AVP, AI & Financial Accounting & Controls

Job Description The AVP AI & Financial Accounting & Controls role is integral to our Finance Transformation efforts. You will ensure the integrity of financial outputs, manage reconciliations, and lead variance analysis. As a key liaison, you will coordinate audit activities and maintain a robust control environment. Your expertise will be pivotal in guiding the adoption of automation and AI, ensuring alignment with control frameworks and data integrity standards.

Responsibilities

• Maintain ownership of critical reconciliations for Finance functions.
• Lead variance analysis and root-cause investigations, providing timely reports to Finance leadership.
• Review and approve system outputs, automation results, and AI-assisted calculations for accuracy and completeness.
• Ensure automation and AI adoption aligns with firmwide control frameworks and data integrity standards.
• Execute and document financial controls, maintaining audit-ready evidence.
• Track exceptions, manage remediation, and escalate issues to Finance leadership.
• Serve as the primary audit and compliance liaison for Finance transformation workstreams.
• Coordinate with internal and external auditors for timely audit responses.
• Proactively identify audit risks arising from process and technology changes.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, communicating control requirements and accounting considerations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
• 5-7 years of experience in finance or accounting roles, or equivalent accounting/controls experience.
• Strong financial accounting knowledge and experience executing financial controls.
• Ability to critically review automated and AI-generated outputs with sound accounting judgment.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Professional accounting qualification or equivalent is preferred.
• Experience working within Finance or Controllership functions is an asset.
• Working knowledge of systems like Oracle, Essbase, and Tableau is advantageous.
• Experience supporting audit engagements is desirable.
• A proven track record of successful collaboration with cross-functional teams.