Carbon Inventory Accounting Expert

December 11, 2023

SustainCERT

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Developing digital verification solutions to bring credibility to climate action.

Climate • SDGs • MRV • Environmental Commodities • Value Chain Impact Certification

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Description

• As a Carbon Inventory Accounting Expert, you make sure SustainCERT customers are set up for success to deliver on their Scope-3 carbon reduction goals. • You are able to outline the end-to-end process and associated requirements in a way the customer can translate this into actionable projects and tasks. • From there, you will help build capacity for the customer on how to design and develop interventions in their supply chains, effectively getting them ready for independent validation and verification. • Like so, you hold a key position in propelling corporates to initiate or accelerate their net-0 emission plans. • Deliver thought leadership on key carbon inventory accounting principles and developments; • Leverage your subject-matter-expertise to solve climate-science related challenges with practical solutions across the full customer lifecycle; • Drive product development though close collaboration with the value chain product team on accounting principles and scientific integrity; • Stay on top of the current and upcoming developments in the climate-science and Scope-3 sector and ensure the practical implications are embedded in the solutions; • Act as an internal knowledge leader to junior SMEs and content teams like the Value Change Initiative; • Codify functional processes to align with new automated processes; • Create and foster strong and collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders to ensure adoption and implementation of new and existing products and services.

Requirements

• 10-15 years of experience with organizational inventory accounting, including Scopes 1, 2 and 3; • In-depth expertise in either Food & Ag, Timber, Apparel, or Transport sectors; • In-depth knowledge of the Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHG P) accounting standards, in particular the Corporate Value Chain (Scope 3) Standard, and the Land Sector and Removals Draft Guidance; • Extensive experience in GHG target setting, and GHG corporate scoring with direct experience in engaging with SBTi, CDP, TCFD; • Experience in client delivery in the context of strategic sustainability consulting; • Experience with carrying out interactive, virtual training sessions and workshops, as well as ability to explain complex topics in a user-friendly manner; • Excellent communication (English) and stakeholder management skills; • Knowledge of project-based accounting concepts, such as baseline scenario, additionality; • Knowledge of voluntary carbon market standards such as Gold Standard and Verra is preferred; • Knowledge of LCA frameworks and Emission Factor (EF) databases is preferred.

Benefits

• A competitive salary and benefits package • A full-time remote role, with occasional travel • An innovative organization at the forefront of making a change