About the Role

This role will assist the Sustainability Advisory team to deliver engagements around greenhouse gas emissions measurement (the measurement of an organisation’s carbon footprint), climate risk and opportunity assessment, mandatory and voluntary sustainability reporting, and sustainability strategy and transformation (including decarbonisation strategies).

This is a client-facing advisory role based in our Melbourne office which requires the application of technical accounting and carbon emissions measurement principles. 

This role offers a great variety of work, across a diverse client portfolio representing multiple industries, including working directly with fast-paced, exciting businesses and household brand names. We provide training and regular coaching, as well as direct Partner interaction.

Key responsibilities:

• Carbon footprint measurement for clients, including boundary setting and basis of preparation.
• Assist with the development of sustainability and climate-specific strategy, including decarbonisation strategies and target setting.
• Climate-related risk and opportunity assessment and climate scenario analysis.
• Preparation of gap analysis re TCFD recommendations, IFRS S1 and IFRS S2 as well as AASB S1 and AASB S2.
• Preparation of mandatory and voluntary sustainability reports.
• Clear documentation to support all project work submitted for internal review, using internal and external tools including the Microsoft suite and other software to deliver high quality work.
• Project administration support including preparing client updates, following up on information requests, assisting with project planning and engagement set-up activities.
• Work with the team to develop client strategies and execute bespoke solutions to address client ESG opportunities and challenges.
• Understand and apply the firm’s quality, independence and professional delivery standards required to deliver assurance services.
• Develop or contribute to internal templates, ways of working and methodology to continuously improve service line delivery and quality of work.

About the Team Our specialised team is focused on the provision of sustainability advisory services including but not limited to implementation of mandatory sustainability reporting that is integrated into our client’s operations and can withstand assurance as well as the development of climate-related strategy and decarbonisation to existing and new BDO clients. We provide carbon accounting services in accordance with BDO’s global methodology, developed by our specialised team in Australia. As IFRS sustainability disclosure standards and the Greenhouse Gas Protocol continue to change and challenge the industry, our team is expanding and continuing to uncover new opportunities and new ways to assist clients. Our team also assists with the development of corporate sustainability strategy and the preparation of voluntary sustainability reporting.