Data Entry Associate

Use your skills to transform your local community. Goodwill Industries of Northwest North Carolina offers numerous career opportunities with competitive pay, excellent benefits, and the reward of knowing your hard work is helping others.

WHY WORK FOR GOODWILL?

Goodwill Industries of Northwest North Carolina, Inc. (Goodwill) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization headquartered in Winston-Salem, NC. We employ more than 1,100 team members who are dedicated to our mission of providing employment and training services that help people find jobs and reach financial stability. With 52 retail stores, 20 career centers, and dozens of attended donation centers across a 31-county territory, Goodwill is a complex enterprise offering a wide range of career opportunities.

At Goodwill, the work we do makes a difference in the lives of the individuals we serve and, in turn, in the community in which we live. Our business operations provide stability to our organization that is not always enjoyed by nonprofit organizations solely funded by outside sources. Our employees enjoy excellent benefits and a unique work environment that is professional, fast paced, and fulfilling.

Our organization’s values shape our culture and guide our interactions with program participants, customers, and each other. Our shared commitment to Living the Mission; Promoting Teamwork; Driving Improvement; Taking Responsibility for Actions and Behaviors; and Respecting and Appreciating Others is what makes us successful and inspires all that we do.

Want to learn more about Goodwill? Click on the links at the top of this page or go to: www.goodwillnwnc.org.

 

Job Summary

The Sustainability Data Entry Associate supports Goodwill NWNC’s sustainability and carbon footprint tracking efforts by collecting, reviewing, validating, and entering environmental data into Excel worksheets and the Pulsora GHG software platform. This role plays a critical part in ensuring the accuracy and completeness of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions data across Scope 1, Scope 2, and selected Scope 3 categories, including utilities, waste, transportation, and vendor related emissions.

 

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Data Collection & Review

• Reviews invoices, statements, and reports (utilities, fuel, waste, transportation, and vendor services) to verify accuracy, completeness, and required data fields.
• Identifies missing, incorrect, or inconsistent information and flag issues for follow‑up.
• Organizes documentation to support carbon accounting and sustainability reporting requirements.

Data Entry & Management

• Enters verified data into standardized Excel worksheets used for Pulsora uploads.
• Ensures correct units of measure, dates, locations, and categorization align with GHG reporting standards.
• Uploads data into the Pulsora GHG platform according to established internal processes.
• Maintains version control and data organization for tracking and audit purposes.

Quality Control & Accuracy

• Performs routine data quality checks to ensure consistency between invoices, Excel files, and Pulsora entries.
• Supports corrections and updates to previously entered data when errors or changes are identified.
• Assists with data reconciliation across reporting periods.

Collaboration & Support

• Works closely with Sustainability, Finance, Facilities, and Operations teams to obtain required data.
• Supports internal sustainability initiatives by providing accurate emissions data for dashboards and reporting.
• Assists with documentation needed for sustainability presentations and internal reviews.

 

Education

High school diploma or equivalent required; Associate’s degree or coursework in sustainability, business, accounting, or data management preferred.

 

Qualifications

• 1-2 years’ experience in data entry, highly preferred. 

• Must have general familiarity with reviewing invoices, utility bills and/or financial/operations documents.

• Experience with sustainability data, carbon accounting, or environmental reporting, preferred.

• Familiarity with GHG emissions categories (Scope 1, 2, and 3), preferred.

• Experience working with sustainability or ESG software platforms (Pulsora or similar), preferred.

• Strong Microsoft Excel capability (data entry, formulas, data validation)

• Strong Communication skills – written and verbal

• Analytical mindset with attention to detail

• Ability to follow structured processes and meet deadlines

• Comfort handling large data sets and repetitive accuracy focused tasks

• Organizational and Time-Management Skills

• Customer Service Skills with attention to collaboration and responsiveness

• Data Accuracy and integrity

 

EOE. E-Verify Employer. 

Operates thrift stores to fund community employment training programs.