ESG Reporting

Reporting to the Manager of ESG Reporting and Compliance, the ESG Reporting and Compliance Advisor will be a strategic and critical thinker with strong instincts and an endless appetite for information.

The ESG Reporting and Compliance Advisor shapes and coordinates our ESG roadmap and drives its successful execution through cross-functional partnership. With a keen eye for detail and strong business acumen, this role will be responsible for centralizing ESG disclosures to support all external reporting.

This individual will build strong relationships with global and cross-functional teams to ensure that FedEx’s governance, strategies, policies, processes, controls and disclosures meet emerging compliance requirements, align with voluntary and regulatory reporting standards, and are consistent across all external requirements. This person will act as an enterprise expert to the FedEx approach to compliance and communicate necessary business change across its global audience.

Reporting to the Manager of ESG Reporting and Compliance, the ESG Reporting and Compliance Advisor will be a strategic and critical thinker with strong instincts and an endless appetite for information. 

The ESG Reporting and Compliance Advisor shapes and coordinates our ESG roadmap and drives its successful execution through cross-functional partnership. With a keen eye for detail and strong business acumen, this role will be responsible for centralizing ESG disclosures to support all external reporting. 

This individual will build strong relationships with global and cross-functional teams to ensure that FedEx’s governance, strategies, policies, processes, controls and disclosures meet emerging compliance requirements, align with voluntary and regulatory reporting standards, and are consistent across all external requirements. This person will act as an enterprise expert to the FedEx approach to compliance and communicate necessary business change across its global audience.

Essential Functions

• Serves as a subject matter expert on global ESG reporting matters and ensures that reporting is aligned to the requirements of various regulations (including SEC, CSRD) and monitoring associated trends

• Orchestrates and drafts ESG disclosures across multiple regulatory requirements to ensure consistency

• Leads benchmarking to identify ESG reporting best practices and improvement opportunities

• Prepares ESG reporting-related presentations and other documents for management, board of directors, etc. Establishes a governance and control framework that complies with relevant ESG reporting standards and regulations, in
order to ensure reporting integrity and assurance and comply with external assurance expectations

• Implements and maintains an ESG internal control program’s components, including understanding and mapping of processes, input assessment, data capture, identifying risks and controls, evaluating the processes for control readiness, executing the required changes, and communicating controls framework requirements and control best-practices to data stewards

• Coordinates with internal and external auditors in their review, oversight, and assurance of ESG reporting, including implementation of remediation actions

• Monitors changes to relevant ESG reporting regulations, standards, and disclosure requirements through regulatory monitoring governance structure, communicate information to relevant stakeholders, and implement required changes to accounting/reporting policies, practices, and processes

 

Minimum Education

• Bachelor's Degree/equivalent in business, accounting, finance, sustainability or a similar discipline. Advanced degree preferred.

Minimum Experience
Seven (7) years professional experience in SOX compliance, sustainability and ESG disclosures, financial reporting, or auditing and assurance or related area.

Knowledge, skills and abilities
• Demonstrated leadership and critical thinking abilities.
• Strong analytical, written, communication and program management skills.
• Strong human relations, organizational/time management, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to navigate uncertainty, work in a fast-paced environment and complete deliverables within established deadlines.

Preferred
• Command of U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) along with financial & ESG compliance requirements (SEC, CA, CSRD, ISSB).

• Familiarity with mandatory and voluntary reporting regulations and standards, (ESRS/IFRS, GRI, SASB), frameworks (COSO, TCFD) and third-party ratings (ISS, S&P, Sustainalytics, MSCI).

• Financial or sustainability certifications (CPA, CFA, CSP, GRI, SASB)

FedEx was built on a philosophy that puts people first, one we take seriously. We are an equal opportunity employer and we are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce in which we provide growth opportunities for all

FedEx is one of the world's largest express transportation companies and has consistently been selected as one of the top 10 World’s Most Admired Companies by "Fortune" magazine. Every day FedEx delivers for its customers with transportation and business solutions, serving more than 220 countries and territories around the globe. We can serve this global network due to our outstanding team of FedEx team members, who are tasked with making every FedEx experience outstanding.

The People-Service-Profit philosophy (P-S-P) describes the principles that govern every FedEx decision, policy or activity. FedEx takes care of our people; they, in turn, deliver the impeccable service demanded by our customers, who reward us with the profitability necessary to secure our future. The essential element in making the People-Service-Profit philosophy such a positive force for the company is where we close the circle, and return these profits back into the business, and invest back in our people. Our success in the industry is attributed to our people. Through our P-S-P philosophy, we have a work environment that encourages team members to be innovative in delivering the highest possible quality of service to our customers. We care for their well-being, and value their contributions to the company.

Our culture is important for many reasons, and we intentionally bring it to life through our behaviors, actions and activities in every part of the world. The FedEx culture and values have been a cornerstone of our success and growth since we began in the early 1970’s. While other companies can copy our systems, infrastructure and processes, our culture makes us unique and is often a differentiating factor as we compete and grow in today’s global marketplace.