Carbon Inventory Manager, WW Sustainability

Join us at the forefront of Amazons sustainability initiatives to work on environmental and social advancements to support Amazons long term worldwide sustainability strategy. At Amazon were 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 Amazons 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 teams 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 Amazons 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 companys ambitious sustainability goals.

Key job responsibilities
- Lead the continuous enhancement of Amazons centralized carbon inventory system to track analyze and report on the companys Scope 1 Scope 2 and relevant Scope 3 emissions.
- Establish and maintain a cross-functional coalition of stakeholders including representatives from Amazons 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

- 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)

- 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.

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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 VA Arlington - 139500.00 - 188700.00 USD annually
USA WA Seattle - 139500.00 - 188700.00 USD annually

Required Experience:

Manager

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