Description

Job Title: Sr Manager- ESG, Controllership & Technical Accounting

About the Function:

Our Finance team deliver sustainable growth for our business, customers, and much-loved brands. We're part of a $12.2 billion gross profit organisation, responsible for driving an exceptional level of performance and creating the potential for future growth.

Whether we're utilising our digital capabilities and analytics to inform our business strategy or creating capacity to invest in the future - no two days are the same in our Finance team. Wherever your skills lie, we'll help you to learn and develop, supporting you along the way in our inclusive culture.

ESG Reporting & Disclosures

• Lead end-to-end ESG / Sustainability reporting, including annual ESG reports, integrated reports, and regulatory submissions.
• Drive alignment with global frameworks such as GRI, BRSR, Integrated Reporting, TCFD, and other applicable standards.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams (HR, EHS, CSR, Operations, Supply Chain) for ESG data collection and validation.
• Ensure accuracy, completeness, and audit readiness of ESG disclosures.
• Support ESG ratings and investor questionnaires (MSCI, Sustainalytics, CDP, etc.).

• Embed internal financial controls and assurance mechanisms over ESG data.
• Liaise with internal audit and external assurance providers for ESG audits.
• Drive board / committee updates on ESG performance, risks, and opportunities.
• Monitor regulatory developments and emerging sustainability disclosure requirements.

Technical Accounting COE Leadership

• Lead the Technical Accounting CoE, providing subject matter expertise on complex accounting matters.
• Drive implementation of new accounting standards and amendments (Ind AS / IFRS / GAAP as applicable).
• Provide guidance on M&A accounting, purchase price allocation, consolidations, financial instruments, revenue recognition, lease accounting, etc.
• Review accounting treatment for non-routine / material transactions.

• Develop and update accounting policies and manuals.
• Ensure consistency in accounting practices across entities / geographies.
• Support statutory audits and regulator queries on technical accounting matters.
• Partner with controllership and FP&A teams to assess financial reporting implications of business decisions.

Flexible Working Statement: Flexibility is key to our success. From part-time and compressed hours to different locations, our people work flexibly in ways to suit them. Talk to us about what flexibility means to you so that you're supported from day one.

Diversity statement: Our purpose is to celebrate life, every day, everywhere. And creating an inclusive culture, where everyone feels valued and that they can belong, is a crucial part of this.

We embrace diversity in the broadest possible sense. This means that you'll be welcomed and celebrated for who you are just by being you. You'll be part of and help build and champion an inclusive culture that celebrates people of different gender, ethnicity, ability, age, sexual orientation, social class, educational backgrounds, experiences, mindsets, and more.

Our ambition is to create the best performing, most trusted and respected consumer products companies in the world. Join us and help transform our business as we take our brands to the next level and build new ones as part of shaping the next generation of celebrations for consumers around the world.

Feel inspired? Then this may be the opportunity for you.

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