(Senior) Consultant - Financial Services - Sustainability Risks, Strategies and Disclosures

EY is looking for a consultant to join our Sustainable Finance team within the Financial Services Risk Management Practice, to help the financial industry respond to the fast-developing and growing climate risk and sustainable finance agenda – including managing the risks and opportunities from an accelerating transition, responding to new regulation, adapting products and services, and improving transparency and disclosures.

At EY, you’ll have the chance to build a career as unique as you are, with the global scale, support, inclusive culture, and technology to become the best version of you. And we’re counting on your unique voice and perspective to help EY become even better, too. Join us and build an exceptional experience for yourself, and a better working world for all.

The Opportunity

EY is at the forefront of current trends in Sustainable Finance and we engage with clients at all levels to provide insights and support with these developments. Our Sustainable Finance team brings together a broad range of skillsets including risk and regulatory specialists, reporting and strategy experts, and quantitative modelers, and works closely with other EY teams (e.g. Legal, Strategy and Technology consulting teams) to deliver end-to-end solutions.  

We deliver tailored services across financial and non-financial risks, helping address market wide challenges such as embedding climate change and sustainability in firms’ governance, strategy, reporting and broader risk management framework, help business leads develop new products, targets and supporting disclosures and controls.

As part of our team, you will have the opportunity to work with the world’s leading financial services organizations, to support and learn from the deep knowledge and wide-ranging skills and experience of your EY colleagues in the space of sustainability and risk. Topics we cover include:

• Sustainable Finance and net zero strategies for financial services
• Sustainable Finance regulatory developments and requirements for the financial sector
• Reporting and disclosures, including the application of TCFD, ISSB, EU Taxonomy, SFDR, CSRD, and other frameworks and sustainability regulations and guidelines
• Climate change / sustainability metrics and targets and greenhouse gas reporting, including SBTi and PCAF
• Integration of climate / nature-related risks into client models, risk management and governance frameworks

Key responsibilities:  

• Support in the delivery of consulting projects to our clients on the wide range of the above sustainability topics with focus on qualitative aspects.
• Performing and/or participating in risk-related assurance projects of sustainable finance.
• Work closely with colleagues and create a positive culture.
• Contribute to the development of EY capabilities in technical areas and engage with clients regarding the application of these methodologies to their businesses.

What you must have to qualify for the role:

• Bachelors or Masters degree with strong academic background preferably in the field of sustainable finance or a related discipline (e.g. business administration with keen interest in sustainability)
• 1-3 years of professional experience in the financial industry, in consulting, or a sustainability-related role
• Understanding of risk management processes and frameworks, sustainability disclosures, and/or sustainability data and infrastructure
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English; The candidate is preferably fluent in German (French will be an advantage)
• Appetite to learn and support business development and contribute to the growth of EY’s solutions

What we look for

We are interested to hear from people with the right attitude for the job! That’s naturally curious, team-oriented people that feed on the energy of a thriving global practice. You’ll need a balance of technical and analytical skills, a creative approach to work and strong communication skills. If you’re eager to learn, got ideas on how we can do better, as well as the confidence to voice them, this role is for you.