Corporate / Controllership Accountant

Role Overview

Mercor is collaborating with a leading AI lab to engage experienced corporate / controllership accountants. You'll translate the day-to-day of running the books — financial reporting, the month-end close, and core accounting operations — into structured, high-quality training data that teaches AI to reason about real accounting work.

Focus Areas

Financial accounting & reporting · bookkeeping / client accounting services (CAS) · accounting operations (AP / AR / payroll).

Key Responsibilities

• Design realistic scenarios from your controllership work — financial statement preparation, journal entries, account & bank reconciliations, month-end / period-end close, fixed-asset & depreciation schedules, accruals and prepaids
• Review and compare AI-generated accounting outputs for accuracy, GAAP compliance, and sound professional judgment
• Provide clear written feedback that improves how AI performs close and reporting tasks
• Collaborate asynchronously with the research team

Ideal Qualifications

• CPA, or 3–5+ years of corporate/in-house or firm accounting experience (no niche certification required)
• Hands-on ownership of the general ledger and the period-end close
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
• Comfortable with common accounting tools (QuickBooks, NetSuite, SAP, Oracle, Excel)
• Strong written communication and attention to detail

Application Process

• Submit a resume or a short summary of your accounting experience
• Complete a short form on your practice area, specialties, and certifications
• Selected applicants may complete a brief sample task

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.