Greenhouse Gas Accounting Manager

Branch: Gas
Affiliation: Management & Exempt
Employment Status: Full-Time Regular
Expected Hiring Range: $95,200.00 annually to $111,900.00 annually
Short-term Incentive Eligible: Yes
Workplace Flexibility: Yes
Posting End Date:Open until filled

As the province’s largest energy provider with more than 100 years of knowledge and experience, we proudly deliver renewable energy, natural gas, electricity and propane to 1.3 million customers.

We're actively seeking new talent to join our mission of transforming B.C.'s energy landscape. As one of BC's Top Employers with a diverse team of over 2,700 employees, we are committed to a safe and inclusive culture where each of us can connect, belong, and grow. Join us, and together, let's shape a brighter future for B.C.

**Position Overview**:
As the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Accounting Manager, you’ll ensure our organization meets regulatory and non-regulatory compliance with GHG reporting requirements. With your sharp analytical mindset, you’ll lead the development of processes, methodologies, and improvements of systems to ensure appropriate reporting and management of greenhouse gas emissions throughout FortisBC.

As one of B.C.’s Top Employers, we’re looking for someone who brings an analytical mindset to bolster teams and projects forward. If this sounds like you, join us in transforming B.C.’s energy future.

**In this role, you will**:

- Align your existing expertise with our business, in terms of GHG reporting as it relates to our operations and strategic vision.
- Perform all functions required to ensure that our organization meets GHG reporting requirements including and not limited to collaborating with other departments, data management and analysis, supporting internal and external audits of all aspects of our work.
- Evolve existing processes, procedures, and systems to improve our current practices and future-proof reporting activities by adapting them to ensure continuity and that we are compliant with current requirements.
- Act as a data expert for all GHG emissions-related topics and inquiries, particularly as it relates to regulations and carbon credit programs.
- Manage the development of tasks that feed into the decarbonization objectives of our company. This may include research, developing methodologies, and fieldwork.

**What it takes**:

- A bachelor’s degree in environmental science, environmental or chemical engineering, financial accounting, or a relevant field.
- A minimum of four years of experience in GHG emissions inventory data management and reporting, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience, preferably in the context of the energy industry.
- Eligibility for professional environmental certification or membership in the College of Applied Biology of BC, Engineers and Geoscientists of BC., or as a Chartered Professional Accountant.
- Excellent professional and analytical judgment in assessing and handling confidential information and identifying opportunities to improve projects.
- Incredible interpersonal and communications skills to build effective professional relationships with internal and external partners, relying upon resourcefulness to move emissions inventory work forward.
- A proven track record of taking initiative in an environment that calls for resourcefulness to move decarbonization and emissions inventory work forward.

Our engaging workplace offers a wide range of challenging opportunities, while being safe, inclusive and diverse. We offer a competitive salary and benefits package, while supporting life-long career development. We also encourage volunteerism and nourish the need to give back to your community.

FortisBC acknowledges and respects Indigenous Peoples in Canada, on whose Traditional Territories we all live and work. FortisBC is committed to Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples and is guided by our Statement of Indigenous Principles.

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