Accounting Expert
Mercor is engaging experienced accountants to evaluate how well AI systems perform real-world accounting work. Applicant pay shown: $130 - $160 / hour.
- Platform
- Mercor
- Fit category
- Finance
- Remote/location
- Fully remote; independent contractor; H-1B and STEM OPT support unavailable
- Pay
- Firm hourly pay: $130 - $160 / hour
- Eligibility
- Remote worldwide
- Difficulty
- Highly selective
- Last reviewed
- Jul 15, 2026
Current application
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What this role involves
Mercor is engaging experienced accountants to evaluate how well AI systems perform real-world accounting work. Contributors define task-specific grading criteria and score AI-generated and human work samples, including reconciliations, close packages, financial statements and disclosures, workpapers, and technical accounting memos. The work emphasizes consistent, evidence-based judgment and detailed written explanations, with iteration based on senior-reviewer feedback.
Requirements
- At least 5 years of professional accounting experience
- Experience in audit, assurance, or advisory at a leading global accounting firm, or in a senior accounting role at a large public company
- CPA or an equivalent professional certification is strongly preferred
- Deep working knowledge of US GAAP, month-end close, account reconciliations, financial statement preparation and disclosures, and audit-ready workpapers
- Strong written communication and the ability to explain why work does or does not meet professional standards
- Detail-oriented, consistent judgment and comfort with peer review and calibration
- Prior AI training, evaluation, or human-data project experience is a plus
Best for
- Experienced accountants with audit, assurance, advisory, or public-company backgrounds
- CPAs and technical accounting professionals with strong US GAAP and close-process knowledge
- Reviewers who can build defensible grading criteria and explain accounting judgments clearly
Skip this if...
- You have less than 5 years of professional accounting experience
- You cannot demonstrate practical US GAAP, close, reconciliation, financial-reporting, or audit-workpaper experience
- You require H-1B or STEM OPT support
- You need guaranteed acceptance, guaranteed work, guaranteed hours, or a fixed project duration
Application tips
- Prepare concise, non-confidential examples of audit, close, reconciliation, financial-statement, workpaper, or technical-accounting work.
- Expect a resume or professional-background review and possibly a brief technical assessment or request for additional information.
- Do not share confidential employer, client, audit, or financial information as application evidence.
- Verify the current Mercor page before applying because availability, pay, and project duration can change.