Consultant ensuring financial accountability and efficiency within the AI organization. Managing charge-back mechanisms and financial planning to align cost management strategies with business objectives.
Responsibilities
Develop and maintain a structured charge-back model to allocate AI costs transparently for AI solution design and deployment by defining clear cost drivers, implementing automated tracking mechanisms, ensuring financial accountability, and regularly reviewing and optimizing allocation methodologies to reflect business growth and AI investment shifts
Establish a cost governance framework that ensures accountability in AI investments and spending by defining clear cost allocation principles, monitoring expenditure trends, and implementing robust financial controls to prevent budget overruns and inefficiencies
Analyze AI project costs by conducting detailed financial assessments, identifying cost-saving opportunities, and benchmarking AI expenditures against industry standards
Provide strategic recommendations for cost optimization by evaluating alternative sourcing models, leveraging economies of scale, and automating cost-tracking mechanisms
Ensure compliance with transfer pricing policies, optimizing cost structures, and maintaining regulatory alignment across multiple jurisdictions to facilitate seamless cross-border AI cost allocations
Support decision-making for AI financial planning by developing predictive financial models, assessing long-term financial sustainability, and aligning cost structures with overall business objectives
Monitor and track AI project budgets by implementing real-time cost tracking mechanisms, ensuring adherence to financial policies, conducting periodic financial audits and identifying budgetary risks
Provide regular financial reports, dashboards, and insights to leadership on AI investment performance and cost distribution by analyzing expenditure trends, forecasting future costs, identifying inefficiencies
Develop financial risk assessment models to evaluate potential financial exposure in AI initiatives by identifying cost uncertainties, assessing probability-weighted financial risks, simulating different investment scenarios and implementing mitigation strategies
Implement financial performance metrics to measure cost efficiency and return on AI investments by defining key financial KPIs, establishing benchmarking standards, tracking cost variances and analyzing ROI trends
Drive process automation initiatives to improve financial reporting and cost tracking for AI initiatives
Ensure that charge-back methodologies are scalable, adaptable, and aligned with evolving AI solutions and services by continuously assessing financial impact, refining allocation models, integrating automation for cost tracking, and incorporating feedback
Identify areas for cost consolidation and optimization to enhance overall financial efficiency in AI operations by analyzing current expenditure patterns, leveraging economies of scale, and aligning financial strategies with long-term AI investment goals to maximize value creation.
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, or a related field.
Certification in CPA, CFA, AI/ML or related fields (preferred)
4+ years of experience in finance, cost management, or financial planning, preferably within IT, AI, or digital transformation initiatives
Prior experience in developing and implementing charge-back models, cost allocation frameworks, and financial governance
Experience in managing AI-related investments and cost structures is an added advantage
Strong background in cross-functional financial management and corporate financial compliance.
Advanced financial modeling, cost analysis, and transfer pricing strategies for AI-related financial structures
Proficiency in financial reporting and data visualization tools (Power BI, Tableau)
Knowledge of AI-driven financial models and cost optimization techniques
Hands-on experience with charge-back and cost recovery models
Strong negotiation and stakeholder management skills
Strong business acumen and strategic thinking
Excellent problem-solving abilities and analytical mindset
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