• Job Description

  Req#: 556734WD

  Line of Service

  Assurance

  Industry/Sector

  Not Applicable

  Specialism

  Assurance

  Management Level

  Senior Associate

  Job Description & Summary

  Our Digital Assurance and Transparency practice (DAT) is at the forefront of innovation, supporting both delivery of quality, tech-enabled solutions focused on trust and transparency and value-add growth in business and social issues that are top of mind with our clients. You’ll work closely with clients, your Digital Assurance and Transparency team, and our external audit teams to understand the systems and technologies our clients use and how they can mitigate risk. As a Digital Assurance and Transparency professional, you’ll be part of an organization with a focus on quality, value, innovation, emerging technologies (e.g. cloud, digital assets), and growth and gain experience across several of our specialized areas of focus throughout your career.
  
  A career within the Environmental Social and Governance team in our Digital Assurance and Transparency practice enables you to have the opportunity to work with a diverse team of professionals that have a blend of sustainability, finance, accounting, and industry expertise who are focused on providing audit and consulting services to our clients to help them build trust with their stakeholders. The practice specializes in providing audit and consulting services in significant areas such as climate change, greenhouse gas emissions, human capital, Environmental Social and Governance reporting frameworks, and sustainable finance.

  To really stand out and make us fit for the future in a constantly changing world, each and every one of us at PwC needs to be a purpose-led and values-driven leader at every level. To help us achieve this we have the PwC Professional; our global leadership development framework. It gives us a single set of expectations across our lines, geographies and career paths, and provides transparency on the skills we need as individuals to be successful and progress in our careers, now and in the future.

  As a Senior Associate, you'll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to:

  • Use feedback and reflection to develop self awareness, personal strengths and address development areas.
  • Delegate to others to provide stretch opportunities, coaching them to deliver results.
  • Demonstrate critical thinking and the ability to bring order to unstructured problems.
  • Use a broad range of tools and techniques to extract insights from current industry or sector trends.
  • Review your work and that of others for quality, accuracy and relevance.
  • Know how and when to use tools available for a given situation and can explain the reasons for this choice.
  • Seek and embrace opportunities which give exposure to different situations, environments and perspectives.
  • Use straightforward communication, in a structured way, when influencing and connecting with others.
  • Able to read situations and modify behavior to build quality relationships.
  • Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct.

  Job Description
  

  ● We are looking for an extremely self-motivated individual
  who will relish the opportunity to join a growing part of the
  PwC business, using their skills in developing key internal
  relationships.
  ● You will play an integral role in PwC’s ESG (CSRD) services
  provided to clients.
  ● Understand the process workflow related to work requests
  from initiation through completion, understand how
  workflow is managed within the firm's workflow
  management tool, understand optimal and required manner
  in which to document results of work performed
  ● Participate in a wide range of projects and collaborate across
  multiple work streams or teams ; consistently demonstrating
  creative thinking, individual initiative and timely completion
  of assigned work
  ● Consistently demonstrate teamwork dynamics by working as
  a team member: understand personal and team roles;
  contribute to a positive working environment by building
  solid relationships with team members; and proactively seek
  guidance, clarification and feedback.
  ● Serve as participant on communications with numerous
  engagement teams
  ● The individual should have the ability to work effectively
  under pressure without compromising professional
  standards

  or quality of the work being performed.
  ● You would be supporting assurance of non financial matrices
  required per CSRD/EU Taxonomy and will include some of
  following activities
  o Review of Double materiality analysis including IRO
  document
  o Review of sustainability statement to ascertain
  disclosures are aligned with CSRD/EU Taxonomy
  o Test of details (Substantive testing / analytical
  Procedures) and control for various ESG / Sustainability
  matrices (GHG, D&I, Waste, Water, Biodiversity etc)
  ● Perform work and provide related deliverables in accordance
  with SDC User Guide instructions as applied to engagement
  team work request submissions
  ● Maintain working knowledge of SDC User Guides
  ● Monitor time and manage deadlines
  ● Adhere to PwC SDC policies and procedures
  ● Participate in training, coaching and other developmental
  opportunities

  Requirements

  
  Knowledge Required:
  ● Understanding of audit concepts and regulations specific to ESG
  ● Understanding of ESG impact, risks etc in various business
  processes, industry, sectors etc.
  ● Detailed knowledge of various Global sustainability frameworks /
  standard (CSRD, EU Taxonomy, ESRS, SASB, TCFD, CDP, GRI,
  GHG protocol)

  ● Basic understanding of concept of carbon neutrality and Net Zero,
  environmental due diligence
  ● Experience with the Microsoft Office suite of products (i.e. Word,
  Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, etc.) including basic understanding of
  data visualization and analytics.
  ● Team Player, committed to provide high quality and adhering to
  engagement deadlines
  ● Strong organizational and interpersonal skills;
  ● A highly motivated team player with excellent oral and written
  communication skills;
  ● Willing to take up additional responsibilities;
  ● Demonstrates high attention to detail and ability to handle large
  amounts of technical information

  Minimum Qualifications:
  ● Bachelors or Masters Degree in Accounting and Statistics/
  Sustainability Management and related fields / Management
  Information Systems/Engineering
  ● Minimum 4 years’ experience in the domains mentioned in the Job Description above

  
  Certification(s) preferred:
  ● Chartered Accountant
  ● SASB FSA Level 1 /Level 2
  ● ISO 14064 Greenhouse Gas Validation and Verification
  ● GRI/TCFD Certification
  ● ISO 14001 Environmental Management Systems

  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, Climate Change, Climate Change Risk Management, Communication, Compliance Auditing, Creativity, Data Analysis and Interpretation, Data Ingestion, Data Modeling, Data Quality, Data Transformation, Data Visualization, Double Materiality Assessment, Embracing Change, Emotional Regulation, Empathy, Environmental Geoscience, Environmental Regulation, GHG Reporting, Green Taxonomy, Inclusion, Intellectual Curiosity {+ 8 more}

  Desired Languages (If blank, desired languages not specified)

  Travel Requirements

  Not Specified

  Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

  No

  Government Clearance Required?

  No

  Job Posting End Date

• About the company

  PricewaterhouseCoopers is a multinational professional services network of firms headquartered in London, United Kingdom, operating as partnerships under the PwC brand.

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