Sustainable Finance Consultant

Detillens is an Emerging Leaders consultancy. We hire, train and deploy future leaders into client environments across financial services —from professionals at the start of their careers through to those with up to a decade of experience.

We are currently seeking consultants for a financial services organisation, working in their finance division. This is an excellent role for a senior associate looking to take the next step in their career or for an AVP seeking a new challenge. The opportunity offers excellent progression opportunities as well as the support of our leadership & development scheme.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing the preparation and submission of all required sustainability disclosures for legal entities, ensuring they meet regulatory expectations and internal quality standards.
• Managing assurance activities across second‑and‑third‑line functions—such as internal audit, external audit, and independent review teams—and ensuring all follow‑up actions are monitored and completed.
• Designing, implementing and maintaining Finance‑owned processes, policies and a robust risk‑and‑controls framework for sustainability reporting, supported by clear governance and RACI documentation.
• Taking ownership of the sustainability regulatory inventory and leading assessments to determine which entities are in scope for both existing and emerging reporting requirements, including documenting key judgments.
• Overseeing the sustainability data dictionary and ensuring key data definitions remain aligned with enterprise‑wide data governance standards.

Key Requirements

• A solid background in financial control, with hands‑on experience producing regulated disclosures within a structured control environment.
• A professional accounting qualification, combined with strong analytical capability and meticulous attention to detail.
• Demonstrated experience developing or operating risk and control frameworks, including governance processes and documentation standards.
• Strong stakeholder‑management skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate effectively across multiple business areas.
• Familiarity with major sustainability reporting frameworks and regulatory standards.
• Experience working with data governance principles, data dictionaries and control requirements for both narrative and numerical reporting.
• Proven ability to coordinate assurance activities and oversee remediation efforts across first, second and third lines of defence.
• Experience leading change or implementation initiatives, including developing training content and delivering communications to senior audiences.

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