Manager Sustainable Finance and Reporting needed at De Beers Group

Job Description:

Purpose of the Role

• The Manager Sustainable Finance & Reporting is responsible for supporting the execution of De Beers’ Building Forever strategy by driving sustainable finance initiatives, cultivating high-impact partnerships, and embedding robust governance and performance reporting mechanisms.

This role plays a critical part in:

• Sustainable Finance: Operationalising sustainable finance and partnership frameworks into delivery models across the business.
• Internal Reporting: Coordinating and executing internal governance routines and performance management systems that enable executive decision-making and strategic oversight.
• Group Consolidated Sustainability Spend: Coordinating and collating the Group Sustainability Spend in alignment with forecasting, budgeting, and reporting cycles.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

Sustainable Finance & Partnerships

• Implement sustainable finance and partnership frameworks.
• Structure co-financing and blended finance models aligned to operational programmes.
• Conduct financial modelling (NPV, ROCE, contribution margin) to support sustainability business cases.
• Support partnership mapping, stakeholder profiling, and due diligence.
• Maintain a database of potential partners and track engagement impact.
• Provide transactional support for acquisitions/disposals and capital structure decisions.
• Collaborate with site teams to co-design funding models tailored to local contexts.
• Facilitate knowledge transfer and embed sustainability principles into operational routines.

Reporting & Performance Management

• Manage internal S&SD reporting for governance and executive decision-making.
• Collate and validate sustainability finance data across systems.
• Develop dashboards, scorecards, and reporting packs for governance forums.
• Monitor implementation progress and enable timely interventions.
• Maintain reporting calendars and ensure timely data delivery.
• Integrate site-level programmes into broader reporting structures.

Group Consolidated Sustainability Spend

• Coordinate inputs aligned with forecasting and budgeting cycles.
• Prepare consolidated spend reports highlighting strategic value and multiplier effects.
• Embed spend tracking into governance routines and business planning reviews.

Compliance & Governance

• Ensure adherence to reporting procedures and standards.
• Design and document sustainable finance processes for clarity and replicability.
• Maintain defensible and traceable documentation for audit readiness.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Coordinate logistics and materials for partner meetings and joint initiatives.
• Support relationship management with lenders, service providers, and community stakeholders.
• Foster a collaborative team culture that values transparency and shared learning.

Qualifications:

• Finance/ Accounting degree.
• Postgraduate (e.g., CA, CFA, CIMA, Honours in Investment Management) – Advantageous.

Experience:

• 5–7 years, ideally in finance, sustainability, or partnership development.
• Strong financial modeling and analytical skills.
• Exposure to board-level reporting and due diligence.
• Must be hands-on, execution-oriented, and adaptable to a fast-paced, evolving environment.

Closing Date:

• 13 November, 2025