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Financial reporting AI Expert
Financial Reporting AI Expert (Contract) – Senior Financial & Process Specialist
Compensation: $100–$120/hour (20 hours per week) Job Type: Part-time / Contract Location: Remote (US, UK, Canada, France, Portugal)
We are seeking a detail-oriented Financial Reporting AI Expert to bridge accounting fundamentals with cutting-edge AI, transforming financial reporting processes for our client’s modern finance transformation team. The ideal candidate will lead efforts to modernize month-end and year-end close cycles, using automation and intelligence to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and scalability while ensuring compliance.
About the Role
This critical role pairs accounting expertise with AI-driven innovation, driving systemic improvements in financial operations. You will bridge technical and functional gaps—no longer just reconciling numbers, but optimising processes that unlock value for the business.
As an AI in Financial Reporting Specialist, you will partner with senior stakeholders to reimagine how financial reporting works, reducing manual effort by leveraging data intelligence where possible while retaining human oversight for strategic judgment.
Key Responsibilities
- Optimize month- and year-end close cycles
- Lead the implementation of AI-driven solutions to expedite and enhance accuracy in month-end and year-end close processes.
- Identify and resolve cross-functional bottlenecks, automating high-effort/repetitive tasks such as:
- Timely reconciliations
- Variance analysis
- Data cleansing & adjustments
- Validate automated checks and anomaly-detection models, ensuring journal entries, accruals, and adjustments adhere to accounting principles and compliance standards.
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Enhance financial statement preparation & review
- Prepare, evaluate, and validate core financial statements (balance sheets, income statements, cash flow statements).
- Leverage AI-enabled analytics to identify predictive insights, trend anomalies, and improve reporting timelines.
- Work closely with stakeholders to present clear, compliant, and strategic-aligned financial narratives.
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Integrate and scale AI throughout financial reporting
- Evaluate and recommend AI tools and automation platforms tailored to financial applications.
- Design use cases, prototyping workflows, and automating audit-readiness checks (data integrity, consistency validation).
- Collaborate with data scientists and teams to utilise financial databases for:
- Statistical modelling
- Predictive forecasting
- Algorithmic-driven regulatory compliance.
- Advocate for data-driven process improvements, balancing automation with human oversight.
Required Skills & Qualifications
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or a related field.
- CA, CPA, or equivalent accreditation is highly preferred.
- Experience: 2–7 years in:
- Financial reporting, auditing, close management, or FP&A.
- Hands-on work with journal entries, accruals, and financial adjustments.
- Preparation, review, and validation of financial statements.
- Technical Skills:
- Strong grasp of ERPs (SAP, Oracle, NetSuite) and day-to-day financial system configurations.
- Exposure to AI/automation (e.g., RPA tools, machine learning platforms, data analytics in finance).
- Experience with SQL and/or Python for financial analysis is a plus.
- Soft Skills:
- Exceptional analytical thinking and attention to detail.
- Problem-solving ability at the intersection of finance and technology.
- Ability to articulate accounting complexities to non-technical professionals.
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Preferred Attributes
- Experience with process automation frameworks (such as Assessment Day, FinancialEdge) or prior tenure on finance transformation initiatives.
- Proficiency in:
- Data wrangling and visualization—ability to transform raw datasets into actionable insights.
- Risk assessment frameworks (aligned with common accounting standards, including IFRS/GAAP).
- Creative IP for bridging gaps between traditional accounting workflows and emerging technologies.
- Ability to drive cross-functional collaboration between finance, IT, and business teams with transparency.
Note: This role is delivered as an engaging 10-week contract. The ideal candidate will bring a mix of assurance, innovation, and methodology to reshape financial reporting for the future.
(This position may require review of scanned financials—flexibility with working hours appreciated.)
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