September 2027 - Sustainability Reporting & Assurance (CPA) - Full-time - Toronto

PwC Canada; Toronto; On-site; CAD 63,000 - 73,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mental health support

Flexible work options

Paid time off to volunteer

Leadership development opportunities

Inclusive culture

Job summary

PwC Canada is seeking an Associate in Sustainability within Risk Services. You will work on ESG reporting, assurance, and sustainability governance for clients across industries, leveraging cutting‑edge tech and CPA support.

The role emphasizes collaboration, continuous learning, and mobility across Canada, with flexible work options and a commitment to inclusion and leadership development. You will contribute to accurate, trusted sustainability reporting and public disclosures.

Qualifications

• Enrolled in or completed post‑secondary education and working to obtain all Canadian CPA prerequisites.
• Interest in upskilling for a digital world and technology trends.
• Commitment to valuing differences and diverse perspectives.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Highly detail oriented with strong organizational and analytical abilities.
• Ability to collaborate and build trusted relationships.
• Willlingness to travel to cities across Canada.
• Bilingual English and French is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Identify sustainability risks and opportunities for clients.
• Develop and execute ESG assurance procedures.
• Evaluate client controls and reporting processes.
• Analyze GAAP impacts related to ESG disclosures.
• Prepare disclosures per ESG standards.
• Support multi-disciplinary projects and client meetings.
• Contribute to thought leadership and market development.

Skills

Written communication

Verbal communication

Analytical thinking

Attention to detail

Collaboration

Adaptability

Digital literacy

Bilingual English/French

Education

CPA prerequisites

Job description

At PwC Canada, we’re more than a professional services firm—we’re a community of solvers tackling the world’s most important problems. As an Associate in our Risk Services practice, you’ll be part of a diverse, inclusive team that values your perspective and empowers you to make a real impact. You’ll build relationships, gain hands‑on experience with cutting‑edge technologies, and contribute to work that matters—whether it’s helping clients navigate complex challenges or driving trust in their reporting.

You’ll be joining a firm that’s invested in your success from day one. As a new Associate in our Sustainability Practice, you’ll benefit from PwC Canada’s industry‑leading CPA support program, which includes paid study days, reimbursement of CPA modules and examinations, and personalized coaching to help you succeed in your designation journey. You’ll also gain hands‑on experience with experienced professionals and be exposed to our innovative AI and digital tools to help you build future‑ready capabilities in data, technology, and business acumen. Working with market‑leading clients across diverse industries, you’ll be exposed to complex, real‑world challenges that accelerate your professional growth. Beyond your work, PwC Canada offers a comprehensive health and wellness benefits package, including mental health support, flexible work options, and paid time off to volunteer in your community. You’ll also have access to leadership development opportunities, inclusive employee networks, and a vibrant culture that values belonging, purpose, and continuous learning. Grow here, go further.

The Opportunity: Sustainability

Our Sustainability Reporting & Assurance professionals help organizations effectively manage sustainability related risk and opportunities, while also navigating through increasingly complex regulatory requirements. You will have the opportunity to work with organizations on building trusted information they need to make sound decisions. 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. Future reporting won’t just be about financials - it will also be about measures like people’s insights, intellectual capital, and social and environmental impacts. As part of our team, you’ll focus on identifying and prioritizing 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.

What you’ll create and do:

• Qualitative and quantitative research using ESG data
• Develop and execute on assurance procedures related to ESG attestation engagements
• Evaluation of organizations’ processes & controls to support external reporting
• Complex technical accounting and analysis of GAAP impacts related to ESG
• Apply analytical skills and specialist knowledge with our world‑class client base
• Assist in developing appropriate disclosures in accordance with approved ESG reporting standards and framework
• Contribute effectively to complex, multi-disciplinary projects – often supporting several projects at a time
• Helping our clients improve the way they report and build trust around their sustainability performance
• Assisting our clients in tackling climate change issues and opportunities by providing Greenhouse Gas reporting, quantification, and assurance
• Support internal and external thought leadership, while building client relationships and providing industry insight on ESG
• Providing ESG reporting & assurance services to household names in a diverse range of industries – everyone from big‑name broadcasters to multinational banks, telecoms operators and energy companies
• Participate in client meetings and assist in preparation of deliverables and reports
• Business development activities such as assistance in preparation of budgets and proposals and initiating marketing of services to new and existing clients

What You’ll Bring To This Role

• Enrolled in or completed post‑secondary education and working to obtain or have obtained all Canadian CPA required prerequisite courses
• An interest in upskilling for a digital world and technology trends, an openness to learning new tools and adapting how you work
• A demonstrated commitment to valuing differences and working alongside diverse people and perspectives
• Strong written and verbal communication skills to articulate new ideas
• Highly detail oriented with excellent organizational and analytical skills; an ability to think broadly and to ask questions about data, facts and other information to deliver quality to our clients
• Share and collaborate effectively with others, building relationships which are genuine and rooted in trust
• Ability to easily adapt and prioritize, demonstrating project management skills to handle changing priorities
• Examples of alignment with PwC Values: Acting with Integrity, Working Together, Care, Reimagine the Possible and Make a Difference
• You’ll be comfortable traveling to cities across Canada (when deemed safe to do so by applicable public health or regulatory authorities and PwC)
• This role requires that you are legally entitled to work for PwC in Canada for the intended duration of the offer/contract.
• We'd love it even more if you’re bilingual in English and French, however this isn't a requirement

Please note:

• This position is eligible for PwC Canada’s Award and Mentorship Programs.
• The salary range for this position is $63,000 - $73,000. Eligible employees will also have the opportunity to participate in our performance pay programs which are designed to reward individual and firm‑wide achievements. We are committed to offering competitive compensation and adhere to all relevant pay transparency legislation.

Why you’ll love PwC:

• Personalized Benefits & Wellbeing: Choose flexible health, dental, vision, life, and disability coverage. Access mental health support ($3,500 annually), virtual care, and up to a $750 lifestyle account for wellness, fitness, and personal growth.
• Invest in Your Future: Boost your retirement savings with employer matching and take advantage of financial planning resources and banking programs.
• Growth & Learning: Unlock coaching, mentoring, and clear career paths to help you reach your potential.
• Time off to focus on what matters most: Enjoy up to 31 paid days off including summer and winter office closures, substitute a public holiday to observe your religious holiday, or take part in international remote work options to extend your time abroad,
• Inclusive, Purpose‑Driven Culture: Join a diverse, supportive team where you can be your authentic self, build lifelong relationships, and help shape tomorrow.

PwC Canada acknowledges that we work and live across Turtle Island, on the land that is now known as Canada, which are the lands of the ancestral, treaty and unceded territories of the First Nations, Métis and Inuit Peoples. We recognize the systemic racism, colonialism and oppression that Indigenous Peoples have experienced and still go through, and we commit to allyship and solidarity.