Overview
Line of Service
Assurance
Industry/Sector
Not Applicable
Specialism
Sustainability
Management Level
Senior Associate
Job Description & 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. With us, 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.
Our Risk Services 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.
Business Function
A career in our Sustainability and Climate Change practice, within General Consulting services, will provide you with the opportunity to help clients seize essential advantages by working alongside business leaders to solve their toughest problems and capture their greatest opportunities. We work with some of the world’s largest and most complex companies to understand their unique business issues and opportunities in an ever changing environment. We help create sustainable change by stimulating innovation, unlocking data possibilities, navigating risk and regulatory complexity, optimising deals, and aligning costs with business strategy to create a competitive advantage.
Sustainability and climate change are at the top of the agenda for many organisations, but many are at different stages in understanding how they should respond. As part of our team, you’ll help our clients balance competing economic, social and environmental goals. Our advice goes right to the heart of policy and strategy, addressing everything from the international development policies of major donors to changing regulations and consumer preferences, to the security of supply chains, climate risk and the challenges of urbanisation.
How will you value-add?
You will be a part of PwC’s Risk Services – Sustainability & Climate Change Assurance team, and you will experience a dynamic and fast-paced working environment where we provide a holistic set of services to clients for accelerating their sustainability agenda.
As a Associate/ Senior Associate, you’ll work as part of a team of subject matter experts with extensive industry experience, providing guidance on a wide variety of issues and working with clients from the corporate, private equity and public sector. With the recent growing number of sustainability
related regulations and requests from both business and government, we can help future-proof businesses by making them more resilient, agile and sustainable.
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 change risks (transitional and physical risks), developing decarbonisation/net zero pathways, developing sustainable finance/investing frameworks, impact assessments, ESG due diligence Sustainable Development Goals strategy Government policy development work e.g. food waste reduction, plastic reduction.
About you
● At least 2 to 3 years of sustainability related work with a focus on sustainability assurance and advisory
● Experience in GHG measurement, GHG Protocol, Carbon Footprint, LCA, SBTi, Carbon Management and ISO 14064
● Knowledge of financial services sector from a sustainability perspective is a plus
● A strong passion for sustainability and ESG issues
● Goal orientated, committed and agile
● Good presentation and communication skills
● Strong research, problem-solving and analytical skills
● Excellent client management and project management skills
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Travel Requirements
Not Specified
Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?
Yes
Government Clearance Required?
Yes
Job Posting End Date
Job ID: 533374WD
About PwC Singapore
At PwC, our purpose is to build trust in society and solve important problems - this is at the core of everything we do from the value we provide to our clients and society to the decisions we make as a corporate.
Our services started with audit and assurance over a century ago. As times change and the issues faced by businesses and individuals evolved, we have developed specialised capabilities in tax, advisory and consulting to help you address emerging new challenges across focus areas like digital transformation, cyber security and privacy, data, sustainability, mergers and acquisitions, and more.
In Singapore, we have more than 3,500 partners and staff to help resolve complex issues and identify opportunities for public, private and government organisations to progress. As part of the PwC network of more than 284,000 people in 155 countries, we are among the leading professional services networks in the world focusing on helping organisations and individuals create the value they are looking for.
