Senior Manager ESG Controller - Watts Water Technologies Inc

We’re Watts. Together, we’re reimagining the future of water.

We feel proud every day about what we do. We're all part of the same crucial mission, no matter what function we support -- it's to provide safe, clean water for the world, and to protect our planet's most valuable resource.

What we do:

For 150 years, Watts has built best-in-class products that are trusted by customers in residential and commercial settings across the world. We are at the forefront of innovation, working with cutting-edge technology to provide smart and connected, sustainable water solutions for the future. Watts is a leading brand with a quality reputation — and we have a dynamic future ahead.​

As the Senior Manager, ESG Controller, you will develop, lead, and execute our sustainability data reporting strategy and related controls. Your role will ensure compliance with the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), California climate disclosure law, and other sustainability reporting requirements, including the development of internal controls over ESG data reporting.

Under the guidance of the Director of Financial Reporting, you will lead the assessment of Watts’ materiality for ESG data reporting and collaborate with the Corporate Sustainability function to ensure that Watts’ sustainability data disclosures follow leading reporting standards, frameworks, and regulatory requirements. Additionally, you will engage with the Corporate Sustainability team and Watts’ operating companies to ensure the integrity of publicly disclosed sustainability data. 

You Will:

• Collaborate with the Sustainability, Legal, HR, Sourcing, Financial functions, and other teams to ensure compliance with regulatory and self-regulatory organization requirements for public ESG data reporting. This includes adherence to CSRD, SEC, Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB), and Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) standards. Contribute to the preparation and review of ESG-related disclosures in Watts’ SEC filings, including Annual Reports, Form 10-K/Q, Proxy Statements, and more.

• Support Watts’ corporate sustainability function in the development, implementation, and maintenance of systems for collecting, verifying, and analyzing ESG data.

• Ensure the implementation and utilization of systems and processes for collecting and reporting ESG data, providing confidence in its integrity for external reporting and preparing for data and disclosure audits.

• Collaborate with corporate, operating company, and site teams to validate and analyze data collected from multiple sources. Ensure accuracy and completeness, applying rigorous calculations and industry-accepted methodologies to measure ESG reporting (such as GHG emissions). Maintain appropriate documentation to satisfy internal control requirements.

• Establish the structure required for third-party assurance of Watts’ ESG data and liaise with the third party.

• Coordinate with the Chief Accounting Officer, Director of Financial Reporting, and Corporate Finance team to complete external assurance and auditor reviews of reports, integrating related requirements for SEC reporting.

• Stay updated on latest ESG regulations, industry trends, and reporting frameworks. Provide strategic guidance and recommendations to senior leadership on evolving issues and best practices related to ESG data assurance and reporting.

• Provide training and education to corporate and operating company teams to enhance awareness and understanding of ESG data assurance and reporting.

• Develop project timelines for ESG data reporting, ensuring project management to meet external reporting deadlines while driving continuous improvement in ESG data reporting processes, systems, and data management.

• Support strategic sustainability initiatives, such as setting GHG emissions reduction targets, implementing emission reduction strategies, and evaluating the effectiveness of sustainability programs.

• Monitor and report on key performance indicators (KPIs) related to GHG emissions and sustainability metrics. Provide insights and recommendations to senior leadership to guide sustainability performance.

You Have:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Business Administration (or equivalent) is required

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) equivalent is preferred.

• 10+ years of professional experience, including 5+ years experience in a public accounting firm and 2+ years experience working with ESG reporting.

• Analyzed complicated issues, distilling them into key points, developed action plans, and implemented strategic goals.

• Analyzed and translated internal control requirements into actionable information for communication to operating management.

• A working knowledge of financial reporting, internal controls, ESG regulations, reporting frameworks/strategies, SEC rules/regulations and financial reporting.

• Ability to work well in a cross-functional, matrixed organization with a strong with understanding of a multinational organization with multiple departments.

Physical Requirements:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to walk, talk, and/or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand, sit, and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include: close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:

Work in both office and manufacturing environment. May occasionally be required to perform job duties outside the typical office setting.

Watts in it for you:

• Competitive compensation based on your skills, qualifications and experience
• Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits
• Family building benefits, including paid maternity/paternity leave
• 10 paid holidays and Paid Time Off
• Continued professional development opportunities and educational reimbursement
• Additional perks such as fitness reimbursements and employee discount programs
• Learn more about our benefit offerings here: https://tapintowattsbenefits.com/

How we work:

At Watts, our culture is team-oriented and supportive. Employees here genuinely care about the quality of their work, and about each other. Our people are the heart of who we are and contribute to our longevity and continued success.

And this is a place where you can have a big career. No matter your role, there are opportunities for learning and development, and your daily contributions make a meaningful impact on the lives of people who use our products and on the future of water.

Watts is committed to equal employment opportunity. We follow a policy of administering all employment decisions and personnel actions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, pregnancy, national origin, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental disability, genetic disposition or carrier status, marital status, military or veteran status, minorities, or any other category protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. Consistent with the obligations of state and federal law, Watts will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. Any employee who needs a reasonable accommodation should contact Human Resources.