Consultant - Climate Change and Sustainability Services (CCaSS) - Financial Services in Zurich

Embark on your next journey and join our unique Climate Change and Sustainability Services team to help solve exciting problems on a daily basis!

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 risks, new products and services and new ways of engaging stakeholders.

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.

As Consultant within the team, you will be exposed to a range of analytical and advisory work in direct exchange with the clients. It is therefore essential that you bring the competencies that will allowing you to do so: 

• A Bachelors or Master’s degree in finance, economics, environmental sciences or related fields of study; 

• Internship or experiences within ESG or sustainable finance environment, ideally focusing on advisory/consulting, audit, assurance, investment assignments or in similar organisations

• Ideally experience in projects in the field of non-financial 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, carbon foot printing or Life Cycle Analysis is a plus

• We will only consider candidates with strong communication skills in German

• High motivation and shared values for sustainability, social matters, governance-related topics and finance

• Strong problem-solving skills and strong interpersonal skills; Ability to manage multiple deliverables in parallel projects and to work effectively in team-oriented, multi-cultural environment

• CSRD / ESRS / Double materiality assessement and taxonomy experiences are a plus