Senior Financial Control Specialist Asian Development Bank Experience: 3 to 5 Years Manila, Philippines Apply By: 18-09-2024

As a Senior Financial Control Specialist (Sustainability Disclosures and Reporting), you will support the Assistant Controller in (i) ADB’s sustainability related non-financial disclosures and reporting, including climate-related disclosures in accordance with internationally recognized standards, e.g. International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB), Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) climate reporting rules; and (ii) the development of ADB’s accounting policy, and preparation of ADB’s financial and management reports.

You will:

Project Management and Coordination:

• Translate ADB’s sustainability reporting roadmap into relevant project plans, driving accountability, and provide guidance on aligning the project goals to Sustainable Development Goals.
• Lead sustainability reporting strategy, ensuring alignment with industry standards and best practices.
• Oversee and manage the integration of sustainability reporting into operations and financial reporting protocols.
• Design, implement, and monitor a risk-based internal control framework over the sustainability reporting data collection and reporting processes.
• Prepare executive materials and develop communication plans for stakeholders, including senior management and the Board of Directors.
• Support project committee meetings by presenting key findings and progress updates, and provide these updates to the steering committee, board, and other stakeholders.
• Implement strategy by identifying sources of sustainability reporting climate-related disclosures data and manage risks through data quality analysis and issues management framework.
• Collaborate with peer institutions (e.g., IBRD, IFC, EIB) to harmonize sustainability reporting and disclosure practices, methodologies, and data standards and benchmark ADB’s approach against these institutions.
• Supervise staff assigned to the project, providing clear direction and regular feedback on performance.

Partnership Building:

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate and improve processes for sustainability reporting and climate-related disclosures.
• Manage relationships with stakeholders and experts, define sustainability reporting requirements with other departments, and support initiatives and engagements.
• Partner with IT and other departments to enhance sustainability reporting data management and implement strategic technology and infrastructure for ADB to adapt to evolving reporting frameworks.
• Represent the Controller’s Department and ADB in both internal and external sustainability reporting and climate-disclosure working groups and taskforces.
• Establish regular communication channels with peer institutions.
• Advocate for the consistency and efficiency of ADB’s sustainability reporting and climate-related disclosures, while actively engaging in strategic, policy, and business process discussions.

Technical and Policy Advisory:

• Track and evaluate shifts in sustainability reporting standards and practices, gauge the evolution of climate-related disclosures, and incorporate these findings into ADB’s frameworks to promote compliance, leadership, and coordination.
• Develop sustainability reporting policies and governance according to best practices and established frameworks.
• Develop responses or feedback on relevant exposure drafts from sustainability reporting and accounting standard boards.
• Conduct prompt and thorough reviews, analyses, and feedback on draft board papers, policy papers, ADB procedures, guidelines, financing agreements, and other project-related documents.

Qualifications

You will need:

• Master’s degree in accounting, finance, business administration, sustainability, environmental science, or economics, with an internationally recognized professional certification, such as CA, or its equivalent; or a University degree and at least 5 years specialized experience relevant to the position can be considered.
• At least 10 years of broad-based professional experience.
• International experience working in several countries, preferably with experience in international or multi-national financial institution.
• Strong knowledge of international sustainability standards issued by ISSB, European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS), Proposed US SEC Rule on Climate-Related Disclosures.
• Proven management and leadership qualities, demonstrated by organizing and leading a team towards achieving goals.
• Experience interpreting the changing sustainability reporting landscape to share strategy while possessing detail and process orientation to lead data integrity, consistency, and governance.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with ability to work across multiple workstreams.
• Widely recognized as a credible expert in field of expertise with recognized ability to lead and deliver Environment, Social and Governance projects.
• Ability to generate and share relevant knowledge within and outside the institution.
• Strong communication skills, with an ability to articulate and present complex ideas in simple language and engage stakeholders towards meaningful outcomes.
• Written and verbal proficiency in English.

Source: https://www.adb.org/careers/240623