[Hiring] Financial Reporting AI Expert @Weekday AI

Role Description

We are seeking a detail-oriented and analytically driven Financial Reporting AI Expert to join our finance and transformation team. This role blends strong accounting fundamentals with emerging AI capabilities to enhance the efficiency, accuracy, and scalability of financial reporting processes. The ideal candidate will play a key role in modernizing traditional accounting workflows, particularly across month-end and year-end close cycles, while ensuring compliance with applicable accounting standards.

• Manage and optimize the month-end and year-end close processes, leveraging AI-driven tools and automation techniques.
• Coordinate cross-functional inputs, identify bottlenecks, and implement intelligent solutions to streamline reconciliations, variance analysis, and reporting timelines.
• Prepare, review, and validate journal entries, accruals, and adjustments, ensuring completeness and accuracy.
• Design and refine workflows that enable consistent and audit-ready financial data.
• Prepare and review financial statements, including balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow statements.
• Enhance reporting quality through automated variance analysis, trend identification, and predictive insights.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure reports are clear, compliant, and aligned with business objectives.
• Contribute to the integration of AI into financial reporting processes by evaluating tools, building use cases, and supporting implementation.
• Work with data teams to structure financial data for machine learning applications.
• Continuously improve reporting frameworks through automation and intelligent analytics.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field; CA, CPA, or equivalent is preferred.
• 2–7 years of experience in financial reporting, accounting, or audit roles.
• Strong understanding of month-end and year-end close processes.
• Hands-on experience with journal entries, accruals, and financial adjustments.
• Proficiency in preparing and reviewing financial statements.
• Familiarity with ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, NetSuite).
• Exposure to AI tools, automation platforms, or data analytics in finance is highly desirable.
• Strong analytical thinking, attention to detail, and problem-solving skills.

Requirements

• Experience in process automation or finance transformation initiatives.
• Understanding of data structures, SQL, or Python for financial analysis.
• Ability to translate accounting requirements into scalable AI-driven solutions.
• Strong communication skills to work effectively with finance, technology, and business teams.

Benefits

• Compensation: $100-$120 per hour (20 hours per week commitment).
• Job Type: Part-time / Contract.
• Location: US, UK, Canada, France, Portugal (remote).