Internal Control Sustainability Expert

Sustainability Expert

The Opportunity

We aspire to generate a change in the company that reinforces its commitment to society and the planet, with ethical and sustainable management. To this end, we are working to ensure that sustainability becomes one of the dimensions of Telefónica's excellence, anticipating changes and new demands from society, mitigating risks, and taking advantage of business opportunities that guarantee Telefónica's long-term success.

We are committed to achieve this scenario based on a work characterized by innovation, efficiency, ethical commitment, transversality, and excellent management of the talent of the people who make up the team.

Telefónica is a pioneer in sustainability, an example of this is that we have obtained numerous recognitions from relevant organizations, for example, DJSI (Top 10 telcos worldwide in the CSA and in second place in DJSI Europe), Digital Inclusion Benchmark (2nd company worldwide), Sustainalytics ESG Rating (94th percentile in the sector), CDP (A), Ranking Digital Rights (1st in the telco sector), etc. In addition, we took on ESG challenges such as committing to become a Net Zero company by 2040.

General Description:

• The open position is within the ESG Strategy & Reporting Corporate Department, which is one of the 4 areas reporting into Telefonica’s Chief Sustainability Officer.
• The main missions of the ESG Strategy and Reporting Corporate Department are to report transparently to stakeholders on the company's sustainability performance and to design, develop and implement strategies to take advantage of opportunities and mitigate ESG risks.

Main functions:

• The Sustainability Expert we are looking for will participate in various projects related to the company's ESG internal control & transparency when reporting information. Specifically, the functions will include:
• Periodic update of the sustainability reporting scope (ESG perimeter).
• Support in the coordination, preparation and updating of internal control documentation (flowcharts, narratives and risk and control matrices). Support in the identification of risks and design of controls, determining the periodicity, the associated IT systems, the assertions they cover, their characteristics (preventive or detective, manual or automatic and key or non-key).
• Analysis and preparation of documentation that includes and explains the recommendations of the verifier or internal auditor. Subsequent follow-up and support in case of clarifications. Proposal of action plans if necessary.
• Assistance in the elaboration of a corporate guide on best practices when implementing the ICSR (Internal Control over Sustainability Reporting).
• Support in the digitalization of sustainability reporting scope (ESG perimeter) and internal control documentation.
• Adaptation of the reported sustainability information including the reporting scope (ESG perimeter) to the CSRD (EU - Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive).
• Elaboration of chapters included in the Annual Sustainability Report.
• Updating and monitoring of the scorecard that includes targets for the different ESG topics.

Cross-cutting assignments:

• Continuous analysis of ESG regulations mainly related to ESG reporting and internal control (i.e. SEC and CSRD - ESRS) to identify next steps in the ICSR.
• Coordination with internal audit and the external auditor.
• Interlocution with different areas in charge of sustainability information, local and corporate.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or business administration and management.
• Specific experiences in internal control/auditing and sustainability reporting and strategy will be considered.

Experience

• 3-5 years of work experience in audit/ internal control, either in a corporation or consulting firm.
• Knowledge of sustainability standards and regulations (i.e. CSRD-ESRS), COSO integrated framework and SOX law would be considered.
• Experience in designing and defining methodology for ESG strategy development would be recognized.

Languages

• High-level fluency in English and Spanish is required.  
• Other languages valued, especially Portuguese and German.

Skills

• Passion and interest in sustainability trends and challenges.
• Good project management skills with attention to detail and comfort dealing with ambiguity.
• Analytical skills including ability to identify gaps and opportunities.
• Experience participating in projects in a complex and international organizational environment.
• Great communication and writing skills.
• Ability to produce deliverables: reports, presentations, Q&As, papers.

If you join us, we offer you...
 

• Work in a dynamic team and be part of challenging projects that will allow you to play a leading role in the transformation of the company.
• An interesting package of social benefits (luncheon vouchers, health, life and accident insurance, pension plan, flexible compensation plan...).
• A flexible working environment with hybrid models of face-to-face and telecommuting.
• Access to a wide range of continuous learning opportunities for you to grow with us.
• Participate in volunteering programmes, social actions, international mobility, off-site...

 
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