Sustainability Senior Consultant

Business Unit: Audit & Assurance

Primary Location: Field of interest

Industry Focus: Industry Agnostic

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Your journey with us

Today, the world is facing several global challenges: climate change, transitioning from a linear economy to a circular one, increasing inequality and balancing economic needs with societal needs. Investors, regulators, as well as consumers and employees are increasingly demanding that companies should not only be good stewards of capital but also of natural and social capital and have the necessary governance framework in place to support this. ESG has therefore emerged as a key topic, with stakeholders seeking greater standards to promote accountability and incorporate sustainability factors into credit ratings, covenants and legislation pertaining to corporate governance and communication.

Stakeholders’ expectations and regulatory initiatives are pushing companies to provide more transparency and better explain how they serve the broader public interest in society, and they are willing to safeguard shareholders’ value by considering all risks and opportunities, including those relating to ESG.

The financial and economic implications of climate and ESG matters are manifesting in a measurable way. That’s why many investors care. That’s why an increasing number of regulators care. And that’s why there’s such a push to rapidly mature the progress made over the past years into investor-grade information that’s timely, comparable, consistent and reliable.

As a Senior Consultant in our ESG Assurance team, you will play a key role in leading and managing the delivery of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) reporting and assurance services to clients. You will provide strategic guidance, oversee engagements and drive the development of innovative ESG solutions. More concretely, you will provide sustainability reporting advisory and readiness services, perform assurance on sustainability information and be involved in our ESG due diligence services.

You will be joining a multi-disciplinary, international team, where you will work across a diverse portfolio of clients. You’ll attend and facilitate training programmes to develop your technical and leadership skills and have a personal coach who will help bring out the best in you.

Your responsibilities include:

1. Leading and managing ESG assurance engagements, including scoping, planning, risk assessment and execution;
2. Providing subject matter expertise on ESG regulations, standards and best practices;
3. Engaging with clients to understand their ESG reporting and assurance challenges and provide tailored solutions;
4. Enhancing their risk management framework to incorporate ESG risk factors;
5. Identifying, quantifying and prioritizing the materiality of ESG factors on the activities of our clients and deriving financial risk impacts under different scenarios;
6. Supporting their sustainability journey from double materiality to reporting;
7. Advising on and reviewing sustainability reports;
8. Following up on evolving regulatory requirements and expectations in the field of ESG (CSRD, ESRS, EU Taxonomy, CSDDD, ISSA 5000,…);

Furthermore, you will be:

1. Mentoring and coaching junior team members, and contributing to their professional development;
2. Contributing to the leadership and business development efforts in the ESG space and contributing to proposals;

Let’s talk about you

Are you passionate about sustainability and looking for new challenges to further develop and share your expertise in these fields? Are you ambitious, a team player and forward-thinking? Deloitte can match your ambition

Minimum Requirements:

1. You have 2 to 4 years of professional experience;
2. You have relevant/first experience in ESG (strategy, reporting, assurance) and are motivated to further develop your skills;
3. You have a first experience or a keen interest in the field of decarbonization strategies, impact measurement and sustainability reporting;
4. Proven track record in dealing with sustainability challenges, such as sustainable strategy, sustainable investments and sustainability reporting;
5. Prior experience in the field of risk management (experience in the integration of sustainability risks in management frameworks is an added value);
6. Prior consulting and/or (financial) audit background is an advantage;
7. Good understanding of ESG frameworks, such as ESRS, GRI, GHG protocol SASB, TCFD, …;
8. Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills;
9. Strong written and verbal communication skills (English and Dutch or French);
10. Ability to work effectively in a team and build relationships with clients;
11. Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and other data analysis tools would be advantageous;

Our story

Assurance is about much more than just the numbers. It’s about attesting to accomplishments and challenges, and helping to assure strong foundations for future aspirations. Deloitte illuminates the what, how, and why of change so you’re always ready to act ahead. We do this by performing audits of financial figures and other data, reviewing the efficiency and effectiveness of processes, procedures, systems, and organizations as well as solving problems and offering expert insights. We provide services using an approach designed to provide the flexibility to serve the unique circumstances and complexities of our clients.

Who is Deloitte?
We provide industry-leading audit and assurance, tax and legal, consulting and related services. We are committed to driving innovation across offerings to help our clients address their challenges, while giving our professionals opportunities to learn and grow in this era of transformation.
In Belgium, +5000 dedicated professionals active in +10 offices, take great pride in bringing multidisciplinary expertise to a wide variety of clients, from national and international companies, small, fast-growing and large organizations to public institutions and governmental authorities.
Why Deloitte?
Be the true you We foster diversity and inclusion and encourage you to bring your authentic self to work. Explore, question and collaborate while building a career that inspires and energises you.
Never stop growingDiversity of thought makes us stronger. At Deloitte, we tailor a personalized learning experience, offering you the opportunity to grow at your own pace and achieve maximum impact.
We practice what we preach As a Purpose-led organisation, at the heart of everything we do is a set of timeless principles and unifying values.

Life looks different for each of us, so we created a varied benefits package that you can tap into:

• My Benefits My Choice, a flexible rewards plan tailored to your lifestyle and priorities;
• Sustainable transport options offered by Mobility@Deloitte;
• Flexible work arrangements for all and initiatives supported by Parents@Deloitte;
• Wellbeing tips and activities powered by Energise@Deloitte;
• Topped off with other health benefits and insurance opportunities.

Empowering our employees with flexible work arrangements remains essential in today's reality:

• Hybrid workplace: combination of home office and on-site (+10 offices in Belgium or client's premises);
• Part-time employment: all our jobs are open to part-time work under a 90% or 80% regime.

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