EY GDS - Assistant Manager - Climate & Decarbonization Vertical - CCASS

EY GDS - CCASS- Climate and Decarbonization - Asst Manager

About EY Global Delivery Services (GDS) - Climate Change and Sustainability Services

EY Global Delivery Services (GDS) Assurance practice supports global EY client-serving teams with their reviews across industry sectors, including financial services, manufacturing, and technology, among others. Through the right multidisciplinary team of professionals with the sector knowledge and subject matter expertise, EY GDS Assurance enables EY client teams in over 30 countries to help world's leading companies meet their audit requirements.

EY's global Climate Change and Sustainability Services (CCaSS) enable companies to survive and grow in an environment where increasingly, both financial and non-financial performance is critical. Our multidisciplinary teams can help companies understand the risks and opportunities arising from climate change and sustainability issues. Our solutions cover Climate Change & Decarbonisation, Sustainability Advisory, Non-Financial Reporting, ESG Assurance, EHS and Managed Services. EY's global clientele includes clients in the financial services sector such as banking, asset management and insurance, as well as in the non-financial services sectors such as oil & gas, utilities, and transportation.

Position summary:

- The role is for the Climate Change & Decarbonisation vertical of CCaSS, with focus on the financial services sector. Within this, the Senior will be expected to contribute to engagements on climate change advisory and strategy, climate change analytics, climate risk stress testing, transition & physical risk assessment, net zero emissions alignment (in line with recognised frameworks such as SBTi), decarbonisation strategies and climate related reporting.

- The Senior will be responsible for leading Staff and working closely with Managers on client engagements globally. The role requires analytical and problem-solving capabilities along with well-developed communication skills. A basic understanding of climate change & decarbonisation in the context of financial services is also required. While the Senior will be based out of our Gurgaon / Noida / Bangalore / Mumbai / Pune / Kolkata / Hyderabad offices, the individual will be required to travel to other Countries (short term) for executing client engagements.

- This role will provide opportunities to work on advisory engagements requiring application of problem-solving skills to solve client issues. It will also enable the Senior to develop strong subject matter expertise in climate change and sustainability, which are some of the leading focus areas globally for clients and associated stakeholders.

Primary responsibilities:

- Support execution of global, complex, and high-profile projects related to climate change and decarbonisation solutions

- Collaborate with global engagement managers and project teams on allocated assignments/ workstreams

- Work on development of business advisory and analytical approaches for assessing transition risk, physical risk, net zero emissions alignment & ESG scoring, and preparation of climate change roadmaps for clients

- Contribute on projects related to SBTi target setting and validation, GHG estimation and non-financial reporting

- Communicate and present results and analysis to internal and external stakeholders at all project phases

- Maintain detailed knowledge of global sustainability regulations and awareness of market trends, competitor activity and offerings

Qualifications, skills, and experience:

- Graduate or post-graduate degree in business administration, engineering, commerce, or science from reputed institutes

- 3-6 years of experience in financial services, consulting, research and/ or climate change, environment, and sustainability related areas

- Strong and demonstrable advisory, problem solving and analytical skills

- Strong communication and presentation skills

- Excellent MS Excel (or any other data management tools/ technologies such as VBA, R, Python) and MS PowerPoint skills

- Understanding of climate change related terminology and basic understanding of TCFD, GRI, SASB etc. standards

- Knowledge of climate risk modelling (methodology for assessing Transition risk, Physical Risk and Paris Pathway alignment) is a plus

- Understanding of ESG data, KPIs, data vendors and service providers is a plus

- Certifications in climate change, environment, and sustainability related areas from GRI, SASB, GARP, CDP etc. are a plus

- CFA/ FRM certifications are a plus

Characteristics we seek include:

- Team-player attitude with collaborative instincts and strong interpersonal skills

- Action-oriented approach and willingness to contribute in a hands-on way

- Intellectual curiosity and a self-determined drive to achieve superior performance

- Unquestioned integrity and the highest ethical standards

- Flexibility and willingness to travel on short notice, as necessary