Tessa is our Human Resources Specialist. She has been with ecoinvent for five years now and supports the Finance and HR teams with several projects. We asked her some questions about her time with us.

 

1. Tell us a bit about your role and day-to-day work at ecoinvent.

I recently moved from Finance to HR, as my main responsibilities in managing our software for time, absences, and expenses tracking now belong on the HR team. I still work closely with Finance in supporting the payroll process; tracking changes, confirming monthly salaries, and overseeing the documentation of salary increases and bonuses.

 

With the move, I have become more involved in other HR matters such as onboarding and offboarding, and I am the main point of contact with our fiduciary partner on topics such as accidents and illnesses and employee changes.

 

2. What’s your favorite thing about working at ecoinvent?

The people, of course! Everyone is so passionate about what they do, and all roles are treated with respect. I’ve had numerous opportunities for growth and there is also understanding when I need to prioritize my family life. To have this balance at work is rare in my experience.

 

3. How has your role evolved since you started with us?

I would say that I have been in a unique position to experience several different roles at ecoinvent. When I joined in 2019, the team was very small and there was a need for general back-office support. I started out as Team Assistant, supporting with sales, invoicing, HR, admin—whatever was needed at the time.

 

As ecoinvent grew, my role inevitably became more defined, but I had the opportunity to keep the tasks I liked best and this is essentially what I am doing today, although I do miss working with the sales team!

 

 

4. How has the company changed since you joined?

When I started, there were thirteen of us in total at ecoinvent, and now we are almost eighty! Because of that we’ve moved to a bigger office, embraced hybrid working, changed how we work together, and we’ve also had to change how we meet for team days and events.

 

5. Share one of your favorite memories from your time with ecoinvent!

A memory that sticks out in my mind is the 2021 ecoinvent BBQ. After numerous lockdowns, I was finally able to meet new team members I’d been working with virtually for months. It was fun seeing the old colleagues again, all rocking their lockdown hairstyles and working hard to hold their drink after some time in social isolation.

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