Accounting & Audit Expert

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Mercor is hiring experienced Accounting professionals to join an exciting collaboration with a top AI research lab. This role centers on contributing to the development and evaluation of advanced AI systems designed to replicate real-world accounting workflows across Corporate Accounting, Audit, Tax, and Financial Reporting. You’ll help train, test, and calibrate AI agents on complex accounting tasks derived from SEC filings, audits, month-end and year-end close processes, tax compliance, management reporting, and more.

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Accounting & Audit Expert

Role Overview

Key Responsibilities

Evaluate

Calibrate

Simulate and audit

Provide domain-specific feedback

Collaborate asynchronously

Ideal Qualifications

4+ years of professional accounting experience

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related quantitative field.

Professional certifications

Strong technical accounting proficiency

Expertise in core accounting processes

Experience in specialized/applied areas

Excellent analytical, documentation, and communication skills

Project Timeline

Start Date

Duration

Commitment

Compensation & Contract

Task Completion Pay

Performance Bonus

AI Interview

Work Trial

This listing will be archived. Please apply here instead: Accounting & Audit Expert Mercor is hiring experienced Accounting professionals to join an exciting collaboration with a top AI research lab. This role centers on contributing to the development and evaluation of advanced AI systems designed to replicate real-world accounting workflows across Corporate Accounting, Audit, Tax, and Financial Reporting. You’ll help train, test, and calibrate AI agents on complex accounting tasks derived from SEC filings, audits, month-end and year-end close processes, tax compliance, management reporting, and more. Evaluate AI-generated accounting outputs for accuracy, completeness, and compliance with GAAP, IFRS, and applicable regulatory frameworks. Calibrate AI decision-making processes in tasks such as journal entry preparation, reconciliations, and variance analysis. Simulate and audit workflows related to the financial close process, consolidations, tax filings, and internal controls. Provide domain-specific feedback on AI-generated financial statements, disclosures, audit working papers, and management reports. Collaborate asynchronously with product and AI teams to refine systems based on accounting best practices and real-world scenarios. 4+ years of professional accounting experience, ideally at top-tier public accounting firms (e.g., Big Four – Deloitte, PwC, EY, KPMG), Fortune 500 corporate finance/accounting departments, or in specialized contexts such as government, nonprofit/fund, forensic, or international/cross-border accounting. Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related quantitative field. A Master’s degree in Accounting or an MBA with an accounting concentration is a plus. Professional certifications such as CPA, CA, CMA, or ACCA are highly valued. Strong technical accounting proficiency, including knowledge of GAAP, IFRS, and other relevant reporting/regulatory frameworks across financial, managerial, and cost accounting domains. Expertise in core accounting processes, such as financial reporting, budgeting, tax compliance, month-end close, account reconciliations, revenue recognition, lease accounting, consolidations, and internal controls. Experience in specialized/applied areas such as forensic accounting (fraud detection, investigations), government accounting (public sector compliance), nonprofit/fund accounting (donor tracking, grant reporting), or cross-border accounting (GAAP vs. IFRS, transfer pricing, foreign exchange). Excellent analytical, documentation, and communication skills, with the ability to distill complex accounting concepts into clear, actionable guidance for both technical and non-technical stakeholders. Start Date: Immediate Duration: ~2 weeks (with the potential for project expansion) Commitment: 15 hours/week required Task Completion Pay: Payment is based on a task completion and task quality ($500 - $1000 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! Submit Resume & Application Form AI Interview We consider all qualified applicants without regard to legally protected characteristics and provide reasonable accommodations upon request.

• Evaluate AI-generated accounting outputs for accuracy, completeness, and compliance with GAAP, IFRS, and applicable regulatory frameworks.
• Calibrate AI decision-making processes in tasks such as journal entry preparation, reconciliations, and variance analysis.
• Simulate and audit workflows related to the financial close process, consolidations, tax filings, and internal controls.
• Provide domain-specific feedback on AI-generated financial statements, disclosures, audit working papers, and management reports.
• Collaborate asynchronously with product and AI teams to refine systems based on accounting best practices and real-world scenarios.
• 4+ years of professional accounting experience, ideally at top-tier public accounting firms (e.g., Big Four – Deloitte, PwC, EY, KPMG), Fortune 500 corporate finance/accounting departments, or in specialized contexts such as government, nonprofit/fund, forensic, or international/cross-border accounting.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related quantitative field. A Master’s degree in Accounting or an MBA with an accounting concentration is a plus.
• Professional certifications such as CPA, CA, CMA, or ACCA are highly valued.
• Strong technical accounting proficiency, including knowledge of GAAP, IFRS, and other relevant reporting/regulatory frameworks across financial, managerial, and cost accounting domains.
• Expertise in core accounting processes, such as financial reporting, budgeting, tax compliance, month-end close, account reconciliations, revenue recognition, lease accounting, consolidations, and internal controls.
• Experience in specialized/applied areas such as forensic accounting (fraud detection, investigations), government accounting (public sector compliance), nonprofit/fund accounting (donor tracking, grant reporting), or cross-border accounting (GAAP vs. IFRS, transfer pricing, foreign exchange).
• Excellent analytical, documentation, and communication skills, with the ability to distill complex accounting concepts into clear, actionable guidance for both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Start Date: Immediate
• Duration: ~2 weeks (with the potential for project expansion)
• Commitment: ~15 hours/week required
• Task Completion Pay: Payment is based on a task completion and task quality (~$500 - $1000 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!
• A short, 15-minute conversation to discuss your professional background, experience, and motivations.
• A paid, 6-hour onboarding and initial submission for evaluating your ability to interpret and apply project guidelines.