Manager-Sustainability Accounting Policy & Reporting/ Corporate Sustainability Controller Group (CFO)

Bank of America is hiring a Manager for Sustainability Accounting Policy & Reporting, responsible for ensuring compliance with sustainability laws and developing related policies. The role involves analyzing regulations, providing technical support, and advocating for the company with standard setters. Candidates should have 8+ years of accounting experience, familiarity with ESG initiatives, and strong communication skills. The position offers flexibility and is open to remote work.
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Job Description

Responsible for interpreting and applying sustainability laws, rules, regulations, and guidelines as well as related voluntary disclosure frameworks. Responsible for developing and establishing a Sustainability Accounting Policy manual (i.e., the central repository of sustainability interpretations) as well as reviewing and evaluating transactions and disclosures to ensure compliance with said policies. Acts in an advocacy capacity for BAC with standard setters, regulators and industry groups/associations.

Responsibilities
• Leads global efforts to analyze sustainability laws, rules, regulations and guidelines to ensure BAC compliance and ensure consistency of approach across the globe
• Provides technical support for the implementation of new sustainability standards as well as other sustainability regulations and frameworks.
• Responsible for developing sustainability-related accounting policies/interpretations/opinions as well as reviewing and evaluating regulatory reports and disclosures to ensure compliance with relevant laws, rules, regulations
• Helps identify the steps necessary to resolve compliance gaps where they arise and ensure data presented is fit-for-purpose.
• Required Qualifications:
• 8+ plus years of accounting experience
• Exposure to ESG/Sustainability initiatives
• Strong understanding of accounting and SEC reporting standards
• Experience analyzing technical issues and providing technical support for the implementation of new accounting/sustainability standards and developing related policies
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Strong initiative, comfortable working within an entrepreneurial environment and assuming a strong sense of ownership over all ESG reporting and disclosure matters
• Preferred Qualifications:
• Prior Big-4 audit experience preferred
• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience
• Skills:
• Financial Accounting
• Inclusive Leadership
• Reporting
• Risk Management
• Stakeholder Management
• Continuous Improvement
• Executive Presence
• Financial Analysis
• Regulatory Compliance
• Regulatory Relations
• Attention to Detail
• Coaching
• Policies, Procedures, and Guidelines Management
• Project Management
• Shift:

1st shift (United States of America)

Hours Per Week:

40