Head of Sustainability Reporting and Assurance

Head of Sustainability Reporting and Assurance –
London –
Hybrid –
Permanent –
Full time - 35 hours – £91,000 - £114,000

Join the ICAEW

At ICAEW, you'll be part of an organisation that's shaping the future of business, finance and the accountancy profession on a global scale. Our bold 2030 Strategy puts members, innovation, sustainability and trust at the heart of everything we do-creating an exciting, forward-looking environment where your work has real impact. We invest in our people through our benefits package, continuous development and a supportive, inclusive culture that empowers you to grow and thrive.

If you're looking for a role with purpose, influence and opportunity, ICAEW is a place where your future can truly take shape.

Working closely with the Sustainability Reporting and Assurance Director, the Head of Sustainability Reporting and Assurance is responsible for implementing and delivering the priorities of the Sustainability Reporting and Assurance team.

• Efficiently and effectively allocate resources within the sustainability reporting and assurance team to deliver those priorities.
• Translate ICAEW's sustainability roadmap into actionable work streams, ensuring timely delivery of outputs and alignment with organisational priorities.
• In conjunction with the Sustainability Reporting and Assurance Director, determine the priorities of the corporate team, ensuring alignment with ICAEW's strategic objectives.
• Maintain strong working relationships with strategic relations (e.g., regulators, standard setters, and professional bodies), supporting the Director in high-level forums by preparing technical briefings and evidence-based inputs.
• Shape ICAEW's learning content for preparers and assurance practitioners, embedding sustainability knowledge into audit, ethics, and reporting IPD and CPD pathways.

• ICAEW Chartered Accountant.
• Broad understanding of developments in sustainability reporting and assurance, or willingness and ability to learn about sustainability reporting if coming from a corporate reporting/assurance background.
• Interest in emerging issues such as value creation.
• Ability to think strategically and focus resources for maximum impact.
• Suitable for someone with experience in technically focused roles or keen to undertake such work.

We want you to enjoy your work and flourish in your role. Our working environment is friendly and supportive, and we encourage everyone to understand personal differences and treat each other with respect. We are a diverse organisation, employing skilled and motivated people from all backgrounds and helping them to reach their full potential, through training and development. Sustainability is important to us, and we work hard to reduce our carbon footprint, whether that's in our buildings through lighting and heating, or encouraging staff to recycle and reduce paper consumption.

Our employee benefits include:

• A substantial suite of training and development
• Flexible working arrangements
• A generous benefits package which includes gym discounts, pension plan, season ticket travel loans and health and dental plans

We are a disability confident employer.