Manager / Senior Manager, ESG Assurance, Audit & Assurance & Assurance

We're looking for individuals who can help us further grow our ESG Assurance business. Our objective is to serve in the public interest and deliver quality assurance over ESG information, playing our part in improving the overall quality of UK financial and corporate reporting. The role will include:

• Being a member of the ESG Assurance management team and contributing to team development and strategic direction by playing a significant role on our targeting for ESG Assurance, identifying new opportunities and developing relationships, including building a strong internal network with Lead Audit and Assurance Partners.


• Providing assurance services to clients relating to ESG disclosures (such as the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures - "TCFD" and the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive "CSRD"), ESG metrics (everything from greenhouse gas emissions and water usage to recycling volumes and health and safety incident data), and sustainability-linked finance (e.g. green bonds).


• Providing specialist support to audit teams who must now consider climate and sustainability risks in the audit, including the impact on the income statement and balance sheet, and the consistency of reporting in Annual Reports and Accounts.


• Assisting clients with increasing their understanding of ESG frameworks and reporting requirements relevant to their business decisions, including which disclosures to focus on, managing related data, establishing controls, performing analysis, risk management and modelling.


• Leading and managing engagements with clients, including managing stakeholders, quality and risk, deliverables and a team.


• Engaging with senior client contacts and building long-term relationships to be regarded as a trusted assurance provider, with quality assurance being at the core of our proposition.


• Collaborating with colleagues across multi-disciplinary service lines to deliver ESG advisory engagements to some of our largest clients.


• Keeping up to date with market developments, best practices and developing offerings that can support growth of the business.


• Working in a diverse team and promoting an inclusive culture where colleagues are recognised for their contribution.
  
  To qualify for this opportunity, you must have the following experience:


• Significant experience of providing robust, accurate and comparable audit and/or assurance, including a detailed understanding of recognised assurance standards such as ISAs or ISAE 3000, and concepts such as materiality, risk assessment and understanding internal control.


• An understanding of the role of assurance, including the different types of services that can be provided (e.g. limited vs reasonable assurance) and an awareness of specific challenges in the ESG assurance market (e.g. 'greenwashing').


• Understanding of reporting processes and experience of testing internal controls and the completeness and accuracy of data.


• A commitment to quality and demonstrable experience of applying professional scepticism, independence and effective risk management.


• Project management experience with a proven ability to meet client deadlines, across a portfolio of engagements.


• A passion for ESG and a desire to learn about a range of ESG topics.


• Experience of motivating and developing high performing diverse teams.


• Analytical and problem solving capabilities, with the willingness to be hands-on and pay attention to detail.


• Demonstrable experience of building great client relationships and internal and external networks.


• An ability to think creatively, generate innovative ideas, challenge the status quo and deliver change.
  
  Our ESG Assurance practice encompasses specialist subject matter experts and skilled assurance professionals. We combine these to provide a specialist team delivering ESG Assurance services to those charged with governance, serving the public interest.


Working in Assurance means you will have an opportunity to work alongside leading experts, as we help build and enhance trust between businesses and the public, by responding to emerging issues and protecting the public interest. Providing assurance to help businesses become more resilient, agile and better prepared for the future. To be resilient, businesses must be ready to respond to current and future challenges and opportunities, of which ESG is a driving force. Businesses are increasingly being required to be more transparent with their reporting, to drive trust and confidence in the market, and protect the wider public interest, and with the reporting requirements on the horizon, this is only going to step up.

Assurance builds, maintains and develops confidence. We provide independent assurance by assessing the risks and underlying processes, providing conclusions as to which risks are being managed and mitigated in line with the business' appetite for risk. Deloitte's assurance offerings help those charged with governance to understand their business and build trust amongst key stakeholders and regulators.

Connect to your career at Deloitte

Deloitte drives progress. Using our vast range of expertise, that covers audit, risk advisory, and consulting services across tax, legal, business, technology and corporate finance, we help our clients become leaders wherever they choose to compete. To do this, we invest in outstanding people. We build teams of future thinkers, with diverse talents and backgrounds, and empower them all to reach for and achieve more.

What brings us all together at Deloitte? It's how we approach the thousands of decisions we make every day. How we behave, our beliefs and our attitudes. In other words: our values. Whatever we do, wherever we are in the world, we lead the way, serve with integrity, take care of each other, foster inclusion, and collaborate for measurable impact. These five shared values lead every decision we make and action we take, guiding us to deliver impact how and where it matters most., ESG reporting and assurance are developing quickly and we will support you with appropriate learning and training. The core skillset we are looking for is that of audit or assurance professionals, with a passion for ESG - if you have a financial assurance skillset, we can support you in applying this to ESG information - we just ask that you bring a passion to learn!

Connect to your business - Audit & Assurance

We know it's not just about the numbers. Often, we let the technology take care of those. It's about the creative and collective thinking or our people. That's where the true insight is found. We're redefining the future of audit. Come join us.

Personal independence

Regulation and controls are standard practice in our industry and Deloitte is no exception. These controls provide important legal protection for both you and the firm. We are subject to a number of audit regulations, one of which requires that certain colleagues abide by specific personal independence constraints (e.g., in relation to any financial interests and employment relationships). This can mean that you and your "Immediate Family Members" are not permitted to hold certain financial interests (shares, funds, bonds etc.) with audit clients of the firm, and also prohibitions on certain employment relationships (e.g., you are not permitted to hold a secondary employment role with SEC audit clients of the firm whilst being employed by the firm). The recruitment team will provide further detail as you progress through the recruitment process or you can contact the Independence team upon request.

Connect with your colleagues

"I assumed the culture would be very corporate, however, I have worked with people who have different personalities and approaches to the way they work. We do have a clear brand, but everyone is encouraged to be themselves."

• Alice, Audit and Assurance


Our ESG Assurance team is making an impact that matters every day - I am applying my audit and assurance skills to a subject that really makes a difference.

• Faye, Audit and Assurance


The progression at Deloitte is steady and I've always felt in control of my own career path. You can learn something new here every day which I really enjoy.

• Ali, Audit and Assurance


Our hybrid working policy

You'll be based in London, Manchester or Bristol, with hybrid working. Our hybrid model enables our people to collaborate, connect and innovate in both a virtual and physical capacity. As well as remote working, you'll attend your local office, virtual collaboration spaces and client sites, depending on the requirements of the role.

At Deloitte we understand the importance of balancing your career alongside your home life. That's why we'll support you to work flexibly through our hybrid working policy. Depending on the requirements of your role, you'll have the opportunity to work in your local office, virtual collaboration spaces, client sites and remotely. You'll get the chance to meet face to face when needed, while you collaborate and learn from colleagues, share your experiences, and build the relationships that will fuel your career and prioritise your wellbeing. Please check with your recruiter for the specific working requirements that may apply for your role.

Our commitment to you

Making an impact is more than just what we do: it's why we're here. So we work hard to create an environment where you can experience a purpose you believe in, the freedom to be you, and the capacity to go further than ever before.

We want you. The true you. Your own strengths, perspective and personality. So we're nurturing a culture where everyone belongs, feels supported and heard, and is empowered to make a valuable, personal contribution. You can be sure we'll take your wellbeing seriously, too. Because it's only when you're comfortable and at your best that you can make the kind of impact you, and we, live for.

Your expertise is our capability, so we'll make sure it never stops growing. Whether it's from the complex work you do, or the people you collaborate with, you'll learn every day. Through world-class development, you'll gain invaluable technical and personal skills. Whatever your level, you'll learn how to lead.