ESG Controller

Jobtailor; Cockeysville (MD); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

McCormick seeks a senior leader to drive ESG disclosure strategy and governance, ensuring readiness for evolving global regulatory requirements. You will oversee annual and sustainability reporting, regulatory filings, and investor communications, aligning frameworks (SASB, GRI, TCFD, ISSB) with SOX controls and enterprise risk.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate or graduate degree in finance, business, sciences, engineering, or related field.
• 10+ years in financial reporting, controllership, or audit; or ESG reporting, sustainability reporting, or related areas.
• Deep expertise in internal controls and financial reporting processes, ESG reporting frameworks and standards (e.g., SASB, GRI, TCFD, ISSB).
• Strong understanding of evolving ESG regulatory environment, audit and assurance requirements.
• Experience working across complex, global organizations and cross-functional teams.
• Proven ability to lead enterprise initiatives and influence without direct authority.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Ability to translate complex regulatory and technical topics into clear, actionable business guidance.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• High attention to detail and commitment to accuracy and integrity.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic regulatory environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead ESG disclosure strategy, governance, and reporting oversight and ensure readiness for evolving global ESG regulatory requirements (CSRD, ISSB)
• Own and oversee McCormick’s ESG disclosure strategy and reporting framework, ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements and leading practices
• Provide enterprise oversight of ESG disclosures across: Annual and sustainability reporting (e.g., Purpose-Led Performance Report)
• Regulatory filings and financial statements (as applicable)
• ESG ratings, rankings, and investor communications
• Ensure consistency, transparency, and alignment of ESG disclosures across all external channels
• Enable investor-grade ESG reporting, supporting regulatory compliance, investor confidence, and external credibility
• Establish and strengthen ESG reporting controls and audit readiness
• Define and maintain a robust ESG reporting control environment, aligned with SOX and financial reporting standards
• Conduct assurance readiness assessments and remediate gaps in ESG reporting processes and controls
• Oversee third-party assurance and attestation processes, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and reliability of ESG data
• Ensure appropriate documentation, audit trails, and system enablement for ESG reporting
• Partner with internal audit and external advisors to support audit readiness and continuous improvement
• Partner across the enterprise and build capability in ESG reporting and disclosures
• Serve as the primary liaison between Finance, Sustainability, Enterprise Risk Management, Legal, and Investor Relations to ensure alignment of ESG data, metrics, and disclosures
• Ensure ESG metrics are: clearly defined, consistently applied, aligned with external frameworks and regulatory requirements
• Support alignment between Sustainability strategy (targets, KPIs) and financial and regulatory disclosures
• Provide guidance to functions responsible for ESG data generation to ensure control, consistency, and reporting readiness
• Build enterprise capability through training and education on ESG reporting requirements, controls, and regulatory expectations
• Provide thought leadership on emerging ESG reporting trends, standards, and stakeholder expectations, helping to scale consistent, high-quality ESG data and disclosures across the organization

Skills

ESG reporting frameworks

Internal controls

Regulatory compliance

Cross-functional leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Financial reporting

Audit readiness

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance/Accounting/Business/Engineering

Job description

Responsibilities

• Lead ESG disclosure strategy, governance, and reporting oversight and ensure readiness for evolving global ESG regulatory requirements (CSRD, ISSB)
• Own and oversee McCormick’s ESG disclosure strategy and reporting framework, ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements and leading practices
• Provide enterprise oversight of ESG disclosures across: Annual and sustainability reporting (e.g., Purpose-Led Performance Report)
• Regulatory filings and financial statements (as applicable)
• ESG ratings, rankings, and investor communications
• Ensure consistency, transparency, and alignment of ESG disclosures across all external channels
• Enable investor-grade ESG reporting, supporting regulatory compliance, investor confidence, and external credibility
• Establish and strengthen ESG reporting controls and audit readiness
• Define and maintain a robust ESG reporting control environment, aligned with SOX and financial reporting standards
• Conduct assurance readiness assessments and remediate gaps in ESG reporting processes and controls
• Oversee third-party assurance and attestation processes, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and reliability of ESG data
• Ensure appropriate documentation, audit trails, and system enablement for ESG reporting
• Partner with internal audit and external advisors to support audit readiness and continuous improvement
• Partner across the enterprise and build capability in ESG reporting and disclosures
• Serve as the primary liaison between Finance, Sustainability, Enterprise Risk Management, Legal, and Investor Relations to ensure alignment of ESG data, metrics, and disclosures
• Ensure ESG metrics are: clearly defined, consistently applied, aligned with external frameworks and regulatory requirements
• Support alignment between Sustainability strategy (targets, KPIs) and financial and regulatory disclosures
• Provide guidance to functions responsible for ESG data generation to ensure control, consistency, and reporting readiness
• Build enterprise capability through training and education on ESG reporting requirements, controls, and regulatory expectations
• Provide thought leadership on emerging ESG reporting trends, standards, and stakeholder expectations, helping to scale consistent, high-quality ESG data and disclosures across the organization

Requirements

• Undergraduate or graduate degree in finance, business, sciences, engineering, finance, or relevant field
• 10+ years relevant experience in financial reporting, controllership, or audit; or ESG reporting, sustainability reporting, or related areas
• Deep expertise in internal controls and financial reporting processes, ESG reporting frameworks and standards (e.g., SASB, GRI, TCFD, ISSB)
• Strong understanding of evolving ESG regulatory environment, audit and assurance requirements
• Experience working across complex, global organizations and cross-functional teams
• Proven ability to lead enterprise initiatives and influence without direct authority
• Strong cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder engagement skills
• Ability to translate complex regulatory and technical topics into clear, actionable business guidance
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities
• High attention to detail and commitment to accuracy and integrity
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic regulatory environment

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in ESG disclosure strategy, regulatory compliance, and financial reporting processes, with a strong focus on internal controls and stakeholder engagement. Capable of leading enterprise initiatives and translating complex regulatory requirements into actionable guidance.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• ESG Reporting Frameworks
• Financial Reporting Processes
• Internal Controls Expertise
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Regulatory Compliance

Hard Skills

• ESG Disclosure Strategy
• Financial Reporting
• SASB
• GRI
• TCFD
• ISSB
• Audit Readiness
• Data Analysis
• Regulatory Filings
• Assurance Processes

Soft Skills

• Stakeholder Engagement
• Analytical Skills
• Problem-Solving
• Attention to Detail
• Influencing Without Authority

Industry Keywords

• ESG Reporting
• Sustainability Reporting
• Audit Requirements
• Global Organizations
• Investor Communications