Finance Systems AI/Automation Engineer

HPCC Systems; Dayton (OH); Hybrid; USD 79,000 - 131,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual incentive bonus

Job summary

LexisNexis Legal & Professional provides AI-enabled automation for Finance and FP&A workflows, embedding AI into monthly reporting, forecasting, and data validation processes.

The role focuses on building data pipelines, API integrations, and production-ready automation to reduce manual effort and accelerate insights, with flexible working patterns in the United States.

Qualifications

• Hands-on development experience with Python, SQL, or similar programming languages.
• Experience building automation scripts, data pipelines, or system integrations.
• Experience working with APIs and structured data, including JSON and REST services.
• Demonstrated ability to independently design and implement technical solutions.
• Experience working within or closely supporting Finance, including FP&A, financial systems, or commercial finance environments.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capability.
• Ability to debug and support production automation solutions.
• Experience embedding AI or advanced analytics into operational workflows.
• Familiarity with finance systems, cloud-based platforms, and enterprise data environments.

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

REST

Finance FP&A

Analytical thinking

Production support

AI embedding

Cloud familiarity

Job description

What if you could build AI-powered solutions that transform how Finance teams work every day? Are you excited by the opportunity to design, code, and deploy automation that delivers measurable business impact?

About our Team LexisNexis Legal & Professional, which serves customers in more than 150 countries with 11,800 employees worldwide, is part of RELX (http://www.relx.com), a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers.

Our company has been a long-time leader in deploying AI and advanced technologies to the legal market to improve productivity and transform the overall business and practice of law, deploying ethical and powerful generative AI solutions with a flexible, multi-model approach that prioritizes using the best model from today’s top model creators for each individual legal use case.

The company employs over 2,000 technologists, data scientists, and experts to develop, test, and validate solutions in line with RELX Responsible AI Principles.

About the Role As an AI Automation Engineer, you will design, build, and deploy AI-enabled automation and data solutions within Commercial and Corporate Finance. This is a hands-on engineering role focused on writing code, building integrations, automating workflows, and embedding AI capabilities directly into finance systems and reporting processes. You will deliver production-ready solutions that reduce manual effort, improve data quality, and accelerate insight generation.

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.

Requirements

• Hands-on development experience with Python, SQL, or similar programming languages.
• Experience building automation scripts, data pipelines, or system integrations.
• Experience working with APIs and structured data, including JSON and REST services.
• Demonstrated ability to independently design and implement technical solutions.
• Experience working within or closely supporting Finance, including FP&A, financial systems, or commercial finance environments.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capability.
• Ability to debug and support production automation solutions.
• Experience embedding AI or advanced analytics into operational workflows.
• Familiarity with finance systems, cloud-based platforms, and enterprise data environments.

Work in a Way That Works for You

We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organisation. We offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance and sabbaticals, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals.

Working Pattern Working flexible hours - flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive.

About the Business

LexisNexis Legal & Professional® provides legal, regulatory, and business information and analytics that help customers increase their productivity, improve decision-making, achieve better outcomes, and advance the rule of law around the world.

As a digital pioneer, the company was the first to bring legal and business information online with its Lexis® and Nexis® services.

U.S. National Base Pay Range: $78,800 - $131,300. Geographic differentials may apply in some locations to better reflect local market rates.

This job is eligible for an annual incentive bonus.

We know your well-being and happiness are key to a long and successful career. We are delighted to offer country specific benefits.

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RELX is a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers, enabling them to make better decisions, get better results and be more productive. Our purpose guides our actions beyond the products that we develop. It defines us as a company. Every day across RELX our employees are inspired to undertake initiatives that make unique contributions to society and the communities in which we operate.