Manager, Carbon Accounting

at The Hershey Company in Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States

Job Description

Manager, Carbon Accounting

Posted Date: 
 
 Jul 19, 2024

Requisition Number: 
 
 122531

Job Location: Hershey, PA
Note: Hershey, PA is preferred but we are able to accommodate remote work.
Job Summary:
The Carbon Accounting Manager will play a critical role as part of the company's Global Sustainability Team. The Carbon Accounting Manager will lead the Hershey company's approach to measuring its GHG footprint including data collection , analysis, forecasting, assurance, target tracking and internal/external reporting.
The Carbon Accounting Manager will lead, maintain and continuously improve all GHG accounting processes. The major responsibilities are leading the company's Scope 1+2+3 (FLAG and Non-FLAG) GHG inventory processes and reporting cycles; and managing the tracking of progress against our existing and any future SBTi public targets , our relationship with SBTi, and supporting decarbonization roadmap data analysis.
The Carbon Accounting Manager will be responsible for GHG data reporting, process, controls and continuous improvement. They will be responsible for ensuring that all GHG data and disclosures align with internal data collection and control requirements, and will identify and drive system improvements.
The role will also require interaction with other divisions of the business, including but not limited to procurement, R&D, manufacturing, and commercial facing functions, as part of the company's ongoing advancements in internal capability. There will be requirements to deliver ad hoc life cycle analysis.
Role Responsibilities:

GHG Accounting
Lead the company's Scope 1+2+3 (FLAG and Non-FLAG) GHG inventory processes.
Manage tracking against SBTi targets, our relationship with SBTi, and support decarbonization roadmap data analysis including helping plan and manage future targets.
Lead and coordinate across the enterprise to collect and QA/QC scope 1-3 input data.
Maintain data sources and adapt the inventory to carbon footprint methodology changes year over year.
Working with others as part of our supplier engagement strategy, establish supplier-specific emission factors from value chain partners by enhancing data collection. Identify opportunities to improve emissions factors analysis.
Responsible for determining coverage of renewable and zero emissions energy coverage on an annual basis and strategic basis.

Reporting, Process, Controls, and Continuous Improvements
Maintain our centralized emissions database, coordinate data collection activities, generate performance reports, and prepare audit materials. Identify and drive systems improvements (e.g. Inventory Management Plan).
Drive annual performance forecasting and modeling across Scopes 1+2+3, support performance reviews and provide insights needed to support business decision-making.
Lead GHG related contributions to non-financial disclosures including supporting growing assurance requirements. Ensure GHG data and disclosures align with internal data collection and control requirements.
Perform regular research and expand emissions data requirements based on evolving regulations, frameworks, standards, ratings and stakeholder trends (customers, investors, peers etc).
As part of a wider sustainability reporting program, participate with internal regional teams to evaluate, standardize, and continuously improve our environmental sustainability reporting policies, procedures, documentation and systems as part of our holistic data management strategy. This involves managing and optimizing company emissions dashboard, further systems integration and automated reporting, and future evolutions including supporting the specification and implementation of a carbon accounting software in 2024/5.
Develop trainings for new tools e.g. carbon accounting software.

Business Integration and Others
Responsible for ad hoc life cycle analysis including developing tools and upskilling the business towards independent running of LCA analysis.
Alongside the wider team, provide the climate data required in ESG reports, frameworks, surveys, customer requests (e.g., CDP, Project Gigaton, ISSB, DJSI).
Whilst the Sustainability team at Hershey continues to grow and evolve, there may be ad hoc requirements to cover data reporting of other environmental KPIs... For full info follow application link.

The Hershey Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The policy of The Hershey Company is to extend opportunities to qualified applicants and employees on an equal basis regardless of an individual's race, color, gender, age, national origin, religion, citizenship status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, transgender status, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other categories protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. 

The Hershey Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Minority/Female/Disabled/Protected Veterans