ESG Data & Reporting Manager

Baxter•Deerfield, IL

51d

About The Position

This is where your insights influence change. Your belief in hard work, critical thinking, and analytical approach is crucial in understanding the big picture as well as collaborating on solutions! Though your talent is needed across a wide array of work environments, your preference is working at a large, stable company. One that appreciates your skills and actively invests in your career. As a ESG Data & Reporting Manager at Baxter, you have the opportunity to work with our internal team as well as collaboratively with the teams we support. As a valued member of our finance organization, your insights and technical expertise will support our operations and contribute to our goals! You are able to adapt quickly, and thrive in nearly any situation due to your friendly, open approach to work. Your colleagues and business unit leaders will support you as you grow your professional skills at Baxter. Baxter is a large, global company that provides rich opportunities to develop professionally and learn from one another. Our mission to save and sustain lives is backed by a strong business model and over 90 years of success and growth. As our company's mission comes to life, it brings vast amounts of data with it. The finance organization has the responsibility and privilege of translating this data into significant, practical insights to help teams learn and adapt along the way. Our Finance team enables leaders and partnering groups to understand the financial implications that their business decisions are projecting to be or are resulting in. We guide these partners to understand financial opportunities or realities that help move Baxter forward and closer to the overall mission. As we work toward our common purpose, we lean on our colleagues for their expertise and collaborate to get work done. As an internal partner to the business, the finance team establishes relationships and functions as a thought partner, providing expertise and reliability along the way. This function is friendly and helpful, largely due to the cross-collaborative nature of the roles. While you often work independently with your partner, you always have the greater finance organization to lean on for support or guidance. The ESG Data & Reporting Manager oversees the collection, validation, analysis, management, and disclosure of sustainability and ESG data for the organization. Reporting through Baxter's Finance team, this role partners heavily with the Sustainability team to support the delivery of accurate, auditable, clear, and impactful sustainability data and reporting that is compliant with global sustainability regulations and supports internal decision-making and stakeholder communications. The role will be critical in developing a centralized global center of excellence for ESG data, for utilization in Baxter's annual Corporate Responsibility Report, local reporting requirements, and internal goal tracking and KPI reporting. The role will have responsibilities for ensuring data alignment with global reporting regulations, implementing and maintaining ESG reporting systems, and driving continuous improvement in data quality and reporting efficiency. The individual in this role, reporting to the ESG Controller, will bring experience with master data, governance, process improvements, controls, audit and strong project management, plus technical knowledge of emerging ESG reporting frameworks, including CSRD, EU Taxonomy and ISSB. The role is ideal for a self-starter with strong data analysis skills, excellent attention to detail, and an ability to collaborate effectively with a range of internal collaborators.

Requirements

Demonstrated knowledge with upcoming mandatory ESG reporting frameworks and disclosure standards (CSRD and EU Taxonomy) required; ISSB strongly preferred
Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business, Accounting, Management Information Systems, Data Science and Analytics, or Sustainability/Environmental Science, strongly preferred
Proven experience in project plan development, management, data management and analytics, strongly preferred
Advanced Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills, strongly preferred

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated knowledge with voluntary frameworks, disclosure standards, and ratings agencies (GRI, SASB, IFRS, TCFD, CDP, Ecovadis), preferred
Demonstrated knowledge of the Greenhouse Gas Protocol and GHG accounting methods (Scopes 1, 2, and 3), preferred
Proficient with Benchmark Gensuite, Watershed, Workiva, or similar GHG accounting and reporting technology, preferred

Responsibilities

Supervise ESG data collection processes, collaborating with core business functions (including Finance, Sustainability, Internal Audit, Policy & Controls, FP&A, IT, Legal, Travel and Procurement) on data validation, quality management, documentation and record-keeping
Collaborate with subject matter experts across business functions to define data ownership, support improvements in process maturity and data completeness, and identify gaps or inconsistencies. Evaluate processes and tools for efficiency, scalability, and automation opportunities
Design and support the implementation of data assurance internal controls, assisting with the training of internal stakeholders and data owners on the quality and governance requirements, ensuring compliance with mandatory reporting frameworks
Work closely with the ESG Controller on CSRD and EU Taxonomy reporting. Assist with materiality assessments, define scope, identify key data, and prepare disclosures. Help with calculating essential metrics, including supporting in forecasting and modeling different scenarios.
Lead all aspects of integrating new sustainability and ESG reporting tools, ensuring data accuracy and timely updates.
Coordinate with external assurance providers for review of CSRD and EU Taxonomy data and disclosures
Assist global teams with their data needs, in support of local reporting requirements, including ISSB
Monitor ongoing regulatory changes, partnering with Legal to assist with evaluation of scope and impact to the company.
Other duties as required

Benefits

Baxter offers comprehensive compensation and benefits packages for eligible roles.
Our health and well-being benefits include medical and dental coverage that start on day one, as well as insurance coverage for basic life, accident, short-term and long-term disability, and business travel accident insurance.
Financial and retirement benefits include the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), with the ability to purchase company stock at a discount, and the 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (RSP), with options for employee contributions and company matching.
We also offer Flexible Spending Accounts, educational assistance programs, and time-off benefits such as paid holidays, paid time off ranging from 20 to 35 days based on length of service, family and medical leaves of absence, and paid parental leave.
Additional benefits include commuting benefits, the Employee Discount Program, the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and childcare benefits.
Join us and enjoy the competitive compensation and benefits we offer to our employees.
For additional information regarding Baxter US Benefits, please speak with your recruiter or visit our Benefits site: Benefits | Baxter

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