Job Description:

Finance Manager - Sustainability

Angel Court, London

Hybrid working – travel to office required, Angel Court, EC2R 7HJ

Permanent

Competitive + fantastic benefits, including up to 10% bonus

Full time - 35 hours per week

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We make health happen

At Bupa, our purpose is simple: helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. As Senior Finance Systems Accountant, you’ll play a key role in supporting our mission by guiding the business to use technology that strengthens the efficiency of our Actuarial Systems reporting.

This role sits within Finance and is led by the Group Finance Director of Sustainability and Tax. In this role you will be responsible for all aspects of Group reporting, and planning and forecasting of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions.

Your role will include:

• Leading on the production of the Group’s reporting and planning and forecasting for GHG emissions underpinned by effective processes, and robust controls and governance frameworks to achieve Bupa’s sustainability goals;
• Playing a key role in the delivery of our scope 3 finance transformation activities covering the measurement and reporting of GHG emissions from our value chain (category 1-14) and investments (category 15);
• Working closely with members of the sustainable finance team together with Group Sustainability and the Market Units to support in the delivery of both Bupa’s 3x100 strategy and sustainability strategy, Better World.

How you’ll help us make health happen:

• Working with the Senior Manager and Head of Finance in the delivery of the regular GHG emissions reporting for Bupa;
• Acting as the relationship lead with our Market Units;
• Driving our scope 3 finance transformation activities in readiness for external limited assurance, and external disclosure, including collaborating with Group Sustainability and Group Investment Management to ensure an effective and efficient transition of scope 3 measurement and reporting activities into Group Sustainable Finance;
• Leading regular internal and external reporting, analysis and data-driven insights across scope 1, 2 and 3;
• Driving continuous improvement in all aspects of GHG reporting including processes, controls and analysis, through engagement with key stakeholders at Group and the MUs;
• Designing and operating appropriate controls to robustly avoid/resolve issues affecting the internal/external reporting of metrics;
• Identifying and alerting as appropriate on any weaknesses, error, omission or opportunity in the reporting, including bringing to the attention of accounting issues and/or key judgements;
• Providing strong business partnering to Group and MU stakeholders in the delivery of our 3x100 strategy, and Bupa’s sustainability strategy, Better World;
• Supporting preparation of papers for the Group Audit Committee and other Group Governance Committees (e.g. Board Risk Committee, Main Board, Sustainability Steerco);
• Supporting the implementation of changes to external reporting requirements (e.g. GHG Protocol, PCAF, CSRD and/or UK SRS), and technical interpretation where applicable;
• Supporting the team in the timely delivery of the annual global assurance; and
• Owning your personal development and improvement of capabilities.