Head of Environmental Accounting and Reporting

**Salary**:

- £67,300 per annum

**Location**:

- Cambridge

**Country**:

- UK

**Business Unit**:

- Operations

**Vacancy Type**:

- Permanent

**Closing Date**:

- 26 January 2025

**Meet the recruiter**:

- Stephanie Pass

**Salary**: £67,300 per annum

Location: Cambridge/Hybrid

Contract: Permanent/ Full Time (35 hours per week)

**Are you passionate about environmental sustainability and ready to make a significant impact? If so, we want to hear from you**

**The Operations Environment Team are seeking a dynamic and experienced Head of Environmental Accounting and Reporting to lead our environmental accounting and reporting function where you will play a pivotal role in shaping our organisation's environmental sustainability journey.

We are Cambridge University Press & Assessment, a world-leading academic publisher and assessment organisation and a proud part of the University of Cambridge.

**About the role**

Are you ready to be a key player in shaping the future of Cambridge University Press & Assessment?

As the Head of Environmental Accounting and Reporting, you will lead our environmental accounting and reporting function, enabling our environmental initiatives and ensuring transparency, accountability, and compliance with relevant standards and regulations.

In this dynamic role, you'll collaborate with various departments within Group Operations including Global Logistics, Property Services, Customer Services, Procurement, as well as Product Groups and other Shared Services. Your expertise will be crucial in measuring and managing our environmental data (including our carbon footprint), identifying opportunities for improvement, and communicating progress to internal and external stakeholders. You'll also be adept at using the right tools to support collaboration and lead cross-functional teams effectively.

Key Responsibilities include:

- Carbon Accounting: Manage the carbon accounting function, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
- Data Framework: Implement and maintain a robust data collection and reporting framework.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Partner with stakeholders to identify and implement best practices.
- Environmental Reporting: Develop and maintain comprehensive environmental reporting frameworks.
- Communication and Collaboration: Coordinate the communication of carbon emissions and environmental data, and foster collaboration across the organisation.
- Thought Leadership: Provide thought leadership and expertise on environmental accounting and reporting.
- Strategic Alignment: Support the setting of targets and strategic alignment with our sustainability goals.
- Stay Updated: Keep up-to-date on emerging trends and regulations.
- Business Partnerships: Engage in environmental business partnering and share knowledge.
- Communication and Leadership Skills: Possess outstanding communication and leadership skills, with the ability to present effectively to board-level stakeholders.
- Adaptability: Demonstrate flexibility and adaptability, with a willingness to tackle a variety of projects.

**About you**

We're on the lookout for a highly motivated and experienced individual with a strong passion for environmental sustainability. You will possess expertise in environmental data and carbon accounting, and environmental regulations. Strong analytical skills, excellent communication and interpersonal abilities, and proven leadership and team management skills are essential. Additionally, strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities will be invaluable in navigating complex challenges and driving innovative solutions in a fast-moving field.

You will be required to work in the Cambridge office 2-3 days per week.

To be successful in this role, you have:

- a solid understanding of environmental sustainability principles, carbon accounting standards, and environmental regulations.
- the ability to analyse complex data and translate it into actionable insights.
- excellent communication and interpersonal skills enable you to work effectively with cross-functional teams and diverse stakeholders at all levels.
- a proven track record in leading and inspiring a team, as well as influencing decision-makers.
- excellent problem-solving skills and thrive in a fast-paced environment.
- the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and have strong analytical skills which makes you an invaluable asset to our team.
- experience and knowledge in project management software and tools, and you continuously seek to improve processes and drive operational excellence.

If you would like to know more about this opportunity and what will make you successful, please see the full job description attached to the bottom of this vacancy on our careers site.

**Rewards and benefits**

We will support you to be at your best in work and to live well outside of it. In addition to competitive salaries, we offer a world-class, flexible rewards package, featuring family-friendly and planet-friendly bene