Senior Associate, Sustainability Reporting & Governance, Controllers

Zoetis; Parsippany-Troy Hills (NJ); On-site; USD 82,000 - 118,000; Full time

Job summary

Zoetis seeks a Senior Associate of Sustainability Reporting & Governance within Finance-Controllers to drive regulated sustainability disclosures. You will partner across Finance, Legal, HR, and Corporate Sustainability to ensure timely, accurate reporting under CSRD/SEC rules and related standards.

The role focuses on governance, data quality, and education, supporting both mandatory disclosures and voluntary sustainability commitments across Zoetis.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Sustainability or related field.
• CPA preferred.
• 3+ years in accounting, finance, or sustainability reporting.
• U.S. GAAP and SEC reporting experience.

Responsibilities

• Support monitoring, applicability, and impact assessments of global sustainability regulatory reporting requirements.
• Lead development, implementation, and project management of regulated sustainability reporting with cross-functional liaison.
• Coordinate external assurance process with auditors to ensure compliance and transparency.
• Lead walkthroughs to support sustainability accounting policies and control framework.
• Design sustainability education content and present to management and stakeholders.
• Represent the Controllers function on sustainability matters.
• Develop and execute the sustainability disclosure control program.
• Draft disclosures and collect data from data owners.

Skills

Project management

Analytical skills

Communication

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance/Sustainability

CPA preferred

Tools

MS Office

Power BI

Workiva

Job description

Zoetis is seeking a Senior Associate of Sustainability Reporting & Governance within the Finance-Controllers function. This newly created role focuses on regulated Sustainability reporting and will play a critical role in supporting mandatory and voluntary Sustainability reporting for Zoetis to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and supporting various business units with Zoetis' Driven to Care Sustainability Strategy. This role will report directly to the Senior Manager, Sustainability Reporting and Governance and will work closely with other finance functions including External Reporting, Technical Accounting, Internal Audit. This role will work closely with Corporate Sustainability, Legal, Global Manufacturing & Supply, Zoetis Technology & Digital, Human Resources, and other functions and disciplines across the organization to ensure timely and accurate reporting of required Sustainability disclosures in a standardized and controlled process.

Responsibilities

• Support monitoring, applicability, and impact assessments of global sustainability regulatory reporting requirements (e.g., EU CSRD, ISSB, SEC, California Climate Rule, etc.) and global disclosure trends to drive sustainability reporting compliance activities.
• Serve as the primary project manager to lead the development, implementation, and project management of Zoetis' activities for regulated sustainability reporting acting as a liaison between Finance, Corporate Sustainability, Legal, GMS (manufacturing), Human Resources, and other functions to ensure timely completion of implementation activities.
• Coordinate key components of the external assurance process for regulated sustainability reporting fostering strong relationships with external auditors to ensure compliance and enhance transparency.
• Lead process walkthroughs to support the creation of sustainability technical accounting policies and control framework.
• Design sustainability educational content and lead internal sustainability education presentations to management and key stakeholders over mandatory sustainability disclosures and related regulatory implications.
• Represent the Controllers function on sustainability matters for various company initiatives and internal committees.
• Develop, document, and execute the sustainability disclosure control program.
• Draft sustainability regulatory disclosures, collect data and disclosures from data owners and manage the supporting documentation.

Education and Experience

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Sustainability or related field required CPA preferred 3+ years of progressive accounting, finance, and/or sustainability reporting experience.

Technical Skills Requirement

U.S. GAAP and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reporting, corporate governance, internal controls, Sarbanes-Oxley and other statutory requirements Sustainability reporting frameworks, regulations, and standards including CSRD, EU Taxonomy, ISSB, TCFD, and SASB Global sustainability reporting regulations and data landscape Strong project management skills with experience working on cross-functional initiatives. Excellent analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills. Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and manage multiple priorities effectively. Proven ability to create impactful presentations tailored for mid to executive-level meetings and presentation. Proficient in MS Office Suite, including Teams. Experience with Workiva and Power BI preferred.

The U.S. base salary range for this full-time position is $82,000 to $118,000.

In addition to compensation, Zoetis offers a comprehensive benefits package that supports the physical, emotional and financial wellbeing of our colleagues and their families including healthcare and insurance benefits beginning on day one, a 401K plan with a match and profit-sharing contribution from Zoetis, and 4 weeks of vacation.

Full time Regular Colleague Any unsolicited resumes sent to Zoetis from a third party, such as an Agency recruiter, including unsolicited resumes sent to a Zoetis mailing address, fax machine or email address, directly to Zoetis employees, or to Zoetis resume database will be considered Zoetis property. Zoetis will NOT pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume. Zoetis will consider any candidate for whom an Agency has submitted an unsolicited resume to have been referred by the Agency free of any charges or fees. This includes any Agency that is an approved/engaged vendor but does not have the appropriate approvals to be engaged on a search.

Notice: Zoetis Recruiters will contact candidates via email from an address ending in @zoetis.com and may also initially connect with candidates through LinkedIn, including LinkedIn InMail. Zoetis does not use Gmail, Outlook, Yahoo, or other web-based/generic email domains to communicate about job opportunities, interviews, or offers of employment. If you receive a recruitment-related email message claiming to be from Zoetis that does not come from @zoetis.com, please treat it as suspicious. For your security, do not reply, click links, open attachments, share personal or financial information, or send money in response to unexpected or questionable recruitment communications.

Zoetis is committed to equal opportunity in the terms and conditions of employment for all employees and job applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, gender identity or gender expression, national origin, disability or veteran status or any other protected classification. Disabled individuals are given an equal opportunity to use our online application system. We offer reasonable accommodations as an alternative if requested by an individual with a disability.

Please contact Zoetis Colleague Services at [e-mail] to request an accommodation. Zoetis also complies with all applicable national, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment as well as employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act. All applicants must possess or obtain authorization to work in the US for Zoetis. Zoetis retains sole and exclusive discretion to pursue sponsorship for the acquisition or maintenance of nonimmigrant status and employment eligibility, considering factors such as availability of qualified US workers. Individuals requiring sponsorship must disclose this fact.

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In addition, Zoetis will never ask candidates to make any type of personal financial investment related to gaining employment with Zoetis.

At Zoetis, our purpose is to nurture our world and humankind by advancing care for animals. As a Fortune 500 company and the world leader in animal health, we discover, develop, manufacture and commercialize vaccines, medicines, diagnostics and other technologies for companion animals and livestock. We know our people drive our success. Our award-winning culture, built around our Core Beliefs, focuses on our colleagues’ careers, connection and support. We offer competitive healthcare and retirement savings benefits, along with an array of benefits, policies and programs to support employee well-being in every sense, from health and financial wellness to family and lifestyle resources.