Director, ESG Reporting

Job Summary

Job Description

What is the opportunity?

As part of the Chief Accountant’s Group in our Toronto head office, you will be part of a collaborative team culture that strives to challenge ourselves to be our best, think progressively to keep growing, and work together to deliver collective results.

For forward-thinking and results-focused leaders, this is an opportunity to join the External Reporting team of Canada’s largest company, frequently ranked as one of the top companies to work for in Canada. RBC is internationally recognized for its commitment to innovation, diversity, customer satisfaction and corporate social responsibility. We care about each other, reaching our potential, making a difference to our communities, and achieving success that is mutual.

The External Reporting function serves a critical role in telling the story of RBC’s financial results to the public through the quarterly Report to Shareholders, Annual Report and other external disclosures. This role will have a focus on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Reporting and will drive collaboration with stakeholders from across the organization to support effective and consistent external reporting in the ESG space, and will have a leadership role in ESG-related advocacy efforts as well as progressing an enterprise-wide project to evolve our ESG disclosure approach and strategy. The role offers the opportunity to build relationships with senior members from across Finance, Corporate Citizenship, Law, Risk Management, Communications and Strategy.

What will you do?

• Actively contribute to the CFO Group’s mission of providing valued governance and advice by enhancing governance and controls underpinning ESG-related disclosures and evolving and maturing our ESG disclosure strategy and approach.
• Take a leading role in communicating our journey to mature and enhance our ESG disclosure process, including through the preparation of materials for senior executives, our CFO, and the Board/Audit Committee.
• Help to shape future ESG-related disclosure requirements by leading or supporting advocacy efforts on ESG-related matters across the enterprise, and also through industry associations where applicable (i.e. Canadian Bankers Association).
• Monitor for relevant developments from key bodies, including the IFRS Foundation (e.g. proposed International Sustainability Standards Board).
• Shape RBC’s future ESG disclosure strategy and deliver best–in-class ESG disclosures, including through benchmarking and identification of emerging disclosure trends.
• Assess and evaluate the impact of new ESG-related disclosure and financial reporting requirements.
• Work with key stakeholders, including Corporate Sustainability, to support enhanced governance over ESG-related reporting including RBC’s ESG Performance Report, TCFD Report and Public Accountability Statement.
• Provide effective challenge through disclosure reviews and drive consistency across RBC’s external disclosures.
• Directly support senior-executive committee with responsibility for governance and oversight of ESG-related disclosures, including material preparation and coordination.
• Partner with key stakeholders in the preparation and review of ESG-related disclosures included in RBC’s regulatory documents.
• Develop strong business partner relationships to foster greater understanding of key disclosures and emerging trends.

What do you need to succeed?

Must-have

• Chartered Professional Accountant designation.
• 7+ years of relevant work experience.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including ability to communicate effectively to executives.
• Demonstrated leadership abilities in a cross-functional setting.
• Strong organizational and problem solving skills; including ability to recommend practical solutions to complex challenges in a dynamic environment.
• Proactive and forward-thinking approach.
• Strong interpersonal skills; specifically able to act as change agent, facilitator and collaborator.
• Self-starter – enthusiasm and willingness to learn to get up to speed and stay abreast of constantly evolving developments.

Nice-to-have

• Strong understanding of regulatory disclosure requirements.
• Solid understanding of financial institutions, including all facets of RBC’s business and other activities with strong business acumen.
• ESG-related experience and/or familiarity with ESG-related frameworks such as TCFD, SASB, GRI, etc.

Job Skills

Accounting, Audits Compliance, Financial Accounting Systems, Financial Reporting and Analysis, General Ledger Administration, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Long Term Planning, Performance Management (PM), Tax Regulations.

Additional Job Details

Address: 20 KING ST W:TORONTO

City: TORONTO

Country: Canada

Work hours/week: 37.5

Employment Type: Full time

Platform: OFFICE OF THE CFO

Job Type: Regular

Pay Type: Salaried

Posted Date: 2025-02-18

Application Deadline: 2025-03-08

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above.

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