Advisory & Transaction Services Expert (M&A / Valuation)

Role Overview

Mercor is collaborating with a leading AI lab to engage experienced transaction advisory and valuation professionals. You'll translate real M&A, due diligence, and valuation work into structured, high-quality training data that teaches AI to reason the way deal teams do.

Focus Areas

M&A / transaction advisory · financial due diligence (quality of earnings) · business valuation · purchase accounting (ASC 805) support.

Key Responsibilities

• Design realistic scenarios from your work — quality-of-earnings (QoE) analyses, working-capital and net-debt analyses, financial due-diligence findings, valuation models (DCF, comparable companies, precedent transactions), purchase price allocation (ASC 805), and deal / LBO models

• Review and compare AI-generated advisory outputs for analytical accuracy, defensible assumptions, and sound professional judgment

• Provide clear written feedback that improves how AI performs transaction and valuation tasks

• Collaborate asynchronously with the research team

Ideal Qualifications

• Transaction advisory (Big 4 TAS / boutique) and/or corporate development, investment banking, or valuation background

• CPA, and/or ASA / ABV / CFA a plus for valuation-leaning candidates

• Hands-on ownership of QoE, valuation, or deal models

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field

• Strong written communication and attention to detail

Application Process

• Submit a resume or a short summary of your transaction advisory / valuation 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.