Esg Consulting Supervisor - Toronto, Canada - RSM US LLP

RSM US LLP

Verified Company

Toronto, Canada

3 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

We are the leading provider of professional services to the middle market globally, our purpose is to instill confidence in a world of change, empowering our clients and people to realize their full potential.

Our exceptional people are the key to our unrivaled, inclusive culture and talent experience and our ability to be compelling to our clients.

You'll find an environment that inspires and empowers you to thrive both personally and professionally. There's no one like you and that's why there's nowhere like RSM.

Supervisor, ESG Advisory Services

Our ESG Practice

RSM Canada's Environment, Social, and Governance (
"ESG" ) Advisory Services practice helps companies and organizations, both private and public sector, execute on their ESG strategic and operational mandates through utilizing an industry-focused, analytical, transparent, and data driven approach.

We are often called on to assess, identify, strategize, and provide industry insights to enable companies to determine their ESG maturity, plan their next steps concerning ESG, and integrate ESG into their operational and strategic decision making.

We ultimately provide our clients with the confidence and understanding to navigate the ESG landscape, including risks, trends, and opportunities, becoming their first-choice advisor throughout their ESG journey.

Our Services

RSM's ESG Advisory Services practice makes use of our ESG Rapid Assessment and ESG Due Diligence Assessment methodologies to carry out a variety of ESG related projects for clients across many industries such as banking, private equity, real estate, and energy.

Some examples of the work we have done are:

Developed an ESG reporting framework for a USbased community bank, focusing on responsible investment and community building initiatives
Developed an ESG policy and reporting framework for a private equity owned, Californiabased dentistry company to improve their ESG maturity. The private equity firm initiated the engagement as they recognized the importance of ESG to their portfolio company as it related to their future initial public offering.
Provided ESG due diligence services to several private equity firms to determine red flag ESG risks associated with potential investments

Roles & Responsibilities

As an ESG Supervisor at RSM, you will work with the ESG Advisory Services practice to grow our presence in both Canada and the US across diverse industries and markets.

Your roles and responsibilities will include, but would not be limited to, the following:

Overseeing research and the employment of RSM's ESG methodologies to deliver on various client engagements
Assigning team members to various projects, such as ESG related deliverables, policies, reports, strategies, socialreturn on investment models and outputs, etc.
Participating in the continuous improvement of RSM's ESG methodologies
Engaging directly with clients and various stakeholders both informally and formally as part of business development and ongoing project management activities
Actively contributing to business development efforts through proposal and pitch deck creation, statement of work and engagement letter drafting
Building the ESG practice throughout RSM in North America through thought leadership articles and educational presentations, as well as internal knowledge transfer
Identifying and acquiring credentials in various ESGrelated topics
Understand firm capabilities across lines of business to identify cross selling opportunities

Skills, Experience, & Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

Relevant Bachelor's degree in Commerce, Sustainability, Engineering, Computer Science or similar
5+ years of experience in management and/or strategy consulting
2+ years of ESG and/or sustainability consulting
Strong oral and written communication skills, with significant experience presenting to various levels of organizational stakeholders
Eligibility to work within Canada
Ability to work independently
Ability to work successfully in a teamoriented, collaborative environment
Ability to break complex issues into project steps and problem solve
Ability to anticipate and address client concerns and issues
Ability to address client needs and build relationships
Ability to travel to client sites, as required
Highly selfmotivated and directed character with the ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks on time
Ability to work under pressure and work on multiple projects simultaneously
Excellent planning, organizational, and time management skills
Experience creating detailed reports and giving presentations, as well experience conducting ESG assessments, developing ESG strategies, and writing ESG reports/policies
Experience and familiarity with ESG frameworks and standards (e.g. Sustainability Accounting Standards Board, Global Reporting Initiative, TCDF, etc)