Responsible Business - Global Non-Financial Reporting - Data, Process & Controls Specialist

EY focuses on high-ethical standards and integrity among its employees and expects all candidates to demonstrate these qualities.  At EY, you’ll have the chance to build a career as unique as you are, with the global scale, support, inclusive culture and technology to become the best version of you. And we’re counting on your unique voice and perspective to help EY become even better, too. Join us and build an exceptional experience for yourself, and a better working world for all.  

The Global Responsible Business team at EY brings to life the EY ESG and sustainability strategy and reporting.  The Responsible Business team works with stakeholders across the organization to implement EY’s sustainability policies, practices and non-financial reporting.  The team is part of the broader Global Corporate Responsibility function focused on driving sustainable, inclusive growth.
 
One of the essential parts of EY’s Responsible Business strategy is the creation of a ‘Non-Financial Reporting Hub’: a centralized solution and processes for aggregating ESG data, facilitating consistent outputs and narrative, and informing strategy .  The Non-Financial Reporting- Data, Process and Controls Specialist is a key role in the Responsible Business function, liaising with cross-functional teams, and supporting the Responsible Business Leadership to enable EY reporting with upmost transparency, accuracy, and rigor.  
 
The team

The Global Responsible Business team at EY brings to life an evolving sustainability and ESG strategy. The Responsible Business team works with stakeholders across the organization to implement EY’s sustainability policies, practices and non-financial reporting. The team is part of the broader Global Corporate Responsibility function focused on driving sustainable, inclusive growth. Authentic, transparent reporting is a key tenant of the EY sustainability and ESG strategy driven by the Responsible Business team which reports nonfinancial data internally on a quarterly basis as well as manage public disclosures for EY.
 
The team is in the Executive layer of EY and collaborates with stakeholders globally. 
 
The opportunity 

The Supervising Associate will be responsible for driving EY’s data, process and control environment across non-financial reporting and contributing to the overall reporting process. the Supervising Associate will have a unique opportunity to develop a strong control environment for EY’s non-financial impact whilst supporting the broader non-financial reporting. In a growing technology environment, the successful candidate will also have the opportunity to contribute to the Responsible Business team’s focus to leverage new innovative technology to meet our goals. 
 
The reports, which include a variety of external and internal reports and regulatory disclosures, will be global in scope and require working closely with stakeholders across the businesses (DE&I, Talent, Finance, Corporate Responsibility, Risk, Strategy, etc.) to ensure timely and accurate reporting of nonfinancial disclosures in a standardized and controlled process. 
 
Your key responsibilities 

• Lead the development of EYs approach to data, process and controls across EYs own non-financial reporting 
• Lead the annual non-financial assurance process across key metrics  
• Coordinate consultations and reviews with cross-functional teams on nonfinancial disclosures 
• Prepare and own parts of data analysis and verification across all non-financial metrics for senior leaders, assist in analysis to help understand trends and where strategic controls are needed
• Execute ongoing market research and assessments as required 
• Support with the implementation of a new technology solution to manage EY’s ESG performance and reporting and identify opportunities for solution improvements dependent on reporting process and control requirements
• Stay up to date with market developments on non-financial reporting particularly with regard to best practice and regulatory and standards development across non-financial assurance and controls
• Work closely with the broader Responsible Business team to identify opportunities for improvement across EY nonfinancial strategy and reporting

 
To qualify for the role, you must have:

• Minimum of 4-5 years of relevant processional experience 
• A strong background in finance, accounting, sustainability, non-financial reporting, or impact measurement 
• Experience building and leading roll out of new processes across stakeholders 
• Excellent project management skills with the confidence to champion new and enhanced ways of working

 
A successful candidate will also have:

• Financial and/or non-financial reporting or audit experience with a particular focus on process and con