Manager/Senior Manager, ESG Reporting Advisory

Job Type : Permanent

Reference code : 127422

Primary Location : Toronto, Ontario, Canada

All Available Locations : Toronto, ON

Our Purpose

At Deloitte, we are driven to inspire and help our people, organization, communities, and country to thrive. Our Purpose is to build a better future by accelerating and expanding access to knowledge.

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By living our Purpose, we will make an impact that matters.

• Be encouraged to deepen your technical skills whatever those may be.
• Partner with clients to solve their most complex problems
• Experience MyFlex and an agile work environment where work is what you do not where you do it.

At Deloitte, our ESG Reporting Advisory Team combines its deep technical expertise in corporate reporting with clients’ sustainability reporting needs.

The ESG Reporting Advisory team provides advisory and assurance services for clients throughout their ESG reporting journey.

This includes supporting our clients navigating the impact of ESG factors on their financial and regulatory reporting, supporting in the quantification and measurement of ESG metrics, building processes and control environments,, and delivering assurance around ESG metrics and disclosures.

Our team works with clients to ensure that ESG is embedded at the core of an organization’s purpose and takes a holistic approach centered on integrated thinking.

Our team includes specialists who bring industry-specific sustainability perspectives with a focus on complex accounting, assurance, regulatory requirements, and overall communications in corporate reporting.

What will your typical day look like?

As a Manager / Senior Manager, you will :

• Lead implementation projects to support clients in complying with ISSB standards and CSRD requirements (amongst other standards and regulations).
• Prepare and deliver presentations and reporting updates to clients on technical developments in ESG reporting
• Leading ESG assurance engagements, applying a strong understanding of assurance requirements under ISAE 300 / 3410 (and or CSAE equivalents), as well as subject matter expertise in topics such as GHG emissions.
• Advise on the application of the GHG Protocol in determining GHG emissions.
• Research complex application and interpretive issue in implementation of ISSB and ESRS.
• Deliver multiple project tasks or components, including completing proposals

Work alongside others on climate change and sustainability matters & industries to provide expert insight on the impact and interactions of climate change on other sustainability areas

Act in the capacity of engagement manager’, taking ownership for all aspects of engagement delivery from scoping and team selection through to delivery, risk and quality management, and budgetary control

• Utilize subject matter knowledge to lead new business development opportunities and grow Deloitte’s ESG proposition
• Providing leadership and mentoring to junior team members

About the team

Our team culture is collaborative and encourages team members to take initiative and seek on-the-job learning opportunities.

Our professionals are committed to excellence and to enhancing the trust of the investing public and capital markets. Quality is our top priority, and by focusing on innovation, we continue to raise the bar on quality and deliver greater value to our clients.

Learn more about the ESG Reporting Advisory Team.

Enough about us, let’s talk about you

As a Manager / Senior Manager, you must have :

• Undergraduate degree in accounting or business, or undergraduate degree in sustainability management, climate policy, public policy or a related-environmental, social or engineering disciplines.
• CPA, CA designation or equivalency and :
• possess a minimum 5 years of relevant work experience with public companies; OR
• possess minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience with ESG-related standards and frameworks including ISSB, GRI, GHG Protocol SASB and TCFD.
• Strong audit or advisory technical skills, and solid knowledge of IFRS and / or US GAAP accounting standards
• Capacity to think critically about issues from a strategic perspective (options available, pros / cons of different options, proposed solution) and aptitude in researching accounting standards and related interpretive guidance
• Effective consensus building, conflict resolution, and team-building skills, including being a role model for others and imparting knowledge and experience to junior team members
• Experienced with project problem diagnosis, solution development, client communications, facilitation of decision making, documentation, managing client expectations and team leadership
• Strong management and communication skills (both written and verbal)
• Understanding of green and social bonds, relevant principles, market challenges and insights, and overall process is preferred

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We provide flexible working options to support you and how you can contribute. Be the leader you want to be.

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