Sustainability Finance Business Partner

Were Kingfisher A team made up of over 76000 passionate people who bring Kingfisher - and all our other brands: B&Q Screwfix Brico Depot Castorama and Koctas - to life. Thats right were big but we have ambitions to become even bigger and even better. We want to become the leading home improvement company and grow the largest community of home improvers in the world. And thats where you come in.

At Kingfisher our customers come from all walks of life and so do we. We want to ensure that all colleagues future colleagues and applicants to Kingfisher are treated equally regardless of age gender marital or civil partnership status colour ethnic or national origin culture religious belief philosophical belief political opinion disability gender identity gender expression or sexual orientation.

We are open to flexible and agile working both of hours and location. Therefore we offer colleagues a blend of working from home and our offices located in London Southampton & Yeovil. Talk to us about how we can best support you!

Were looking for an ESG Finance Business Partner to join our Group Financial Planning & Analysis team. This role will work closely with our Responsible Business team supporting the delivery of Kingfishers ESG strategy and reporting requirements.

ESG reporting is a consistently evolving area and will require the successful candidate to work collaboratively to build tools and processes and form relationships across multiple functions and Banners. The role will support delivery of reporting inline with new EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and other upcoming requirements.

• Act as a key finance partner to the Responsible Business team supporting all areas of ESG finance including:

  • ESG strategy development

  • ESG investment analysis

  • Business case development and cost management

• Support the development of ESG reporting (e.g. EU CSRD) by contributing to tactical and strategic reporting solutions including:

  • Designing building and documenting reporting processes

  • Defining ESG KPIs and identifying required data inputs

  • Developing processes to analyse and validate reporting outputs

  • Supporting calculation and tracking of ESG targets

• Build and maintain strong cross-functional and cross-group networks to ensure successful delivery of ESG reporting and strategy initiatives

• Contribute to long-term planning and target setting including climate-related goals through advanced modelling and scenario analysis

• Provide strategic analysis and insights to support the Responsible Business team acting as a trusted finance advisor on ESG-related matters

• Qualified Accountant (ACA ACCA CIMA or equivalent)
• Strong interest in financial analysis and visualisation (Excel/ PowerPoint/ BI tools)
• High level of competence in financial modelling required to support delivery of Kingfishers Net Zero ambitions and Climate Transition plan.
• Naturally curious with a desire to question and challenge information presented
• Open-minded with the ability to comprehend links between financial results and operational performance

Be Customer Focused constantly improving our customers experience

• I listen to my customers

• I use available data to help make decisions

Be Human acting with humanity and care

• I do the right thing

• I am respectful

Be Curious thrive on learning thinking beyond the obvious

• I build and share new ideas

• I try new things and share my learnings

Be Agile working with trust pace and agility

• I have courage to be creative

• Done is better than perfect I aim for 80/20

Be Inclusive acting inclusively in diverse teams to work together

• I embrace allyship

• I have self-awareness and a desire to learn

Be Accountable championing the plan to deliver results and growth

• I own my actions

• I understand the Kingfisher plan and how it relates to my role

At Kingfisher we value the perspectives that any new team members bring and we want to hear from you. We encourage you to apply for one of our roles even if you do not feel you meet 100% of the requirements.

In return we offer an inclusive environment where what you can achieve is limited only by your imagination! We encourage new ideas actively support experimentation and strive to build an environment where everyone can be their best self. Find out more about Diversity & Inclusion at Kingfisher here!

We also offer a competitive benefits package and plenty of opportunities to stretch and grow your career.

Interested Great apply now and help us to Power the Possible.

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