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 the financial sector in supporting their sustainability ambitions and challenges? Join our growing Climate Change and Sustainability Services Team as part of a wider Assurance Advisory team within EY. You will join a rapidly growing team of climate change and sustainability practitioners globally, with your base in Zurich, Switzerland, embracing a unique opportunity to make a real difference. You will be working on market leading projects, building networks, and consulting on key strategic issues in sustainable finance across banking, insurance, pensions, wealth and asset management and private equity.
Tasks
- Deliver projects to clients on a wide range of sustainability topics, such as regulation implementation, sustainability reporting and assurance engagements for financial services organizations.
- Create innovative commercial insights for clients, adapt methods and practices to fit operational team and cultural contexts, and contribute to thought leadership.
- Actively contribute to improving operational efficiency on projects and internal initiatives, consistently driving projects to completion and ensuring industry-leading work is delivered.
- Work closely with colleagues to create a positive learning culture.
- Contribute to the development of EY capabilities in technical areas and engage with clients regarding the application of these methodologies to their businesses.
- Collaborate with colleagues outside of CCaSS to deliver multi-disciplinary and cross-geographical work.
Requirements
- High motivation and shared values for sustainability, social matters, governance-related topics and finance.
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Familiarity with AI topics and tools (e.g., data analytics, generative AI) and the ability to leverage them in a consulting context.
- Strong communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Strong interpersonal skills.
- Ability to manage multiple deliverables in parallel projects.
- Ability to work effectively in team-oriented, multi-cultural environment.
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in finance, economics, environmental sciences or related fields of study.
- Internship or experience within ESG, sustainable finance environment or climate risk, ideally focusing on advisory/consulting, assurance in financial institutions or in consulting firms.
- Ideally experience in projects in the field of non-financial information and/or integrated reporting, assurance of non-financial, ESG data (as ESG specialist / Investor Relation department, controlling, financial reporting etc) or as an external consultant.
- Good knowledge of SDGs, GHG-accounting, PCAF, carbon foot printing or Life Cycle Analysis is a plus.
- Keen interest in, and understanding of ESG as it relates to financial services (banking, wealth and asset management, insurance, and/or private equity).
- Interest in and understanding of emerging technologies, including AI, and their application to sustainability, reporting, and financial services transformation.
- Entrepreneurial mindset with a pragmatic approach to problem solving, dynamic working style, well organized and structured.
- Demonstrated capacity to take initiative, overcome challenges and work collaboratively through relevant work or project experience.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in German and English; French is a plus.
Benefits
- Empowerment with the latest technology.
- High-performing teams and a globally connected, diverse and inclusive culture.
- Coaching and training programs to develop relevant skills for today and the future.
- Opportunities to build a network of colleagues, mentors, and leaders.
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Join a growing Climate Change and Sustainability Services Team as part of a wider Assurance Advisory team within EY, working closely with colleagues in a team-oriented, multi-cultural environment and collaborating across disciplines and geographies.