Lead accounting analyst sr sus controls spec

About our client:Our Client operates in the Oil and Energy industry, with its headquarters rooted strongly in Saudi Arabia. It has its branches spread to more than 50 countries, providing employment to more than 68,500 people all over the world. They fall under the Fortune 500 Companies. They are one of the world’s largest oil producers. They are constantly growing by creating new technologies through its Research and Development efforts and branch into new business lines through Investments and Acquisitions.Responsibilities : Monitor latest trends in sustainability related guidance and requirement by policy makers and regulators.Assess the impact of any sustainability related regulation on our client and its Group entities, and provide controls improvement recommendation to ensure compliance with sustainability reporting standards.Undertake Group ICSR compliance activities including metric prioritization and scoping.Ensure timely completion of the ICSR testing per the annual internal controls cycle.Identify process gaps and accordingly provide recommendations in areas requiring improvement based on industry best practices.Conduct and oversee process and control walkthroughs including test of design and operating effectiveness, and suggest controls to improve the internal control framework.Review testing workpapers in line with defined standards and quality benchmarks.Challenge the status quo by undertaking control rationalization standardization for business processes.Monitor changes in standards such as COSO framework, and standards published by ISSB, EFRAG, SEC. etc. and align the internal controls programme to the revised standards/ guidelines.Develop team member skills through on-going mentoring and feedback (written and verbal). Mentoring/ feedback would be in relation to the completion/ quality of work performed, interaction with process stakeholders, meeting timelines/ budgets, managing multiple tasks, etc.Monitor resource utilization and allocation as well as motivate the team to perform as per stakeholder expectations.Organize and conduct learning sessions developing knowledge sharing forums with other functions within the organization.Requirements : A minimum of ten years of relevant experience is desirable in relevant industries, which may include experience in financial statement consolidation, financial analysis, financial statement preparation, accounting research, mergers and acquisitions, taxation, process/change management, and strategy/management consulting. Specific operational experience in energy related activities, infrastructure, utilities (public and/or private), joint ventures and subsidiaries, government sector, non-profits, and public administration would be desirable. Specific corporate business integration experience would also be desirable (startup experience and related activities).The candidate should demonstrate the ability to perform walk throughs, test controls, identify gaps and effectively communicate findings and recommendations for control redesign to key stakeholders and senior management. Proficiency in major ERP tools is essential, along with a strong working knowledge of established control frameworks such as COSO and key sustainability related regulations like S1 S2, ESRS, Ipieca, GHG Protocol, GRI, SEC and PCAOB guidelines.In addition, the candidate should have a deep understanding of ESG topics and related metrics reported on the annual sustainability reports. An in-depth familiarity with environmental topics such as climate change, GHG emission, water management, waste management is highly desirable.