Processes

• Develop and maintain policies for sustainability reporting in the Group’s external financial statements.
• Actively follow current developments in sustainability reporting through monitoring requirements and horizon scanning.
• Engage with other stakeholders across the Group to develop best-in-class disclosures.
• Act as a TCFD and ISSB expert in its application for preparing group accounts.
• Work with country teams in leveraging off the Group disclosures in preparing country-specific TCFD/ISSB disclosures, where applicable.
• Liaise with external auditors to support the resolution of accounting and reporting issues faced by the Group and countries during the Group audit process, and quarterly review process.
• See issues through to completion working with other functions as needed.

People & Talent

• Lead through example and build the appropriate culture and values.
• Ensure the provision of ongoing technical training and development of people with regards to the latest disclosures and accounting/regulatory requirements for broader sustainability requirements.

Risk Management

• Work in collaboration with risk and control partners.
• Ensure that all activities and duties are carried out in full compliance with accounting and regulatory requirements, the risk management framework, and all internal policies.
• Develop the Operational Risk framework for sustainability reporting.
• Develop a set of accounting reporting policies for sustainability reporting to mirror the Group accounting policy manual.

Governance

• Active participation in project governance in respect of Group Financial Reporting's role in projects requiring external reporting expertise, specifically in the sustainability space.

Regulatory & Business Conduct

• Display exemplary conduct and live by the Group’s Values and Code of Conduct.
• Take personal responsibility for embedding the highest standards of ethics, including regulatory and business conduct, across Standard Chartered Bank. This includes understanding and ensuring compliance with, in letter and spirit, all applicable laws, regulations, guidelines, and the Group Code of Conduct.
• Support all relevant interaction with regulators – PRA, Bank of England.

Skills And Experience

• Financial Reporting
• Financial Record Keeping
• Financial Process Documentation
• Influencing Through Expertise
• Climate Risk and Net Zero Technical Expertise

Qualifications

• Qualified Chartered Accountant or equivalent with Financial Services background (Banking preferred) - more than 10 years+ PQE
• Demonstrated good understanding of banking products and relevant technical sustainability reporting concepts, including regulatory and statutory IFRS foundation disclosure requirements.
• Demonstrated hands-on experience with ESG audit and/or assurance
• Ability to communicate with senior stakeholders, including explaining sustainability concepts in a succinct manner.
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Strong analytical skills and capability for self-directed research and work

About Standard Chartered

We're an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 170 years, we've worked to make a positive difference for our clients, communities, and each other. We question the status quo, love a challenge, and enjoy finding new opportunities to grow and do better than before. If you're looking for a career with purpose and you want to work for a bank making a difference, we want to hear from you. You can count on us to celebrate your unique talents and we can't wait to see the talents you can bring us.

Our purpose, to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity, together with our brand promise, to be here for good, are achieved by how we each live our valued behaviors. When you work with us, you'll see how we value difference and advocate inclusion.

Together We

• Do the right thing and are assertive, challenge one another, and live with integrity, while putting the client at the heart of what we do
• Never settle, continuously striving to improve and innovate, keeping things simple and learning from doing well, and not so well
• Are better together, we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term

What We Offer

In line with our Fair Pay Charter, we offer a competitive salary and benefits to support your mental, physical, financial, and social wellbeing.

• Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance, with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations.
• Time-off including annual leave, parental/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 months maximum), and volunteering leave (3 days), along with minimum global standards for annual and public holiday, which is combined to 30 days minimum.
• Flexible working options based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns.
• Proactive wellbeing support through Unmind, a market-leading digital wellbeing platform, development courses for resilience and other human skills, global Employee Assistance Programme, sick leave, mental health first-aiders, and all sorts of self-help toolkits.
• A continuous learning culture to support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual, and digital learning.
• Being part of an inclusive and values-driven organization, one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions, and geographies - everyone feels respected and can realize their full potential.

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