Analyst, Net Zero Delivery and Carbon Accounting(Singapore, London)

Job ID: 40565

Location: Singapore, SG

Area of interest: Audit, Accounting & Finance

Job type: Regular Employee

Work style: Hybrid Working

Opening date: 6 Oct 2025

JOB SUMMARY

This role could be based in Singapore and London.

When you start the application process you will be presented with a drop down menu showing all countries, Please ensure that you select a country where the role is based.

The position is strategically positioned within the Net Zero and Carbon Accounting (NZCA) team to support the delivery of the Group's commitments to achieve net zero in our financed emissions by 2050.

The Net Zero programme is a key strategic initiative for the bank and necessitates collaboration across CIB and WRB sectoral business leads.

Additionally, the role will involve problem-solving in an emerging field as calculation and reporting requirements evolve for quantitative carbon disclosures, while collaborating with key stakeholders on operationalising and executing net zero targets as outlined in the Group's Transition Plan.

Over time, net zero sectoral models will necessitate continuous simplification, updates, and endorsements as new and enhanced data feeds and providers are analysed and utilised.
The holder of the role must be detail-oriented with excellent stakeholder management skills.

A motivated self-starter who embraces challenges presented to them and thrives in a fast-paced, dynamic environment is essential.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Collaborate with Net Zero and Carbon Accounting sectoral leads to develop sectoral datasets essential for baselining and target setting as per the Group's Departmental Operating Instruction documentation
• Contribute to the development of materials, tools and methodologies to support our Net Zero proposition for use in client meetings, engagements, events, and broader thought leadership initiatives
• Engage with internal stakeholders in the development and coordination of Net Zero offerings
• Assist in the management of Group's Departmental Operating Instruction documentation, sectoral research data such as emissions, physical and production data

• Develop and maintain a detailed understanding of climate risk regulations alongside an awareness of broader banking regulations, market trends, competitor activity and products/services

• Work in conjunction with Group Finance and Environmental, Social, Governance and Reputational Risk (ESGR) team to update financed and facilitated emission figures on a quarterly basis

• Support coordination efforts with stakeholders from other areas within CIB to ensure that both the Net Zero book of works and new processes are successfully implemented.
  
  

• The team is a flat structure with all team members expected to teach and learn from each other.
  
  

• Escalate any issues related to delays in the implementation of models or data collection to NZCA for developing appropriate mitigation action plans

• Analyse the evolving landscape of the finance sector and how technology, regulation, demographic, carbon accounting, and reporting trends may impact the Bank's net zero workstreams.
  
  

• Awareness and understanding of the regulatory framework, in which the Group operates, and the regulatory requirements and expectations relevant to the role.
  
  

• Display exemplary conduct and live by the Group's Values and Code of Conduct.
  
  

• Take personal responsibility for embedding the highest standards of ethics, including regulatory and business conduct, across Standard Chartered Bank.
  
  This includes understanding and ensuring compliance with, in letter and spirit, all applicable laws, regulations, guidelines and the Group Code of Conduct.
  
  
• Conduct Principles: (Fair Outcomes for Clients; Effective Financial Markets; Financial Crime Compliance; The Right Environment.)
• Effectively and collaboratively identify, escalate, mitigate and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters.
  
  

Key Stakeholders

• Global Head of Sustainability Strategy and Net Zero
• Global Head, Climate, Sustainability & Reputational Risk
• Global Head of Net Zero Delivery
• Director, Net Zero Programme
• Global Industry Groups and Sector Leads

Other Responsibilities

• Excellent stakeholder management skills, across individuals within the firm and our banking clients
• A self-motivated individual, possessing the capability and aspiration to conduct independent research and apply existing carbon accounting expertise to net zero models.
  
  
• Possesses a robust analytical, scientific, and/or mathematical background with the ability and interest in utilizing that expertise to develop net zero/decarbonisation models.
  
  
• Provides support with the onboarding of new vendors.
  
  
• Exhibits excellent communication skills, both written and oral.
  
  
• Demonstrates strong interpersonal skills with the capacity to lead diverse groups and cultivate robust networks.
  
  
• Displays strong organisational skills with the ability to multi-task effectively, adopting a practical solutions-driven approach.
  
  
• Possesses excellent stakeholder management skills across individuals within the firm as well as our banking clients

Our Ideal Candidate

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Business Administration or Science.
  
  
• Experience working with the Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHGP) and Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF) standards.
  
  

• 2+ years of relevant professional experience in environmental science or carbon modelling within the financial sector is preferred

• Collaborate with Net Zero and Carbon Accounting sectoral leads to develop sectoral datasets essential for baselining and target setting as per the Group's Departmental Operating Instruction documentation

• Contribute to the development of materials, tools and methodologies to support our Net Zero proposition for use in client meetings, engagements, events, and broader thought leadership initiatives

Role Specific Technical Competencies

• Risk Management
• Effective Presentations
• Data Analytics

About Standard Chartered

We're an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact.

For more than 170 years, we've worked to make a positive difference for our clients, communities, and each other.

We question the status quo, love a challenge and enjoy finding new opportunities to grow and do better than before.

If you're looking for a career with purpose and you want to work for a bank making a difference, we want to hear from you.

You can count on us to celebrate your unique talents and we can't wait to see the talents you can bring us.

Our purpose, to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity, together with our brand promise, to be here for good are achieved by how we each live our valued behaviours.

When you work with us, you'll see how we value difference and advocate inclusion.

Together we:

• Do the right thing and are assertive, challenge one another, and live with integrity, while putting the client at the heart of what we do
• Never settle, continuously striving to improve and innovate, keeping things simple and learning from doing well, and not so well
• Are better together, we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term

What we offer

In line with our Fair Pay Charter, we offer a competitive salary and benefits to support your mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing.

• Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance, with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations.
  
  
• Time-off including annual leave, parental/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 months maximum) and volunteering leave (3 days), along with minimum global standards for annual and public holiday, which is combined to 30 days minimum.
  
  
• Flexible working options based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns.
  
  
• Proactive wellbeing support through Unmind, a market-leading digital wellbeing platform, development courses for resilience and other human skills, global Employee Assistance Programme, sick leave, mental health first-aiders and all sorts of self-help toolkits
• A continuous learning culture to support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual and digital learning.
  
  
• Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation, one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions and geographies - everyone feels respected and can realise their full potential.
  
  

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