DescriptionAt AustralianSuper, we truly care about our colleagues. We know work and life are intertwined. That’s why we support the diverse needs of everyone and have policies that enable us all to thrive and be truly flexible. We ensure diversity is celebrated for the opportunity it provides us all to learn and grow and deliver better outcomes for members. We are dedicated to building a high-performance environment underpinned by a strong risk culture, ensuring we deliver the best outcomes for our members.
Your New Role
Climate change is an essential part of AustralianSuper’s ESG strategy and the Fund has made a commitment to achieve Net Zero carbon emissions by 2050 in our investment portfolio. This commitment builds on the actions AustralianSuper is currently taking to manage climate-related risks and opportunities in the Fund’s portfolio and is consistent with AustralianSuper’s objective of helping members achieve their best financial position in retirement.
As a result of the introduction of the Australian Sustainability Reporting Standards (ASRS), AustralianSuper’s mandatory reporting requirements will significantly increase in the next two years. In addition, clearly articulating AustralianSuper’s ESG strategy and ambitions in line with Australian standards is essential to bringing AustralianSuper’s ESG agenda to life for Members and other stakeholders.
The Senior Analyst, Sustainability Reporting is a newly created role in the Reporting & Control team within the Finance domain, and will support the execution of AustralianSuper’s existing and emerging ESG reporting obligations.
Key responsibilities will include;
- Building processes and controls to enable AustralianSuper to meet existing and future ESG regulatory disclosure and reporting requirements;
- Collaborating with colleagues across the Fund to gather data and contribute to the broader ESG reporting implementation project;
- Validate, consolidate, enhance and analyse ESG data for both external and internal ESG reporting;
- Providing information and insights to internal stakeholders and preparing responses to questions from external regulators related to ESG reporting; and
- Working with the Fund’s external auditor to support the audit and/or review of AustralianSuper’s ESG reporting.
What You’ll Need
- Experience in an ESG related role with exposure to ESG strategy and framework development, transition to Net Zero, ESG due diligence, and sustainability reporting.
- Strong written and oral communication skills with the ability to present ideas, perspectives and issues to management.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work effectively with a range of people at all levels across an organisation and external stakeholders.
- Significant experience in working under pressure, setting and manage conflicting priorities and meeting specified timeframes.
- Comfortable with change and working in a multidisciplinary team across a global organisation.
- Prior experience in translating ESG regulatory disclosure and reporting requirements and guidance into business processes and controls
- Experience in sustainable finance and reporting with exposure to financial modelling and KPI (Key performance indicators) scorecards.
- Passionate about sustainability and excited about the new challenges in ESG regulatory disclosure and reporting.
- Tertiary qualifications in Accounting/ Finance/ Business and/or Engineering/ Environmental science/ Sustainability/ Governance or equivalent.
- Completion of CA/CPA, or equivalent (desired).
Life at AustralianSuper
AustralianSuper is committed to colleague development, and we support our people with ongoing learning, coaching and training, as well as career opportunities across our expanding global organisation. We offer generous leave entitlements and promote a blended working environment in which all roles can flex, and we’re happy to discuss what this looks like for you.
We cultivate a workplace that champions safety, respect, inclusiveness and diversity. We are committed to supporting our diverse workforce in a way that is inclusive and embraces diversity in all its forms. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process or the role, please let our recruitment team know.
What’s Next
Apply now, if you share our values of Energy, Integrity, Generosity of Spirit and Excellent Outcomes and would like the opportunity to work in a challenging, growing and rapidly evolving team to deliver outstanding results.
At AustralianSuper, we embrace innovation to further enhance fairness and efficiency in hiring. We use Agentic AI to host our initial phone interview conversations, offering candidates a personalised, on-demand experience. Information shared through the tool is securely processed and stored in accordance with our privacy standards.
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Australian or New Zealand citizenship or Australian permanent residency status is required.
Agencies please note: this vacancy is being managed directly by AustralianSuper’s Talent Acquisition team. We will contact our preferred agency partners should we require additional support. Thank you.
