Senior Analyst, ESG Controllership

Salesforce•Chicago, IL

15h

About The Position

Salesforce is the #1 AI CRM, where humans with agents drive customer success together. Here, ambition meets action. Tech meets trust. And innovation isn’t a buzzword — it’s a way of life. The world of work as we know it is changing and we're looking for Trailblazers who are passionate about bettering business and the world through AI, driving innovation, and keeping Salesforce's core values at the heart of it all. Ready to level-up your career at the company leading workforce transformation in the agentic era? You’re in the right place! Agentforce is the future of AI, and you are the future of Salesforce. This exciting position is designed to support the advancement of Salesforce’s Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Reporting and disclosure capabilities as part of the ESG Controllership team. This role will assist in the preparation, implementation and execution of Salesforce’s ESG reporting requirements and work cross functionally to analyze and advance our ESG reporting globally. The candidate ideally has direct experience with ESG Reporting and must be capable of connecting with senior management and senior members of Salesforce’s external service providers. The ideal applicant will be a “quick study” that is viewed as a strong “go to” leader with excellent interpersonal competence. The applicant will demonstrate skills to handle the ESG reporting process, multitask opposing priorities, build positive relationships and trust simultaneously and be secure in communicating in front of an audience. This individual will also be a liaison among a mix of associates of the COFO’s global finance team and the Chief Impact Officer’s sustainability teams, among other teams, and will be involved in several initiatives to optimize and improve Salesforce’s financial reporting and infrastructure.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree with 3+ years working experience
Able to work in a dynamic, high growth environment
Comfortable working with a third party / professional services organization
Basic knowledge of ESG reporting frameworks, standards and reporting requirements, such as GHG Protocol, TCFD, ESRS, ISSB, SASB, GRI.
Able to interact with executives and across functions
Professional written and verbal communication including documentation of process and controls.
Self-starter willing to take initiative on projects
Comfortable operating in an ambiguous environment

Nice To Haves

Experience with ESG Reporting
Experience in gathering requirements for technical implementations
Experience working with AI productivity tools
Project management experience
Experience in a Finance related field
Experience writing portions of mandatory reporting (e.g., CSRD/ISSB-aligned reports)
Experience in controls documentation and gap analyses
Familiarity with supporting internal and external audit procedures

Responsibilities

Assess regulatory ESG reporting compliance requirements including, but not limited to, CSRD, ISSB, California (SB 253 and 261) relevant to Salesforce and execute required regulatory reporting
Support Salesforce’s voluntary ESG reporting (Stakeholder Impact Report), including validating claims and data points
Support ESG controls creation and implementation for purposes of public disclosure
Support annual third-party assurance of ESG metrics with external auditors
Review Environmental and Social metrics and understand the reporting ramifications with regards to new disclosures and requirements.
Support required materiality assessments for in-scope Salesforce entities
Support ESG disclosure gap assessments
Support implementation of internal and external ESG reporting tools, actively identifying and integrating innovative AI solutions to enhance reporting capabilities
Maintain library of ESG language for use in statutory requirements
Other ad-hoc responsibilities including supporting our external reporting team