ESG Data and Reporting Analyst

ESG Data & Reporting Analyst

Permanent
London, Kings Cross or Corby, Northants (Hybrid working)
 
 
Do you picture yourself at a FTSE listed company with ESG at the heart of its purpose, strategy and values?
 
Now is a great time to join RS Group! We are a global provider of industrial product and services solutions, placing sustainability at the core of our strategy for our customers, products, solutions and supply chain, not to mention our people and culture.  
 
Our ESG department is growing fast as we continue to make great strides in achieving our 2030 ESG action plan ‘For a Better World’ and as we mature our sustainability reporting to deliver maximum value for all our stakeholders. Our progress is being recognised as industry leading, with a Platinum EcoVadis rating, A- CDP score and entry into the S&P Sustainability Yearbook.  Find out more at www.rsgroup.com/sustainability
 
This is an exciting new role at the cutting edge of ESG data and analytics. 

Deploying a new, audit-grade ESG data management platform, you will be responsible for collating, cleansing and reporting all ESG metrics across 100+ global RS sites to support acceleration of our 2030 ESG plan action plan goals, internal performance management and external disclosure requirements.

You will use utilise your full data & analytics capability to model the Group’s net zero trajectory and granular sustainability targets, conduct climate-scenario analysis and comply with other emerging ESG compliance.  

You will report into the Head of ESG Data & Sustainability Reporting, within the Group ESG team, and be part of a small, newly formed team responsible for ESG data, analytics, governance and sustainability modelling and reporting.

Who we’re looking for:

We’re seeking an individual with strong data and analytics capability and an ability to transform our data and reporting processes to make them more efficient, effective and automated. You will have a drive for rigour, efficiency, and improvement; a willingness to embrace future technologies and data techniques and a passion for sustainability - all supported by a growth mindset.  

What you will be doing:  

ESG modelling, analytics and target setting to drive ESG performance

• Lead ESG data modelling and target setting - for sustainability initiatives, net zero trajectory and SBTi; TCFD climate-scenario analysis and emerging ESG regulations: EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD); International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB); UK Transition Plan Taskforce (TPT) and the EU/UK Taxonomies
• Share ESG data trends, insights and learnings - with Group and regional teams to accelerate progress, mitigate risks and leverage commercial opportunities.

ESG data collection and reporting 

• ESG data reporting - collate, cleanse and verify ESG data from RS 100+ sites to provide accurate, high quality and timely ESG data to support the Group’s quarterly, half-yearly and annual reporting requirements.
• Sustainability metrics and carbon accounting – including Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions reporting
• Customer and supplier ESG reporting - develop methodologies, systems and reports to add value to our stakeholder partnerships.

Data architecture, governance and controls 

• ESG data governance – establish and maintain a system of governance and controls e.g. data quality, data dictionary, data architecture, metrics standards & definitions, rebaselining and restatement principles etc. and feed into the externally disclosed ‘basis of reporting’.

ESG system and internal capability

• Manage ESG data management platform - implement the final stage set-up, roll-out and maintenance of a new (external) ESG data management system (DMS) across RS Group and its 100+ sites. Utilise full reporting and analytics capability and adopt a CI approach. 
• Internal training, skills and capability development - lead an internal training programme to ensure full and accurate adoption of the new ESG data management system.
• ESG data community of practice – create a community of ESG data best practice and co-ordinate adoption with other business intelligence leads across the Group. 

What we are looking for from you:
 

• Experienced in financial and/or sustainability data accounting, reporting, modelling, analytics for multi-site global organisation across a broad range of ESG metrics.
• Experience of ESG systems, data and data flows/architecture - ideally using an external, web-based data management solution to manage multi-site, multi-KPI ESG reporting.
• Experienced in global carbon accounting for Scopes 1, 2 and 3 emissions. Experience of net zero modelling would be an advantage.
• Knowledge of data visualisation & dashboarding tools (e.g. Tableau, Domo, Power BI or similar), with advanced data and analytical capability:
• Familiar with statistics, regression, deviation, proportional factors 
• Effective report design and construction
• Interpretation of data to identify anomalies and spot trends 
• Experience of handling and manipulating large datasets
• High level of commercial awareness with ability to translate complex data sets and trends into simple summaries and actionable initiatives which improve business strategy and offer commercial opportunities
• Self-starter who will take initiative and work across the matrix regardless of reporting lines. Resilient and persistent in pursuit of the data. 
• Experience working in a global organisation and communicating with, influencing and adapting your style to suit colleagues from a broad range of countries, cultures and different languages.

We are RS Group
 
At RS we’ve been solving engineering problems for over 80 years: big ones, small ones, easy and difficult ones. We turn the ‘what ifs’ into the ‘why nots’, the impossible into the possible.  

Our purpose? Making amazing happen for a better world.  

We offer service and product solutions. We send out a parcel every 2 seconds, to over 130 countries. We provide over 700,000 in-stock and over 3 million unstocked products to more than 1.2 million customers.  

We want people like you, as you are curious about things, you like doing things differently and also in a human way with empathy. Because that’s exactly how we partner with people – our customers, suppliers, colleagues and communities – to solve problems.  

We’ll also invest in your development and wellbeing – because building a more diverse and inclusive culture, being ethical, responsible and committed to our Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) action plan is at the heart of everything we do. 

Come and join us and over 9000 employees worldwide – and we’ll help you to think big, do more and unleash your brilliance, so you do amazing things too.
 
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Are you ready to explore the possibilities?