Senior Sustainability Auditor

Location: Aarhus C

Other locations: Primary Location Only

Salary: Competitive

Date: Dec 17, 2024

Job description
Requisition ID: 1559229

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.

Our sustainability assurance team is growing – Are you our new sustainability auditor?
Are you currently working as an auditor and would like to develop your skills with sustainability assurance? Do you want to make an impact and be part of a large team of sustainability experts, who work with some of the largest companies in Denmark with their sustainability agenda? EY’s sustainability team in Aarhus is currently looking for an enthusiastic sustainability auditor to join our fast-growing assurance team that performs sustainability assurance services and helps clients transform towards more sustainable businesses. Our team offers you a unique opportunity for personal and professional development and to be part of a large network of highly qualified colleagues and clients within the field of sustainability.

The opportunity
Are you working as an auditor and not worked with sustainability assurance before? Don’t worry. We will help you develop the skills. We are seeking someone with a passion to deliver sustainability results and who is excited by the prospect of working with pioneering and ambitious clients. Preferably you have a minimum of 3 years’ experience working with audits. You’ll spend most of your time in assisting clients with assurance readiness and assurance of sustainability statements prepared according to ESRS standard and applicable disclosure information. You enjoy actively contributing to the growth and development of our sustainability audits as an audit team member. Together with the team, you will be working as a sustainability auditor on various sustainability engagements.

In EY's sustainability team, we continuously work with a wide range of exciting projects and initiatives to help our clients respond to issues across the sustainability agenda. Topics include:

• Executing sustainability assurance of sustainability statements
• Conducting double materiality assessment reviews
• Developing or improving companies’ external sustainability reporting
• Assisting with implementation of new legislation, e.g. the EU Taxonomy, CSRD, NFRD etc.
• Conducting ESG due diligence in relation to acquisitions and sales of companies
• Assurance of human rights, labour rights and environmental due diligence procedures
• Review of Decarbonisation including Setting Science Based Targets and TCFD recommendations
• Review of climate scenario analyses

Key responsibilities

• Audit team member of sustainability assurance engagements
• Ensure deliveries of high quality
• Contribute to further development of EY’s sustainability department in Aarhus

What we are looking for
You will make an impact if you are eager to learn, and creating a positive working culture where in collaboration with your colleagues. Furthermore, you will collaborate with EY colleagues throughout our global network to stay updated on best practice.

We are looking for someone who has a good general understanding of audits and is interested in shifting focus to sustainability audits. You can expect plenty of autonomy in this role, so you’ll also need the ability to take initiative and seek out opportunities to improve our current relationships and processes.

Above all, we value working with people who are driven, curious, skilled, proactive and pleasant to work with. Additionally, we imagine you’ll bring to the table:

• Minimum 3 years of experience working with audits
• Excellent written and verbal communication (preferably in both Danish and English)

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Strong interpersonal and stakeholder management skills, who enjoys building relations
• Experience with participation in a range of engagements simultaneously
• Experience working in a team-based environment
• Solid sense of detail and delivering quality results

What we offer
You will be part of EY's sustainability team consisting of 80 sustainability specialists. EY has an open and informal culture founded on professionalism at all levels. We value to have a challenging and fun working day. We always work in teams, and we enjoy collaboration and knowledge-sharing from each other.

• Impact: You will have the opportunity to use your creativity and problem-solving skills to design impactful solutions built around real need at one of the largest companies in the sector.

• Success as defined by you: We will supply the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.

• Diverse and inclusive culture: You will be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your unique voice to help others find theirs.

• Flexible work environment: You will have the freedom to work from home or remotely according to your needs and preferences as well as the nature of the tasks – after alignment with your Counselor.

• Transformative leadership: We will give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.

• Continuous learning: You will develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.

Like what you’ve read so far? Let’s talk!
If you think that you would be a good fit for this role and vice-versa, please apply with your CV. It would be amazing if you could also include a Cover Letter telling us a little about yourself, what moves you and why you are applying to this position. We are reviewing applications on a continuous basis, so the sooner you apply, the sooner we will get back to you.

If you have any questions about the position, please reach out to Peter Ørsøe at [email protected]

We look forward to your application!

Application deadline: 31 January 2025.

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