Senior Manager Internal Control over Sustainability Reporting (ESG)

Philips; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 78,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Philips in the Netherlands is seeking a Senior Manager Internal Control over Sustainability Reporting (ESG) to strengthen the ICSR framework within the Non-Financial Reporting team. You will design efficient controls, partner with finance and business process owners, and embed robust control practices across the enterprise to prevent misstatements and ensure compliant sustainability disclosure.

Key focus areas include SOx-aligned controls, IT/data affinity, remediation planning, and

Qualifications

• Must have a Master’s degree in accounting, economics, or business.
• RA/CA/CPA/RE/CISA certification required.
• 5+ years of professional experience.
• Prior SOx experience is required.
• Experience as an external auditor (Big 4 preferred).

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain robust internal controls over sustainability reporting.
• Collaborate with finance and process owners to embed controls and remediation plans.
• Monitor and advise on remediation of deficient controls.
• Support periodic reporting to senior management and stakeholders.

Skills

English fluency

Strong communication

Interpersonal skills

Teamwork & independence

IT and AI affinity

SOx experience

External audit exposure

Education

Master’s degree in accounting, economics or business

Professional certification: RA/Chartered Accountant/CPA/RE/CISA

Job description

Senior Manager Internal Control over Sustainability Reporting (ESG)

You are a part of the Non-Financial Reporting team within Group Sustainability, which is responsible for securing compliance with Philips’ Internal Control over Sustainability Reporting (ICSR) for the enterprise, as well as for leading and executing strategic programs in the internal control domain with a view to always maintain the robustness of the Philips’ internal control frameworks.

Your role: Creating value by designing efficient solutions to drive operational efficiencies, compliance with company policies, and thereby reducing the risk of (material) reporting misstatements. Safeguarding consistency in disclosure and applicability of the related methodologies across the Philips Group. Working together with finance, and other functional teams, to act as a regulatory watch for new Sustainability compliance developments and safeguard that these are timely embedded and communicated to broader Philips. Participating in system and project implementations which have internal control, or external assurance, implications. Working closely with various levels of management and business process owners to ensure key controls are timely identified and embedded in processes, tested, and operating effectively. Monitoring and advising process owners on action plans for remediation of deficient controls on a timely basis. Performing root cause analyses, and designing efficient and effective remediation plans. Contributing to the preparation of periodic reporting to key stakeholders such as senior management. Identifying opportunities to increase efficiency and continuously improve on the existing internal control framework, including automation opportunities.

You're the right fit if:

• Master’s degree in accounting, economics or business.
• RA/Chartered Accountant/CPA/RE/CISA.
• +5 years of professional experience.
• Prior SOx experience is required.
• Experience as an external auditor (preferably in one of the Big 4 public accounting firms).
• Affinity for IT, data, and application of AI.
• Fluent in English, both written and verbal.
• Highly motivated and able to manage in a dynamic environment.
• Confident communicator with strong interpersonal skills, effective in dealing with people at all levels.
• Comfortable working in a team and independently, willing and able to take on responsibility.

Compensation & benefits Doing meaningful work should come with fair, transparent rewards. The base salary range for this role is €[78187]–€[130312]. We determine pay within the range using objective factors, like the skills the role requires, your relevant experience and the responsibility you’ll have in this role, alongside internal equity and local market considerations. This role is eligible for [bonus/incentive], with your rewards linked to [KPIs/company results]. We’ll share the full approach with you during the interview process, so you can make a clear, informed decision.

How we work together We believe that we are better together than apart. For our office-based teams, this means working in-person at least 3 days per week.

About Philips Are you ready to do the work of your life to help the lives of others? Learn more about our business, discover our rich and exciting history and learn more about our purpose. If you’re interested in this role and have many, but not all, of the experiences needed. You may still be the right candidate for this or other opportunities at Philips. Learn more about our culture of impact with care.

#LI-EU #EOS At Philips, we believe that every human matters. As a global health-tech leader, we focus on improving people’s health and wellbeing through meaningful innovation. The people who work here share our passion and are motivated to bring this purpose to life. For more than 130 years, we have creating technologies and innovations that improve people’s lives and support healthcare practitioners. Headquartered in the Netherlands and operating in more than 100 countries globally, we focus our advanced technology and deep clinical and consumer insights on Precision Diagnosis, Image Guided Therapy, Enterprise Informatics, Monitoring/ Connected Care, Sleep & Respiratory Care and Personal Health. Together, we deliver better care for more people because we believe that every human matters. That's why we're taking steps to create an environment where we acknowledge and embrace our differences and uniqueness and listen to and value each other's views. When people feel cared for and listened to, they bring their best qualities to work, leading to better collaboration, communication, innovation and success.

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