Consulting - Accounting Advisory - ESG - Manager

Job description / Role

Line of Service
Advisory

Specialism
Finance

Management Level
Manager

Job Description & Summary
Business Unit Overview

Due to the rapid growth of our Capital Markets team, we currently have opportunities for an ambitious and highly motivated Manager with a proven track record of high quality delivery of client projects. We would like to hear from a Manager with experience of working on ESG reporting, sustainability reporting and Integrated Reporting projects.

Responsibilities:

- You will be required to possess strong project management skills. 
- You will be expected to actively support the Partner/ Director in working on business development in identifying and converting new opportunities across the region for ESG reporting and Integrated Reporting.
- The role requires strong knowledge of Integrated Reporting framework, sustainability frameworks such as GRI framework and other relevant frameworks applicable to ESG reporting regionally or globally; 
- The role requires experience of working with sustainability experts in order to support them in developing sustainability / ESG reporting strategy. teams where appropriate; 
- Working with PwC teams in other jurisdictions on these projects.
- As a Manager in the team, the role includes wider practice management responsibilities which will include coaching, training and mentoring junior staff, competency development and market eminence activities.
- The role sits within a rapidly growing part of PwC's Capital Markets team within our CMAAS Middle East practice. You will be an integral part of the team responsible for the delivery of ESG and Integrated Reporting projects across a range of sectors. 

Requirements

Requirements:

- Education: Bachelor's degree or equivalent in relevant subject areas such as Economics or other relevant subjects.
- Years of Experience: 5-7 years of relevant experience of reporting on sustainability reporting or Integrated Reporting.
- Currently working as an experienced Manager in ESG, IR role.
- In-depth understanding of rules relating to IR and ESG.
- Experience of having undertaken gap assessment for IR and ESG reporting as well as helping companies with the preparation and implementation of IR and ESG reporting. 
- Excellent organisational skills, having the ability to prioritise workload whilst being resilient and being able to cope well under pressure and meeting tight deadlines.
- In addition to expected skills around MS word, PowerPoint, excel etc, any skills around digital tools such as Altryx, Power BI etc would be a plus.
- Language Skills: Excellent communication skills (verbal and written). Fluent in English (Bilingual multilingual Arabic speaking is a plus).
- The ability and willingness to travel within the Middle East and worldwide where the project dictates.

About the Company

At PwC Middle East, we've set out an ambitious purpose and strive to live it everyday: to solve important problems and build trust in society.

We're a community of solvers that come together in unexpected ways to build trust and create sustained outcomes. We solve important problems, support one another as we grow, develop and build fulfilling careers.

PwC provides industry-focused services for public and private clients across Assurance and Audit, Deals, Consulting, Tax and Legal. We draw on our development legacy that brings together the collective experience of over 7,000 people in our region with offices across 12 countries to solve for tomorrow.

We're striving to consistently deliver innovative work that builds trust and delivers sustained outcomes. And we're proud of the strength that comes from all our different backgrounds and experiences and we value everyone's uniqueness. We thrive in uncertainty, operate with integrity and leverage the diverse perspectives of our teams.

If you're looking for a place that fuels your ambition to make a difference, that matches your curiosity with continuous learning opportunities and reimagines ways of working to enable you to lead a more balanced life, then you're a future PwCer.