Financial reporting AI Expert

Weekday AI; United States; Remote; USD 138,000 - 165,000; Part time

Job summary

Weekday AI is seeking a Financial Reporting AI Expert to blend traditional accounting with AI capabilities for streamlined month-end and year-end close cycles. This remote-friendly, part-time/contract role supports clients across the US, UK, Canada, France, and Portugal, leveraging automation to enhance accuracy and efficiency.

You will drive journal entries, accruals, and financial statement preparation with AI tools, while ensuring audit-ready data and scalable reporting workflows for

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field; CA, CPA, or equivalent preferred
• 2–7 years of experience in financial reporting, accounting, or audit roles
• Strong understanding of month-end and year-end close processes
• Hands-on experience with journal entries, accruals, and financial adjustments
• Proficiency in preparing and reviewing financial statements
• Familiarity with ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, NetSuite)
• Exposure to AI tools, automation platforms, or data analytics in finance is highly desirable
• Strong analytical thinking, attention to detail, and problem-solving skills

Responsibilities

• Manage and optimize month-end and year-end close processes using AI-driven tools to reduce cycle time and improve accuracy
• Coordinate cross-functional inputs, identify bottlenecks, and implement intelligent solutions for reconciliations, variance analysis, and reporting timelines
• Prepare, review, and validate journal entries, accruals, and adjustments with automated checks
• Design and refine workflows for audit-ready financial data
• Prepare and review financial statements (balance sheets, income statements, cash flow) and enhance reporting quality with AI-enabled insights
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure reports are clear, compliant, and aligned with business objectives
• Evaluate tools, build use cases, and support implementation of AI in financial reporting

Skills

Analytical thinking

Attention to detail

Problem solving

SQL

Python

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance

CPA preferred

Tools

SAP

Oracle

NetSuite

Job description

This role is for one of our clients

Compensation: $100-$120 per hour (20 hours per week commitment) Job Type: Part-time / Contract

Location: US, UK, Canada, France, Portugal (remote)

We are seeking a detail-oriented and analytically driven Financial Reporting AI Expert to join our finance and transformation team. This role blends strong accounting fundamentals with emerging AI capabilities to enhance the efficiency, accuracy, and scalability of financial reporting processes. The ideal candidate will play a key role in modernizing traditional accounting workflows, particularly across month-end and year-end close cycles, while ensuring compliance with applicable accounting standards.

Key Responsibilities:

You will actively manage and optimize the month-end and year-end close processes, leveraging AI-driven tools and automation techniques to reduce cycle time and improve accuracy. This includes coordinating cross-functional inputs, identifying bottlenecks, and implementing intelligent solutions to streamline reconciliations, variance analysis, and reporting timelines.

A core part of your role will involve preparing, reviewing, and validating journal entries, accruals, and adjustments. You will ensure completeness and accuracy by applying accounting principles alongside automated checks and anomaly detection models. You will also design and refine workflows that enable consistent and audit-ready financial data.

You will be responsible for the preparation and review of financial statements, including balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow statements. Using AI-enabled tools, you will enhance reporting quality through automated variance analysis, trend identification, and predictive insights. You will collaborate with stakeholders to ensure that reports are clear, compliant, and aligned with business objectives.

Additionally, you will contribute to the integration of AI into financial reporting processes by evaluating tools, building use cases, and supporting implementation. This includes working with data teams to structure financial data for machine learning applications and continuously improving reporting frameworks through automation and intelligent analytics.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field; CA, CPA, or equivalent is preferred
• 2–7 years of experience in financial reporting, accounting, or audit roles
• Strong understanding of month-end and year-end close processes
• Hands‑on experience with journal entries, accruals, and financial adjustments
• Proficiency in preparing and reviewing financial statements
• Familiarity with ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, NetSuite)
• Exposure to AI tools, automation platforms, or data analytics in finance is highly desirable
• Strong analytical thinking, attention to detail, and problem-solving skills

Preferred Attributes:

• Experience in process automation or finance transformation initiatives
• Understanding of data structures, SQL, or Python for financial analysis
• Ability to translate accounting requirements into scalable AI-driven solutions
• Strong communication skills to work effectively with finance, technology, and business teams