Director Integration Assurance – Finance

Director Integration Assurance – Finance

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business, finance or a closely related field. Masters a plus
• Project Management certification preferred
• 10 years’ experience in Project Management, or related roles
• At least 3-4 years’ experience in broad finance roles, covering both financial and management accounting
• Proven proficiency in soliciting business requirements and process mapping
• Able to work autonomously
• Well organized and delivery focused
• Effective and collaborative communication and writing skills
• Strong interpersonal skills with a demonstrated ability to liaise (& challenge when necessary) with business operations
• Ability to build, maintain and manage stakeholder relationships
• Technical acumen and ability to converse on technical integration topics
• Comfortable with ambiguity and takes initiative whenever an opportunity presents itself
• Self-motivated, drives to completion / resolution

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic finance projects, ensuring alignment with corporate sustainability goals and financial governance requirements.
• Oversee the execution of ESG finance initiatives, ensuring compliance with global regulatory disclosure and assurance standards.
• Work closely with the finance leadership team, VP Finance focused on sustainability reporting and assurance to ensure we identify and cover all finance team requirements
• Oversee and manage the timeline, scope and ESG deliverables of the finance team and ensure alignment with the Sustainable project team
• Lead efforts across internal teams and maintains a project tracker with regular updates on progress, milestones, and risks
• Providing clear Finance requirements-related activities to ensure Finance objectives are being realized.
• Define, track, and communicate integration progress to key stakeholders and leadership providing status dashboard updates for steercos and various meetings
• Document sustainable processes, practices and procedures as needed
• Monitor and consult with technical team to understand regulatory framework and disclosure requirements globally
• Work with finance teams to ensure adequate team coverage across regions to deliver on ESG requirements and other projects allocated to this role
• Facilitate workshops and meetings to ensure clarity and drive collaborative solutions
• Ensure the finance team can deliver any data and management reporting deliverables by supporting the collection, validation, and analysis of sustainability-related data
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to identify opportunities to improve data reporting, improve transparency and ensure financial operations are set up to be able to deliver on objectives
• Keep up with developments in sustainable finance, industry best practices, and emerging trends
• Identify opportunities for process improvements and innovation to enhance the team’s efficiency and effectiveness in meeting sustainability goals
• Develop, maintain, and review resource management plans VP Sustainable Finance, planning and anticipating constraints and optimizing bandwidth in consideration of the 12–18-month roadmap
• Develop, monitor, and report on budgets for programs and projects, forecasting future financial needs and resource allocations
• Provide regular feedback and escalate issues with possible solutions to VP regarding significant gaps, risks, and proposed resolution
• Recommend processes and tools for efficiency within the department as well for stakeholders
• Support business leaders in decision-making and the ability to explain analysis results to non-technical audiences
• Partner with finance and sustainability team to develop and maintain a Finance process document repository to support sustainable practices and meet governance requirements

Preferred Qualifications

• Project Management certification preferred
• Portfolio and Program Management of Process and Digital/IT related initiatives