Accounting Technology Analyst

About the Role

The Accounting Technology Analyst role is for a technically minded professional who will apply computer science, data, automation, and artificial intelligence skills to help drive efficiency and transformation in Accounting. The role will support the broader Accounting transformation by automating processes that will facilitate accelerating the financial close, improving access to reliable data, simplifying reporting, and enabling accountants to focus on technical accounting analysis and reporting. Prior accounting experience is not required; curiosity, strong technical fundamentals, and an interest in learning accounting processes are essential.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with Accounting teams to understand end-to-end processes, pain points, data flows, controls, and opportunities for simplification or automation.
• Design, build, test, document, deploy, and support automation solutions using appropriate programming languages, workflow tools, data platforms, and Microsoft Power Platform capabilities.
• Apply responsible artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques to Accounting use cases, including data classification, anomaly identification, document processing, research, reconciliation support, and generation of workflow or reporting insights.
• Help accelerate the accounting close by reducing manual work, improving process visibility, enabling earlier issue identification, and supporting standardized, repeatable close activities.
• Develop data pipelines, queries, dashboards, reports, and analytical tools that improve the timeliness, accuracy, and usability of Accounting information.
• Translate business needs into clear functional and technical requirements, process maps, solution designs, test plans, and support documentation.
• Perform testing, troubleshoot defects, monitor production solutions, and collaborate with Accounting, IT, cybersecurity, and vendors to resolve issues.
• Build automation with appropriate access, change-management, validation, audit-trail, data-quality, and information-security controls.
• Support Accounting transformation workstreams focused on process standardization, technology enablement, close acceleration, data improvement, and continuous improvement.
• Create reusable components, technical standards, training materials, and knowledge repositories that enable sustainable adoption across global Accounting teams.
• Communicate progress, risks, results, and recommendations to technical and nontechnical audiences, and measure the value delivered by implemented solutions.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Science, Information Systems, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Foundational programming ability in one or more languages, such as Python, SQL, Java, C#, or JavaScript.
• Understanding of software development fundamentals, including requirements, source control, testing, debugging, documentation, deployment, and ongoing support.
• Experience with structured data, databases, APIs, data transformation, or analytical tools through coursework, projects, internships, research, or co-op experience.
• Demonstrated problem-solving ability, attention to detail, and ability to communicate technical concepts clearly and collaborate in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications (Even Better)

• Internship, co-op, research, academic project, or other practical experience related to software, data, automation, or AI.
• Familiarity with AI concepts and tools, including generative AI, prompt design, model limitations, data privacy, validation, and responsible use.
• Curiosity and willingness to learn Accounting processes, controls, and related business practices.

This position is hybrid with a requirement to be onsite four or more days per week.

Salary grade 6: $74,300-$124,500.