Head of External Reporting

ING is a global financial institution with a strong European base offering banking services to millions of customers worldwide. We are committed to transparency sustainability and innovation in everything we do. Join us and help shape the future of banking.

The Team:

The Head of External Reporting leads INGs consolidated external reporting function ensuring accurate timely and compliant financial and non-financial disclosures. This role oversees IFRS-based financial statements regulatory filings and ESG reporting while maintaining strong governance and internal controls. Acting as a key liaison with auditors regulators and senior management the position drives transparency and trust in INGs external communications.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership: Define and execute INGs global external reporting strategy aligning financial and ESG disclosures with business objectives and regulatory requirements.
• Stakeholder Management: Act as the primary point of contact for senior executives regulators auditors and external stakeholders; provide clear strategic insights and recommendations.
• Governance & Compliance: Establish and maintain a robust control environment for external reporting; ensure adherence to IFRS CSRD EU Taxonomy and other global standards.
• Financial & ESG Reporting: Oversee the preparation of consolidated financial statements and sustainability reports; ensure accuracy timeliness and transparency.
• Team Development: Build lead and inspire a high-performing global reporting team; foster collaboration across regions and functions.
• Process Optimization: Drive transformation initiatives including automation and standardisation of reporting processes to enhance efficiency and quality.

How to Succeed :

• Education & Experience: Masters in Finance Accounting or related field; 10 years in external reporting within multinational financial services.
• Technical Expertise: Proven experience in IFRS regulatory reporting and ESG frameworks (CSRD EU Taxonomy); familiarity with SOX compliance.
• Leadership Skills: Proven experience leading global teams influencing senior stakeholders navigating effectively through complexity and a matrix organization and motivating engaging and developing high performing teams.
• Competencies: Proven experience in strategic thinking governance and control frameworks effective communication with senior stakeholders and leveraging reporting systems and automation tools to drive efficiency.
• Professional Credentials: CPA ACCA or equivalent preferred.

Rewards & benefits

We want to make sure that its possible for you to strike the right balance between your career and your private life. You can find out more about our employment conditions here.

The benefits of working with us at ING include:

• A salary indication tailored to your qualities and experience

• 36 or 40 hour workweek

• Individual leave: 242 individual holiday days based on 36 hr workweek

• Diversity leave: 3 days per year (15 paid 15 unpaid)

• CSR days: up to 2 days per year to actively engage in society by volunteering

• 13th month salary

• 8% Holiday payment

• Individual Savings Contribution (BIS) 3.5% of your gross annual salary

• Mobility card

• Attractive pension scheme

• Hybrid working to blend home working for focus and office working for collaboration and co-creation

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About us

With 60000 employees and operations in approximately 40 countries there is no shortage of opportunities for people with initiative who want to help people take a step ahead in life and in business. Do you want to work at the cutting edge of whats possible and at the same time ensure you work with integrity and hold the customers interests at heart Do you want to be surrounded by progressive inspiring diverse and supportive colleagues Then there is no better place to invest your talents than at ING. Join us and apply today!