Financial Analyst

Job Description

About the job

Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark, General Catalyst, Peter Thiel, Adam D'Angelo, Larry Summers, and Jack Dorsey.

Position: Accounting AI Specialist
Type: Contract
Compensation: $60–$80/hour
Location: Remote

Role Responsibilities

• Review and evaluate AI-generated outputs related to journal entries, financial statement preparation, tax calculations, audit procedures, and accounting standards interpretation.
• Create realistic scenarios based on accounting workflows such as month-end close, revenue recognition analysis, tax provision computation, internal control testing, and audit workpapers.
• Annotate, label, and validate data across accounting use cases like lease accounting under ASC 842, consolidation, intercompany eliminations, and SOX compliance.
• Provide structured feedback on AI accuracy in areas such as US GAAP, IFRS, IRC, PCAOB standards, and professional ethics.
• Collaborate asynchronously with research teams to refine evaluation frameworks for accounting-domain AI.

Qualifications

Must-Have

• 3+ years of professional experience at a public accounting firm (Big 4, national, regional, or local), corporate accounting department, or government/nonprofit finance function.
• Background in one or more areas such as external audit, tax, financial reporting and controllership, internal audit, and forensic accounting.
• Strong analytical thinking and ability to translate accounting workflows into structured evaluation tasks.
• Clear written communication and attention to detail.

Preferred

• CPA license or CPA exam progress.

Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)

• Upload resume
• AI interview based on your resume
• Submit form

Resources & Support

• For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: https://talent.docs.mercor.com/welcome
• For any help or support, reach out to: [email protected]

PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.