Carbon Inventory Manager, WW Sustainability

Amazon; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 189,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

RSUs

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Job summary

Amazon in Seattle is seeking a Carbon Inventory Manager within the Worldwide Sustainability organization to lead the ongoing enhancement of the global carbon accounting system, tracking Scope 1-3 emissions and delivering actionable reporting to support ambitious sustainability goals.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, manage external assurance engagements, and develop an auditable evidence trail while training teams on emissions data and governance.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in finance and accounting, corporate sustainability, environmental management, or carbon accounting.
• Experience dissecting data and identifying patterns to support business strategy.
• Experience in sustainability reporting, assurance, or environmental data management.
• Experience owning and driving large-scale cross-functional programs.
• Strong understanding of carbon accounting frameworks (GHG Protocol, Scope 1/2/3).

Responsibilities

• Lead the continuous enhancement of Amazon’s centralized carbon inventory system to track, analyze, and report on the company's emissions.
• Establish and maintain a cross-functional coalition of stakeholders across global business units, finance, internal tech, and other departments.
• Engage with leads and SMEs to understand data sources, systems, and processes for accurate greenhouse gas tracking and reporting.
• Prepare periodic carbon accounting reports, dashboards, and communications to inform strategic decision-making.
• Coordinate and manage external assurance engagements with third-party providers to achieve assurance over sustainability disclosures.
• Build and maintain an auditable trail of evidence, methodologies, assumptions, and management judgments.

Skills

Finance data analysis

Carbon accounting

Cross-functional programs

Education

MBA

CPA

Tools

SQL

MS Access

Essbase

Cognos

Oracle

SAP

Job description

Description

Join us at the forefront of Amazon's sustainability initiatives to work on environmental and social advancements to support Amazon's long term worldwide sustainability strategy. At Amazon, we're working to be the most customer-centric company on earth. To get there, we need exceptionally talented, bright, and driven people.

The Worldwide Sustainability (WWS) organization capitalizes on Amazon’s scale and speed to build a more resilient and sustainable company. We manage our social and environmental impacts globally, and drive solutions that enable our customers, businesses, and the world to become more sustainable.

The Carbon Measurement & Governance team's mission is to build a lasting, scalable and trusted ESG reporting infrastructure to satisfy regulatory requirements and stakeholders’ expectations. We translate external requirements into internal needs and build tools and mechanisms that enable Amazon businesses to meet their ESG reporting obligations and effectively manage their ESG opportunities and risks.

The Carbon Inventory Manager is responsible for continuous improvement of Amazon’s global carbon accounting and reporting program.

This role requires strong collaboration and stakeholder engagement skills to build support across the Amazon business units, drive data-driven decision making, and supports the company's ambitious sustainability goals.

Key job responsibilities

• Lead the continuous enhancement of Amazon’s centralized carbon inventory system to track, analyze, and report on the company's Scope 1, Scope 2, and relevant Scope 3 emissions.

• Establish and maintain a cross-functional coalition of stakeholders, including representatives from Amazon’s global business units, finance teams, internal technology/software teams, and other key departments, to ensure comprehensive data collection.

• Engage with department leads and subject matter experts to understand data sources, systems, and processes required for accurate greenhouse gas emissions (aka “carbon”) tracking and reporting.

• Prepare periodic carbon accounting reports, dashboards, and other communications to inform strategic decision-making and drive progress against sustainability goals.

• Serve as the internal carbon accounting subject matter expert, providing training and guidance to cross-functional teams on emissions data collection, analysis, and interpretation.

• Coordinate and manage external assurance engagements with third-party assurance providers including scoping, evidence gathering, walkthroughs, and remediation of findings to achieve assurance over sustainability disclosures.

• Build and maintain a centralized audit trail of evidence, methodologies, assumptions, and management judgments supporting sustainability disclosures, ensuring documentation is assurance-ready and defensible.

About the team

Basic Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in finance and accounting, corporate sustainability, environmental management, or carbon accounting

• Experience dissecting financial and operations data and identifying patterns that support business strategy experience

• Experience in sustainability reporting, assurance, or environmental data management

• Experience owning and driving large-scale cross-functional programs

• Strong understanding of carbon accounting frameworks (GHG Protocol, Scope 1/2/3)

Preferred Qualifications

• 6+ years of identifying incomplete or inaccurate data, identifying the root cause and creating/implementing an escalation plan experience

• 6+ years of identifying, leading, and executing opportunities to improve, automate, standardize or simplify finance or business tools and processes experience

• 4+ years of participating in continuous improvement projects in your team to scale and improve controllership with measurable results experience

• MBA or CPA

• Experience working with large-scale data mining and reporting tools (examples: SQL, MS Access, Essbase, Cognos) and other financial systems (examples: Oracle, SAP)

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits .

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