AVP, AI & Financial Accounting & Controls

AVP, AI & Financial Accounting & Controls

New York, New York United States (4 days in office/1 day remote)

** No Relocation Assistance available

*** No Sponsorship available

** No Vendor resumes will be accepted at this time

Cantor Fitzgerald, with over 16,000 employees, has been a leading global financial services firm at the forefront of financial and technological innovation since 1945.

Cantor is a preeminent investment bank serving more than 5,000 institutional clients around the world, recognized for its strengths in fixed income and equity capital markets, investment banking, SPAC underwriting, PIPE placements, commercial real estate, and for its global distribution platform. Capitalizing on the firm’s financial acumen and technology prowess, Cantor’s portfolio of businesses also includes Prime Brokerage, Asset Management, and other businesses and ventures. Cantor has consistently fueled the growth of original ideas, pioneered new markets, and provided superior service to clients. Cantor operates trading desks in every major financial center globally, with offices in over 30 locations around the world.

As one of the few remaining private partnerships on Wall Street, Cantor has the distinct ability to focus on long-term value creation and solid relationship building. Our structure allows us to respond quickly to client needs, develop solutions that address complex challenges, avoid the limitations of bureaucracy, and attract talented individuals who are driven to succeed.

The Role:

We are seeking an experienced and detail‑oriented AVP AI & Financial Accounting & Controls professional with a strong accounting foundation to join our Strategic Change Delivery team. In this role, you are responsible for the integrity of financial outputs across automated and AI‑enabled processes. You will own key activities such as reconciliations, variance analysis, and act as the team’s liaison for audit and compliance activities. This role is central to ensuring that the adoption of automation and AI strengthens controls across Accounting, Tax, Treasury, and Risk functions.

Responsibilities

1. Accounting Integrity & Financial Oversight

• Maintain ownership of key reconciliations of Finance functions
• Lead variance analysis and root-cause investigations, providing clear and timely reporting to Finance leadership.
• Review and approve system outputs, automation results, and AI-assisted calculations to ensure accuracy and completeness before onward use.
• Ensure the adoption of automation and AI aligns with firmwide control frameworks and data integrity standards.

2. Controls Execution & Evidence Management

• Execute and document financial controls in line with internal control frameworks, ensuring audit-ready evidence is maintained at all times.
• Track exceptions, manage remediation activity, and escalate issues to the appropriate level of Finance leadership.
• Prepare walkthrough materials, control evidence, and support documentation for internal and external audit engagements.

3. Audit & Compliance Liaison

• Serve as the primary point of contact for audit and compliance queries across Finance transformation workstreams.
• Coordinate with internal audit, external auditors, and regulatory stakeholders to support timely and complete audit responses.
• Maintain a thorough understanding of the control environment and proactively identify areas of audit risk arising from process or technology change.

4. Automation & AI Output Review

• Act as the second line of review for AI-assisted calculations and automated outputs, working in partnership with the Intelligent Automation BA.
• Apply professional skepticism and accounting judgement when validating automated results, escalating anomalies to the Head of Strategic Change Delivery as appropriate.
• Contribute to the governance process for determining when automation outputs are production-ready and meet the required standard for Finance use.

5. Stakeholder Collaboration & Communication

• Establish and maintain strong working relationships with Finance, Tax, HR, Payroll, and Technology teams.
• Communicate control requirements and accounting considerations clearly to cross-functional teams involved in automation and AI initiatives.
• Support the Head of Strategic Change Delivery in stakeholder alignment across Finance Transformation workstreams.
• Work in close partnership with the Intelligence Automation BA to ensure AI‑enable…