Forward-Deployed Finance Engineer: Automate Close & Insights

Rillet; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Benefits package

Team events and gatherings

Job summary

Rillet is building the AI-native ERP for modern finance teams. As a Forward-Deployed Finance Engineer, you will embed with our highest-priority customers to automate accounting processes and scale close cycles. You will design and ship agents that close books, turn learnings into product, and influence the roadmap.

We value speed, agency, and collaboration, with hybrid work near NYC or SF. A 10+ year background in accounting and strong GAAP knowledge are essential; relocation or remote options

Qualifications

• 10+ years in accounting with real month-end close ownership as a senior accountant, accounting manager, or controller, in-house or at Big 4.
• GAAP knowledge sufficient to defend an entry to an auditor, including revenue.

Responsibilities

• Embed deeply with 3–5 strategic customers and map their close end-to-end processes (bank coding, AP, revenue, accruals, reconciliations, reporting).
• Find the highest-leverage manual work and automate it with durable, high-quality solutions.
• Build and deploy agents that perform real accounting work with audit trails and controls a controller would sign off on.
• Measure impact in days-to-close, hours saved, and error rates.
• Turn customer work into product by writing clear briefs and partnering with product/engineering to ship relevant features.

Skills

Accounting expertise

GAAP knowledge

Job description

Rillet is building the AI-native ERP for modern finance teams. As a Forward-Deployed Finance Engineer, you will embed with our highest-priority customers to automate accounting processes and scale close cycles. You will design and ship agents that close books, turn learnings into product, and influence the roadmap.

We value speed, agency, and collaboration, with hybrid work near NYC or SF. A 10+ year background in accounting and strong GAAP knowledge are essential; relocation or remote options