AI-Driven Finance Systems Engineer

Reed Technology; North Petherton; On-site; GBP 58,000 - 97,000; Full time

Job summary

LexisNexis Legal & Professional is seeking an AI Automation Engineer to design, code, and deploy AI-enabled automation within Commercial and Corporate Finance. The role focuses on production-ready solutions that reduce manual effort, improve data quality, and accelerate insight generation.

You will build data pipelines, integrate finance systems via APIs, and embed AI into finance workflows, delivering end-to-end automation from concept to production.

Qualifications

• Hands-on development experience with Python, SQL, or similar programming languages.
• Experience building automation scripts, data pipelines, or system integrations.
• Experience embedding AI or advanced analytics into operational workflows.
• Demonstrated ability to independently design and implement technical solutions.
• Experience working with APIs and structured data, including JSON and REST services.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy AI-driven automation solutions for FP&A workflows.
• Write and maintain code to automate monthly reporting production, forecast preparation and consolidation, data validation and quality controls, and first-draft financial analysis.
• Build and maintain data pipelines to extract, transform, and load finance data between systems.
• Develop integrations using APIs to connect finance systems, reporting tools, and AI services.
• Prototype solutions quickly and move them into production environments with appropriate controls.
• Debug, optimize, and enhance existing automation and reporting solutions.
• Embed AI capabilities into structured finance workflows, including variance explanation support, automated commentary generation, and anomaly detection.
• Take ownership of the full solution lifecycle from concept through design, build, test, deployment, and ongoing maintenance.

Skills

Python/SQL

APIs/JSON

Automation

Analytics

Debugging

Tools

REST APIs

JSON

Job description

LexisNexis Legal & Professional is seeking an AI Automation Engineer to design, code, and deploy AI-enabled automation within Commercial and Corporate Finance. The role focuses on production-ready solutions that reduce manual effort, improve data quality, and accelerate insight generation.

You will build data pipelines, integrate finance systems via APIs, and embed AI into finance workflows, delivering end-to-end automation from concept to production.