Carbon Accounting Analyst / Sustainability Data Architect - CBAM Reporting

Project overview

For an internationally active industrial company with a focus on manufacturing and global supply chains, we are looking for an experienced Carbon Accounting Analyst or Sustainability Data Architect to support CBAM reporting obligations.

Requirements

• Sound knowledge of the EU CBAM Regulation, especially Annex IV, as well as the current implementation guidelines of the European Commission
• Practical experience in applying the GHG Protocol Corporate Standard (Scope 1 and Scope 2)
• Confident handling of emission factor calculations and conversion of physical consumption data into tCO2e
• Experience in structuring complex, unstructured datasets for regulatory reporting purposes
• Knowledge of handling XML data formats for official reporting submissions
• Very good Excel/data processing skills in the context of sustainability or energy data

Nice to have

• Experience with other ESG/sustainability reporting standards (e.g., CSRD, ESRS)
• Knowledge of Python or comparable tools for automating emission calculations
• Industry experience in manufacturing, energy-intensive industries
• Experience in collaborating with international, decentralized site structures

Project details

November 2026

4 months (option to extend)

Remote/On-Site: Remote

Utilization: 100%

YOUR CHALLENGE:

YOUR TALENTS:

• Creation and quality assurance of the official EU CBAM reporting templates based on the requirements from Annex IV of the EU CBAM Regulation
• Conversion of raw operational data (fuel quantities, coal consumption, grid electricity purchase) into correct emission values (tCO2e) according to the GHG Protocol Corporate Standard (Scope 1 & 2)
• Development and maintenance of consistent emission factor models for different production and energy sources
• Structuring incomplete or heterogeneous raw data from various plants/locations into a uniform, auditable data format
• Technical conversion of the processed data into compliant XML files according to the current specifications of the European Commission
• Ongoing reconciliation of the reporting logic with current implementation guidelines and regulatory updates from the EU Commission
• Close coordination with internal departments (purchasing, production, finance) to validate data sources and calculation bases
• Documentation of the applied methodology to ensure traceability for external audits
• Start: 2026-10
• Duration: 6 Monate
• Remote: onsite
• Location: Köln, Deutschland, DE
• Languages: German