Accounting Process and AI Technology Expert

Responsibilities

• Deliver high quality advice through face-to-face and video-based presentation and discussion with clients.
• Remain ahead of the curve on development and issues across accounting technologies and processes as well as applicable adjacent areas such as finance technology and transformation strategy.

Requirements

• To thrive in this role, it helps if you are obsessed with your area of expertise. Gartner analysts are correctly viewed as THE experts. This means you need to know your markets, vendors, trends, and process best practices, etc.
• Adept at writing insightful and actionable content to 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.
• 10+ years of relevant field or industry experience.
• 8+ years of experience in leading accounting teams supporting the record to report processes in large multinational organisations with demonstrated experience transforming the financial close/accounting processes.
• Strong knowledge in 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 occasion travel up to 25%, regionally and globally.
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Additional Information

Accounting Process & AI Technology Expert This is an individual contributor position, based remotely in North America or Europe. 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 everyday: 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.

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