Junior AI Developer

Corporate:

Light & Wonder's corporate team is comprised of incredible talent that works across the enterprise, defying boundaries to provide essential services in an extraordinary manner to ensure the success of the organization and the well-being of employees.

Position Summary

ROLE OVERVIEW:

We are seeking a curious and motivated Junior AI Developer to join our Global Accounting Organization and play important role with AI Initiative. Embedded within the Corporate Accounting organization, you will work at the intersection of artificial intelligence and accounting - building intelligent tools, automating workflows, and helping transform how our accounting team operates.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys collaborating with finance, business and accounting stakeholders, translating business problems into technical solutions, and building practical AI-powered tools using the Microsoft Azure ecosystem. You will work closely with various cross-functional teams - making strong communication and teamwork skills just as important as technical ability.

WHY THIS ROLE:

* Be at the forefront of AI adoption in a corporate accounting function - a rare opportunity for a junior developer.

* Work cross-functionally with accounting, finance, business, and technology teams on high-impact automation initiatives.

* Gain direct exposure to enterprise financial systems including Oracle, Incorta, Blackline, and HFM.

* Contribute to meaningful process improvements that directly affect financial close, reporting, and compliance.

* Mentorship and growth opportunities within an established Global Accounting Team.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Technical

* Develop AI agents, intelligent automation tools, and internal applications supporting accounting use cases such as close automation, transaction processing, reconciliation, journal entry preparation and review, and variance analysis, among many others.

* Implement AI workflows integrating accounting and financial data with enterprise systems (Oracle, Blackline, HFM, Incorta).

* Build and maintain Power Platform solutions (Power Apps, Power Automate) for AI-assisted accounting workflows.

* Contribute across the full project lifecycle: ideation, prototyping, testing, deployment, and continuous iteration.

* Support data engineering tasks including ingestion, transformation, and pipeline development using Azure SQL environment.

* Develop and maintain data pipelines that connect financial source systems with AI models and reporting tools.

* Assist with Power BI reporting and dashboards to support accounting and finance decision-making.

* Ensure data quality, integrity, and governance across financial AI applications in alignment with SOX control requirements.

* Participate in model evaluation, performance tuning, and responsible AI practices.

* Monitor model performance, detect drift, and support AI observability in production environments.

* Apply responsible AI principles including fairness, transparency, and auditability - especially critical in regulated financial environments.

Collaboration & Teamwork

* Partner closely with accounting and other business stakeholders - including Close & Control, General Ledger, SEC Reporting, FP&A, Shared Service Centers, and IT - to understand business requirements and translate them into technical solutions.

* Work in a team-oriented, agile environment alongside data engineers, business analysts, and accounting transformation managers.

* Communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical stakeholders - able to explain AI concepts to accounting professionals and accounting concepts to engineers.

* Participate in cross-functional working sessions, sprint reviews, and project updates.

* Share knowledge with teammates and contribute to a collaborative, learning-oriented culture.

* Support and take initiative on ad hoc requests and special projects as directed by Sr. Director of Enterprise Applications and Chief Accounting Officer.

Documentation & Standards

* Maintain thorough documentation, code quality, and best development practices.

* Contribute to the development of process and procedure documentation for AI-supported accounting workflows.

* Support internal…