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Financial Services - Assurance - Climate Change & Sustainability Services - Manager - London
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When the financial services industry works well, it creates growth, prosperity, and peace of mind for hundreds of millions of people. No other industry touches so many lives or shapes so many futures. At EY Financial Services, we share a single focus — to build a better financial services industry, not just for now, but for the future.
Sustainability is at the heart of our EY brand. It is at the heart of our strategy, what we value and measure and what we do every day with our clients and within our own business. We are proud to be advocates of change to make businesses across the world more sustainable because we believe in long-term value. Delivering sustainable long-term value in Financial Services means new strategies, a new approach to managing risk, new products and services and new ways of engaging stakeholders.
The opportunity
EY is currently working across financial services globally with wealth & asset managers, pension funds, banking, private equity and insurance clients, developing firm and product strategies, designing and building innovative solutions to move forward on sustainable finance, meeting regulatory requirements and positioning for success in this rapidly evolving market.
You will join a team of over ~1,400 climate change and sustainability practitioners globally, presenting a unique opportunity to make a real difference. We are seeking high performing Managers to join our UK Financial Services Climate Change & Sustainability Services team. You will be working on market leading projects, building networks, providing assurance and consulting on key strategic issues in sustainable finance.
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There are a wide range of exciting projects that you will be able to get involved in, across banking, insurance, pensions, wealth and asset management and private equity. You will work with clients at all levels to help them navigate the ESG agenda. Topics we cover include:
- Sustainable finance and net zero strategies for financial services
- Greenhouse gas reporting, including the Greenhouse Gas Protocol and PCAF
- Climate change metrics and targets, including SBTi
- Responsible, sustainable and impact investment strategies and implementation
- Sustainable Finance regulatory developments, such as SFDR and EU Taxonomy
- Climate change risk modelling and scenario analysis
- Reporting and disclosure, including the application of TCFD, SASB, CSRD and ISSB and other frameworks
- Sustainability assurance and internal audit
- Stewardship and engagement (active ownership)
- Human rights
Your key responsibilities:
- Manage work streams to deliver key projects for our clients on the wide range of topics we work on.
- Create innovative commercial insights for clients, adapt methods and practices to fit operational team and cultural needs, and contribute to thought leadership.
- Actively contribute to improving operational efficiency on projects and internal initiatives, consistently driving projects to completion making sure that the work delivered is industry leading.
- Work with the project heads to lead teams or parts of teams on engagements, keeping a clear focus on anticipating and identifying risks, and escalate issues as appropriate.
- Working closely with colleagues, create a positive learning culture and coach and counsel junior team members and help them to develop.
- Contribute to the development of EY capabilities in technical areas and engage with clients regarding the application of these methodologies to their businesses.
Skills and attributes for success
As a Manager within the team, you will also be expected to manage junior resources and work with more senior leadership on team and project management.
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The role is based in London, United Kingdom, in our Canary Wharf offices.
To qualify for the role you must have
We welcome applicants from a wide range of backgrounds, but are particularly interested in individuals that have the following qualifications:
- Track record of success from 5-6 years (manager) of relevant experience in sustainability / ESG at a management consultancy firm, bank, insurance or investment firm, blue-chip firm, or other relevant organisation
- A keen interest in, and understanding of ESG as it relates to financial services (banking, wealth and asset management, insurance, and/or private equity)
- A strong understanding of any, or a combination of the topics that we cover in our team as listed above
- Experience managing teams and engagements (manager)
- Strong academic record including a relevant degree
- Experience running or contributing to a range of projects
What we offer you
At EY, we’ll develop you with future-focused skills and equip you with world-class experiences. We’ll empower you in a flexible environment, and fuel you and your extraordinary talents in a diverse and inclusive culture of globally connected teams. Learn more.
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