Manager, Sustainability Services, Audit & Assurance

Location: Zurich

Work Pattern Percentage: 80-100%

Finding the talent that makes Deloitte unique

As a Manager in our Sustainability team your role will be instrumental in supporting our clients to tackle some of today’s key challenges by leveraging your knowledge and experience in various sustainability topics such as climate change, circular economy, or sustainable finance. Overall, you will be managing our strategy, setting targets, measuring, and reporting on progress, as well as supporting go-to-market initiatives to grow Deloitte’s sustainability proposition.

How you can make an impact

• Leading assurance engagements with day-to-day responsibility for project management, team management, the quality of our work and for a smooth process, including seamless collaboration between ESG experts, audit teams and clients.
• Manage assurance engagements in line with the assurance standards ISAE 3000 and ISAE 3410 or equivalent.
• Bringing an auditor’s experience with value adding advisory perspectives to support our clients on their ‘Readiness Journey’ towards ESG reporting and assurance.
• Develop/maintain strong working relationships with client’s key business decision makers to communicate value and inform them of the firm's scope of services. Take responsibility for supporting the engagement leadership in identifying and pursuing new assurance opportunities.
• Support in developing and improving our ESG assurance work programmes, methodologies, toolkits, team development and resolving complex ESG assurance issues. 
• Identify/communicate trends, developments, and key performance drivers relevant to your clients and potential clients.
• Keeping updated with the evolving ESG landscape including relevant frameworks and regulations (such as EU Taxonomy, Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), ESRS, GRI, TCFD, TNFD etc.)

Who we are looking for

• You have experience driving audit engagements, with a strong foundation in auditing standards and audit methodology
• Experience driving ESG assurance engagements including a detailed understanding of assurance standards such as ISAE 3000 and ISAE 3410
• Proven planning and project management skills in complex projects and experience with building respected client relationships and internal and external networks
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities, with a hands-on approach and attention to detail when required
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English and German. French and/or Italian is a plus.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree
• Willingness to motivate and develop high performing diverse teams

Your team

The environment at Deloitte is made for you to thrive in: Enjoy fantastic perks and perspectives in the inspiring and motivating company of your new colleagues – great personalities with amazing talents and brilliant, curious, creative minds – as you specialise in the area(s) that interest you the most.

Careers at Deloitte. Choose your impact.

At Deloitte, your ideas create impact and spark meaningful change for our clients, people and society. Your unique expertise, background and perspective helps us find new ways into the most complex challenges so we can brighten the futures of those our work affects. At Deloitte, you can build a career that inspires and energises you. At Deloitte, you can choose your impact.

In Switzerland, we provide industry-specific services in the areas of Strategy, Risk & Transactions Advisory, and Technology & Transformation. With more than 3,000 employees at six locations, we serve companies and organisations of all sizes in all industry sectors. We offer meaningful and challenging work, an inclusive and supportive environment where you can be your best self and where you will never stop growing. You will benefit from flexible and hybrid working conditions, wellbeing and parental programmes as well as many opportunities to connect, collaborate and learn.

Join us and become part of a global network of like-minded people dedicated to making a difference, whether by addressing climate change or improving 100 million futures by 2030. Want to know more about opportunities at Deloitte? Visit www.deloitte.com/ch/careers.

How to apply 

We look forward to hearing from you! Please click on “apply now” to submit a complete application, including CV, cover letter, references and degree certificates. 

If you have any questions, please contact  Nadia at talent@deloitte.ch  

*We consider all qualified applicants for employment regardless of race, ethnicity, religious beliefs, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age or disability, in accordance with applicable law. Research shows that women are less likely to apply for roles unless they match all the criteria; don’t hold yourself back – apply today.

We do not accept applications from recruitment agencies for this position.

Deloitte AG and Deloitte Consulting AG are Swiss subsidiaries of Deloitte LLP, the DTTL member firm in the United Kingdom.

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