Job description

Are you ready to drive long-term value and transform businesses into sustainable enterprises that are future proof? Then join our team as a Manager in the ESG field. With an authentic purpose in mind, we help businesses quantify, demonstrate, and benefit from the value they create. As part of our dynamic EY Financial Advisory and Accounting Services (FAAS) team, you'll work with leading organizations, collaborate on a global scale and explore diverse areas within our wider team. Seize this opportunity to make a meaningful impact and propel businesses to sustainable success.

Your role

Long-term value is created by focusing on a wide range of stakeholders, with a clear goal in mind, to ensure the long-term survival of a company. Today, societies demand more accountability from the organizations they work for, buy from, and invest in. Organizations that effectively embed sustainability in their approach to creating long-term value are best positioned to measure, demonstrate and benefit from the value they create. In the coming years, organizations will be required to report their sustainability information in accordance with the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD). Our team supports organizations in their CSRD journey. This includes digitalization of the ESG journey, process and control assessment, CSRD reporting as well as project management of the end-to-end journey.

For this reason, we are looking for a high-performing, innovative and enthusiastic Manager to join our growing team of professionals, who want to help clients structure their ESG and non-financial reporting processes.

In this role you will support Chief Financial Officers (CFO’s) and business controllers in creating and optimizing their ESG digital infrastructure and reporting controls. This opportunity will enable you to work at a high level with leading organizations, collaborate with EY colleagues globally and across different service lines. There are also plenty of opportunities to work in different focus areas within the wider team.

The team

Our Financial Advisory and Accounting Services (FAAS) department in the Netherlands is home to a team of more than 60 colleagues who share a deep passion for sustainability and creating long-term value. Within FAAS, we provide expert advice and support to our clients in a variety of areas, including CSRD value chain scoping, Double Materiality Assessment, ESRS gap assessment, ESG data infrastructure, non-financial reporting controls governance and sustainability audit readiness. Our specialized sub-teams work diligently to promote sustainable practices and optimizing transparent reporting. We are committed to fostering collaboration and driving systemic change to build a more sustainable and resilient future for all.

Responsibilities

Manage and/or deliver consulting projects from start to finish.
Design, test and implement sustainability reporting/processes/legislation/KPIs in line with the EU Taxonomy, ESRSs (CSRD), CSDDD, and CBAM.
Conduct ESG Impact and Materiality Assessments based on the double materiality principles.
Support in preparing for compliance with certification initiatives (such as TCFD, CDP, SBTi).
Provide input and content for – and present at – webinars, workshops, and conferences.

We are looking for professionals with

Completed a master’s degree in sustainability science, sustainable finance, accounting, or economics or any specialized field relevant to ESG reporting.
Experience with environmental compliance and EHS generally would be a plus.
At least 4-6 years of experience in sustainability consulting and/or assurance.
Practical experience with sustainability reporting, and more specifically with CSRD and EU Taxonomy.
Excellent communication skills, in both English and Dutch.

Already excited? Then apply quickly!

At EY, we believe in the power of diversity and inclusion. We believe that each individual's unique perspectives and experiences make our team stronger and more innovative. We strive to create an environment where everyone feels welcome and valued, regardless of age, gender, race, background, sexuality and all other characteristics that make you unique.

Wat wij bieden – Is everything that counts being counted?

- Flexible working: in consultation with your team, you decide where and when you work. At home, at the office or at the customer's premises.
- Salary: In addition to your fixed salary, depending on EY's financial performance, you may be eligible for a bonus. You are also entitled to an expense allowance (position-dependent) and an internet allowance of €40 net per month.
- Days off: you are entitled to 34 vacation days per year with full-time employment.
- Sabbatical: in consultation you have the option to take unpaid leave.
- Birth leave: EY pays 100% of the birth leave, with additional birth leave, EY pays 70% of the salary.
- Mobility scheme: contribute directly to our ambition to reduce EY's CO2 footprint to zero by 2025. With our scheme, you can choose the most diverse sustainable options. Think of the use of lease bicycles, electric shared scooters, electric shared cars, flexible lease cars and various subscriptions for public transport. An app gives you insight into your CO2 footprint.
- Bicycle scheme: finance the purchase of your new bicycle from your gross salary (purchase amount spread over 12 months) or from your non-statutory holiday hours balance.

To learn more about our benefits, visit our page here.

About the office - You can perform this function from our office in Amsterdam, Rotterdam or Utrecht.

Application procedure

After we have received and selected your CV, a short telephone introduction will follow. After that, you will take an online personality test in your own time. After completing the personality test, we will schedule your interview, which will take place with the Recruiter and someone from the team. If the first interview is positive, a second interview with a Partner will follow. After successfully completing these interviews, an offer to strengthen our team will follow.

Pre-employment screening

Part of the application procedure is an (online) assessment and a pre-employment screening. Due to laws and regulations and because EY (and in some cases its clients) sets high standards for the reliability and integrity of its employees, every new employee is screened. Depending on the job level, the pre-employment screening may consist of the following components: Certificate of Good Conduct (VOG) or – if it is not possible to apply for a VOG in the Netherlands – Criminal Background Check from the country where you currently live or have lived in the past five years, integrity questionnaire, verification of ID, diplomas and/or work experience, and consulting the central insolvency register.