Group ESG Analyst

Vodafone Group; City Of London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading telecommunications company in London seeks an individual to report financial data under green taxonomies. The role involves supporting taxonomy reporting, building relationships across multiple teams, and ensuring data accuracy. The ideal candidate has over 3 years of reporting experience and an accountancy qualification. This position offers a supportive environment for career growth along with a competitive benefits package.

Benefits

Yearly bonus: 5%

Annual leave: 28 days + bank holidays

Private medical, dental

Maternity leave: 52 weeks fully paid initial weeks

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years’ experience in a reporting function for a large organisation within a group.
• Ability to build strong relationships and support teams across multiple functions.
• Experience in compliance with regulation in a controlled environment.

Responsibilities

• Support delivery of taxonomy reporting focusing on accuracy.
• Establish processes to validate taxonomy data.
• Produce required reports and data analysis for internal stakeholders.

Skills

Strong communication

Relationship building

Data accuracy

Reporting experience

Education

Accountancy qualification (ACA, ACCA) or equivalent

Job description

Join Us

At Vodafone, we’re not just shaping the future of connectivity for our customers – we’re shaping the future for everyone who joins our team. When you work with us, you’re part of a global mission to connect people, solve complex challenges, and create a sustainable and more inclusive world. If you want to grow your career whilst finding the perfect balance between work and life, Vodafone offers the opportunities to help you belong and make a real impact.

What you’ll do

Role purpose:

Part of a team responsible for reporting financial information under the “green” taxonomies from European and UK regulators. A driven and focused individual who is equally passionate about reporting and the structures that defines it as well as enjoys building and leveraging relationships to obtain, collate, review and report data. The roadmap will be driven from the centre and this individual will be the key contact between VOIS, local markets and the central team; together they will work with the business and operating companies to deliver the information required for taxonomy reporting. The individual will need to be self‑motivated in supporting the transformation of the approach to this new area of reporting, helping to identify new opportunities to embed and improve the process, focusing on completeness, accuracy and delivery of information. The role requires working with key internal stakeholders across the business, supporting the delivery of financial information in accordance with requirements as prescribed and embedding of the reporting into business as usual activities.

Key accountabilities and decision ownership

• Support the delivery of taxonomy reporting by the business driving a focus on the completeness and accuracy of reported taxonomy data;
• Support in establishment of the processes to obtain, validate and submit taxonomy data in accordance with requirements;
• Assist in implementation of relevant Group defined policies and process controls;
• Providing review and challenge on reported data produced by various internal teams;
• Identify opportunities for process improvement including opportunities for automation in data collection or reporting;
• Supporting the coordination and management of internal and external assurance and reporting governance, and
• Producing required reports and data analysis for internal stakeholders to support operational decisions and programme management towards the optimisation of the Group’s reporting under the taxonomy.

Who you are

Core competencies, knowledge and experience:

• Minimum 3 years’ experience in a reporting function for a large organisation within a group;
• Ability to build strong relationships and support teams across multiple functions under very difficult circumstances to deliver on pre‑determined objectives;
• Strong communication and excellent writing and presentation skills to ensure credibility with stakeholders; and
• Experience in working within a small team who are collectively responsible for working across the Group to deliver data in compliance with regulation into a structured and controlled environment subject to external assurance.

Must have technical / professional qualifications:

• Accountancy qualification (ACA, ACCA) or equivalent

Not a perfect fit?

Worried that you don’t meet all the desired criteria exactly? At Vodafone we are passionate about empowering people and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive, whatever their personal or professional background. If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align exactly with every part of the job description, we encourage you to still apply as you may be the right candidate for this role or another opportunity.

What's in it for you

• Yearly bonus: 5%
• Annual leave: 28 days + bank holidays + the opportunity to buy/sell/carry over 5 days/year
• Charity days: 5 days/year
• Maternity leave: 52 weeks: the first 13 weeks are fully paid, followed by 26 weeks of half pay
• Private pension: You can contribute up to 5% of your basic pay with 2:1 matching from Vodafone up to 10%.
• Access to: private medical, private dental, free health assessments, share save scheme
• Additional discounts: Vodafone retail, gym, cinema, cycle to work, season ticket loan

Who we are

We are a leading international Telco, serving millions of customers. At Vodafone, we believe that connectivity is a force for good. If we use it for the things that really matter, it can improve people's lives and the world around us. Through our technology we empower people, connecting everyone regardless of who they are or where they live and we protect the planet, whilst helping our customers do the same.

Belonging at Vodafone isn't a concept; it's lived, breathed, and cultivated through everything we do. You'll be part of a global and diverse community, with many different minds, abilities, backgrounds and cultures. We're committed to increase diversity, ensure equal representation, and make Vodafone a place everyone feels safe, valued and included.

If you require any reasonable adjustments or have an accessibility request as part of your recruitment journey, for example, extended time or breaks in between online assessments, please refer to https://careers.vodafone.com/application-adjustments/ for guidance.

Together we can.