About the role
Company Description
Trupanion is a leading provider of medical insurance for cats and dogs in North America. Our mission is to help loving, responsible pet owners budget and care for their pets. At Trupanion, we offer a collaborative, casual, and pet-friendly environment where everyone is encouraged to be themselves.
Description
Trupanion is seeking a curious and highly motivated Senior Analyst, Finance AI & Automation Solutions to join our Finance team.
This role sits at the intersection of Finance and Technology. Combining a deep understanding of finance processes with the systems that enable them, this individual will serve as the embedded AI lead for Finance, driving efficiency and change through the adoption of AI-enabled solutions.
The Senior Analyst, Finance AI & Automation Solutions is both an enablement and delivery role. This individual will train and upskill Finance team members on responsible AI usage while actively designing, building, and deploying AI-enabled workflows that improve efficiency, accuracy, and scalability across Finance within existing and new tooling.
This position is open to candidates in the Seattle area. You will have a hybrid remote/in-office schedule where you will work from our casual, pet-friendly office at least 3 days a week.
This position is a 6-month, fixed-term contract with benefits and bonus opportunity included.
Responsibilities
Partner with Finance leadership to identify and prioritize AI use cases across Close, FP&A, Revenue, Audit, and Procurement
Act as the primary AI evangelist within Finance, training and upskilling team members on AI tools, copilots, and automation patterns
Design, build, and deploy AI-enabled workflows tightly integrated with ERP and Finance systems
Serve as the backend AI architect for Finance, gathering requirements and shaping Finance-specific AI strategy
Own Finance data models and AI readiness, including data quality, controls, lineage, and governance
Leverage embedded ERP AI capabilities and external AI / agentic frameworks where appropriate
Ensure all AI-enabled solutions meet audit, compliance, security, and risk requirements
Track and report measurable outcomes including cycle time reduction, automation rates, forecast accuracy, and manual effort eliminated
Coordinate closely with Technology, Data, and the AI Steering Committee to align solutions with enterprise standards and best practices
Example projects you may lead
AI-driven variance analysis builder to support FP&A and close review
Agentic workflows to automate close activities such as reconciliations, journal preparation, and review support
AI-assisted audit and controls support workflows
Predictive insights and anomaly detection embedded directly into Finance reporting
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Qualifications
Qualifications
Minimum 3 years of hands-on software engineering, solution architecture, or automation development experience, with strong knowledge of Finance, Tax, Payroll, and Accounting processes and systems
Hands-on experience with Finance systems such as Workday, Workday AI Illuminate, Databricks, Databricks GENIE AI, Zuora, Payment Service Providers, and AuditBoard/Optra (or similar platforms)
Practical experience working with AI tools, copilots, automation platforms, or agentic workflows
Experience working within data governance, controls, and audit frameworks
Comfort operating in a business analyst role while actively building and deploying solutions
Skills
A balance of strategic thinking and hands-on execution-able to define AI strategy while actively building solutions
Strong business acumen and ability to translate Finance pain points into scalable AI-enabled solutions
High data fluency, including the ability to reason about data models, lineage, and quality (deep data science expertise is not required)
Strong communication skills and the ability to influence both technical and non-technical stakeholders
A proactive, ownership-driven mindset with curiosity to experiment, learn, and improve how Finance work is done
Comfort operating in ambiguity and helping teams adopt new ways of working
Additional Information
Compensation
The target base salary range for this position is $110,000 to $120,000 depending on experience and scope.
Along with base salary, Trupanion employees may be eligible for monthly bonuses.
Benefits and Perks
Full medical, dental, and vision benefits at no cost to the employee
Four weeks of paid time off and 9 paid float holidays (you can decide which days are most important to you!)
Five-week sabbatical after five years of employment
Open, casual, pet-friendly, and fun office environment
Free medical health insurance for your pet (1 dog or cat)
Paid time off to volunteer at nonprofit organizations
Seattle Office Amenities: Free on-site gym, free dog walking services for office pets during business hours, free parking, and paid ORCA cards.
For more information about Trupanion, visit https://trupanion.com/about
Learn more about how Trupanion has revolutionized our industry and the reimbursement model: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdWZ4KHiPTQ
Trupanion is an equal-opportunity employer and embraces diversity. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, abilities, perspectives, and skills.
We will ensure that individuals are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, perform essential job functions, and receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodations.
Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.