Associate - Sustainability Reporting Analyst for Net Zero

Pricewaterhousecoopers; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 300 000 - 600 000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Sustainability Reporting Associate to enhance corporate governance and risk management. In this role, you will be responsible for ensuring the quality of sustainability data, providing oversight, and driving the necessary changes within the business. You will collaborate with data owners across Africa, perform sustainability calculations, and support the Supply Chain Net Zero initiatives. This is an exciting opportunity to work in a dynamic environment where your contributions will have a meaningful impact on sustainability efforts. If you are passionate about driving positive change and possess strong analytical skills, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Experience in monitoring and disclosure of Sustainability KPIs.
• Technical expertise in ESG standards and reporting best practices.

Responsibilities

• Review and ensure data quality for sustainability reporting.
• Support data owners and maintain reporting deadlines.

Skills

Analytical Thinking

Creative Problem-Solving

Business Acumen

Technical and Digital Proficiency

Stakeholder Engagement

Understanding of ESG Standards

Education

Graduate degree in relevant discipline

Tools

Data Management Software

Data Analytics Tools

Job description

Management Level

Associate

Job Description & Summary

At PwC, our people in sustainability focus on integrating environmental, social, economic, and governance considerations into business strategies and operations. They provide guidance and support to organisations by managing sustainability risks, identifying opportunities, and driving positive social and environmental impact.

In governance sustainability at PwC, you will specialise in providing consulting services related to corporate governance and risk management. You will be responsible for analysing client needs, developing governance frameworks, and offering guidance and support to help clients enhance transparency, accountability, and ethical practices within their organisations.

Driven by curiosity, you are a reliable, contributing member of a team. In our fast-paced environment, you are expected to adapt to working with a variety of clients and team members, each presenting varying challenges and scope. Every experience is an opportunity to learn and grow. You are expected to take ownership and consistently deliver quality work that drives value for our clients and success as a team. As you navigate through the Firm, you build a brand for yourself, opening doors to more opportunities.

Examples of the skills, knowledge, and experiences you need to lead and deliver value at this level include but are not limited to:

• Apply a learning mindset and take ownership for your own development.
• Appreciate diverse perspectives, needs, and feelings of others.
• Adopt habits to sustain high performance and develop your potential.
• Actively listen, ask questions to check understanding, and clearly express ideas.
• Seek, reflect, act on, and give feedback.
• Gather information from a range of sources to analyse facts and discern patterns.
• Commit to understanding how the business works and building commercial awareness.
• Learn and apply professional and technical standards (e.g. refer to specific PwC tax and audit guidance), uphold the Firm's code of conduct and independence requirements.

Purpose of Job

At PwC our purpose is to build trust and deliver sustained outcomes. This shapes our environmental and social license to operate. A sustainable PwC is purposeful, competitive, and agile. To succeed in our ambitions, we need sound environmental and social performance data management, governance, and reporting and disclosures.

The role of the Sustainability Reporting Associate is to take responsibility for the data and ensure its quality and use that data to drive the required change within the business. This does not include first level data capture, but rather review and oversight.

Key Outputs

• First level data review and scrutiny for validity, accuracy, and completeness.
• Work with data owners across Africa and provide technical and subject matter support and guidance where needed.
• Help to ensure reporting deadlines are maintained.
• Assist data reporting staff at a site level when issues are identified.
• Perform all sustainability calculations.
• Maintain and improve existing templates and databases.
• Assess data from reporting offices.
• Train and upskill data officers.
• Support and report on the Supply Chain Net Zero aspects related to SBT's.

Experience

• Experience in monitoring, measurement, and disclosure of Sustainability KPIs.
• Technical expertise in understanding international best practice in terms of ESG standards, particularly in reporting.
• Experience working with large data, data management, and data analytics.
• Experience working with sustainability performance measures.
• Practical experience in working at a site level to ensure validity, accuracy, and completeness of data.
• Experience in carbon reporting.
• Experience in professional services (highly desirable).

Qualifications

• Graduate degree in relevant discipline.

Competencies / Attributes

• Analytical Thinking.
• Creative Problem-Solving.
• Business Acumen.
• Technical and Digital Proficiency.
• Stakeholder Engagement and Collaboration.
• Global Perspective with a Commitment to Inclusivity.

Travel Required

Occasional

Overtime Required

Occasional

Driver’s License

Preferable, but not required.

Own car required

Preferable, but not required.

Travel Requirements

Up to 20%.

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

No.

Job Posting End Date

April 30, 2025.