Carbon Accounting Specialist

Company profile

Ecologi is the UK’s most trusted climate action platform. Our mission is to inspire and empower businesses to accelerate global climate action through funding high quality, high integrity climate solutions including reforestation, habitat restoration, carbon avoidance and removal projects around the world. We work with over 24,000 businesses; Co-op, O2, BAFTA Albert, ITV, Ubisoft, Oracle, Capgemini, Mulberry including 300+ B Corps. Our community has collectively funded the planting of over 89m trees, avoided 3.5m tonnes of verified CO2e, over 39,000m2 of habitat restored and permanently removed 14,000 tonnes of CO2. We’re science-led and impact driven, aligned to the SBTi and Oxford Principles and guided by our impact team and expert independent climate committee. We support leading industry standards and work with leading third-party quality assessment from our partners Sylvera, BeZero Carbon, Calyx Global and Renoster. We’re a proudly certified B Corp, in the Top 5% for Environment and Governance, as well as the most trusted climate action brand in the UK with an average 4.8 rating on Trustpilot. As a team we’re easy going and take great pride in our work. From brand marketing to product development, we’re all striving to move the needle on the climate emergency. Our culture is about being honest and transparent so we trust each other, and about feeling part of something bigger than yourself. We’re willing to do something good with our lives and for our planet. If you feel the same, we could be the right company for you!

About the role:

We’re on the lookout for a knowledgeable Carbon Accounting Specialist with hands‑on experience in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions measurement and management to join our growing team supporting Ecologi’s customers. Ecologi Zero is a powerful software platform we’ve designed to help companies measure, reduce, and report their GHG emissions. As more businesses turn to Ecologi for their climate strategy needs, we have a brilliant opportunity to join our team to support our customers on their climate journeys. If you have 3+ years of experience in corporate carbon accounting – perhaps through sustainability consulting in a corporate environment, working within an in‑house sustainability team or working for another climate‑tech startup – we’d love to hear from you.

In this role, you’ll work directly with our clients, helping them calculate, understand, and report their GHG emissions as they embark on their journey to decarbonise their operations.

The day-to-day:

• Greenhouse gas accounting: coordinate and deliver technical GHG accounting work across multiple client accounts, providing services and advice to assist clients in the calculation, monitoring, target-setting, and reduction of their GHG emissions.
• Report development and communication: develop detailed client reports aligned with the relevant standards and regulations, from simple SECR, and PPN 06/21 Carbon Reduction Plans to enterprise level full scope GHG inventory reporting. Write and contribute to whitepapers, methodology documentation, and support delivery of reports and educational materials for customers.
• Client engagement and advisory: support clients through their customer journey from onboarding through to delivery of GHG inventories, and provide recommendations for targeted emissions reduction activities.
• Product development: contribute to the development of the Ecologi Zero emissions calculation tool. Collect and share customer feedback and provide subject matter expertise to support our Product Managers in prioritising functions and features of the software product to enhance its calculation accuracy, usability and efficiency. You’ll be integrated within the Ecologi Zero product development team, collaborating closely with Commercial, Brand, Engineering and our Product Managers on the future of the software product.
• Industry representation: attend face‑to‑face conferences and events, attend and deliver online webinars, and represent Ecologi by contributing your knowledge to various relevant industry working groups and/or advisory groups, as required by the business.
• Internal stakeholder collaboration: proactively contribute to the goals of the Impact team, working alongside our Carbon Accounting team, with our experienced Climate Strategy leaders and liaising with colleagues involved in climate funding and nature restoration to develop our end to end science aligned services. Collaborate effectively with Product & Engineering, Commercial, Marketing and Brand teams to constantly develop products, services, and content that meet client needs.

About you:

What you’ll need:

• Climate science and corporate sustainability knowledge: a detailed understanding of climate change mechanics, greenhouse gas emissions, and corporate sustainability issues, including measuring emissions, applying the mitigation hierarchy, setting science‑based targets, developing decarbonisation strategies and understanding regulatory and non‑regulatory drivers of corporate carbon management.
• GHG accounting expertise: an in‑depth knowledge of GHG accounting principles and frameworks across Scopes 1, 2, and 3. Familiar with a wide range of corporate GHG accounting frameworks (GHG Protocol and ISO 14064) and associated standards and requirements relevant to UK businesses, such as SECR, SBTi, TCFD and PPN 06/21. A high level of proficiency in different calculation methods and approaches, and a good understanding of the challenges and trade‑offs relevant to businesses intending to take climate action.
• Practical experience: a minimum of 3 years of experience working with emissions data and helping companies reduce their environmental impact – including emissions calculation, reporting and decarbonisation strategy development.
• Data and research literacy: highly proficient in Microsoft Excel/Google Sheets with the ability to aggregate, analyse, and summarise complex datasets, as well as leveraging a wide variety of software products/databases. Confident in seeking out, understanding, and applying knowledge from academic research and complex technical documentation to your work.
• Confidence and self‑assurance: willing and able to champion carbon accounting best practice and act as subject matter expert internally and externally, approaching ambiguous situations with pragmatism and a strategic mindset.
• Consultative and client‑facing skills: exceptional acuity for understanding client needs and guiding customers to effective solutions. Top‑tier verbal and written communication abilities, including the ability to explain complex topics to both technical and non‑technical audiences.
• Exceptionally organised, diligent, and thorough: able to demonstrate keen planning skills and methodical approaches to your work. Ability to be proactive, analytical and to effectively solve problems, with a pragmatic and strategic mindset and an excellent eye for detail.

What is nice to have:

• Knowledge of LCA tools and databases: understanding and previous experience with emissions factor databases (e.g. Small World Consulting, EXIOBASE, Ecoinvent) and life‑cycle analysis tools (e.g. SimaPro, OpenLCA, or GaBi), as well as relevant reporting standards (e.g. the ISO 14060 family).
• Academic credentials: a strong academic background, such as a degree in a relevant field (e.g. climate change science, environmental science, sustainability policy, environmental management); or a broader field with a quantitative, analytical focus (e.g. data science, engineering, business management, economics); or equivalent professional qualifications or memberships.

Job benefits

Work perks & Benefits:

• Pension: We match your contributions up to 5% in our defacto 5* rated company pension with Aviva which provides over 200+ funds to invest in.
• Flexible working: We work around your productivity; 9:30am to 3:30pm are our core working hours and the rest is flexible.
• Great annual leave policy: Taking a break is great for your ability to be brilliant at work; we offer a total of 28 days + bank holidays + birthday off to reset and refresh throughout the year.
• Time off when you need it: We give you flexibility to juggle your work and personal commitments through a range of additional leave options such as volunteering leave, carers leave, compassionate leave and our sabbatical policy.
• Learning & Development: Everyone has a £350 personal budget that can be put towards any personal development activities of their choice, such as courses, conferences, reading, networking opportunities and more. We also have a centralised budget that employees can apply to utilise.
• Tech equipment: MacBook, monitor and peripherals provided.
• Working from abroad: Whether you have family abroad or just fancy a change of scenery, all team members are able to work up to 30 days abroad in any calendar year.