AI Finance Automation Engineer

Cengage Group; Jackson (MS); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation and benefits

Professional development

Discounted education products

Job summary

Cengage Group seeks an AI Automation Engineer for Finance & Accounting to apply advanced automation across AP, AR, reconciliation, and financial reporting. You will work with Controllers, FP&A, and Internal Audit to deliver scalable, audit-ready solutions while ensuring SOX controls and robust documentation.

The role requires production-grade Python/SQL, experience with LLMs and document AI, and familiarity with ERP platforms (NetSuite, SAP, Oracle, Workday).

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• 4+ years of experience in finance automation, RPA, or software development for finance functions.
• Strong proficiency in Python and SQL with experience building production automation.
• Hands-on experience with LLMs and document AI (OCR, invoice extraction, intelligent document processing).
• Working knowledge of accounting principles, GL structures, and financial close processes.
• Experience with at least one major ERP platform (NetSuite, SAP, Oracle, Workday Financials).
• Understanding of SOX controls, audit evidence requirements, and financial compliance.
• Excellent communication skills to work with Controllers, FP&A, and Internal Audit.

Responsibilities

• Automate accounts payable and accounts receivable processing including invoice capture, matching, and approval.
• Build reconciliation automations across GL, bank, credit card, and intercompany accounts.
• Develop expense report processing, policy compliance checking, and anomaly detection systems.
• Create procurement automations for PO generation, vendor onboarding, and spend categorization.
• Implement AI-powered financial close acceleration and journal entry automation.
• Ensure all finance automations meet SOX, internal controls, and audit documentation requirements.
• Partner with Internal Audit and Controllership on design reviews and control attestation.
• Build comprehensive logging, lineage, and traceability into every automation.
• Implement segregation-of-duties and approval workflows correctly in every design.
• Maintain audit-ready documentation and evidence of all deployed workflows.
• Track manual hours eliminated, cost savings realized, and processing time reductions.
• Quantify error rate reduction and the controls impact of automation.
• Partner with FP&A on ROI reporting and business case development.
• Identify financial process inefficiencies through data analysis and stakeholder interviews.
• Deliver weekly updates on automation performance, savings, and roadmap.

Skills

Python

SQL

LLMs

Document AI

Financial close processes

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Accounting, Finance, or related field

CPA / CMA or other finance certifications

Tools

NetSuite

SAP

Oracle

Workday Financials

UiPath

Automation Anywhere

Blue Prism

Job description

Cengage Group seeks an AI Automation Engineer for Finance & Accounting to apply advanced automation across AP, AR, reconciliation, and financial reporting. You will work with Controllers, FP&A, and Internal Audit to deliver scalable, audit-ready solutions while ensuring SOX controls and robust documentation.

The role requires production-grade Python/SQL, experience with LLMs and document AI, and familiarity with ERP platforms (NetSuite, SAP, Oracle, Workday).