Manager of Sustainability Services, Audit & Assurance / Manageress of Sustainability Services, Audit & Assurance

Basic Information

Business Line: Audit & Assurance

City: Zurich

Experience Level: Experienced

Working Time Percentage: 80% - 100%

Date Published: 25-Jun-2024

Req #: 19183

Job Description

Location: Zurich

Work Pattern Percentage: 80-100%

Finding the talent that makes Deloitte unique

As a Manager in our Sustainability team, your role will be instrumental in supporting our clients to tackle some of today’s key challenges by leveraging your knowledge and experience in various sustainability topics, such as climate change, greenhouse gas accounting, and sustainable finance. You will be managing our strategy, setting targets, measuring, and reporting on progress, as well as supporting go-to-market initiatives to grow Deloitte’s sustainability proposition.

How You Can Make an Impact

• Lead assurance engagements with day-to-day responsibility for project management, team management, the quality of our work, and a smooth process, including seamless collaboration between Sustainability experts, audit teams, and clients.
• Manage assurance engagements in line with the assurance standards ISAE 3000 and ISAE 3410 or equivalent.
• Bring your auditing experience with value-adding advisory perspectives to support our clients on their "Readiness Journey" towards sustainability reporting and assurance.
• Develop and maintain strong working relationships with key business decision makers to communicate value and inform them of the firm's scope of services.
• Support the engagement leadership in identifying and pursuing new assurance opportunities.
• Contribute to developing and improving our Sustainability assurance work programmes, methodologies, toolkits, team development, and resolving complex sustainability assurance issues.
• Identify and communicate trends, developments, and key performance drivers relevant to clients and potential clients.
• Stay updated with the evolving sustainability regulatory and reporting landscape including relevant regulations, standards, and frameworks (such as Art. 964 SCO, CSRD, GRI, SFDR, ESRS, TCFD, TNFD, etc.).

Who We Are Looking For

• You have more than 5 years of experience driving audit engagements, with a strong foundation in assurance standards and methodology.
• Relevant experience in driving sustainability assurance engagements, including a detailed understanding of assurance standards such as ISAE 3000 and ISAE 3410.
• Proven planning and project management skills in complex projects, with experience building respected client relationships and internal and external networks.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities, with a hands-on approach and attention to detail as required.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English and German. Knowledge of French and/or Italian is a plus.
• Master’s degree in Economics or a sustainability-related field, with a willingness to motivate and develop high-performing diverse teams.

Your Team

The environment at Deloitte is designed for you to thrive: Enjoy fantastic perks and perspectives in the inspiring and motivating company of your new colleagues—great personalities with amazing talents and brilliant, curious, creative minds—as you specialize in the area(s) that interest you the most.

Careers at Deloitte. Choose Your Impact.

At Deloitte, your ideas create impact and spark meaningful change for our clients, people, and society. Your unique expertise, background, and perspective help us find new ways to tackle the most complex challenges, allowing us to brighten the futures of those we serve. At Deloitte, you can build a career that inspires and energizes you. Here, you can choose your impact.

In Switzerland, we provide industry-specific services in the areas of Strategy, Risk & Transactions Advisory, and Technology & Transformation. With more than 3,000 employees at six locations, we serve companies and organizations of all sizes across all industry sectors. We offer meaningful and challenging work in an inclusive and supportive environment where you can be your best self and continue to grow. You will benefit from flexible and hybrid working conditions, well-being and parental programs, as well as numerous opportunities to connect, collaborate, and learn.

Join us and become part of a global network of like-minded people dedicated to making a difference, whether by addressing climate change or improving 100 million futures by 2030. Want to know more about opportunities at Deloitte? Visit www.deloitte.com/ch/careers.

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Requisition code: 15777