EY Senior Manager Sustainable Finance ESG - Financial Services 

Belgium, Flemish Brabant 

341127324

Senior Manager Sustainability

With over €100 trillion in assets worldwide, the financial sector has a crucial role to play in the transition to a sustainable global society. Sustainable Finance is an increasingly important topic on the agenda of management and the Boards of our clients.

• The European Action Plan relating to sustainable finance is ongoing, resulting in a cascade of regulations to be implemented in coming years. Requirements which are fragmented and voluntary today will become more structured and mandatory soon.
• Emerging global risks due to climate change, will have to be incorporated in the risk management frameworks, measured and managed.
• The need for reporting on non-financial KPI’s and sustainability performance increases as well as the need for external assurance on these reports.

As a Senior Manager Sustainable Finance, you will support players within the financial services sector with their sustainability agenda. In particular, you will be assisting in the design of non-financial KPI’s and sustainability metrics, carbon accounting and target-setting, the integration in or implementation of a robust reporting process, design of disclosures, and the independent verification of non-financial reports in accordance with international standards. You will have a great opportunity to expand your reporting knowledge and skills, and will frequently work with other EY-teams such as our ERM, our Quantitative Risk, our Actuarial and our Assurance team.

At the same time you will have the opportunity to make a real difference within EY Sustainable Finance during a time of exciting growth and help build trust in a changing economic and regulatory environment.

Your responsibilities

• Assist clients with their CSRD implementation journey
• Assist clients in the development and implementation of their strategic and regulatory ESG and sustainable finance initiatives
• Assist broader implementation projects with your ESG expertise (for instance, data or risk projects)
• Research and contribute to the creation of insights for clients
• Follow up evolving regulatory requirements relating to sustainable finance.
• Collaboration on the interpretation of the regulation, as well as solution creation (local and EMEIA)
• Provide technical advice to ad-hoc queries from clients and internal staff as needed
• Support clients in developing non-financial KPI’s and sustainability metrics, as well as in the design of reports
• Assist in providing external assurance on non-financial information
• Support the department lead as a right hand with team management and education

To qualify for the role you must have

• Minimum of 9 years professional experience in the financial sector
• Minimum of 3 years professional experience in ESG reporting or decarbonization
• Knowledge of ESG-related regulatory roadmap for the financial sector or ESG reporting (GRI, TCFD, CSRD/ESRS)
• Understanding of experience in one or more of the following: responsible lending and investment, impact investing, ESG integration, sustainable and green finance, climate risk , sustainability strategy, implementation and reporting.
• Experience in managing projects
• Solid communication and presentation skills, both written and oral
• Ability to translate complex topics into clear, comprehensible communication to a broad audience
• Proficient level of business English and fluent in Dutch/French

What working at EY offers

• We provide extensive trainings, both on technical topics, as well on soft skills and project management
• You will have access to new technologies and innovative equipment
• You will learn on the job on a daily basis from more experienced professionals in our team
• You will join a team with a dynamic mindset where teamwork is key.

We are proud of our flexible working arrangements, and we will support you to build a successful career and deliver excellent client service without sacrificing your personal priorities. While our client-facing profession might require regular travel, and at times working at client sites, we are committed to help you achieve a lifestyle balance.