Location: North East Africa
Reporting Line: Senior Manager, Sustainability & ESG
Experience Level: Mid-level (5+ years)
Sector Fit: Telecommunications, digital infrastructure, finance-linked ESG environments
Role Overview
This is where ESG stops being a side function and becomes financial infrastructure.
You are not just supporting sustainability.
You are wiring ESG directly into:
- financial reporting
- investment decisions
- risk management systems
Think of this role as the translator between sustainability metrics and balance sheet reality.
Core Responsibilities
1. ESG Risk Management & ESMS Implementation
- Identify and monitor environmental and social risks across operations and projects
- Support implementation of ESMS aligned with IFC Performance Standards
- Maintain central registers of ESG risks, obligations, and mitigation actions
- Coordinate ESAP development, tracking, and closure
- Integrate ESG risks into enterprise risk management systems
- Embed ESG considerations into contracts with Finance and Legal teams
2. ESG Reporting & Financial Integration
- Prepare ESG disclosures aligned with:
- IFRS S1 & S2
- GRI
- TCFD
- IIRC
- Manage ESG data collection, validation, and analysis
- Apply GHG Protocol for emissions accounting
- Integrate ESG metrics into financial reporting and planning
- Support audits, assurance processes, and investor/DFI reporting
- Ensure consistency between ESG disclosures and financial statements
3. Stakeholder Management & ESG Delivery
- Coordinate ESG initiatives across Finance, Risk, Legal, and Operations
- Engage investors, DFIs, auditors, and external advisors
- Manage ESG programmes such as:
- independent E&S reviews
- ESG implementation roadmaps
- Track progress and report to senior management
4. ESG Governance & Culture Building
- Strengthen ESG policies, procedures, and governance frameworks
- Support internal ESG training and awareness programmes
- Drive a culture of accountability and compliance across teams
What They’re Looking For
Technical Strength
- Strong grounding in ESG risk management and financial linkage
- Deep familiarity with:
- IFC Performance Standards
- ESG reporting frameworks (IFRS S1/S2, GRI, TCFD, ESRS)
- Hands-on ESG data management and reporting experience
- Understanding of financial reporting and IFRS standards
Professional Background
- Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
- 5+ years in ESG, sustainability, or E&S risk roles
- Experience in:
- DFI-backed environments
- telecoms / infrastructure / consulting
- Certifications (GRI, FSA, TCFD, CPA, ACCA) are strong advantages
Core Capabilities
- Analytical, structured, detail-oriented
- Strong communication across technical and non-technical audiences
- Ability to influence without authority
- Comfortable operating in complex, multi-country environments
What This Role Really Is
Let’s strip away the corporate language.
This is:
- ESG meets finance
- Risk meets reporting
- Compliance meets capital allocation
You are effectively:
the person who ensures ESG is not just disclosed…
but actually priced into decisions
That is rare.
And very valuable.
Why This Role Matters
Most ESG roles sit in one lane:
- compliance
- reporting
- strategy
This one cuts across all three and adds a fourth:
financial integration
That means you are building:
- investor credibility
- audit-ready systems
- decision-grade ESG data
In other words, you are operating at the layer where ESG becomes bankable.
Apply
Apply here: https://jobs.talenthr.io/wioccgroup/management-accountant/160
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