and creates value. You will bring your insights and expertise to the task at hand and feel supported as you make your own kind of impact for a better future.

What role will you play?

• Provide expert advice on the BFS contribution to the Group Sustainability Report and related disclosures, ensuring alignment with Australian Sustainability Reporting Standards (ASRS) and other regulatory requirements.
• Provide strategic and technical advice on the approach for the first mandatory climate reports for two standalone funds within Wealth Management.
• Help develop and embed sustainability reporting advisory frameworks, measurement methodologies, and internal controls to support business planning and performance monitoring.
• Advise management and senior stakeholders on sustainability-related risks, opportunities, regulatory requirements, and emerging trends to support business planning, performing monitoring, objectives and decision‑making.
• Conduct commercial or financial analysis of environmental and social risk across deals, financing, and commercial agreements.
• Act as a subject matter expert on environmental and social risk matters across the business, conducting organisational performance analysis against ESR policies.
• Support forecasting and modelling, including climate scenario analysis, to assess portfolio risk and resilience.
• Advise management on environmental and social risks in transactions, financing, and product contexts.
• Implement policies, systems, and projects, and prepare program materials, presentations, and training.
• Engage with a diverse group of stakeholders to support Macquarie’s Environmental and Social Risk approach.
• Monitor market developments in sustainability, climate policy, and reporting frameworks.

What you offer

• Proven experience in a similar role, with a strong understanding of climate and sustainability reporting frameworks (incl. ASRS) and experience providing reporting advice.
• Proven forecasting and modelling experience, including scenario analysis.
• Experience conducting commercial or financial analysis and environmental and social risk analysis in a financial services context.
• Experience in organisational performance analysis or business planning and performance monitoring.
• Proven experience advising management and influencing senior leaders to support business objectives and decision‑making.

What we offer

At Macquarie, you’re empowered to shape a career that’s rewarding in all the ways that matter most to you. Macquarie employees can access a wide range of benefits which, depending on employment type, include:

• 1 wellbeing leave day per year
• Up to 5 additional service bonus leave days per year
• Up to 20 weeks’ paid parental leave for primary caregivers along with 12 days of transition leave upon return to work, and 6 weeks’ paid leave for non‑primary caregivers
• 2 days of paid volunteer leave and donation matching
• Up to 12 months’ gender affirmation leave, including 6 weeks’ paid leave
• Access to Employee Assistance Program and wellbeing benefits including skin and health checks, and flu vaccinations
• Access to a wide range of salary packaging options
• Access to a wide range of learning and development opportunities, including reimbursement for professional membership or subscription
• Hybrid and flexible working arrangements, dependent on role
• Reimbursement for work from home equipment

About Banking and Financial Services

Banking and Financial Services is our technology-driven retail bank. You will be part of a team that supports clients to achieve their full potential - whether that’s buying a home, growing a business or investing to manage wealth.

Inclusion at Macquarie

We are committed to providing an inclusive environment for all, where different experiences, skills and perspectives are valued and respected. Macquarie provides access to opportunities for all individuals regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, marital status, gender identity or any other characteristic or circumstance.

We provide reasonable adjustments to individuals who may need support during the recruitment process and employment. If you require an adjustment, please let us know during the application process.