ESG Control Manager (FTC)

Tesco Hungary; Welwyn Garden City; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading supermarket and technology company is seeking an ESG Finance Manager to enhance ESG reporting processes and frameworks. This role involves collaboration across various teams to ensure reliability and compliance in ESG data. The ideal candidate will have strong communication skills and practical experience in internal controls. This position allows for a flexible working model, with 60% of the time in-office and 40% remote.

Qualifications

• Practical experience of internal controls, either in design, implementation, or testing.
• Knowledge of reporting and corporate governance standards.
• Ability to identify and assess reporting risks.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the business to document ESG core processes.
• Identify and assess reporting risks and controls.
• Test the design and operation of controls and report results.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Knowledge of ESG issues

Understanding of business processes

Experience in internal controls

Job description

This is an exciting opportunity for an ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) Finance Manager to play a crucial role in the delivery our program to shape, develop and embed our ESG reporting process strategy and our risk and control framework across our core ESG processes.

Passionate about sustainability, but also about process & control improvement, this role will work closely with the different ESG and Finance teams to understand, document and assess data flows, risks and controls in the production of ESG information and help ensuring data reliability in the context of increasing regulation and enhanced attention from internal and external stakeholders. The role will also be the point of contact with our external auditors for queries on the assigned ESG processes.

This is a project based role, supporting our readiness for new regulation, there will be two core components working on mapping the end-to-end processes for multiple ESG KPIs and data points. The role will have exposure to many different ESG and Finance areas, such as: Environment, Sustainability, People and Communities teams, Investor Relations, Group Communications, Treasury and Finance Controls.

If you are applying for a Secondment opportunity, your benefits, including bonus, will continue to align to your current role, for further information please refer to the Secondment policy.

• Partnering with the business to review and document the end-to-end the ESG core processes for capturing, calculating, producing and reporting ESG-related information (KPIs and other data) across different business units.
• Identifying and assessing reporting risks and likely sources of misstatement for key ESG processes, and the controls in place to mitigate those risks.
• Identifying potential control gaps, discuss them with the business and agreeing remedial actions.
• Testing the design and the operation of the controls, and of the remediated control gaps, according to the Tesco testing methodology and report on the results
• Promoting process and control standardisation and efficiency across business units.
• Liaising with internal and external auditors on queries and requests regarding the processes reviewed by the role.
• Working closely with the Finance Change and technology team who will use your work as the basis for improving or automating the production of ESG reporting.

• Core understanding of business processes and associated risks and controls.
• Practical experience of internal controls (either in control design, implementation and testing).
• Knowledge of ESG issues: key topics, regulatory landscape, standards, etc.
• Knowledge of Reporting and Corporate Governance.
• Strong communication skills to include report writing, presentation, influencing and relational skills.

You might know us as a supermarket, technology company or even for our award-winning mobile network. Truth is, we’re all of those things, and much more. Our colleagues work with one goal in mind, helping to make every day a little better for our customers, colleagues and communities all over the world. No two customers are the same, neither are our colleagues.

At Tesco, we champion a balance that lets you thrive both in and out of work. Spend 60% of your week collaborating with colleagues at our office locations or local sites and the rest remotely. Whether you're just kicking off your career, juggling passions, or navigating big life events, we're here to support you. We always welcome a conversation about flexible working, so talk to us throughout your application about how we can support.

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