Sustainability Audit & Assurance Policy Lead

ICAEW; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension 9%

Private medical cover

Life assurance 4x salary

Holiday 24–27 days

Hybrid working

Wellbeing support

Volunteer day

Job summary

ICAEW in London is seeking a Technical Manager for Sustainability Audit and Assurance. You will shape policy, provide guidance to members, and engage with regulators and standard setters to raise the profession’s standards in sustainability auditing and ethics.

The role reports to the Sustainability Reporting & Assurance team with a hybrid work pattern (2 days in office, 3 days remote). The salary ranges from £75,000 to £85,000 per annum, reflecting seniority and impact.

Qualifications

• Must be an ICAEW Chartered Accountant.
• Strong understanding of sustainability assurance and ethics developments or willingness to learn.
• Interest in nature-related and sustainability assurance topics.
• Ability to plan, prioritise, and focus resources for impact.
• Experience in roles with technical research components.

Responsibilities

• Engage with key policy stakeholders on sustainability audit issues.
• Develop ICAEW technical policy positions and representations to regulators and standard setters.
• Create and curate guidance for ICAEW members on sustainability auditing and ethics standards.
• Champion sustainability audit quality and lead thought leadership on developments.
• Collaborate across ICAEW to deliver high-quality content, events and subject matter.
• Communicate developments to members via ICAEW Insights and other media.

Skills

Chartered Accountant

Policy engagement

Stakeholder comms

Technical research

Team collaboration

Education

ICAEW Chartered Accountant

Tools

Policy development tools

Job description

ICAEW in London is seeking a Technical Manager for Sustainability Audit and Assurance. You will shape policy, provide guidance to members, and engage with regulators and standard setters to raise the profession’s standards in sustainability auditing and ethics.

The role reports to the Sustainability Reporting & Assurance team with a hybrid work pattern (2 days in office, 3 days remote). The salary ranges from £75,000 to £85,000 per annum, reflecting seniority and impact.