Finance AI Automation Engineer

Cengage Group; Wichita (KS); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Professional development opportunities

Access to cutting‑edge AI tools

Job summary

Cengage Group seeks an AI Automation Engineer – Finance & Accounting to apply AI to finance operations, reducing manual work in AP, AR, reconciliation, and financial reporting. You will partner with Controllers, FP&A, and Procurement to identify high‑value automation opportunities and deliver audit‑ready, SOX‑compliant solutions.

The role requires strong Python/SQL, ERP experience, and hands‑on work across GL, bank, and intercompany accounts, with a focus on ROI and data‑driven improvements.

Qualifications

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

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
• 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

Communication

SOX controls

Education

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

Tools

NetSuite

SAP

Oracle

Workday

Concur

Bill.com

Job description

Cengage Group seeks an AI Automation Engineer – Finance & Accounting to apply AI to finance operations, reducing manual work in AP, AR, reconciliation, and financial reporting. You will partner with Controllers, FP&A, and Procurement to identify high‑value automation opportunities and deliver audit‑ready, SOX‑compliant solutions.

The role requires strong Python/SQL, ERP experience, and hands‑on work across GL, bank, and intercompany accounts, with a focus on ROI and data‑driven improvements.