AI Automation Engineer, Finance & Accounting

at Cengage Group in Boise, Idaho, United States

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The AI Automation Engineer Finance & Accounting applies AI to finance operations at Cengage to reduce cost, increase accuracy, and eliminate manual work from AP, AR, reconciliation, and financial reporting workflows. You will partner directly with the Controller, FP&A, and Procurement teams to identify and deliver high-value automation opportunities.

This role demands a rare combination: the technical chops to build production AI automation, the financial fluency to understand GL accounts and reconciliation logic, and the discipline to build audit-ready, controls-compliant systems. The ideal candidate has delivered finance automation in a public company or regulated environment and knows where the landmines are.

Key Responsibilities

Finance Operations AI Automation

+ Automate accounts payable and accounts receivable processing including invoice capture, matching, and approval

+ Build reconciliation automations across GL, bank, credit card, and intercompany accounts

+ Develop expense report processing, policy compliance checking, and anomaly detection systems

+ Create procurement automations for PO generation, vendor onboarding, and spend categorization

+ Implement AI-powered financial close acceleration and journal entry automation

Controls, Compliance & Audit Readiness