AVP, AI & Financial Accounting & Controls

Cantor Fitzgerald
New York, NY
On-site

Who this role is best for

Geared toward candidates with finance/accounting expertise comfortable with AI and automation integration.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with 5-7 years in finance or accounting roles and experience with automation and AI
    — “5-7 years of experience in finance or accounting roles, or equivalent accounting/controls experience”
  • Professionals who have managed financial reconciliations and variance analysis for leadership
    — “Lead variance analysis and root-cause investigations, providing timely reports to Finance leadership”
  • Individuals with a track record of working with auditors and maintaining audit-ready documentation
    — “Execute and document financial controls, maintaining audit-ready evidence”

Things to consider

  • This role requires a focus on control frameworks and data integrity standards
    — “Ensure automation and AI adoption aligns with firmwide control frameworks and data integrity standards”
  • Candidates must be prepared to serve as the primary audit and compliance liaison
    — “Serve as the primary audit and compliance liaison for Finance transformation workstreams”

How to stand out

  • Emphasize experience with Oracle, Essbase, and Tableau in your resume and interview responses
    — “Working knowledge of systems like Oracle, Essbase, and Tableau is advantageous”
  • Highlight your ability to identify and mitigate audit risks from process and technology changes
    — “Proactively identify audit risks arising from process and technology changes”
  • Showcase your ability to communicate control requirements and accounting considerations across teams
    — “Collaborate with cross-functional teams, communicating control requirements and accounting considerations”
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • Ensure the integrity of financial outputs
  • Lead variance analysis and root-cause investigations
  • Coordinate audit activities
  • Maintain a robust control environment
Typical background
Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field5-7 years of experience in finance or accounting roles

Skills & requirements

Required

Financial AccountingReconciliationsVariance AnalysisRoot-cause InvestigationsAudit ActivitiesControl EnvironmentAutomation And AI AdoptionFinancial ControlsAudit-ready EvidenceExceptions ManagementRemediationStakeholder Management

Preferred

OracleEssbaseTableauProfessional Accounting QualificationCross-functional Collaboration

Stack & domain

Financial AccountingFinancial ControlsAutomationAIOracleEssbaseTableauCommunicationStakeholder ManagementProfessional Accounting QualificationFinanceAccountingControls

About the role

Original posting from Cantor Fitzgerald

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.

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.

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. 

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