Financial Controller (Sustainability Reporting) | £650-£700 Outside IR35 | 12-months | London/Hybrid

Arthur Financial have partnered with a leading (Re)insurer to support with their search for an experienced Financial Controller with expertise in financial and sustainability reporting. This person will play a pivotal role in managing and streamlining ESG data and reporting processes using Workiva platform. The ideal candidate will bring strong financial and ESG reporting skills and hands-on experience with Workiva’s ESG reporting tools. The candidate will collaborate with stakeholders from across a number of business units in developing how the data requirements are defined for reporting purposes and take a lead role in ensuring correct configuration.

Main Responsibilities:

*Manage the implementation of Workiva ESG to support reporting outputs
*Build streamlined processes for the collection of ESG metrics and narrative reporting, whilst maintaining clear audit trails
*Prepare and present training material to a wide range of users for the maintenance of tooling and ongoing reporting processes
*Support the business in analysing and preparing data for reporting
*Engage closely with the audit teams (external & internal) and support them through double materiality assessment & sustainability reports

Skills & Experience Required:

*Qualified Accountant with 5+ years PQE
*Strong financial & regulatory reporting experience
*Experience in manipulating large data sets efficiently and effectively whilst maintaining clear data lineage from source to reporting
*Experience using the Workiva Platform (not necessarily ESG, but that would be an advantage
*Experience using Workiva ESG (desirable)
*Experience working in an insurance related environment (desirable)
*Experience in CSRD reporting would be extremely valuable (desirable)