Accounting Expert

Position: Accounting Expert

Type: Hourly Contract

Compensation: $70–$80/hour

Location: Remote

About the Opportunity

This prospect is for experienced accounting professionals, controllers, and senior auditors to contribute their expertise to an advanced AI research and evaluation project with Mercor.

You will develop realistic accounting scenarios, reference outputs, and evaluation rubrics across financial reporting, technical accounting, audit and assurance, complex transactions, and internal controls. The work is designed around the complexity and materiality considerations encountered in major public companies and enterprise accounting environments.

Experts with expertise in either U.S. GAAP/PCAOB standards or IFRS/International Standards on Auditing are encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities

- Construct realistic accounting scenarios covering financial statement preparation, technical accounting research, auditing, and complex transaction accounting.
- Develop tasks involving financial reporting, technical accounting, audit and assurance, internal controls, and SOX compliance.
- Create scenarios involving M&A;, revenue recognition, lease accounting, consolidation, and other complex accounting matters.
- Apply relevant accounting methodologies and professional standards to develop accurate reference materials.
- Work across U.S. GAAP/ASC Codification and PCAOB standards or IFRS and ISA, depending on the applicable track.
- Produce reference outputs such as financial statements, technical accounting memos, audit workpapers, and internal control assessments.




- Develop evaluation rubrics that measure professional accounting judgment, accuracy, and reasoning quality.
- Review AI-generated accounting outputs and identify technical errors, unsupported conclusions, or gaps in reasoning.
- Ensure evaluation criteria reflect real-world accounting and audit practice rather than textbook or CPA-exam-level knowledge.

Required Qualifications

- 5+ years of professional experience as an accountant, controller, auditor, or senior accounting professional.
- Experience working at a major accounting firm or large corporation.
- Direct ownership or significant responsibility for financial reporting, audit engagements, or technical accounting matters.
- Strong understanding of accounting standards, financial reporting, and audit methodologies.
- Experience with complex accounting areas such as revenue recognition, lease accounting, consolidation, or M&A; transactions.
- Familiarity with regulatory reporting and SEC filings.
- Strong understanding of relevant audit standards and internal controls.
- Excellent analytical, written, and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to apply professional judgment to complex accounting scenarios and evaluate technical conclusions.

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience as a Controller, CFO, audit partner, or senior accounting professional.




- Experience at a Big Four accounting firm or comparable organization.
- CPA certification or an international equivalent such as ACCA or CA.
- Hands-on experience with SAP, Oracle, consolidation platforms, audit management systems, Bloomberg Tax, or RIA Checkpoint.
- Expertise in US GAAP and PCAOB standards, IFRS and ISA, or both.
- Experience with technical accounting research and professional accounting documentation.
- Previous experience creating training materials, evaluation rubrics, or structured professional assessments.
- Experience with AI evaluation, quality assurance, or AI training projects is a plus.

Compensation

- $70–$80/hour
- Hourly contract engagement.
- Fully remote opportunity.
- Opportunity to apply senior-level accounting and audit expertise to AI evaluation and training.

Eligibility

- Accounting professionals with 5+ years of relevant experience are encouraged to apply.
- Expertise in either the U.S. accounting track (US GAAP/PCAOB) or International track (IFRS/ISA) is applicable.
- Candidates with expertise across both standards frameworks are also encouraged to apply.
- Professional certification such as CPA, ACCA, or CA is strongly preferred.

Application Process

1. Apply for the Accounting Expert position.
2. Complete the required screening process.
3. Demonstrate relevant accounting, financial reporting, or audit expertise.
4. Complete any required accounting evaluation or assessment.
5. Complete onboarding if selected.
6. Begin developing and evaluating AI-generated accounting tasks and outputs.

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