Job Description

:Job Title: Corporate Planning & Management - Spend Management - Sustainable OperationsDivisional OverviewThe Corporate Planning & Management (CPM) Division unifies Finance & Planning, Spend Management, Operational Risk and Resilience, and CPM Engineering teams to deliver business planning and analytics, expense management, third party risk management, and governance strategies across the firm. CPM have 5 operating pillars.Finance & Planning supports the execution of the firm's strategic objectives through the management of the planning process, firmwide reporting and analytics and insights into the firm's business plans and budgets. They develop consistent framework for revenue division projections creating transparency, accountability and efficiency around projections. This pillar also includes the CF&O, EO and Engineering divisional CFOs, who are strategic finance advisors helping the firm and the non-revenue divisions achieve commercial financial opportunities. Product Finance is responsible for the overall governance and proactive management of the firm's non-compensation expenses. Spend Management encompasses the functions responsible for managing all aspects of the firm's spend with third parties - advising commercial agreements and driving operating efficiency. Departments include Strategic Sourcing, Procure to Pay, Integrated Travel and Expense, Infrastructure and Transformation and Sustainable Operations. Operational Risk & Resilience drives firmwide Operational Risk programs along with second line teams and implements required changes within CPM. The Corporate Insurance & Advisory team in this pillar identifies, procures, and manages corporate insurance needs for the firm and its investing businesses. The CPM Engineering team provides engineering solutions that enable the firm to manage third-party spend, data and automation, plan budgets, forecast financial scenarios, allocate expenses and support corporate decision making in-line with the firm's strategic objectives.Role OverviewProfessionals in CPM have an analytical mindset, exhibit intellectual curiosity and are from diverse academic backgrounds. This role sits within the Spend Management pillar.We are seeking a detail-oriented and motivated Sustainability Analyst to join our team. The candidate will play a key role in advancing our environmental, social, and governance (ESG) initiatives and performance. The Sustainability Analyst will be responsible for supporting the development, implementation, and monitoring of our ESG reporting frameworks, with a specific focus on environmental reporting, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions calculations, and sustainability metrics.The role requires collaboration with different functions across the firm on a regular basis, an ability to work independently, and ability to interact with senior professionals across the firm. It also entails in-depth analysis and reporting for senior management, requiring diligence and a commercial mindset. The candidate is required to work closely with global counterparts. Should have excellent verbal and written communication skills.Job responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Strong Background in ESG Reporting: Proven experience in environmental, social, and governance (ESG) reporting and sustainability disclosures. Deep understanding of frameworks such as GRI, SASB, TCFD, and CDP

• Knowledge of GHG Emission Accounting: Fair understanding of Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions data and methodologies such as the GHG Protocol and able to effectively track, calculate, and report emissions data. Own and improve upon sustainability data management, leading the identification and resolution of data quality issues when observed. Also, able to develop insights and actions across energy, water, ghg emissions and waste data aspects

• Problem Solving and Critical Thinking: Ability to interpret complex data, think critically, and recommend impactful sustainability initiatives based on data-driven insights.

• Effective Communication and Reporting Skills: Assist in the preparation of ESG reports for stakeholders, including annual sustainability reports, regulatory disclosures, and internal communications and presentations tailored to various stakeholders, including executive teams and external auditors.

• Stakeholder Coordination: Able to collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather necessary data for ESG reporting and ensure integration of sustainability initiatives into business operations.

• Net Zero: assist in deployment of sustainability projects, incl. data collection, analysis, and implementation of strategies to reduce emissions across operations and supply chain.

Qualifications:

• Passion for sustainability and diversity; preference is someone who has MBA or Post-graduate or equivalent degree in sustainability management, and/ or has experience working for organisations (incl. not for profits) on ESG-related matters. Relevant accreditations are a plus (e.g. LEED/BREEAM/WELL, Certified Energy Management).
• 2+ years of experience in ESG reporting, sustainability analysis, or a related role

Strong Microsoft office skills, in particular Excel and PowerPoint; must be able to handle spreadsheets. * Numerate; ability to analyse numbers and draw insightful conclusions.

• Attention to detail; takes initiative to learn about vendor diversity and sustainability to broaden their knowledge and apply to day job; self-starter with ability to drive and deliver projects.
• Comfortable working in a dynamic environment and able to navigate a degree of ambiguity.
• Manage relationships with relevant local and global teams, and particularly across strategic sourcing, product finance, communications and business functions.
• Strong work ethic, results oriented, taking accountability for delivering quality output, with excellent numerical skills with good attention to detail.

ABOUT GOLDMAN SACHSAt Goldman Sachs, we commit our people, capital and ideas to help our clients, shareholders and the communities we serve to grow. Founded in 1869, we are a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm. Headquartered in New York, we maintain offices around the world.
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