Manager - Assurance - Sustainability

PwC; Auckland; On-site; NZD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus opportunities

Referral bonuses

Retail discounts & deals

15 days' paid sick leave

Group-rate health insurance

Wellbeing allowance

Job summary

PwC New Zealand seeks a Sustainability Manager in Auckland to lead planning and delivery of sustainability reporting and assurance engagements, manage client relationships, coach teams, and ensure work meets PwC’s quality standards.

You’ll work with clients on ESG reporting frameworks, including GHG Protocol and PCAF, and navigate evolving requirements while balancing risk, timelines and budgets.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s qualification in accounting, sustainability, or closely related discipline.
• 5+ years’ experience in professional services, audit and/or consulting with strong exposure to sustainability reporting, GHG emissions measurement, ESG reporting and/or assurance.
• Experience leading engagements or workstreams, including coaching others and reviewing deliverables.
• Strong working knowledge of GHG Protocol, with PCAF and financed emissions knowledge an advantage.
• Confidence handling complex technical matters and developing pragmatic, defensible solutions.
• Strong project management across scope, timelines, resourcing and quality.

Responsibilities

• Lead sustainability assurance engagements from scoping to reporting.
• Act as day-to-day client contact, building trusted relationships.
• Coach and guide engagement teams and review working papers.
• Support clients on sustainability reporting frameworks (GHG Protocol, PCAF, ISAE NZ where relevant).
• Manage engagement quality, risk, timelines, resourcing and budgets.

Skills

Sustainability reporting

GHG emissions measurement

ESG reporting

Client relationship management

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting, sustainability, or related discipline

Job description

At PwC, our purpose is clear: to build trust in society and solve important problems.

This is a place to keep growing. You’ll learn from the best, take on meaningful challenges, and make a lasting impact for our clients, our communities, and Aotearoa.

Based in our Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland office, you’ll be part of PwC New Zealand’s ESG Reporting & Assurance team, working alongside colleagues across Assurance and PwC’s wider network.

In this team, you’ll support clients as they respond to the evolving sustainability reporting landscape and strengthen the credibility and resilience of sustainability-critical reporting.

As a Sustainability Manager, you’ll lead the planning and delivery of sustainability reporting and assurance engagements, manage day-to-day client relationships, coach team members, and help ensure work is delivered to PwC’s quality standards.

Your day-to-day could include:

• Leading sustainability assurance engagements, including scoping, planning, execution, review and reporting.
• Acting as a key day-to-day contact for clients, building trusted relationships and supporting engagement leaders.
• Coaching and guiding engagement teams, including reviewing working papers and deliverables.
• Supporting clients and teams with sustainability reporting frameworks and requirements, including Aotearoa New Zealand Climate Standards, Australian Sustainability Reporting Standards, GHG Protocol and PCAF.
• Managing engagement quality, risk, timelines, resourcing and budgets to support successful outcomes.

Requirements / Qualifications

• A relevant Bachelor’s qualification in accounting, sustainability, or a closely related discipline.
• 5+ years’ experience in professional services, audit and/or consulting, with strong exposure to sustainability reporting, GHG emissions measurement, ESG reporting and/or assurance.
• Experience leading engagements or workstreams, including coaching others and reviewing deliverables.
• Strong working knowledge of GHG Protocol, with PCAF and financed emissions knowledge an advantage.
• Confidence working through complex and evolving technical matters, using sound judgement to develop pragmatic and defensible solutions.
• Strong project management capability across scope, timelines, resourcing and quality.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills, with confidence engaging with client stakeholders.
• Desirable experience includes sustainability assurance standards such as ISAE (NZ) 3000, ISAE (NZ) 3410 and/or ISSA (NZ) 5000, and experience supporting climate reporting requirements or assurance over climate metrics and disclosures.

If you don't meet every requirement, we still want to hear from you - your skills and potential may be a great fit.

Rewards

• Discretionary bonus opportunities
• generous referral bonuses
• retail discounts & deals

Growth

• Global network
• leadership development
• A.I. tools and training
• formal learning pathways

Wellbeing

• $250 annual wellbeing allowance
• Life & income protection
• Sonder/EAP/Headspace
• 15 days' paid sick leave
• group-rate health insurance (eligibility applies)

Reputation

PwC is known for shaping tomorrow. Join us and you'll accelerate your career while helping clients and communities solve their most important problems.

Flexibility

• Flexible working
• Supportive coaching culture

Time off

• Two paid recognition days off provided each year during our annual summer shutdown period
• Purchase up to two extra weeks' annual leave

Whānau & community

• Paid parental leave for all parents with flexible options and financial planning support
• Inclusive networks
• Paid volunteering leave

Mō te aha tāu e tatari ana? / What are you waiting for?

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