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Corporate / Controllership Accountant

Role overview

Qualifications

  • CPA, or 3–5+ years of corporate/in-house or firm accounting experience
  • Hands-on ownership of the general ledger and the period-end close
  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
  • Comfortable with common accounting tools (QuickBooks, NetSuite, SAP, Oracle, Excel)

Responsibilities

  • Design realistic scenarios from your controllership work — financial statement preparation, journal entries, account bank reconciliations, month-end/period-end close, fixed-asset depreciation schedules, accruals and prepaids
  • Review and compare AI-generated accounting outputs for accuracy, GAAP compliance, and sound professional judgment
  • Provide clear written feedback that improves how AI performs close and reporting tasks
  • Collaborate asynchronously with the research team

Key facts

Hard skills

Other skills

  • Microsoft Excel
  • Communication
  • Detail Oriented

About the company

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IndustryStaffing & Recruiting
Company size11 - 50

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Job description

This role is for one of our clients

Compensation: $80 - $120 per hour

We are collaborating with a leading AI lab to engage experienced corporate / controllership accountants. You'll translate the day-to-day of running the books — financial reporting, the month-end close, and core accounting operations — into structured, high-quality training data that teaches AI to reason about real accounting work.

Focus Areas

Financial accounting & reporting · bookkeeping / client accounting services (CAS) · accounting operations (AP / AR / payroll).

Requirements

Key Responsibilities

  • Design realistic scenarios from your controllership work — financial statement preparation, journal entries, account & bank reconciliations, month-end / period-end close, fixed-asset & depreciation schedules, accruals and prepaids
  • Review and compare AI-generated accounting outputs for accuracy, GAAP compliance, and sound professional judgment
  • Provide clear written feedback that improves how AI performs close and reporting tasks
  • Collaborate asynchronously with the research team

Ideal Qualifications

  • CPA, or 3–5+ years of corporate/in-house or firm accounting experience (no niche certification required)
  • Hands-on ownership of the general ledger and the period-end close
  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
  • Comfortable with common accounting tools (QuickBooks, NetSuite, SAP, Oracle, Excel)
  • Strong written communication and attention to detail

Application Process

  • Submit a resume or a short summary of your accounting 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 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.

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