General Finance Expert

Mercor is hiring experienced Finance professionals to join an exciting collaboration with a top AI research lab. This role involves contributing to the development and evaluation of advanced AI systems designed to replicate real-world workflows across Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Strategic Finance, Corporate Finance, Treasury, and Budgeting & Forecasting. You'll help train, test, and calibrate AI agents on complex financial tasks such as budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, cash flow modeling, and strategic financial planning.

Key Responsibilities

• Evaluate financial outputs produced by AI systems for quality, accuracy, and alignment with business objectives

• Calibrate AI decision-making processes in tasks such as forecasting models and scenario analysis

• Simulate and audit budgeting workflows, financial reporting, and variance analyses

• Provide domain-specific feedback on AI-generated financial plans and strategic documents

• Collaborate asynchronously with product and AI teams to improve system performance and reliability

Ideal Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in finance, ideally in FP&A, strategic finance, corporate finance, or related roles within established organizations

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related quantitative field. Advanced degrees (e.g., MBA) or relevant certifications (e.g., CMA, CPA) are a plus

• Strong proficiency in financial analysis and modeling techniques, including budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and cash flow management

• Solid understanding of corporate financial planning processes, business performance metrics, and strategic decision-making frameworks

• Excellent analytical, critical thinking, written, and presentation skills, with the ability to distill complex financial information into clear, actionable insights

Project Timeline

• Start Date: Immediate

• Duration: 1–2 months

• Commitment: Part-time, ~20 hours/week

Application & Onboarding Process

• Upload your resume and application form

• AI interview: A short, 15-minute conversational session designed to learn about your professional background, experience, and motivations

• Work trial: A paid, 3-hour task-based assessment evaluating your ability to interpret project guidelines and deliver domain-specific output

Apply today and leverage your financial expertise to help build the future of AI-driven finance!

We consider all qualified applicants without regard to legally protected characteristics and provide reasonable accommodations upon request.

Contract and Payment Terms

• You will be engaged as an independent contractor.
• This is a fully remote role that can be completed on your own schedule.
• Projects can be extended, shortened, or concluded early depending on needs and performance.
• Your work at Mercor will not involve access to confidential or proprietary information from any employer, client, or institution.
• Payments are weekly on Stripe or Wise based on services rendered.
• Please note: We are unable to support H1-B or STEM OPT candidates at this time.

About Mercor

Mercor partners with leading AI labs and enterprises to train frontier models using human expertise. You will work on projects that focus on training and enhancing AI systems. You will be paid competitively, collaborate with leading researchers, and help shape the next generation of AI systems in your area of expertise.