WSP in Africa

Finance AI Manager

WSP in Africa  •  $92k - $164k/yr  •  United States (Onsite)  •  13 hours ago
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Job Description

This Opportunity

Step into a pivotal role shaping the future of finance at scale. As a Global Finance AI Manager, you will help redefine how finance operates by embedding AI, automation, and advanced analytics into core processes.
You will act as a bridge between finance, technology, and transformation—driving high-impact initiatives that accelerate decision-making, improve efficiency, and build sustainable internal AI capabilities across a global organization.

Your Impact

  • Drive AI-enabled transformation initiatives across key finance processes such as billing, project accounting, procurement, and collections
  • Lead the end-to-end delivery of Finance AI use cases—from ideation through design, deployment, and value realization
  • Identify and prioritize AI opportunities that enhance operational efficiency and reduce reliance on external consultants
  • Translate business needs into scalable, AI-driven solutions, partnering closely with IT, data teams, and external partners
  • Enable data-driven decision-making by leveraging platforms such as Oracle Cloud, Databricks, and Microsoft Fabric
  • Influence and engage senior stakeholders across finance functions globally to drive adoption and alignment
  • Contribute to finance transformation by embedding AI into evolving processes and future-state operating models
  • Support change management, capability building, and AI literacy across the finance community

Who You Are

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelors degree or equivalent
  • 7+ years of experience
  • Strong background in finance (CPA or equivalent preferred) with exposure to transformation initiatives
  • Proven experience in finance transformation, process optimization, or technology implementation in complex organizations
  • Demonstrated ability to bridge business and technology, translating requirements into AI or data-driven solutions
  • Hands-on exposure to AI, automation, or data tools (e.g., Power Platform, analytics tools, RPA, or similar)
  • Strong understanding of end-to-end finance processes and data flows
  • Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence across a global, matrixed environment
  • Strong analytical mindset with the ability to structure, prioritize, and deliver complex initiatives
  • Curious, adaptable, and passionate about using emerging technologies to drive meaningful change

WSP Benefits:

WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on a providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career. These benefits include coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation (or other personal time); paid parental leave; and paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.


Compensation:
Expected Salary (all locations): $91,900.00 - $163,700.00
WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and offer for this position, based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities in addition to internal equity and specific geographic location. WSP USA reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, and/or federal law.

Expected Salary (Colorado only): $91,900.00 - $153,600.00

WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and/or offer for this position within the state of Colorado, based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities in addition to internal equity and specific geographic location. WSP USA reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, and/or federal law.

About WSP

WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms. Dedicated to serving local communities, we are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors and construction management professionals. WSP USA designs lasting solutions in the buildings, transportation, energy, water and environment markets. With more than 15,000 employees in over 300 offices across the U.S., we partner with our clients to help communities prosper.

www.wsp.com

WSP provides a flexible and agile workplace model while meeting client needs. Employees are also afforded a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career.

At WSP, we want to give our employees the challenges they seek to grow their careers and knowledge base. Your daily contributions to your team will be essential in meeting client objectives, goals and challenges. Are you ready to get started?

WSP USA (and all of its U.S. companies) is an Equal Opportunity Employer Race/Age/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disability or Protected Veteran Status.

The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.

NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES:

WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or other staffing services. Unsolicited resumes include any resume or hiring document sent to WSP in the absence of a signed Service Agreement where WSP has expressly requested recruitment/staffing services specific to the position at hand. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers or other business leaders, will become the property of WSP and WSP will have the right to hire that candidate without reservation – no fee or other compensation will be owed or paid to the recruiter, employment agency, or other staffing service.

WSP in Africa

About WSP in Africa

We are one of the world’s leading professional services firms, uniting our engineering, advisory and science-based expertise to shape communities to advance humanity.

From local beginnings to a globe-spanning presence today, we operate in over 50 countries and employ approximately 73,000 professionals, known as Visioneers.​

Operating from South Africa, and with a team of over 650+ we deliver innovative projects across sectors: Transport & Infrastructure, Property & Buildings, Earth & Environment, Water, Power & Energy and Mining & Metals.​

Visit us at https://www.wsp.com/en-ZA/

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Industry
Consulting & Advisory
Company Size
501-1,000 employees
Headquarters
Johannesburg, ZA
Year Founded
1885
Website
wsp.com
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