Finance AI Leader: Predictive & Gen AI Delivery

Grant Thornton (US); Arlington (VA); Hybrid; USD 171,000 - 197,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Travel opportunities up to 30%

Job summary

Grant Thornton (US) seeks a Finance AI Manager to lead the design, development, and deployment of AI-enabled finance solutions across Controllership and FP&A for multiple client engagements.

The role blends deep finance expertise with analytics, AI engineering, and client-focused delivery, requiring strong leadership and the ability to translate technical results into business insights. Hybrid work with in-person attendance and up to 30% travel are typical.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, and/or minor in Data Science, or related field.
• 5+ 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Architect data pipelines and feature engineering frameworks for financial datasets.
• Supervise, coach, and mentor staff, review work products, and ensure quality.
• Translate complex technical outputs into business insights for finance users.
• Manage engagement budgets, timelines, and resource allocations.
• Collaborate with client stakeholders to 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.

Skills

Clear communication

Client-facing experience

AI for finance

Rapid prototyping

Travel up to 30%

Education

Finance/Accounting/Data Science degree

Tools

Python

SQL

Azure

AWS

Snowflake

Databricks

GCP

Job description

Grant Thornton (US) seeks a Finance AI Manager to lead the design, development, and deployment of AI-enabled finance solutions across Controllership and FP&A for multiple client engagements.

The role blends deep finance expertise with analytics, AI engineering, and client-focused delivery, requiring strong leadership and the ability to translate technical results into business insights. Hybrid work with in-person attendance and up to 30% travel are typical.