Financial Services Assurance – Campaigns (Asset and Wealth Management - ESG) - Senior Associate
- Singapore
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Develop relationships with key stakeholders both externally and internally and identify opportunities to provide services across our financial services advisory business (i.e. FSA Campaigns – ESG Team)
- Develop sustainability reports and climate-related disclosures for financial sector clients
- Assist clients in the development of ESG policies alongside implementation tools to support the policies
- Assist clients in the development of portfolio decarbonisation strategies and transformation roadmaps
- Support clients with adoption and alignment to regulatory requirements
- Conduct and coach others to conduct comprehensive research on latest ESG themes and developments impacting the financial services industry
- Contribute new ideas as part of a dynamic team to grow the AWM advisory business, with a focus on ESG
- Develop points of view on the challenges and the opportunities related to specific ESG and sustainability themes in the financial services industry
- Pursue and win work as a team
- Execute multiple engagements and projects with clients in areas of ESG and sustainability
- Supervise and coordinate internal and external projects, e.g. coaching interns and associates
- Keep up-to-date and take an active interest in monitoring the latest market trends through internal data gathering as well as continuous external market engagement
- Prepare presentations, publications and proposals for internal and external use
- Prepare and deliver presentations for client and internal training sessions
- Be proactive in attending industry training and developing ESG expertise / credentials
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent – or more; or
- Professional qualifications/certifications such as CFA, CAIA, ESG-related or other industry-relevant skills programmes
- Experience in relevant business domain (at least 2-3 years in a similar position), e.g. providing ESG services to external clients
- Understanding of key sustainability reporting standards (GRI, ISSB, SASB)
- Work experience in carbon emissions calculations: Scope 1, 2 and 3 (PCAF knowledge is a plus)
- Work experience in assessment of climate-related risks and opportunities, as well as scenario analysis
- Work experience in development and execution of net zero strategies and decarbonisation roadmaps, including carbon target setting (preferably for financial industry clients)
- Dynamic and self-motivated, passionate about the financial services industry, particularly asset and wealth management and ESG
- Highly stress resistant and able to demonstrate flexibility and cope with multiple demands and requirements;
- Capable of producing high quality deliverables with minimal supervision
- Confident in client communication, presenting topics and networking
- Able to quickly understand a problem, structure ideas, identify possible solutions and key success factors as well as the ability to interpret and assess the impact of the results of an analysis;
- Rigorous, curious and proactive;
- Positive attitude and good at multi-tasking;
- A good balance of considering the big picture and attention to details
- Excellent computer skills (MS Office) and organisational skills and proficient in the use of presentation development apps;
- Good written and verbal communication skills in English, knowledge of any other Asia Pacific languages would be considered an asset.