Accounting Process and AI Technology Expert

This is an individual contributor position, based remotely in North America or Europe.

About the role

Gartner is looking for an Analyst to provide research and advisory to global clients in the US, EMEA and beyond. The successful candidate will have demonstrated experience leveraging technology to transform financial reporting systems across record-to-report processes. They will have a deep understanding of the challenges facing Controllers when it comes to transforming the AP, AR, and financial close process, and a keen sense of business, AI, and automation challenges facing CFOs and Corporate Controllers.

Analysts create must-have insights for our clients through published research and client interaction. You will meet with clients every day: in a videoconference or from the stage at a Gartner event. In every client interaction and every insight you produce, you will help clients solve difficult challenges that lead to better performance.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a subject matter expert for transforming controllership processes, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, and the financial close processes.
• Guide clients in transforming these processes using AI and automation techniques to drive processing efficiency and strategic outcomes for the office of the CFO.
• Work with a collaborative team of highly experienced analysts to build authoritative research and advice that directly addresses the priorities and challenges of senior finance leaders.
• Help clients understand the impact of AI and automation technology on the controllership function and select the best-fit vendors for their organization based on specific use cases and needs.
• Deliver high-quality advice through face-to-face and video-based presentations and discussions with clients.
• Remain ahead of the curve on developments and issues across accounting technologies and processes, as well as applicable adjacent areas such as finance technology and transformation strategy.

Requirements

• 10+ years of relevant field or industry experience.
• 8+ years of experience leading accounting teams supporting the record-to-report processes in large multinational organizations, with demonstrated experience transforming the financial close/accounting processes.
• Strong knowledge of working with various accounting automation vendors and technologies associated with financial accounting processes, including ERPs.
• Bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting; CPA or equivalent certification preferred. Master’s degree preferred.
• Ability to conduct occasional travel up to 25%, regionally and globally.

Skills

• Obsessed with your area of expertise, with deep knowledge of markets, vendors, trends, and process best practices.
• Adept at writing insightful and actionable content for business leaders that supports their strategic goals.
• Excellent collaborator with the ability to quickly build rapport and gain client trust.
• Confident presenter with a high level of executive presence (prior experience with speaking engagements is a plus).
• Analytical thinker with the ability to process information quickly and make actionable recommendations.
• Willing to challenge conventional norms and views.

About the team

The Gartner Finance Practice is synonymous with frame-breaking research for CFOs on initiatives including growth investment and cost structure, finance technology optimization, finance function strategy and org design, and planning, budgeting, and forecasting. The team works with 1,500+ client organizations, spanning every major industry vertical, across the world. Our research helps CFOs and their direct leadership teams address their unique challenges by relying on original primary research, benchmarks, insights, and analysis delivered through an analyst and advisory model.

About Gartner

At Gartner, Inc. (NYSE: IT), we guide the leaders who shape the world. Our mission relies on expert analysis and bold ideas to deliver actionable, objective business and technology insights, helping enterprise leaders and their teams succeed with their mission-critical priorities. Since our founding in 1979, we’ve grown to 20,000 associates globally who support over 13,000 client enterprises in ~90 countries and territories. We do important, interesting, and substantive work that matters.

Gartner is at the center of the AI revolution, setting the standard for how organizations leverage artificial intelligence to drive meaningful impact. You’ll have access to unmatched resources, expertise, and technology, and play a key role in helping Gartner and our clients innovate and grow as we leverage AI to transform business and technology landscapes.

Benefits

• World-class benefits and highly competitive compensation.
• Disproportionate rewards for top performers.
• Hybrid work environment with flexibility and support to thrive.
• 401k match up to $7,200 per year.
• Opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount.
• Generous paid time off (PTO).

Pay

A reasonable estimate of the base salary range for this role is $148,000 USD – $175,500 USD. Actual salaries may vary based on factors including education, training, experience, professional achievement, business need, and location. In addition to base salary, employees will participate in either an annual bonus plan based on company and individual performance or a role-based, uncapped sales incentive plan.