Group ESG Reporting & Compliance Manager

Join the UK’s largest B2B used vehicle service

Constellation Automotive Group is the largest vertically integrated digital car marketplace in Europe, combining the leading digital brands across the segments of consumer to business, business to business and business to consumer.

British Car Auctions (BCA): The leading end to end fully digital B2B used car marketplace across the UK and Europe supported by its own in-house fulfilment and logistics services

cinch: is the market leading online used car dealership in the UK. cinch aims to take the faff out of buying a used car, offering the consumer a friendly way to search for and buy a quality-checked used car fully online.

We Buy Any Car : The UK’s largest digital vehicle buying service. The quick, easy, safe and convenient process that has helped over 2.5 million customers to sell their car.

Marshall Motor Group: 162 dealerships across the UK representing 26 leading manufacturers offering New and Approved Used cars and commercial vehicles, with services including vehicles maintenance, servicing, and repairs.

We are seeking a Group ESG Reporting and Compliance Manager to lead the day-to-day delivery of its ESG reporting and related compliance activities. Reporting to the Senior Manager Financial Controls & Compliance, the successful candidate will maintain and develop the Group’s reporting framework, methodologies, processes and controls; coordinate delivery across the divisions; and ensure that ESG disclosures are supported by robust data and evidence capable of meeting external assurance requirements.

• Act as the Group’s principal day-to-day ESG subject-matter expert, providing technical advice and practical support to the Group Senior Manager Financial Controls & Compliance, Group functions and divisions
• Work with key internal stakeholders, in the development of appropriate communication, reporting and verification mechanisms and metrics for ESG reporting for investors, brand partners and other stakeholders
• Work directly with divisional CFOs, finance teams and ESG data owners to establish clear responsibilities, secure timely delivery, challenge submissions and resolve issues, escalating significant or unresolved matters where required
• Maintain an informed understanding of current and emerging external ESG regulatory reporting requirements, assess their relevance and implications for the Group, and translate them into appropriate reporting requirements and implementation actions
• Manage the annual ESG reporting cycle, including reporting instructions, timetables, divisional submissions, consolidation, review and sign-off
• Maintain and develop the Group’s ESG reporting methodologies, reporting boundaries, processes and controls, ensuring reported information is supported by appropriate evidence
• Develop and maintain the Group’s readiness for external assurance, including implementing improvements arising from external review and coordinating evidence testing and remediation activity
• Lead the preparation of the Group’s Annual Group Sustainability Report, ESG website content, ESG profile and the required disclosures for the Group’s Annual Report and Financial Statements
• Support the preparation of materials for submission to the Board and sub-committees (as applicable)
• Lead and co-ordinate the Group’s submissions to and interactions with appropriate external ESG rating agencies
• Compare the Group’s ESG governance model to other comparable companies of…