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Accounting Specialist - CPA Certified

Role overview

Qualifications

  • 3+ years of professional experience in accounting, audit, tax, bookkeeping, or finance operations.
  • CPA, CA, ACCA, CMA, EA, or equivalent professional credential required.
  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
  • Comfortable with common accounting tools like QuickBooks, NetSuite, SAP, Oracle, Excel.

Responsibilities

  • Design realistic accounting scenarios and tasks from daily work such as financial statement preparation, reconciliations, and audit procedures.
  • Review and compare AI-generated accounting outputs for accuracy and compliance with GAAP/IFRS standards.
  • Create structured examples reflecting professional reasoning in accounting problem-solving.
  • Provide clear written feedback to improve AI performance in accounting tasks.

Key facts

  • Remote from: New York (USA)
  • Part time
  • Mid-level (2-5 years)
  • Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
  • English

Hard skills

Other skills

  • Microsoft Excel
  • Communication
  • Detail Oriented

About the company

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Mercor

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Our vast talent network trains frontier AI models in the same way teachers teach students: by sharing knowledge, experience, and context that can't be captured in code alone. Today, more than 30,000 experts in our network collectively earn over $2 million a day.

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Job description

About the job

Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark, General Catalyst, Peter Thiel, Adam D'Angelo, Larry Summers, and Jack Dorsey.

Position: Accounting Expert
Type: Contract
Compensation: $700/hour
Location: Remote

Role Responsibilities

  • Design realistic accounting scenarios and tasks from daily work such as financial statement preparation, reconciliations, and audit procedures.
  • Review and compare AI-generated accounting outputs for accuracy and compliance with GAAP/IFRS standards.
  • Create structured examples reflecting professional reasoning in accounting problem-solving.
  • Provide clear written feedback to improve AI performance in accounting tasks.
  • Collaborate asynchronously with the research team to enhance training data quality.

Qualifications

Must-Have

  • 3+ years of professional experience in accounting, audit, tax, bookkeeping, or finance operations.
  • CPA, CA, ACCA, CMA, EA, or equivalent professional credential required.
  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
  • Comfortable with common accounting tools like QuickBooks, NetSuite, SAP, Oracle, Excel.
  • Strong written communication and attention to detail.

Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)

  • 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.

Resources & Support

  • For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: https://talent.docs.mercor.com/welcome
  • For any help or support, reach out to: support@mercor.com

PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.

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