Senior Manager Sustainability Reporting (m/f/d) - REF80500H

Continental develops pioneering technologies and services for sustainable and connected mobility of people and their goods. Founded in 1871, the technology company offers safe, efficient, intelligent and affordable solutions for vehicles, machines, traffic and transportation. In 2022, Continental generated sales of €39.4 billion and currently employs around 200,000 people in 57 countries and markets.

The Automotive group sector comprises technologies for passive safety, brake, chassis, motion and motion control systems. Innovative solutions for assisted and automated driving, display and operating technologies, as well as audio and camera solutions for the vehicle interior, are also part of the portfolio, as is intelligent information and communication technology for the mobility services of fleet operators and commercial vehicle manufacturers. Comprehensive activities relating to connectivity technologies, vehicle electronics and high-performance computers round off the range of products and services.

We are looking for a colleague as a Senior Manager Sustainability Reporting (m/f/diverse) joining our sustainability reporting team at the Automotive Sector in either Frankfurt am Main or Hannover, Germany. You will focus on social and financial sustainability matters, governing the assurance process for sustainability reporting and support producing the annual sustainability report for future AUMOVIO, ensuring the integrity and accuracy of information. 

Your tasks will also include the following activities:

• Responsibility for the social and financial matters in the mandatory sustainability report (ESG-chapter and ESG-annex) within the annual report
• Manage key processes of sustainability accounting such as definition of metrics, aligning and documenting data collection processes, consolidation, definition and execution of controls as well as effective evidence and audit handling to ensure accuracy of disclosures
• Prepare the related qualitative disclosures of social and financial matters and execute editorial tasks in alignment with the goal of fact-based storytelling and assurance readiness, considering regulatory requirements
• Ensure data accuracy, integrity, and consistency across all reports for qualitative and quantitative disclosure
• Responsibility for the integration of the reporting obligations according to the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS), the EU Taxonomy Regulation and other requirements into the relevant reporting processes with the focus on social and financial matters
• Connect financial and non-financial reporting obligations in alignment with financial reporting team
• Maintain the network for sustainability accounting and reporting and serve as reliable partner for social and financial matters
• Manage the overall assurance process for sustainability reporting including effective audit planning, monitoring, audit execution and escalations within the given timeline
• Handle key risks from definition to report integration for effective audit trails.
• Act as substitute for the head of sustainability reporting

The ideal candidate (m/f/diverse) will possess the following qualifications:

• Academic degree in sustainability, economics, finance, accounting or comparable qualification
• Several years of experience in the areas of finance and accounting, controlling, corporate strategy, and/or sustainability management of an industrial company
• Several years of experience in corporate reporting, preferred financial and/or sustainability reporting
• Several years of experience in data collections and consolidation
• Several years of experience with managing external assurance processes
• Extensive knowledge of the relevant regulatory and other requirements (esp. ESRS, EU Taxonomy, HGB, DRS 20, GRI, SASB, IFRS, SFRD)
• Professional use of MS Office programs (especially Word, Excel and PowerPoint) and SAP, Power BI knowledge of Advantage
• Fluent language skills in German and English (both written and spoken)
• Intrinsic motivation to navigate in highly complex processes and requirements
• Working style, combining a focus on details as well as keeping a highly structured overview
• Excellent communication, moderation and presentation skills
• Good analytical and conceptual skills
• Strong sense of ownership and accountability to area of responsibility

Applications from severely handicapped people are welcome.

The well-being of our employees is important to us. That's why we offer exciting career prospects and support you in achieving a good work-life balance with additional benefits such as:

• Training opportunities
• Mobile and flexible working models
• Sabbaticals
• and much more ...

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Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging are important to us and make our company strong and successful. We offer equal opportunities to everyone - regardless of age, gender, nationality, cultural background, disability, religion, ideology or sexual orientation.

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