Sustainability Controls & Audit Readiness Lead

Mars; Slough; On-site; GBP 110,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Benefits

Car allowance

Job summary

Mars in Slough, UK, is seeking a Sustainability Controls Senior Manager to establish robust internal controls and substantiation processes for sustainability accounting. You will build or coach teams to create traceable audit trails and coordinate with external auditors to secure favorable verifications.

Reporting to the Sustainability Governance Director, you will lead risk assessment, data substantiation, and documentation improvements, ensuring all disclosures are compliant with international

Qualifications

• Degree in Accounting, Management, Economics, or equivalent hands-on experience.
• Progressive accounting and auditing experience; sustainability experience appreciated.
• Mastery of control frameworks, auditing procedures and data substantiation.
• Ability to translate technical concepts into actionable business strategy.
• Experience advising and influencing senior leadership.
• Lead cross-functional teams and manage external partners.
• Readily distinguishing what's relevant in complex situations.
• Analyzing multiple data sources to define problems before solving.
• Comfort with change and taking action without over-planning.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement internal control systems & substantiation requirements.
• Identify gaps in data collection and reporting; work with SCI framework and controllership.
• Coach team members on controls and required activity data improvements.
• Support central sustainability accounting with process and documentation improvements.
• Co-own with controllership the external verification readiness and coordination.

Skills

Control frameworks

Auditing procedures

Data substantiation

Strategic leadership

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional influence

Problem solving

Education

Degree in Accounting/Management/Economics or equivalent

Job description

Mars in Slough, UK, is seeking a Sustainability Controls Senior Manager to establish robust internal controls and substantiation processes for sustainability accounting. You will build or coach teams to create traceable audit trails and coordinate with external auditors to secure favorable verifications.

Reporting to the Sustainability Governance Director, you will lead risk assessment, data substantiation, and documentation improvements, ensuring all disclosures are compliant with international