Risk Services - Environmental, Social & Governance Senior Associate (ESG Assurance)

Line of Service

Assurance

Industry/Sector

Not Applicable

Specialism

Sustainability

Management Level

Senior Associate

Job Description & Summary

At PwC, we help clients build trust and reinvent so they can turn complexity into competitive advantage. We’re a tech-forward, people-empowered network with more than 370,000 people in 149 countries. Across audit and assurance, tax and legal, deals and consulting we help clients build, accelerate and sustain momentum. Find out more at www.pwc.com.

Our Risk Assurance Practice provides an invaluable safeguard in today’s complex operating environment with insights and independent assurance. We work with clients to deliver business control to help them to protect and strengthen every aspect of their business from people to performance, systems to strategy, business plans to business resilience. We help clients manage, mitigate and control risks from potential cybersecurity breaches to possible breaks in the supply chain. We assess and prepare businesses by looking into their technology, finance, data analytics, regulatory requirements, data security and privacy, internal audit, and the third parties our clients rely on, to help clients deliver quality results and meet their strategic objectives.

Responsibilities: 

You will work with and support a team of Sustainability Services professionals to deliver our services to clients in a wide range of industries (which include but are not limited to Asset Management, Automotive, Banking & Capital Markets, Communications, Consumer & Industrial Products, Energy, Engineering & Construction, Government & Public Sector, Healthcare, Pharmaceutical & Medical Devices, Real Estate & Hospitality, Retail & Distribution, Technology and Transportation & Logistic Solutions). 

Your primary focus will be to provide assurance services to clients for sustainability-related information. 

In addition to ESG assurance work, you will also be involved in Sustainability Advisory projects which could include but not limited to studies on climate risks assessment, developing decarbonisation/net zero pathways, developing sustainable finance/investing frameworks, impact assessments, ESG due diligence, developing GHG emissions inventory, policy development work e.g. food waste reduction, plastic reduction. 

Note: When not deployed on sustainability work, you may also be deployed, on a short-term basis, to support other teams.

Requirements: 

• Bachelor's degree in Accountancy

• 3-5 years of relevant experience in a accounting environment

•  Proven ability to deliver on client projects

• Strong leadership, interpersonal and communication skills 

• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced and dynamic environment 

• Analytical and able to work as a team

Education (if blank, degree and/or field of study not specified)

Degrees/Field of Study required:

Degrees/Field of Study preferred:

Certifications (if blank, certifications not specified)

Required Skills

Optional Skills

Accepting Feedback, Accepting Feedback, Active Listening, Analytical Thinking, Business Strategy, Carbon Accounting, Carbon Footprint, Carbon Offsets, Carbon Pricing and Trading, Circular Economy, Climate Change Adaptation Program Design, Climate Change Impact Assessments, Climate Change Impacts and Risks, Climate Change Scenarios, Climate Finance, Climate Policy, Climate Reporting, Communication, Creativity, Economic Impact Valuation, Embracing Change, Emotional Regulation, Empathy, Energy Transition, Energy Transition Financing and Investment {+ 25 more}

Desired Languages (If blank, desired languages not specified)

Travel Requirements

Not Specified

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

Yes

Government Clearance Required?

No

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