Director, ESG Controllership

At BNY, our culture empowers you to grow and succeed. As a leading global financial services company at the center of the world's financial system we touch nearly 20% of the world's investible assets. Every day around the globe, our 50,000+ employees bring the power of their perspective to the table to create solutions with our clients that benefit businesses, communities and people everywhere.

We continue to be a leader in the industry, awarded as a top home for innovators and for creating an inclusive workplace. Through our unique ideas and talents, together we help make money work for the world. This is what #LifeAtBNY is all about.

We're seeking a future team member for the role of Director, ESG Controllership, to join our Sustainability Office. This role is 4 days/w in-office in NYC

In this role, you'll make an impact in the following ways:

• Lead the production of ESG regulatory disclosures in line with group and legal entity obligations to ensure proper alignment to BNY policies, controls, and procedures
• Closely collaborates with colleagues in finance, 2LOD (Risk and Compliance), and 3LOD (Internal Audit)
• Uphold proper documentation protocols, control frameworks, and reporting structures in line with BNY Controllership standards throughout the disclosure production process
• Oversee centralized data strategy and collection for the sustainability team, setting a standard of practice and partnering with internal stakeholders to manage data quality and integration
• Manage matrixed reviews from key enterprise-level and legal entity-level disclosures, providing oversight of language consistency, disclosure levels in line with stakeholder expectations and regulatory obligations, and cross-market sensitivities
• Oversee financed emissions measurement and methodologies in line with regulatory disclosure obligations and manage internal controls and audit readiness of the data
• Work with the Operational Sustainability team to facilitate matrixed oversight of operational emissions measurement and controls
• Maintains expertise in industry best practices and emerging frameworks and protocols to support interoperability of BNY's approach to sustainability disclosures

To be successful in this role, we're seeking the following:

• Bachelor's degree required, MBA or other advanced degree in relevant field a plus
• 10+ years of experience in financial services: accounting, internal audit, controls, and/or ESG / sustainability; background in a controllership function strongly preferred
• Technical, quantitative expert who can collect, manage, and interpret large amounts of data with precision and accuracy, including working with third-party data sets (e.g., S&P) and reporting platforms (e.g., Workiva)
• Strong grounding in carbon emissions measurement across Scope 1, 2, and 3 and guiding accounting frameworks / measurement methodologies (e.g., PCAF, GHG Protocol)
• Track record of defining and operationalizing data standards, protocols, and processes to meet regulatory and reporting obligations
• Interpersonal and communications skills to closely collaborate with cross-functional teams in developing disclosure strategies for new/evolving obligations, and to provide guidance, trainings, and briefings to a diverse range of stakeholders

At BNY, our culture speaks for itself. Here's a few of our awards:

• America's Most Innovative Companies, Fortune, 2024
• World's Most Admired Companies, Fortune 2024
• Human Rights Campaign Foundation, Corporate Equality Index, 100% score, 2023-2024
• Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion, Disability: IN - 100% score, 2023-2024
• "Most Just Companies", Just Capital and CNBC, 2024
• Dow Jones Sustainability Indices, Top performing company for Sustainability, 2024
• Bloomberg's Gender Equality Index (GEI), 2023

Our Benefits and Rewards:

BNY offers highly competitive compensation, benefits, and wellbeing programs rooted in a strong culture of excellence and our pay-for-performance philosophy. We provide access to flexible global resources and tools for your life's journey. Focus on your health, foster your personal resilience, and reach your financial goals as a valued member of our team, along with generous paid leaves, including paid volunteer time, that can support you and your family through moments that matter.

BNY is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer - Underrepresented racial and ethnic groups/Females/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.

BNY assesses market data to ensure a competitive compensation package for our employees. The base salary for this position is expected to be between $127,000 and $240,000 per year at the commencement of employment. However, base salary if hired will be determined on an individualized basis, including as to experience and market location, and is only part of the BNY total compensation package, which, depending on the position, may also include commission earnings, discretionary bonuses, short and long-term incentive packages, and Company-sponsored benefit programs.
This position is at-will and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, change in geographic location, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.