Sustainability Reporting AVPDirector

Sustainability Reporting AVP/Director

JR037298

GLASGOW

The Sustainability Reporting team within Finance LECG delivers mandatory sustainability disclosures across legal entities globally. As a Director you will strengthen governance controls and assurance lead scoping and interpretations and partner with senior stakeholders to implement new requirements and deliver high-quality disclosures.

This is a Director level position within our Corporate Controllers Reporting & Accounting Job Family which is responsible for the accuracy and control of the Firms books and records to produce the consolidated firm segment and legal entities financial statements including development management and oversight of financial accounting & reporting systems as well as database management including capital and liquidity reporting and external reporting functions.

In the Finance division we act as a partner to business units around the globe by providing management review analysis and advisory services of the Firms financial and capital resources.

Since 1935 Morgan Stanley is known as a global leader in financial services always evolving and innovating to better serve our clients and our communities in more than 40 countries around the world.

What will you be doing
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Accountable for delivering mandatory legal entity sustainability disclosures (including CSRD EU Taxonomy ISSB/IFRS sustainability standards UK CFD UK SECR and Pillar 3 sustainability disclosures) to agreed timelines and quality standards.
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Coordinating second- and third-line assurance activities (including internal audit external audit and independent quality reviews) ensuring actions are tracked through to closure.
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Partnering with stakeholders and disclosure owners across Finance Global Sustainability Office Risk Legal and Corporate Services to deliver complete and consistent qualitative and quantitative disclosures.
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Establishing and maintaining Finance-owned processes policies and a risk and controls framework for sustainability reporting including clear RACI and governance.
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Owning the sustainability regulatory inventory and leading legal entity scoping assessments for in-force and emerging requirements documenting judgments and conclusions.
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Documenting and maintaining regulatory interpretations methodologies and calculation approaches to support consistent and defensible disclosures.
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Maintaining the sustainability data dictionary and key data definitions in line with Morgan Stanley data governance expectations.
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Supporting sustainability disclosure implementation work streams including training and senior-management briefings and coordinating ongoing quality assurance reviews.

What were looking for:
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Strong financial controller background and experience delivering regulated disclosures in a controlled environment.
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Qualified CA/CPA/ACCA (or equivalent experience) with strong analytical and drafting skills and a high attention to detail.
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Experience designing or operating risk and control frameworks including documentation standards and governance processes.
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Demonstrate strong stakeholder management and the ability to influence across functions (Finance Sustainability Risk Legal and Corporate Services).

Skills that will help you in the role:
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Experience with sustainability reporting requirements and frameworks (e.g. CSRD/ESRS EU Taxonomy ISSB/IFRS sustainability standards UK CFD/TCFD UK SECR and banking Pillar 3 sustainability disclosures).
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Experience with data governance data dictionaries and control standards for qualitative and quantitative reporting.
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Experience coordinating assurance activity remediation plans and evidence packs across first/second/third line teams.
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Experience leading implementation or change initiatives including training materials and executive briefings.

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