Title: AI Solutions Architect
Location: Lincolnshire, IL, United States
Pay rate: $75-100/hour
Contract: W2
Duration: 12 months
Onsite: 3-4 days a week (Tues-Thurs is most common)
Job Description
A large retail company is seeking an experienced AI Solutions Architect – Accounting & Finance to join the AI Center of Excellence (AI CoE). This specialized architect will focus on designing and governing AI solutions across all accounting, finance, and financially-integrated systems.
Because every business process at this company has a financial impact, this role is critical in ensuring that AI initiatives properly handle financial data flows, maintain reconciliation integrity, and seamlessly integrate with core finance and ERP systems. The architect will act as the technical leader responsible for mapping how AI-powered applications interact with financial processes, ensuring every monetary entry, adjustment, or transaction ultimately flows back to the finance system with full auditability and control.
Required Skills & Experience
- 8+ years of experience in solutions architecture, enterprise architecture, or senior technical roles with a strong focus on finance and accounting systems.
- Deep understanding of accounting and finance processes, financial data models, ERP systems, general ledger, reconciliations, and financial controls.
- Proven experience designing AI/ML solutions in complex enterprise environments, particularly those involving financial data and regulatory compliance.
- Strong expertise in data integration, process mapping, and system interoperability (Salesforce, Snowflake, ERP platforms).
- Excellent documentation skills — ability to create clear architecture diagrams, data flows, and technical specifications.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, especially with finance and accounting leadership.
- Hybrid work flexibility — 3 days in Lincolnshire office required
Nice to Have Skills & Experience
- Hands-on experience with Google Cloud Vertex AI, Gemini, LangChain, or other enterprise AI platforms.
- Background in retail, automotive, or RV dealership finance systems.
- Experience with financial systems (NetSuite, SAP, Oracle Financials, etc.) and their integration patterns.
- Knowledge of AI agent frameworks and multi-agent orchestration for finance workflows.
- Familiarity with CI/CD (Harness), observability (Dynatrace), and infrastructure-as-code.
- Understanding of AI security, prompt injection prevention, responsible AI, and financial regulatory considerations (SOX, etc.).
- Professional certifications (CPA, CFA, GCP Professional Cloud Architect, etc.) are a plus.