Finance Transformation Analyst - AI & Emerging Tech

Job Title

AAA United States, Inc. has partnered with a company in Herndon, VA that is an international pioneer in the aerospace industry. They are a leader in designing, manufacturing and delivering aerospace products, services and solutions to customers on a global scale. A commercial aircraft manufacturer, with Space and Defense they are the largest aeronautics and space company in Europe and a worldwide leader.

Essential Functions

AI Initiative Leadership & Implementation (40%)

• Deliver on the Finance Transformation roadmap by driving the adoption of existing and new AI solutions.
• Implement AI-based tools & integrate AI further into the Finance Function as a primary point of contact for AI-related use cases.
• Identify and develop AI use cases that deliver measurable value and efficiency to the finance teams.
• Predictive Modeling: Move beyond historical reporting to build ML-driven models for revenue forecasting, cash flow, and variance analysis.
• Team Upskilling & Change Management: Act as the internal "AI Coach" for the finance team. Promote awareness and understanding of AI technologies across the North American finance teams.
• Provide leadership in ensuring consistent use of the Airbus project methodology.
• Be an expert to manage high-risk & complex projects while leveraging cross-functional resources and capabilities.

Process Optimization & Transformation (30%)

• Support the transition from legacy processes to modern solutions.
• Promote the usage of modern interfaces to enhance user experience and data integrity.
• Prompt Engineering: Act as the team's lead in crafting and refining prompts for Large Language Models (LLMs) to extract insights and automate financial narratives.
• Data Integrity: Secure data consistency across ERPs by leveraging AI for real-time anomaly and fraud detection and establish protocols to secure the month-end close and ensure absolute data integrity.
• Legacy Decommissioning: Spearhead the transition from MS Office-based workflows to AI-integrated platforms treating data as a product rather than a file.
• Develop and execute meticulous project plans, encompassing scope definition, resource allocation, risk assessment, and change management strategies, ensuring on-time and within-budget delivery.
• Create and maintain detailed process documentation, including configuration guides, user manuals, and standard operating procedures, fostering knowledge transfer and ensuring long-term system sustainability.

Stakeholder Collaboration & Change Management (15%)

• Collaborate closely with the European extended team and local stakeholders across Functions and Divisions to ensure regional alignment with global standards.
• Promote awareness and understanding of AI technologies across the North American finance community.

Compliance & Data Integrity (10%)

• Segregation of Duties (SoD): Ensure AI automation maintains the integrity of the Airbus SoD matrix and internal control frameworks.
• Standardization: Enforce the "Airbus Way of Working" by ensuring AI tools do not create "shadow processes" but instead reinforce the core Finance Transformation strategy.
• Secure data integrity and consistency for financial reporting through the use of advanced data tools.
• AI Auditing: Regularly audit algorithms for transparency, fairness, and strict regulatory compliance (ICSA/SOX).

Other tasks as requested (5%)

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Business Analytics, Accounting, Information Systems or related field of study.
• 2–5 years of experience in Finance or Accounting.
• Proven experience in financial analysis combined with a strong background in implementing transformation and AI-driven projects.
• You must deeply understand the "Why" behind the numbers before you can automate the "How."
• 15% Domestic and International Travel involved

Preferred:

• A Master's degree is highly preferred.
• Additional Languages appreciated (German, Spanish and French etc.)
• Previous Airbus work experience in finance transformation