Description
We are seeking a Finance Sustainability Reporting Lead to join our Global Group Accounting team. The Group Accounting team has a wide scope of responsibility, including the financial consolidation of the Polestar Group, external reporting & filings to the US SEC, accounting operations & shared service center activities and advising, supporting and monitoring internal control over financial reporting (SOX).
In this role, you will work closely with the Polestar Sustainability team to develop, implement, and manage Polestar’s Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) reporting. You will ensure the integrity, validity, and comparability of financial ESG data disclosed under emerging regulations.
You will be joining a driven, experienced Accounting team that operates in Sweden, the US and China, and you will play a key role in shaping the future of finance for our organization by collaborating closely with both internal and external stakeholders.
Responsibilities:
- Help to develop and manage a comprehensive project plan for ESG reporting requirements, identifying gaps and driving accountability
- Facilitate the compilation of consistent, reliable, and comparable financial ESG disclosures as required by various regulations, including but not limited to: SEC Climate-related Disclosure Rules; EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) & EU Taxonomy; UK Climate-related Financial Disclosures & Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting; and California SB 253 & 261
- Participate in the Double Materiality Assessment with a focus on identifying, assessing and quantifying material financial risks and opportunities
- Support the establishment and maintenance of an ESG control framework and governance in collaboration with the Group Control Assurance (SOX) team
- Lead the work to ensure financial ESG data's audit-readiness, including documentation of its completeness and accuracy
- Support external reviews and assurance engagements for ESG reports and disclosures
- Analyze accounting and financial reporting considerations for complex topics with a focus on ESG
- Responsible for the internal sustainability compliance process for the Polestar Finance team
- Support ad hoc and recurring financial reporting matters
Who you are:
Experience and knowledge:
- At least 5 years of experience in the Big 4/public accounting
- Working experience with global and SEC registered companies
- University degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting or equivalent
- Excellent analytical skills including comfort working with large, complex data sets
- Demonstrated knowledge of IFRS, SEC reporting and SOX requirements
- Experience applying know-how of technical accounting and financial reporting standards
- Ability to research these matters and prepare well-written memoranda and presentations
- Experience in ESG reporting, measurement, and performance evaluation is highly advantageous
Personal characteristics:
- Excellent communication and people skills, empathetic
- Pragmatic, goal-orientated and persistent
- A diligent and hands-on style and the capacity to prioritize and deliver results in a fast-moving company with a wide variety of critical initiatives
- Passionate and trustworthy
- A demeanor that champions teamwork, but also the ability to get the job done on your own when necessary