Senior Sustainability & ESG Assurance Consultant (Hybrid)

Africa Talent by Deloitte - Netherlands Sustainability ESG Assurance - Senior Consultant; Midrand; Hybrid; ZAR 800,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Africa Talent by Deloitte in South Africa is seeking a Senior Consultant Sustainability focused on ESG assurance to help clients advance their ESG reporting maturity.

You will leverage your reporting expertise to ensure compliance with ESG standards, work with partners and managers, and engage clients to identify risks and opportunities, while collaborating across teams in South Africa and the Netherlands.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Commerce Degree in Accounting CA(SA) or ACCA.
• 3 years of experience within Audit or similar role.
• Critical thinking and problem solving mind set;
• A passion to learn about the Environmental, Social and Governance Standards
• Excellent command of English in word and writing

Responsibilities

• Performing non-financial assurance on clients ESG reports.
• Preparing the service delivery plan for the client, together with the Partners and Managers.
• Identifying the problem areas and risks affecting the client, and supplying concrete advice.
• Taking responsibility for the input necessary for internal and external reporting for the client.
• Assessing the ESG disclosures and ensuring they comply with all statutory requirements.
• Auditing complex items in the ESG report and/or sustainability information in the annual report.
• Drafting and reviewing sustainability reporting processes and disclosures for integrated reporting and ensuring audit readiness.
• Operate as key team member of audit- and advisory assignments.
• Participating in discussions with clients, identifying ESG risks and opportunities from a business perspective and facilitating discussions with the client’s key stakeholders and supplying concrete advice.
• Building strong and trusting relationships with clients.
• Create proposals for prospective future clients.
• On the job coaching of peers with different skillsets.
• Applying a solution-based approach to methodologies and ideas in the evolving ESG landscape

Skills

Critical thinking

Problem solving mindset

English proficiency

Passion to learn ESG

Education

Bachelor of Commerce Degree in Accounting CA(SA) or ACCA

Job description

Africa Talent by Deloitte in South Africa is seeking a Senior Consultant Sustainability focused on ESG assurance to help clients advance their ESG reporting maturity.

You will leverage your reporting expertise to ensure compliance with ESG standards, work with partners and managers, and engage clients to identify risks and opportunities, while collaborating across teams in South Africa and the Netherlands.