• Job Description

  Req#: 468523WD

  Line of Service

  Assurance

  Industry/Sector

  EUR X-Sector

  Specialism

  Conduct and Compliance

  Management Level

  Associate

  Job Description & Summary

  A career in our Sustainability practice, within Risk Assurance Compliance and Analytics services, will provide you with the opportunity to assist clients in developing analytics and technology solutions that help them detect, monitor, and predict risk. Using advanced technology, we’re able to focus on establishing the right controls, processes and structures for our clients to ensure that decisions are based on accurate information and assure that information provided to third parties is accurate, complete, and can be trusted.
  
  Our team helps organisations plan, source, deliver, finance and measure the wider impact of products and services. We’re helping to future proof businesses by making them more resilient and sustainable. You’ll focus on identifying and prioritising sustainability issues, setting goals that support alignment and integration of the sustainability vision into overall corporate strategy, and implementing processes, controls, systems, and dashboards to measure progress for consistent and accurate reporting.

  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 an 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:

  • Invite and give in the moment feedback in a constructive manner.
  • Share and collaborate effectively with others.
  • Identify and make suggestions for improvements when problems and/or opportunities arise.
  • Handle, manipulate and analyse data and information responsibly.
  • Follow risk management and compliance procedures.
  • Keep up-to-date with developments in area of specialism.
  • Communicate confidently in a clear, concise and articulate manner - verbally and in the materials I produce.
  • Build and maintain an internal and external network.
  • Seek opportunities to learn about how PwC works as a global network of firms.
  • Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct.

  Role Summary:

  We believe that challenges are better solved together. That's why you'll join a diverse, global community of solvers - an unexpected mix of people that come together to build trust in society and solve important problems. In a place where you are encouraged to lead with your heart and values. And where your unique skills are developed and put to work in unexpected and exciting ways, superpowered by technology.

  Qualifications / Certifications required:

  A BCom degree, preferably with honours in:

  • Social Science (e.g. Sociology, Economics, Geography)

  • Environmental Science (e.g. Geology, Geophysics, Environmental Science, Climate Science)

  Experience required:

  Minimum of 12-24 months experience in related field

  Responsibilities of role:

  Sustainability is one of the most prominent topics in current political and economic discourse. Our Sustainability and Climate Change (S&CC) team advises our clients on their sustainability strategies and how to integrate environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations into their business models. We provide assurance on key sustainability performance indicators and also assist clients and statutory audit teams on matters related to safety, health and environment (SHE). Typically the role would include financial and non-financial assurance of ESG reports, integrated reports and to perform asset retirement, mine rehabilitation and closure liability assessments and audits, and perform environmental license and permit condition compliance auditing.

  Skill sets required:

  Auditing of asset retirement, mine rehabilitation and closure liability estimations. Includes the auditing of systems, controls and quantitative and qualitative data and information, along with assessing the liability estimation report content as a whole.

  Auditing of sustainable development reports includes the auditing of systems, controls and quantitative and qualitative data and information, along with assessing the report content.

  Role related attributes:

  • Practical understanding of environmental legal requirements

  • Experience in mine closure and rehabilitation liability estimations

  • ISO 14001 Management System experience (will be an advantage)

  • Knowledge of contaminated land and groundwater impact liability estimation (will be an advantage)

  • Experience in performing EMP performance assessments, ROD and environmental performance reviews, water use compliance audits and waste license compliance audits

  • Auditor characteristics as specified in ISO 19011

  • Strong technical skills in the area of sustainability principles

  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills, including written documents

  • Ability to work under pressure.

  • Attention to detail and willingness to work overtime.

  • Career driven with strong focus on personal development

  • Building and sustaining relationships

  • Being passionate about customer service

  • Being curious – learning, sharing and innovating

  • Demonstrating courage and integrity

  • Acquiring and applying commercial and technical expertise

  • Being open-minded, practical and agile with change

  • Willing to travel

  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

  Desired Languages (If blank, desired languages not specified)

  Travel Requirements

  Up to 20%

  Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

  No

  Government Clearance Required?

  Yes

  Job Posting End Date

  August 12, 2023

• 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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