Applied AI Engineer – 6+ month Contract – up to $110/hr – NYC hybrid Contract

Our client seeks a hands-on AI & Automation Engineer to help their organization apply AI capabilities in practical and effective ways.

This role will focus on identifying operational challenges, developing AI-enabled workflows and automations, and helping teams integrate AI tools into their day-to-day processes. The environment is lean, highly collaborative, and execution-oriented, with an emphasis on building solutions that improve efficiency, insight, and decision-making.

The ideal candidate combines strong technical capability with sound business judgment and is comfortable working directly with finance professionals to develop usable solutions in a fast-moving environment.

Responsibilities

• Work directly with Accounting, FP&A, Tax, Treasury, and Internal Audit teams to understand operational challenges and identify opportunities where AI and automation can improve workflows
• Design, build, and deploy AI-assisted tools, workflow automations, and integrated solutions using platforms such as Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude, and Microsoft 365 technologies
• Design and implement lightweight integrations and data flows between enterprise SaaS platforms and AI tools
• Evaluate proposed AI use cases with consideration for practicality, cybersecurity, governance, and long-term maintainability
• Support document-intensive workflows involving financial reporting, audit documentation, tax materials, and other unstructured information sources
• Normalize, organize, and connect data across multiple systems and entities to support AI-enabled workflows and analysis
• Assess third-party AI and automation tools and provide recommendations regarding adoption, integration, and build-versus-buy considerations
• Establish repeatable and scalable patterns for AI usage across the finance organization
• Promote effective adoption of AI capabilities through training, guidance, and practical support for finance professionals
• Operate with a high degree of independence while collaborating closely with finance leadership and cybersecurity personnel

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Finance, Accounting, or a related field
• 5+ years of relevant experience in software engineering, automation, analytics engineering, AI enablement, finance systems, or related roles
• Demonstrated track record of building and deploying tools, automations, workflows, or integrations used in a business environment
• Strong hands-on programming capability, including Python and experience working directly with APIs
• Experience working with AI / LLM platforms and applying them within operational or enterprise workflows
• Ability to evaluate and improve the reliability, accuracy, and appropriateness of AI-generated outputs
• Experience working with unstructured data sources including PDFs, spreadsheets, documents, and email-based workflows
• Ability to assess proposed use cases critically and distinguish between problems that require AI versus more practical workflow or automation solutions
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting finance, accounting, audit, tax, treasury, or reporting functions
• Familiarity with Oracle ERP, Microsoft 365, SharePoint, Treasury Management Systems (e.g., GTreasury), Concur, or similar enterprise platforms
• Experience integrating AI capabilities with SaaS applications and enterprise workflows
• Background working with data normalization and reporting across disparate systems or business entities
• Understanding of information security and data governance considerations related to AI tools and external data integrations

Tagged as: Hybrid Remote/Office