Job title: Senior ESG Reporting Manager The Role Holder, as a Senior ESG Reporting Manager, support the ESG Financial Controller and will work with senior business and finance stakeholders in driving and delivering the ESG agenda. Work in an area of growing interest to regulators, investors, and the wider external market. The role holder will also help in the delivery of the Global Finance related ESG outcomes and coordination within sub-functions within Finance. Work across the Sustainability, Chief Data Office and Finance Change Delivery teams on new initiatives and requirements. Enhance assurance framework and work with 1LOD and 2LOD teams to ensure delivery of enhanced verification and assurance. Review of ESG content for Interim and Annual Reports. Manage operational aspects of disclosures including management and PWC query log, legal comments and liaising with contributors across business and function to reflect in the final disclosures. Support/consult/engage with key stakeholders in the delivery of certain new metrics as a result of new regulations and commitments. In this role, you will:
• The role focus on assessment and execution of recent requirements and process improvement.
• Drive the design, execution and documentation of disclosure and related controls to ensure consistent, reliable and accurate reporting of non-financial data. This includes but is not limited to:
• Understand, manage and regularly update the senior management on the disclosure requirements of all ESG reporting regimes.
• Analyse and operationalize the delivery of new regulations.
• Drive enhancements in the existing process.
• Oversee and provide support where relevant to address data challenges with Data Architecture Office and Finance Change Delivery teams
• Involvement in supporting the wider HSBC climate strategy.
• Support/consult/engage with key stakeholders in HBCE and Group.
• Oversee the production of external ESG disclosures, including ensuring robust governance and sign off prior to publication
• Develop and manage the verification and assurance process to ensure the quality of external reporting. Impact on the business Play a lead role in:
• Analyse and support to develop an implementation plan related to regulation requirements
• Driving continuous improvement by suggesting ideas and supporting delivery of optimization and improvement of ESG processes.
• Coordinating the production of external ESG disclosures; Customers / stakeholders
• Build trusted relationships with contributors in the business and function areas to facilitate robust, balanced and informed reporting;
• Work closely with Group Regulatory Policy to understand and interpret ESG disclosure requirements
• Build effective relationships with other relevant stakeholders as needed (e.g. Sustainability, Strategy, Risk, and Financial & Regulatory Reporting);
• Assist in resolving senior management queries;
• Participate in local and regional industry forums, as appropriate on ESG disclosures;
• Act as a point of contact coordinating external auditor assurance reviews over ESG disclosures.



Leadership and teamwork
• There will be increasing need to expand and enhance the ESG disclosures and data solutions as ESG disclosure requirements continue to evolve. This requires to work collaboratively with teams across the businesses and functions to drive action and deliver high-quality reporting.
• Support and escalate where required Operational effectiveness and control
• Maintain awareness of industry and regulatory developments in ESG disclosure requirements.
• Support and drive for strong controls around data integrity and accuracy for all ESG reporting.
• Lead on the external assurance engagement across all ESG related disclosures.
• Lead project and operational management of ESG reporting deliverables and processes, including maintenance of process and assurance documentation. Major challenges (inherent challenges, requiring continual testing of the role holder’s abilities)
• There is a significant amount of senior stakeholder management which requires the role holder to build robust relationships across the bank and carefully manage potential differing views or issue resolution.
• The project management skills will be required to manage a large number of topics and contacts across the bank to produce ESG reporting related sections in the annual report. An ability to work under pressure and prioritise deliverables is very important
• New ESG reporting requirements may be unclear and may require the role-holder to exercise judgement on how these should be met.
• ESG is an evolving space and growing priority for the bank and its stakeholders. The role-holder will need to keep up with the external environment while ensuring consistency with HSBC’s external messaging Role context (workplace and operating conditions, including extent of guidance and authority)
• ESG Reporting Manager sits in Global Finance.
• The role will interact closely with the Group ESG Reporting team, Group Regulatory Policy, external auditors and other key stakeholders Risk management (operational risk / FIM requirements)
• Assess the operational risks associated with the role, taking account of changing market conditions, legal and regulatory requirements, operating procedures and practices, changes in the bank’s management structure and the impact of new technology.
• Ensure that:
• All decisions and actions take account of the likely operational risk implications;
• Areas of concern are addressed promptly in conjunction with line management and/or the appropriate department. Observation of internal controls (compliance policy / FIM requirements)
• Maintain HSBC’s internal control standards,



including timely implementation of internal and external audit issues and any issues raised by external regulators.
• Understand, follow and demonstrate compliance with all relevant internal and external rules, regulations and procedures that apply to the conduct of the business in which you are involved, specifically Internal Controls and any Compliance policy including the Group Compliance policy Role dimensions (e.g. balance sheet size, lending/expenditure limits, size/volume of transactions, budget)
• Coordinating the production of ESG related disclosures
• Analysing and operationalizing the delivery of upcoming new regulations
• Ensuring that European ESG mandatory requirements are being met through our disclosures;
• Ensuring there is a robust verification/assurance process maintained for ESG disclosures and coordinating the external assurance To be successful you will: Experience
• Minimum 10 years’ experience within Finance at a major institution, ideally with experience of quantitative and qualitative data analysis and new reporting requirements.
• Good understanding of the topic of ESG, in particular climate. Commercial outlook – able to connect numbers, performance drivers and ‘real world’ events. Commercial outlook – able to connect numbers, performance drivers and ‘real world’ events.
• Knowledge of HSBC’s business strategy, operations and structure.
• Highly-motivated, diligent, collaborative, personable and capable of working independently and exercising judgment.
• Project management skills, including creating lean processes and governance structures.
• Strong people and communication skills – able to develop and articulate a viewpoint when working with a broad range of stakeholders.
• Able to prioritise tasks, resolve problems and respond effectively to emerging issues.
• Able effectively to work effectively within a complex, global organisation. Qualifications
• Quantitative degree, ideally with professional education in Finance Skills
• Strong skills in Excel, Word, PowerPoint.
• Fluent English (written and spoken). What additional skills will be good to have?
• French language skill is advantageous Hsbc.com/careers You’ll achieve more at HSBC HSBC is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a culture where all employees are valued, respected and opinions count. We take pride in providing a workplace that fosters continuous professional development, flexible working and, opportunities to grow within an inclusive and diverse environment. We encourage applications from all suitably qualified persons irrespective of, but not limited to, their gender or genetic information, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, social status, medical care leave requirements, political affiliation, people with disabilities, color, national origin, veteran status, etc., We consider all applications based on merit and suitability to the role.” Personal data held by the Bank relating to employment applications will be used in accordance with our Privacy Statement, which is available on our website. *Issued By HSBC Electronic Data Processing (India) Private LTD*

📌 Senior ESG Reporting Manager (Gurugram)
🏢 HSBC
📍 Gurugram