Manager -Sustainability Regulatory/Accounting Policy

Job Description:

At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. We do this by driving Responsible Growth and delivering for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day.

Being a Great Place to Work is core to how we drive Responsible Growth. This includes our commitment to being a diverse and inclusive workplace, attracting and developing exceptional talent, supporting our teammates' physical, emotional, and financial wellness, recognizing and rewarding performance, and how we make an impact in the communities we serve.

At Bank of America, you can build a successful career with opportunities to learn, grow, and make an impact. Join us!

Job Description:

Responsible for interpreting and applying sustainability laws, rules, regulations, and guidelines as well as related voluntary disclosure frameworks. Responsible for developing and establishing a Sustainability Accounting Policy manual (i.e., the central repository of sustainability interpretations) as well as reviewing and evaluating transactions and disclosures to ensure compliance with said policies. Acts in an advocacy capacity for BAC with standard setters, regulators and industry groups/associations.

Responsibilities:

• Leads global efforts to analyze sustainability laws, rules, regulations and guidelines to ensure BAC compliance and ensure consistency of approach across the globe
• Provides technical support for the implementation of new sustainability standards as well as other sustainability regulations and frameworks.
• Responsible for developing sustainability-related accounting policies/interpretations/opinions as well as reviewing and evaluating regulatory reports and disclosures to ensure compliance with relevant laws, rules, regulations
• Participates in technical advocacy and interpretational work related to sustainability reporting frameworks, working closely with all relevant functions across the enterprise.

Required Qualifications:

• 8+ years accounting experience
• Exposure to ESG/Sustainability initiatives
• Experience analyzing technical issues and providing technical support for the implementation of new accounting/sustainability standards and developing related policies

• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Strong initiative, comfortable working within an entrepreneurial environment and assuming a strong sense of ownership over all ESG reporting and disclosure matters
• Strong analytical, critical thinking and problem-solving skills, with attention to detail

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior Big-4 audit experience
• Bachelor's Degree

Skills:

• Data and Trend Analysis
• Financial Accounting
• Interpret Relevant Laws, Rules, and Regulations
• Regulatory Compliance
• Risk Management
• Attention to Detail
• Continuous Improvement
• Financial Analysis
• Project Management
• Reporting
• Analytical Thinking
• Oral Communications
• Regulatory Relations
• Stakeholder Management
• Written Communications

Shift:
1st shift (United States of America)

Hours Per Week:
40