Gusto
FP&A AI Architect
$185K–$250K
San Francisco, CA - Hybrid · Full-time · Posted Oct 19, 2026
- Experience
- 10+ years in a listed field, including 3+ years designing or leading AI/ML or advanced automation for finance.
About the job
Designs and leads AI-enabled systems and processes to automate FP&A planning, forecasting, analysis, and reporting across Gusto’s Finance organization.
What you'll do
- Set the architecture and roadmap for AI-enabled planning, forecasting, and reporting; build ML-assisted forecasts and agentic analysis workflows.
- Establish governed finance data foundations and controls, including evaluations, human review, lineage, and audit trails.
- Select tools, mentor analysts and engineers, drive Finance AI adoption, and measure business impact.
What they ask for
- 10+ years in FP&A, corporate finance, finance systems, data science, or finance engineering, including 3+ years designing or leading AI/ML or advanced automation for finance.
- Strong FP&A fundamentals, including driver-based modeling, operating plans, rolling forecasts, SaaS or fintech metrics, and variance analysis.
- Hands-on LLM and agentic systems experience, classical forecasting experience, and proficiency in SQL, Python, a modern data stack, and BI tools.
- Experience with enterprise planning platforms and ERP/GL systems, and shipping production-grade solutions under SOX, data governance, and security review.
Nice to have
- Payroll, HR tech, fintech, or SaaS finance experience; experience building internal tools with Engineering.
- Familiarity with MCP-style integrations and AI governance frameworks; CPA, CFA, or an advanced quantitative degree.
Pay
$185,000-$205,000 USD /yr base salary (Denver & most remote locations); $225,000-$250,000 USD /yr base salary (San Francisco, Seattle & New York)
Tools
LLMs, SQL, Python, Snowflake, Databricks, dbt, Anaplan, NetSuite
AI focus
Expert/Transformer-level AI work: set Finance AI standards and architect AI-enabled forecasting, agentic workflows, integrations, evaluations, and governance.
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