Senior Financial Analyst, Business Problem Solving and AI Delivery

Qualcomm • San Diego, CA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Senior AI Scientist owns complex finance and accounting problems end-to-end: framing ambiguous challenges, diagnosing root causes using data, and designing and deploying AI-enabled solutions that simplify processes, reduce manual effort, improve decision quality, and meet control and compliance requirements.
This role is intentionally balanced—approximately 50% focused on business problem solving and analytical reasoning, and 50% on hands-on data analysis, AI development, and automation delivery.
This role requires full-time onsite work in San Diego, CA (5 days per week).
This position is not eligible for Qualcomm immigration sponsorship.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Operations, or related field and 2+ years of related business process analysis experience.
• OR Associate's degree in Business, Engineering, Operations, or related field and 4+ years of related business process analysis experience.
• OR High School Diploma or equivalent and 5+ years of related business process analysis experience.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree (MS preferred) in Finance, Accounting, Computer Science, AI/ML, or related field.
• Strong structured problem-solving and analytical reasoning skills.
• Proficiency in Python and AI/ML frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow, LangChain).
• Experience with AI-driven automation platforms (n8n or similar).
• Strong finance/accounting business acumen and ERP experience.

Nice To Haves

• Finance or accounting process improvement experience.
• Knowledge of payroll, equity, or compensation accounting.
• Experience designing compliant, explainable AI solutions.

Responsibilities

• Frame complex finance and accounting problems into clear problem statements, constraints, success metrics, and decision criteria.
• Diagnose root causes using structured problem-solving techniques and data analysis.
• Quantify opportunities and risks through baseline metrics and analytical models.
• Evaluate solution options (process change, rules-based automation, analytics, AI) and recommend the optimal approach.
• Translate analytical findings into clear, executive-ready insights and recommendations.
• Design, build, and deploy AI/ML solutions including LLMs and AI agents.
• Develop Python-based data pipelines for enterprise finance systems.
• Implement AI-driven automation using n8n or similar platforms.
• Integrate solutions with Oracle, SAP, Workday, ADP, and equity systems.
• Monitor model performance, drift, and business outcomes.
• Drive adoption through training, documentation, and hands-on enablement.
• Promote self-service AI capabilities for finance users.
• Build dashboards to track performance, adoption, and impact.

Benefits

• We also offer a competitive annual discretionary bonus program and opportunity for annual RSU grants (employees on sales-incentive plans are not eligible for our annual bonus).
• In addition, our highly competitive benefits package is designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees