Finance Domain QA Lead
New York City, NY - USA
Job Summary
This is a remote position.
Reporting to Manager Quality Engineering & AI Validation ensures Accordions software and AI-enabled solutions are validated against real finance workflows control expectations and business decision contexts. Translates finance-domain knowledge into acceptance criteria scenario design risk tiers and domain signoff standards.
Key Responsibilities
Domain Acceptance Design
Define finance-oriented validation criteria for workflows involving accounting close reporting FP&A transaction support analytics or CFO decision support.
Translate finance process expectations into realistic scenarios exception cases and acceptance standards.
Controls & Materiality Review
Partner with QA and Engineering to identify where outputs could create business risk control breakdowns or materially misleading outcomes.
Help determine which workflows require enhanced review human signoff or restricted deployment.
SME Review Leadership
Coordinate fractional finance QA reviewers from practices for high-risk releases and scenario validation.
Create a lightweight but repeatable process for domain-level review.
Pod Support
Advise pods on business correctness not just technical functionality.
Review evaluation results and help distinguish low-value issues from materially important issues.
Continuous Improvement
Identify patterns where technically passing outputs are still operationally weak confusing or risky.
Feed finance-domain insights back into benchmark sets and release criteria.
Requirements
Required Qualifications
7 years of experience in finance transformation controllership FP&A transaction services financial operations or related domains.
Strong understanding of finance processes internal controls and how CFO organizations consume analysis and recommendations.
Experience working with technology teams product teams or transformation programs.
Ability to turn business expectations into structured validation criteria.
Strong judgment communication and stakeholder management skills.
CPA or similar background is a plus.
Bachelors degree preferred.
You Are
Credible with both finance practitioners and technology teams.
Strong at distinguishing theoretical correctness from real-world usability.
Practical risk-aware and business-minded.
Comfortable making quality calls in ambiguous scenarios.
Required Skills:
7 years of experience in QA Testing or Quality Engineering with a strong focus on finance-related systems Strong domain expertise in finance such as: Investment management Financial reporting and analytics Revenue cycle accounting or portfolio management Experience validating financial data calculations and reporting outputs Strong experience with SQL and data validation techniques Experience testing data pipelines ETL/ELT processes and data platforms Familiarity with cloud environments (AWS and/or Azure) Experience with BI/reporting tools such as Tableau and Power BI Experience leading QA efforts or mentoring team members