Accounting Expert

Role Overview

Mercor is partnering with leading AI labs to engage experienced accounting professionals to improve AI systems' understanding of financial reporting, tax compliance, audit procedures, and enterprise accounting workflows. Contributors will apply their expertise in areas such as GAAP/IFRS reporting, tax preparation, internal audit, forensic accounting, and controllership to evaluate and enhance AI performance on accounting-specific tasks. This is a project-based opportunity with potential for ongoing engagement depending on performance and project needs.

Key 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 — month-end close, revenue recognition analysis, tax provision computation, internal control testing, and audit workpapers

• Annotate, label, and validate data across accounting use cases (e.g., lease accounting under ASC 842, consolidation, intercompany eliminations, 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

Ideal Qualifications

• 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 (financial statement, integrated, or compliance audits)

  • Tax (corporate, individual, partnership, state & local, international)

  • Financial reporting and controllership

  • Internal audit and SOX compliance

  • Forensic accounting, valuation, or advisory services

• CPA license or CPA exam progress strongly preferred

• Strong analytical thinking and ability to translate accounting workflows into structured evaluation tasks

• Clear written communication and attention to detail

Compensation Note

• Task Completion Pay: Competitive and based on task quality (~$1,750 – $2,150 per completed task, subject to change as the project evolves)

• Performance Bonus: Top performers receive a weekly bonus incentive on top of their per task rate!

• Hourly Opportunity: Top performers may be invited to transition to an hourly compensation model based on sustained quality and throughput.

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.