Manager, Climate Change and Sustainability Services Financial Services (CCaSS FSO)

Manager Climate Change and Sustainability Services Financial Services CCaSS FSO

**Location:** Zurich **Other locations:** Primary Location Only **Salary:** Competitive **Date:** Feb 27, 2024

Job Description

**Requisition ID:** 1410558

Your ambition

Are you passionate about sustainability and thrive in solving challenging tasks that directly contribute to a better environment and society Do you enjoy working with financial sector in supporting their sustainability ambitions and challenges Join our growing Climate Change and Sustainability Services Team within EY EY's response and support to our clients The world is facing one of the biggest challenges of humankind constant changing of climate under today's way we conduct economic activities Governments and public sector in general are increasingly steeping into the role of securing sustainable development in line with the Paris Agreement and companies and financial institutions alike are required to embrace new sustainable practices while departing from business as usual 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

Opportunity

EY is currently working across the capital markets globally with institutional investors banking private equity and insurance clients developing 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 3 000 climate change and sustainability practitioners globally presenting a unique opportunity to make a real difference We are looking for a high performing Manager to join our Climate Change and Sustainable Services team dedicated to Financial Services You will be working on market leading projects building networks and consulting on key strategic issues in sustainable finance There is 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 deliver first class services helping them navigate the ESG agenda Topics we cover include Sustainable Finance regulatory developments and requirements by the financial sector from the EU regulatory side such as SFDR and EU Taxonomy and Swiss regulatory side such as RBI Reporting and disclosure including the application of TCFD GRI ISSB and other frameworks Sustainable finance and net zero strategies for financial services Climate change metrics and targets and greenhouse gas reporting including the SBTi Greenhouse Gas Protocol and PCAF Responsible sustainable and impact investment strategies and implementation

What you can expect enriching experiences that will last a lifetime

As a team member of EY Sustainable Finance in Switzerland you will support the team in its activities with national and international clients on their way to a more sustainable corporate management increased sustainability performance sustainability related reporting and other disclosure needs and new sustainable businesses opportunities with passion flexibility and a strong appetite for change In doing so you will take on a variety of supporting tasks Manage work streams to deliver key projects for our clients on the wide range of topics such as Strategy Reporting Assurance Managing and providing subject matter expertise in assurance projects of ESG data reports metrices and tools Conducting and or participating in projects regarding non financial data reporting and integrated reporting for financial sector clients in Switzerland EU and worldwide in English and German French would be an advantage 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 wor