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Our team consists of finance specialists that bring experience and technical capabilities across the spectrum of finance, including financial close, digital reporting, risk advisory, treasury and more.\nClearsulting stands by its culture, shaped by our five Core Values: GRIT, Growth Mindset, Joy, Accountability, and Teamwork. Our unwavering dedication to these principles has garnered national recognition for our strong leadership, innovative approach, and outstanding workplace environment. Below are some of the awards and accolades that honor our commitment to excellence:\nSunday Times Best Places to Work Award (2025-2026)\n‘Great Place to Work’ Certified (2022-2026)\nFortune’s Best Workplaces in Consulting (2022-2024)\nInc. 5000 Fastest-Growing Private Companies in America (2020-2026)\n Role:\nSenior Manager, Forward Deployed AI Engineer\nLocation:\nClearsulting is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. Other cities are welcome remotely.\nOffice Options: Hybrid or Remote. For team members residing within a 45 minute commuting radius of our Toronto Clearsulting office, we expect 4 days of in-person work per month, allowing flexibility choosing these days to accommodate client meetings, team syncs and individual schedules. \nTravel Expectations: 0-25%\nWhat you'll do\nYou’ll join our Business Advisory practice and help build Clearsulting’s newest service line, AI Services for the Office of the CFO. As the first dedicated engineering hire for this capability, you’ll have the opportunity to influence how we design and deliver solutions for our clients. Working alongside consulting and practice leaders, you’ll translate complex finance and accounting challenges into secure, scalable technology solutions and help establish the technical foundation and standards that support the service line’s growth.\nDesign, build, and deploy end-to-end agentic AI applications, including orchestration, APIs, backend services, user interfaces, and retrieval pipelines that ground AI outputs in trusted financial data and source documents.\nBuild Model Context Protocol (MCP) tools and integrations connecting agents to ERP systems, finance SaaS applications, reporting platforms, and enterprise data sources, with role-based access controls and audit trails.\nBuild and operate secure, monitored cloud environments for AI applications, using infrastructure as code, CI/CD, and appropriate identity, secrets management, and observability controls.\nImplement deterministic guardrails, human approval gates, structured validation, and evaluation frameworks to assess agent accuracy, reliability, and compliance with client control requirements.\nEstablish reusable reference architectures, coding standards, evaluation patterns, and technical accelerators that support consistent delivery and the development of Clearsulting-owned intellectual property.\nWork directly with non technical (e.g. accountants, controllers) and technical clients (e.g. IT leads, build leads) to understand financial workflows and exceptions, then translate their requirements into practical AI driven solutions.\nExplain technical architectures and trade-offs to finance executives and scope engagements alongside consulting leaders.\nPartner with Business Advisory and other Office of the CFO practices and alliances to shape integrated client solutions, offerings, and future engineering capabilities.\nWhat You'll Bring:\n7+ years of software engineering experience, with demonstrated full-stack capabilities using Python and TypeScript to build backend services and user-facing applications, plus working proficiency in SQL.\nDemonstrated experience designing, deploying, and operating agentic AI systems in production, including retrieval, tool integration, evaluation, and monitoring.\nHands-on experience with Claude, the Claude Agent SDK, MCP, or comparable agent development technologies; experience using FastAPI or similar backend frameworks and React or Next.js for web applications.\nExperience building and securing cloud environments, including identity and access management, networking, secrets management, infrastructure as code, CI/CD pipelines, and observability.\nExperience in consulting, professional services, or client-facing engineering, with the ability to translate ambiguous business requirements into technical designs and explain tradeoffs to stakeholders.\nWorking knowledge of finance and accounting processes, including financial close, journal entries, reconciliations, and internal controls. You do not need to be an accountant.\nCommitment to obtaining the Claude Certified Architect - Foundations credential within 60 days of joining.\nAuthorized to work in Canada without the need for employer sponsorship now or in the future.\nNice-to-Haves:\nBachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field.\nClaude Certified Architect credential already held.\nExperience with enterprise finance platforms such as SAP S/4HANA or BlackLine, including SOX-controlled environments.\nExperience with cloud data platforms such as Snowflake, Microsoft Fabric, or Databricks.\nExperience developing reusable technical accelerators or software assets within a services business.\nBenefits that Benefit You:\nWe want to cultivate a thriving culture and company-and we know that your health and well-being matter. We offer a benefits package and perks for our team members that include:\nMedical, dental, and vision coverage\nUnlimited PTO\nPaid parental leave\nRetirement plans\nFlexible work environment\nCell phone reimbursement\nAccess to mental health apps\nLife insurance and disability coverage\nOpportunities for ad hoc bonuses\nExcited about what we're doing but don't fit every requirement? No problem! At Clearsulting, we're forward-thinkers on a mission to redefine consulting excellence. We're all about diversity and inclusion, committed to assembling teams that mirror the world around us. So, if you're passionate about our mission, you could be the perfect fit for this role or another within our dynamic team. Don't hesitate to apply!\nLearn more about Clearsulting by visiting https://www.clearsulting.com/careers/culture/\nThe compensation range for this position is $185,000 - 246,000 CAD. We are committed to ensuring our offers reflect the value each candidate brings to the role. 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