Sustainability Assurance Junior Associate (m/f/d)

About the role

PwC's ESG Sustainability Assurance team is looking for a Junior Associate to join its team of sustainability specialists, financial auditors, risk assurance professionals and network experts. The role supports the reliability, transparency and auditability of sustainability information reported by clients across industries and jurisdictions, in a fast-evolving regulatory environment.

Key responsibilities

• Contribute to readiness and gap assessment engagements, helping clients improve reporting processes, disclosure completeness and auditability.
• Support sustainability assurance engagements for international clients across a range of business sectors.
• Take part in internal audit reviews of ESG regulations, including CSRD, CBAM, EBA climate risks and transition plans.
• Review sustainability information (KPIs, underlying data, qualitative disclosures, reporting processes and documentation) against frameworks such as CSRD, ESRS, ISSB (IFRS S1 and S2) and EU Taxonomy.
• Assess reporting processes, controls, data flows and evidence behind reported sustainability information.
• Document assurance procedures and evidence according to International Auditing Standards and PwC's assurance methodology, and contribute to reports of findings and recommendations.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams while building knowledge of sustainability reporting standards, assurance methodologies and evolving regulations.

Required profile

• Recently obtained, or soon to obtain, a Master's degree (or equivalent) in sustainability, audit, accounting, finance, engineering, environmental sciences, data analytics or a related field.
• Fresh graduate or up to one year of relevant professional experience.
• Strong interest in sustainability assurance, sustainability reporting and ESG topics.
• English at a professional working level, and either French or German at a professional working level.
• Knowledge of Luxembourgish is an additional advantage.

Required skills

• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office tools, especially Excel and PowerPoint.
• Interest in how data analytics, automation and AI-enabled tools can support assurance work.
• Ability to analyse information, data and evidence in a structured way, collaborate across disciplines, and adapt to changing regulations and technologies.
• Integrity, confidentiality and high ethical standards.

Additional helpful skills include knowledge of sustainability regulations and reporting frameworks, and data analysis, modelling and visualization. The role offers hands-on experience across clients and sectors, with exposure to data analytics and emerging technologies.