Climate Reporting Specialist

Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo); Calgary; Hybrid; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking organization as a Climate Reporting Specialist, where you will play a pivotal role in shaping sustainability and climate-related disclosures. In this hybrid position, you'll collaborate with key stakeholders to ensure compliance with evolving regulations while leveraging your expertise in data analysis and climate reporting. Your contributions will directly influence AIMCo's investment decisions and enhance its commitment to sustainability. This role offers a unique opportunity to work in a dynamic environment, balancing remote work with vibrant office interactions, all while being part of a team dedicated to making a positive impact on the climate and investment landscape.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in corporate climate and sustainability reporting.
• University degree in relevant fields with data focus.

Responsibilities

• Monitor compliance with sustainability disclosure requirements.
• Develop and implement carbon emission reporting processes.

Skills

Climate Reporting

Sustainability Reporting

Data Analysis

Stakeholder Engagement

Problem Solving

Education

University degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Management, or Sustainability Management

Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) program

Tools

Python

SQL

Microsoft Excel

Power BI

Financial Accounting Systems

Job description

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Climate Reporting Specialist

Apply remote type Hybrid locations Edmonton Calgary time type Full time posted on Posted 2 Days Ago time left to apply End Date: February 11, 2025 (12 days left to apply) job requisition id JR100525

CLOSING DATE:

February 11, 2025

Opportunity

Work our way from Edmonton, or Calgary. Our flexible work style lets you work remotely while allowing regular visits to our vibrant offices, where you can soak up our culture and collaborate with colleagues.

Reporting to the Senior Climate Reporting and Disclosure Manager, the Climate Reporting Specialist will support the development and implementation of AIMCo specific, investment-focused sustainability- and climate-related disclosures.

Responsibilities Include:

• Partner with key stakeholders and monitor for relevant developments from regulatory bodies to ensure compliance to new and emerging sustainability- and climate-related disclosure requirements.
• Assist in advancing the reporting strategy through the review of scope, purpose, structure, and synergies across adjacent reports, such as the Annual Report and recommends fit-for-purpose governance, controls, and processes.
• Liaises with the Sustainable Investing group and other internal stakeholders to identify data sources, processes, and controls for collecting carbon emission data, inclusive of working with data owners to improve data availability, compilation, management, and QA processes.
• Plans and performs detailed process walk-throughs and develop testing procedures and reviews documentation.
• Reviews and validates the bespoke carbon emission calculations deriving from the consolidated approach for Client carbon emission reporting, which differs from the operational control approach selected for AIMCo as a reporting entity.
• Oversees design and implementation of the standard operating model, procedures and processes and monitors compliance by the team for the purpose of continuously improving operations to maximize productivity and efficiency.
• Subject matter expert on climate and sustainability financial related reporting & disclosure, including measurement, disclosure requirements, standards, framework and industry trends and legislation. Maintains departmental standards and the quality of audit engagements in line with the documented audit procedures.

Our Ideal Candidate Qualifications:

• 5+ years of progressive experience executing corporate climate and sustainability reporting and disclosure initiatives and/or experience in the review and application of generally accepted accounting principles.
• University degree in Finance Accounting, Business Management, Sustainability Management or equivalent with a focus on data, analytics, and reporting. Having completed the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) program would be considered an asset.
• Experience in data science, python, SQL and analytics tools.
• Experience proposing, initiating and managing cross-functional internal and external partnerships and collaborations and building strong, mutually beneficial stakeholder relationships.
• Experience with key carbon emission and ESG performance indicators.
• Understanding of the audit process and audit approaches, as well as expectations of the internal and external auditors.
• Working knowledge and experience with TCFD, IFRS S1 and S2, CSRD (Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive) 1 and 2, PCAF (Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials), evolving sustainability and climate-related reporting frameworks and regulations.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, Power Point, Power BI, Financial Accounting Systems, Investment tools, and Data Analytic Tools.
• The ability to grasp and translate technical concepts, to think independently, and to take the initiative required to present alternatives to resolve issues.

Success Measures

Understands AIMCo's ESG taxonomy embedded into investment decisions across public equity, infrastructure asset classes or other asset classes. Ensures all evolving technical requirements driven by leading ESG reporting frameworks, standards and regulations, including CSRD, ISSB, PCAF etc. are incorporated in the Carbon Footprint Frameworks and GHG emission quantification models. Advances the climate-related financial disclosures, works on the alignment of the disclosures to the best practices and continually improves on data gathering, metrics and measurements.

Next Steps

We are excited to meet you. Please submit your resume or CV to be considered for this opportunity. Applications are being reviewed on a rolling basis and we will be in touch with any questions.

Final candidates will be asked to undergo a security screening, which includes a credit bureau and a criminal record investigation, the results of which must be acceptable to AIMCo.