AVP, Accounting Controls & AI Oversight - Atlas Search

AVP, Accounting Controls & AI Oversight ·New York, NY · $125,000–$175,000 base · Hybrid Environment

Our client, a financial services firm in New York, is hiring an AVP, Accounting and Finance AI Enablement to protect the accuracy of financial outputs and the strength of controls as its Finance teams adopt automation and AI.

Responsibilities

1. Act as the second reviewer on automated results and AI-assisted calculations, applying professional skepticism and escalating anomalies.
2. Help decide when automated outputs are ready for Finance to use in production.
3. Own key Finance reconciliations, run variance analysis and investigate root causes, reporting results to Finance leadership.
4. Run and document financial controls, keep evidence audit-ready, and track exceptions through remediation.
5. Serve as the main contact for audit and compliance questions across finance transformation work, preparing walkthrough materials and working with internal audit and the external auditors.
6. Flag audit risk created by process or technology change.
7. Partner with an automation analyst so AI-enabled workflows are built with the right accounting treatment, controls and auditability from the start.
8. Explain accounting considerations and control requirements to Finance, Tax, Treasury, Risk and Technology teams.

Requirements

1. A public accounting background, ideally in audit.
2. 5–7 years in finance or accounting roles, or equivalent controls experience.
3. Solid financial accounting knowledge and hands-on experience with reconciliations, audit evidence preparation and financial controls.
4. Sound accounting judgment to critically assess automated and AI-generated financial outputs.
5. Strong communication and stakeholder management.
6. Bachelor’s in accounting, finance or a related area.
7. Pluses: a professional accounting credential; time in a Finance or Controllership function; experience guiding accounting teams in automating workflows with AI; familiarity with Oracle, Essbase, Tableau and similar reporting and treasury platforms.

Hybrid. Bonus eligible. Visa sponsorship is not available.

The annual base salary range is $125,000 to $175,000. Actual compensation offered to the successful candidate may vary from posted hiring range based upon geographic location, work experience, education, and/or skill level, among other things. Details about eligibility for bonus compensation (if applicable) will be finalized at the time of offer.