This analyst will help keep North American operations carbon data accurate, usable, and aligned with financial plans. The role owns recurring reporting and planning inputs, investigates mismatches, and helps the finance team reduce manual work through better data processes and AI-supported tools. It combines careful analysis with coordination across regional teams.
The work connects emissions measurement to decisions about how Amazon runs its operations. Carbon intensity data informs leadership reviews and planning for drivers such as fleet electrification, while supporting the company’s stated net-zero-by-2040 commitment. Reliable figures matter because they make progress and trade-offs visible across a large, complex operating footprint.
This suits a finance or analytical professional with several years of forecasting experience, strong spreadsheet skills, and an interest in carbon accounting. Someone who can explain data lineage clearly, trace anomalies to their source, and work constructively across finance, sustainability, and BI teams could grow into broader ownership of carbon planning.
Job FAQs
What are the main missions and responsibilities of this role?
The role supports monthly carbon close and maintains the data structures and reporting views used to track operations carbon intensity. It checks submissions, validates calculations, follows up on discrepancies, and helps resolve data-quality issues with regional sustainability, BI, and business finance teams.
It also contributes to carbon planning cycles and leadership reporting, connecting operational drivers such as fleet electrification and third-party costs to the financial plan. Over time, the analyst is expected to build carbon data expertise and take on more independent scope.
Key learning opportunities for this job
The position could build practical knowledge of carbon accounting and the systems behind a large operations emissions inventory, alongside finance skills in forecasting, variance analysis, and planning. Working with sustainability, BI, and business finance teams may also deepen understanding of how operational changes affect carbon intensity.
The posting describes exposure to AI-supported reporting and automated data checks. It does not specify formal training, mentorship programs, or certifications, though the analyst will work under guidance from a senior team member.
How does the ideal candidate look like (experience, skills)?
A strong candidate would have a bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or a related field, plus at least three years of analytical or finance experience involving forecasting, financial data, and cross-functional work. Advanced Excel skills are relevant, especially for building and checking models.
Experience with Power BI, Python, SQL, Tableau, or similar tools could help. Careful investigation, clear communication about data methods, and the ability to coordinate with teams that use different data sources would also suit the role.
Advice to stand out and make a successful application
Use the application to show how you have traced a data discrepancy from source to resolution, improved reporting quality, or connected operational metrics to a financial forecast. Quantify the scale, frequency, and result where possible, and distinguish your own contribution from the team's work.
For interviews, prepare an example involving cross-functional alignment on conflicting numbers. Explain how you verified definitions and data lineage, communicated uncertainty, and made the resulting reporting more reliable. If applicable, include a concrete example of automation or analytics tooling.
What aspects of the company's sustainability is this role likely to focus on?
The role focuses on carbon intensity measurement and planning across North American operations. Its contribution is primarily through reliable emissions data, reporting, and financial planning rather than direct ownership of emissions-reduction projects.
The planning work includes operational carbon drivers such as fleet electrification and other cost-related inputs. Accurate, well-explained data can help leaders assess progress toward the stated net-zero-by-2040 commitment and consider where operational plans affect emissions.
What are the main challenges someone in this role might face?
A likely challenge is reconciling submissions from teams that may use different data sources or interpretations. The analyst needs to clarify definitions and trace data lineage while meeting close and planning deadlines, since unresolved errors can affect leadership reporting.
The role also spans finance, sustainability, and analytics, so building carbon-domain knowledge alongside technical finance skills will take time. Improving automation without weakening the accuracy or auditability of reported figures may require careful testing and coordination.
How could a typical day look like for someone in this position?
A typical day could begin with checking submission status and the latest carbon ledger for missing, late, or unusual data. The analyst may then meet with sustainability or BI colleagues to clarify a driver or data request, before validating calculations and updating reporting materials.
Work varies with the monthly close and planning calendar. Some days may focus on investigating variances, preparing leadership metrics, or supporting a planning cycle; others may involve reviewing open issues with a senior colleague or developing an automated data check.
What are the opportunities for professional growth and development in this role?
The posting describes a path toward greater autonomy as the analyst builds knowledge of carbon systems and regional drivers. Experience could support deeper expertise in carbon accounting, operations finance, planning, and the use of analytics or AI tools in reporting.
The team's cross-regional remit and leadership reporting may provide exposure to wider planning decisions. The job description does not specify a promotion path, so future advancement would depend on performance, team needs, and opportunities to take on broader ownership.
The main stakeholders you might be interacting with
The analyst would work with North American sustainability and BI counterparts, business-unit finance teams, and colleagues in the Carbon Planning & Analysis group. A senior team member provides guidance and helps determine when issues need escalation.
The role also supports materials for operations leadership reviews, so its analysis can inform senior decision-makers. Interactions are likely to center on validating submissions, agreeing on data methods, resolving discrepancies, and explaining carbon-plan variances.
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