Grant Thornton

Finance Transformation AI Manager

Grant Thornton$158K — $184K *
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Data Science, Computer Engineering with a finance or accounting minor
  • 6+ years of experience in analytics, finance transformation, or consulting
  • Proficiency in conveying complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences
  • Direct client engagement experience across various organizational levels
  • Hands-on experience implementing AI solutions specifically for finance functions
  • Proficient in rapid prototype development using platforms like Replit or Cursor
  • Strong understanding of finance processes, accounting, and regulations
  • Familiarity with AI/ML technologies including predictive modeling and NLP

Responsibilities

  • Lead the full lifecycle of finance AI solution delivery from planning to reporting
  • Design and implement predictive and optimization models for various finance applications
  • Create and manage data pipelines and engineering frameworks for financial data
  • Mentor and supervise team members, ensuring quality and performance standards are met
  • Translate technical analysis into actionable business insights for finance teams
  • Oversee project budgets, timelines, and resource management
  • Engage with client stakeholders to ensure alignment of deliverables with their business goals
  • Contribute to business development through proposal development and solution demonstrations
  • Maintain robust relationships with clients, providing insight and guidance
  • Stay updated on new AI technologies and finance regulations that affect clients

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional development and continuous learning
  • Mentorship and coaching from experienced leaders
  • Exposure to diverse client engagements and projects
  • Collaborative work environment fostering innovation
  • Ability to make significant impacts on client business outcomes
Full Job Description
Job Description

The Finance Transformation AI Manager is responsible for leading the design, development, and deployment of AI-enabled finance solutions for Controllership and FP&A functions across multiple client engagements. This role blends advanced analytics, AI engineering, and deep finance domain expertise to deliver high-quality outcomes aligned with client business objectives.

Managers are expected to lead proposal development, supervise teams, oversee delivery quality, manage budgets and timelines, and contribute to practice growth initiatives. They work closely with clients to understand operational processes and translate business needs into scalable data and AI solutions.

Your day-to-day may include:
  • Lead end-to-end delivery of finance AI solutions, including planning, execution, monitoring, and stakeholder reporting
  • Design and deploy predictive, generative, and optimization models for finance use cases (close acceleration, forecasting, anomaly detection, reconciliations, working capital optimization)
  • Architect data pipelines and feature engineering frameworks supporting financial datasets
  • Supervise, coach, and mentor staff, review work products and ensure adherence to quality standards
  • Translate complex technical outputs into business insights for finance users
  • Manage engagement budgets, timelines, and resource allocations
  • Collaborate with client stakeholders to understand operations and align deliverables with business objectives
  • Support proposal development, solution demonstrations, and business development initiatives
  • Lead proposal development and business development collateral development
  • Maintain strong client relationships and act as a trusted advisor
  • Stay current with emerging AI technologies and finance regulations impacting client environments
  • Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and simultaneous projects
  • Strong interpersonal, communication, and client-service skills
  • Commitment to professional development and continuous learning
  • Meet or exceed targeted billing hours (utilization)
  • Other duties as assigned

You have the following technical skills or qualifications:
  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Data Science, Computer Engineering with minor in Finance, Accounting, or related field
  • 6+ years of progressive experience in analytics, finance transformation, or advisory roles
  • Ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to non-technical stakeholders
  • Experience working directly with client personnel at multiple organizational levels.
  • Experience implementing AI solutions for finance functions
  • Rapid prototype development using Replit, Cursor or similar platform
  • Knowledge of finance processes, accounting, reporting frameworks, and regulatory environments
  • AI/ML: Agentic AI, LLMs, predictive modeling, NLP, time-series forecasting, optimization
  • Programming: Python, SQL, or equivalent data languages
  • Data Platforms: Azure, AWS, Snowflake, Databricks, GCP
  • Finance Systems: Financial data warehouses, EPM, ERP integration
  • Data Engineering: ETL pipelines, data modeling, query optimization
  • Can travel as needed. Expected travel is up to 30%

The base salary range for this position in Chicago, IL only is between $147,500 and $160,000.

The base salary range for this position in New York, NY only is between $158,000 and $184,000.

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About Grant Thornton

Grant Thornton LLP is the American member firm of Grant Thornton International, the seventh largest accounting network in the world by combined fee income. Grant Thornton LLP is the sixth largest U.S. accounting and advisory organization. The firm operates 59 offices across the US with approximately 8,500 employees, 550 partners, and produces annual revenue in excess of US$1.9 billion. During the 2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine, The Times reported that Grant Thornton is in line to earn millions of pounds for acting as trustees in a bankruptcy case on behalf of the Russian state-owned DIA, who bypassed sanction regimes to obtain funds and assets from abroad in order to fund the war in Ukraine.
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