Company Overview
Amsted Industries is a diversified global manufacturer of industrial components serving primarily the railroad, vehicular and construction and building markets. Combining leading-edge manufacturing processes with a history of continuous innovation, we’re proud to be leaders in each of the market segments we serve.
Operating under the Amsted Industries umbrella since 1962, today we’re meeting the growing needs of a global market with 65 facilities in 10 countries across 6 continents. Amsted is one of the largest ESOPs in the U.S, a structure that allows our U.S. employees to share in the success in the company and which provides them with significant retirement savings.
Role Overview
Though Amsted is a private company, we do have U.S. financial reporting requirements under section 144A bonds that are similar to SEC reporting requirements. We are aware that the ESG and sustainability landscape continues to rapidly evolve and become increasingly more complex from a regulatory and reporting standpoint, especially on the global platform. Additionally, our top customers, some of whom are among the world’s largest global companies, are increasing their requests and requirements for sustainable suppliers and transparency in the carbon footprint of their supply chain. Our company has identified a need for a companywide Director, ESG Reporting who will work across our four distinct and decentralized lines of business with all internal and external stakeholders to drive end-to-end consistency and accuracy while developing a strong set of controls over the reporting. This role will be responsible for all internal and external reporting processes across the company.
This is a newly created and critical leadership role in the finance and accounting function, leading ESG control efforts and ensuring the Company’s compliance requirements are met while also partnering with the operating businesses on their strategic ESG priorities. The Director, ESG Reporting will report to the Corporate Controller at Amsted Industries.
Responsibilities:
- Oversee external reporting as relates to ESG, as well as any financial statement impacts
- Ensure the company reports on all ESG related disclosures where necessary, acting as a thought leader on changes to the regulatory environment
- Keep up to date on global statutory and regulatory reporting requirements
- Communicate said updates to senior leadership and develop implementation timeline with impacted businesses and for consolidated requirements
- Partner with the business unit teams to select an ESG reporting data management platform to support ESG data collection/warehousing and approval tracking
- Provide assistance to the business units in areas of customer and other ESG reporting (i.e. create a data lake for standard customer surveys as one example)
- Lead the effort to become “audit-ready” for regulatory reporting purposes, which require varying levels of external audit assurance over time
- Be the lead contact with external auditors on all ESG disclosures and reports
- Support quality control of ESG data to enhance reporting and disclosures
- Drive process, governance and controls activities
- Collaborate cross-functionally with stakeholders from across the organization
- Provide support to the business unit sustainability teams in areas beyond regulatory requirements as needed
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Accounting, or Finance; CPA preferred
- Minimum 8 years of experience in ESG, regulatory reporting, metrics, process management, project management, internal controls, or related areas
- Background in ESG disclosures and trends, with strong knowledge of regulatory reporting and internal controls
- Passion for sustainability
- In-depth knowledge of industrial manufacturing (required)
- Experience with environmental compliance is a plus
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and take ownership of tasks with strong organizational skills for managing multiple priorities simultaneously
- Problem-solving mindset with the ability to analyze and respond to the rapidly evolving ESG regulatory and reporting environment
- Collaborative, adaptable, and flexible style to work effectively across departments and business units
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to confidently address sensitive and judgmental issues
- The highest degree of personal and professional integrity
- Flexibility in adapting to changing priorities and working in areas with ambiguous guidance
- 50-60% Travel both Domestic and International
Compensation & Benefits:
- Excellent base salary and targeted annual bonus structure
- Comprehensive employee benefits package, including medical/dental/vision coverage, life and disability protection
- Participation (100% company paid) in Amsted Employee Stock Ownership Program ESOP
- Company 401k program match
- Wellness reimbursement
Amsted is a privately held, 100% employee-owned company! Our commitment to employee’s professional satisfaction includes creating space and opportunities to be creative and an integral part of our innovation journey and business success.
We are committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all areas, including but not necessarily limited to, recruitment, selection, training, education, compensation, benefits, promotion, job transfer, upgrading, separation, and recall regardless of the individual’s race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, genetics, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status, and/or other protected categories under all Federal, State, and local laws. For more information, please view the Integrity and Inclusion pages of our career site.
