Subject Matter Expert Manager, Sustainability Assurance, Audit & Assurance & Assurance

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Job description

Connect to your Industry

Our Assurance practice encompasses skills across regulation and finance with a deep analytics capability. We harness these to provide Assurance to those charged with governance, serving the public interest. Working in Assurance means you will have an opportunity to work alongside leading experts, as we help build and enhance trust between businesses and the public, by responding to emerging issues and protecting the public interest. Providing assurance to help businesses become more resilient, agile and better prepared for the future. To be resilient, businesses must be ready to respond to current and future challenges and opportunities. They are increasingly being required to be more transparent with their reporting, to drive trust and confidence in the market, and protect the wider public interest.

Assurance builds, maintains and develops confidence. We provide independent assurance by assessing the risks and underlying processes, providing conclusions as to which risks are being managed and mitigated in line with the business' appetite for risk. Deloitte's assurance offerings help those charged with governance to understand their business and build trust amongst key stakeholders and regulators.

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Deloitte drives progress. Using our vast range of expertise, that covers audit, risk advisory, and consulting services across tax, legal, business, technology and corporate finance, we help our clients become leaders wherever they choose to compete. To do this, we invest in outstanding people. We build teams of future thinkers, with diverse talents and backgrounds, and empower them all to reach for and achieve more.

What brings us all together at Deloitte? It's how we approach the thousands of decisions we make every day. How we behave, our beliefs and our attitudes. In other words: our values. Whatever we do, wherever we are in the world, we lead the way, serve with integrity, take care of each other , foster inclusion, and collaborate for measurable impact. These five shared values lead every decision we make and action we take, guiding us to deliver impact how and where it matters most .

Connect to your opportunity

We're looking for individuals who can help us grow our Sustainability and ESG Assurance business. We are looking for sustainability specialists with practical experience in one or more of the following of areas, including: greenhouse gas accounting and climate risk, pollution-related impacts on air and water, waste management and the circular economy and finally, biodiversity and/or nature risk.

Our objective is to serve in the public interest and deliver quality assurance over ESG and sustainability information, playing our part in improving the overall quality of UK financial and corporate reporting. The scope and breadth of the ESG and sustainability information we assure is expanding and therefore we would like to augment our team's subject matter expertise in a number of technical areas. We are looking for candidates with a high level [FS1] of technical sustainability knowledge, combined with practical application in industry, assurance or consulting.

If you are a dedicated professional with a passion for sustainability and a strong technical background in the above areas, we invite you to join our team and help drive our growth and the quality of our work. Apply now to be part of a dynamic and collaborative environment where your expertise will make a meaningful impact.

The Manager role will include:

• Acting as subject matter expert within the team for your areas of expertise, involving addressing methodological and technical queries, reviewing technical information, developing materials and templates and training and mentoring other team members.
• Contributing to the assurance process for sustainability reporting in your areas of expertise, including assessing compliance with relevant standards of ESG and Sustainability disclosures (such as the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive - "(CSRD)", Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures - "TCFD" or International Sustainability Standards Board - "ISSB"). This may include (and dependent on your expertise) everything from greenhouse gas emissions and water usage to recycling volumes, health and safety incident data or diversity and inclusion metrics.
• Assisting clients with increasing their understanding of ESG and Sustainability frameworks and reporting requirements relevant to their business decisions, including which disclosures to focus on, managing related data, establishing controls, performing analysis, risk management and modelling.
• Being a member of the Sustainability Assurance manager team and contributing to team management and team development.
• Managing engagements with clients, including managing stakeholders, quality and risk, deliverables and a team.
• Contributing to long-term relationships with clients, to be regarded as a trusted assurance provider, with quality assurance being at the core of our proposition.
• Playing a supporting role on our targeting for ESG and Sustainability Assurance across both financial services and corporate clients, identifying new opportunities and developing relationships, including building a strong internal network with audit teams and other sustainability specialists across our firm.
• Providing specialist support to audit teams who must now consider climate and sustainability risks in the audit, including the impact on the income statement and balance sheet, and the consistency of reporting in Annual Reports and Accounts.
• Provide specialist support to audit bids, where sustainability and climate are now a central part of audit retention and capture, so it's a strategic imperative for the team to provide specialist support to audit bids.
• Keeping abreast of emerging trends, developments, and regulatory changes in sustainability reporting and assurance, providing thought leadership within the organisation and assisting in developing new 'go to market' propositions as new trends and standards emerge.
• Working in a diverse team and promoting an inclusive culture where colleagues are recognised for their contribution.

Connect to your skills and professional experience

To qualify for this opportunity, you must have the following experience:

• Established practical experience of working with ESG and sustainability information and disclosures in one of the following areas: greenhouse gas accounting and climate risk, pollution-related impacts on air and water, waste management and the circular economy, biodiversity and/or nature risk. Experience can be gained in industry, assurance or consulting or via a strong industry based expertise (e.g. oil and gas, financial services, retail, pharmaceuticals).
• Strong applied experience of ESG and sustainability reporting and disclosure requirements, including frameworks such as TCFD, Sustainability Accounting Standards Board ("SASB"), the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and emerging regulatory requirements, such as CSRD or ISSB, and investor expectations in relation to frameworks.
• An understanding of the role of assurance, the different types of services that can be provided (e.g. limited vs reasonable assurance) and specific challenges in the ESG and Sustainability assurance market (e.g. 'greenwashing').
• An awareness and understanding of recognised assurance standards such as ISAE 3000 and concepts such as materiality, risk assessment and understanding internal control.
• Understanding or experience of sustainability reporting tools and software and the application of such tools for non-financial reporting.
• A commitment to quality and demonstrable experience of applying professional scepticism and effective risk management.
• Project management experience with a proven ability to meet client deadlines.
• Experience of motivating and developing high performing diverse teams.
• Analytical and problem-solving capabilities, with the willingness to be hands-on and pay attention to detail.
• A strong track record of delivering profitable business growth and a commercial mindset.
• Demonstrable experience of building great client relationships and internal and external networks.
• An ability to think creatively, generate innovative ideas, challenge the status quo and deliver change.

Connect to your business - Audit & Assurance

We know it's not just about the numbers. Often, we let the technology take care of those. It's about the creative and collective thinking or our people. That's where the true insight is found. We're redefining the future of audit. Come join us.

Personal independence

Regulation and controls are standard practice in our industry and Deloitte is no exception. These controls provide important legal protection for both you and the firm. We are subject to a number of audit regulations, one of which requires that certain colleagues abide by specific personal independence constraints (e.g., in relation to any financial interests and employment relationships). This can mean that you and your "Immediate Family Members" are not permitted to hold certain financial interests (shares, funds, bonds etc.) with audit clients of the firm, and also prohibitions on certain employment relationships (e.g., you are not permitted to hold a secondary employment role with SEC audit clients of the firm whilst being employed by the firm). The recruitment team will provide further detail as you progress through the recruitment process or you can contact the Independence team upon request.

Connect with your colleagues

"I assumed the culture would be very corporate, however, I have worked with people who have different personalities and approaches to the way they work. We do have a clear brand, but everyone is encouraged to be themselves."-Alice, Audit and Assurance

"Our Sustainability Assurance team is making an impact that matters every day - I am applying my audit and assurance skills to a subject that really makes a difference." -Faye, Audit and Assurance

"The progression at Deloitte is steady and I've always felt in control of my own career path. You can learn something new here every day which I really enjoy." -Ali, Audit and Assurance

Our hybrid working policy

You'll be based in London, Bristol or Manchester with hybrid working. Our hybrid model enables our people to collaborate, connect and innovate in both a virtual and physical capacity. As well as remote working, you'll attend your local office, virtual collaboration spaces and client sites, depending on the requirements of the role.

At Deloitte we understand the importance of balancing your career alongside your home life. That's why we'll support you to work flexibly through our hybrid working policy. Depending on the requirements of your role, you'll have the opportunity to work in your local office, virtual collaboration spaces, client sites and remotely. You'll get the chance to meet face to face when needed, while you collaborate and learn from colleagues, share your experiences, and build the relationships that will fuel your career and prioritise your wellbeing. Please check with your recruiter for the specific working requirements that may apply for your role.

Our commitment to you

Making an impact is more than just what we do: it's why we're here. So we work hard to create an environment where you can experience a purpose you believe in, the freedom to be you, and the capacity to go further than ever before.

We want you. The true you. Your own strengths, perspective and personality. So we're nurturing a culture where everyone belongs, feels supported and heard, and is empowered to make a valuable, personal contribution. You can be sure we'll take your wellbeing seriously, too. Because it's only when you're comfortable and at your best that you can make the kind of impact you, and we, live for.

Your expertise is our capability, so we'll make sure it never stops growing. Whether it's from the complex work you do, or the people you collaborate with, you'll learn every day. Through world-class development, you'll gain invaluable technical and personal skills. Whatever your level, you'll learn how to lead.

Connect to your next step

A career at Deloitte is an opportunity to develop in any direction you choose. Join us and you'll experience a purpose you can believe in and an impact you can see. You'll be free to bring your true self to work every day. And you'll never stop growing, whatever your level.

Discover more reasons to connect with us, our people and purpose-driven culture at deloitte.co.uk/careers

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