ESG Reporting Specialist

At NCS Australia, we are more than a technology services company—we are a team of innovators, problem-solvers, and creators shaping the future. With a strong presence across the APAC region, we partner with government and enterprise organisations to tackle complex challenges and deliver solutions that drive real, lasting impact.

We are passionate about unlocking value through technology. By focusing on people, committing to quality, and challenging traditional thinking, we believe technology services can be done better. Our team brings this to life by advising, transforming, and managing technology to help our clients and communities thrive.

We love big ideas and bold thinkers. Bring your ambition and your creativity—together, we will turn them into extraordinary opportunities. Ready to make tomorrow with us? Explore our opportunities and join a team that is redefining what’s possible.

We are seeking an experienced ESG Reporting Specialist to support and strengthen ESG our reporting and disclosure capability.

This role is focused on hands‑on assessment, stabilisation, and improvement of current ESG reporting and data processes, ensuring they are scalable, sustainable, and fit for regulatory, executive, and board‑level reporting. The emphasis is on working within established business and technology environments, improving process consistency, reducing manual effort, and strengthening governance and controls.

This role will suit a senior ESG reporting practitioner who enjoys working pragmatically within complexity to deliver reliable outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform a detailed AS‑IS assessment of current ESG‑related reporting and data processes.

• Identify process gaps, inefficiencies, dependencies, and manual workarounds across internal and external stakeholders.

• Simplify and stabilise ESG reporting processes in the short term to reduce operational risk and reporting effort.

• Maintain and strengthen ESG reporting frameworks aligned with relevant standards (e.g. ISSB / ASRS, TCFD, GRI), ensuring alignment with Australian regulatory requirements.

• Work with existing finance, sustainability, and technology teams to improve accuracy, consistency, and governance of ESG data.

• Support the integration of ESG metrics into established financial and reporting processes, improving data quality through practical controls and validation checks.

• Prepare ESG‑related reporting for internal management, executives, board committees, and external stakeholders, including regulators.

• Analyse reporting requirements and recommend incremental process improvements that enhance efficiency and repeatability.

• Support internal and external assurance activities, including responding to audit and compliance requirements.

• Demonstrated experience in ESG, sustainability, or non‑financial reporting within a corporate or regulated environment.
• Strong working knowledge of ESG disclosure standards and regulatory expectations (e.g. ISSB / ASRS, TCFD, GRI; ASX / ASIC context).
• Practical, hands‑on experience implementing or improving ESG reporting processes, controls, and data quality.
• Experience working with established financial and reporting systems (including SAP or similar ERP environments) in a business‑as‑usual reporting context.
• Ability to operate effectively as a senior individual contributor, comfortable working hands‑on within existing structures.
• Strong analytical skills with high attention to detail and an ability to navigate ambiguity.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including engagement with senior stakeholders.

Why join us: 

NCS Australia is where you can feel at home, nurturing your talents and skills as we make tomorrow together, one day at a time. Our benefits include paid parental leave, initiatives focused on your well-being and discounted health insurance. You will also enjoy discounts on various products and services and be regularly recognised and rewarded for high performance. We are committed to your career development through our Capability Fingerprint, industry and partner training programs, special interest groups, and an AI-driven learning platform. No matter where you are in your career, we offer meaningful work and opportunities for growth.

NCS Australia is an equal-opportunity employer, and we take pride in our commitment to valuing and supporting our people and the communities we serve.We are dedicated to attracting, retaining and developing our people regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability and age. Applications are encouraged from all sectors of the community and we strongly encourage applications from the Veterans, Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community.

At NCS Australia, we are committed to supporting adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process, as well as during employment. We actively support and encourage people with disability to apply. 

Agencies:

We’ve got this. We request that you do not contact NCS employees outside of the Talent Acquisition team. NCS exclusively accepts resumes from agencies on our preferred supplier panel through the NCS Agency Portal. Agencies that submit resumes must have a valid fee agreement and be assigned to the particular requisition by the Talent Acquisition team. Any resumes that are submitted outside of this process will become the sole property of NCS. If a candidate is hired outside of this process, no fee or payment will be given.

Work rights and background checks: 

To be eligible for a position with us, applicants will need to have valid work rights for Australia and be willing to undergo a comprehensive background checking process, including probity and police checks