Junior Sustainability Reporting & Assurance Professional (September 2024)

Vacancy details

General information

Reference

2022-523  

Position description

Job title

Junior Sustainability Reporting & Assurance Professional (September 2024)

Function

Audit - Auditor

Roles & Responsibilities

  • You will have the opportunity to work with Senior team members to primarily deliver sustainability project assurance and reporting work for particular clients. You will work with the agreed project timetables, developing scope and deliverables, drafting and working through work programmes, conducting testing and carrying out fieldwork, as well as reporting and project management.
  • Support other corporate reporting assurance engagements as and when required.
  • You will work with other colleagues located outside of Belgium and be involved with international projects.
  • Updating senior team members with your work progress throughout the course of the assignment.
  • Identifying, researching and helping to resolve complex sustainability reporting and assurance issues.
  • Reviewing complex data sets and developing detailed and clear working papers.
  • In-depth review of corporate reporting by clients, including compliance with existing and emerging regulation and frameworks (such as NFRD, CSRD, EU Taxonomy, ISSB).
  • Building strong relationships with the client staff and acting as an ambassador for the team and KPMG Belgium.
  • Preparing draft reports for review by senior team members prior to submission to senior management.

 

Where?

 There would be the possibility to work from one of the following KPMG Belgium’s locations:

 

  • Zaventem
  • Antwerpen
  • Gent

 

 

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Skills & Qualifications

  • You will obtain a Master's degree (Economics, Business Engineering, Engineering, Environmental science, Sustainability) and have a strong affinity with sustainability.
  • You have an inquisitive mind with a strong passion for sustainability reporting and environmental and societal issues.
  • Knowledge of existing and new reporting frameworks (GRI, Value Reporting Foundation, ISSB) and current and upcoming legislative frameworks (NFRD, CSRD, EU Taxonomy) is an asset.
  • You’re fluent in Dutch and/or French and English.
  • You have a strong power of observation and love to analyze and optimize different processes.
  • You distinguish yourself from others by your team spirit and your positive and flexible attitude
  • You’re hands on and pragmatic in finding the solutions for our clients.
  • You have a clear vision and mission on sustainability and the drive to work on sustainable economic growth.
  • You have an ability to effectively communicate with a wide range of individuals both internally and externally.
  • You have a drive, resilience and ability to thrive in a pressured environment
  • You can focus on delivering high quality work whilst maintaining excellent attention to detail.
  • You obtain strong project management techniques including decision-making ability, analytical skills, time management, organisation and evaluative skills.
  • IT literacy with sound knowledge and experience of Excel, Word and Powerpoint.
  • You are flexible to short international travelling now and then.

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We offer

You will be part of a collaborative, dynamic and growing team in a fast paced and challenging environment. This will give you a broad breadth of experience as a professional.

  • The chance to work with interesting clients and innovative technology. At KPMG you can expect real responsibilities and opportunities to grow professionally. A career in KPMG Sustainability will give you countless growth possibilities and the opportunity to work in multidisciplinary teams on a broad range of different assurance and reporting projects.
  • A corporate culture in which personal growth, mutual trust and lifelong learning are being fostered.
  • An inclusive workspace that encourages diversity and pursues mutual respect and tolerance for each other’s beliefs and background.
  • Professional experiences in an international and dynamic working environment to boost your career journey.
  • A competitive and attractive compensation package and a great number of extra-legal advantages.
  • A flexible, hybrid working schedule where employees can work on different locations: at home, at the office, on the go or at a client’s site.
  • A professional environment that heavily invests in its people’s development of soft skills and technical know-how, by organizing both classroom and virtual trainings.
  • A wide range of teambuilding activities and social events (e.g. afterwork drinks, network evenings, annual national receptions, etc.) that enable new joiners to meet colleagues within the wider KPMG community.

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Contract type

Permanent

Full time/ Part time

Full-time

Position location

Job location

Europe, Belgium

Candidate criteria

Minimum level of experience required

No experience

Languages

  • Dutch (Very good knowledge)
  • English (Good knowledge)
  • French (Very good knowledge)