Senior Manager, Esg Assurance Carbon Accounting Sme - Audit ( Kpmg, Delivery Network)

Overview
At KPMG, you’ll join a team of diverse and dedicated problem solvers, connected by a common cause turning insight into opportunity for clients and communities around the world.
KPMG is focused on achieving significant growth ambitions while becoming the most trusted professional services firm. For Audit, this requires a relentless focus on key initiatives that drive Audit Quality and achieve Operational Excellence through standardization, centralization, automation, and innovation.The establishment of a global delivery model, the KPMG Delivery Network for Audit (KDN Audit), will help make significant strides in all these focus areas. We envision a network of global, regional, and specialty focused delivery centers that provide standardized services (on a cost recovery basis) to engagement teams in all member firms. The potential benefits are plentiful. Audit quality will be increased by the centralized, consistent performance of certain audit procedures. Engagement teams will be able to increase their focus on more complex procedures or on serving more clients. Our multi-national clients will have a more consistent experience around the globe. Most member firms will be able to achieve better margins. Finally, the firm will have a mechanism to help quickly deploy new and emerging solutions (e.g. ESG) and audit innovations (e.g. audit technology).
KDN for Audit is a critical component of delivering the Global ESG Assurance strategy, and is fundamental to ensuring member firms can scale their assurance practices’ in a rapidly changing market.
Our vision is that the KDN ESG Assurance team will support every ESG Assurance engagement across the global network with access to market leading expertise and highly standardised services so they can deliver consistently high quality.
The Opportunity
We are seeking a Senior Manager to serve as a Carbon Accounting Subject Matter Expert to partner with global Leaders to build profile, provide credibility for ESG sales pitches and develop and lead the delivery of assurance services. Through this work, you will have the opportunity to help shape a more sustainable future, as well as work with fantastic colleagues and the brightest minds in KPMG.
What You Will Do
New projects and service developments are always on the horizon, so we’re looking for someone who can contribute to our growth and success.
Key activities will include

• Identifying opportunities for KDN process improvement and standardisation including
• Work paper development and explore ways to make the process more effective
• Enabling the successful deployment and adoption of each new service and solution
• Developing and rolling-out training for sustainability and audit teams
• Representing KPMG and building the assurance brand from an international perspective
• Building capacity within the member firms through training and knowledge sharing
• Enabling member firm teams to work in compliance with the latest regulations and guidelines
• Supporting the development of methodology and (standardized) working papers
• Serving as a champion for the KDN ESG Assurance program
• Ensuring teams are up to date on developments on frameworks and requirements
• Helping direct the development of country activation programs to drive adoption and change
• Supporting and partially managing ESG assurance engagements, including report assurance, readiness services and other assurance related activities with a focus on Carbon Accounting subject matter expertise
• Communicating effectively with executive partners to engender support and excitement for the benefits of KDN ESG Assurance while addressing potential roadblocks

What You Bring To The Role
Significant experience in sustainability assurance or a related field

• Excellent stakeholder and client management skills. The position requires you to work with multiple teams and clients in an international context, meaning easy adaption to different international and cultural environments is required
• Ability to make quick, sound decisions and work in an agile way
• Team management experience
• CPA or similar accreditation is preferred
• Good interpersonal, presentation and communication skills with the ability to move between listening to, guiding, and coaching with impact. You will need these skills for training team members, networking events and preparing and launching thought leadership.
• In-depth technical knowledge of relevant frameworks and the international regulatory and policy context, specifically knowledge and experience of working with the GHG Protocol Scope 1, 2 and 3
• Willingness to work flexible hours to accommodate global team schedules
• Extensive experience applying your knowledge and expertise in a variety of sectors, including the Oil & Gas and Chemical sector
• Additional languages, such as Spanish, Italian, French and German would be highly beneficial
• Experience working with offshore teams and/or collaborating on special initiatives
• Business development experience
• As firm policy permits, willingness to travel domestically or internationally (up to 25%)
• Experience of assurance/audit work and the ability to apply this expertise from this perspective

Keys to your success
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