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FP&A Specialist - Task Evaluator

Role overview

Summary

This role focuses on refining AI-generated task prompts and evaluating AI model attempts within Mercor's FP&A function. You will collaborate on various financial planning activities, ensuring accuracy and defensibility in reporting and modeling.

Qualifications

  • 3+ years of hands-on FP&A experience.
  • Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics, or a related field.
  • Ownership of budgeting or forecasting cycles, strong driver-based and scenario modeling, and fluency in a planning tool such as Anaplan, Adaptive, or Planful.
  • Preferred: CFA, MBA, or CPA.
  • Preferred: Prior experience on a Mercor RL project.

Responsibilities

  • Refine AI-drafted task prompts to resemble requests from a CFO or business partner.
  • Check reference models and outputs against files and app records, correcting errors.
  • Write and tighten grading rubrics with pass/fail criteria and judgment calls.
  • Evaluate AI model attempts and confirm failures for fair, defensible reasons.

Key facts

Hard skills

Other skills

  • Budgeting
  • Forecasting
  • Collaboration
  • Problem Solving

About the company

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Mercor

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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: FP&A Expert
Type: Contract
Compensation: $100/hour
Location: Remote

Role Responsibilities

  • Refine AI-drafted task prompts to read like real requests from a CFO or business partner.
  • Check reference models and outputs against files and app records, correcting errors.
  • Write and tighten grading rubrics with pass/fail criteria and judgment calls.
  • Evaluate AI model attempts and confirm failures for fair, defensible reasons.
  • Collaborate on annual budgeting, long-range planning, revenue, cash-flow and headcount forecasts, variance analysis, KPI reporting, board and investor reporting, three-statement and scenario modeling, and business partnering on pricing and cost decisions.

Qualifications

Must-Have

  • 3+ years of hands-on FP&A experience.
  • Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics, or a related field.
  • Ownership of budgeting or forecasting cycles, strong driver-based and scenario modeling, and fluency in a planning tool such as Anaplan, Adaptive, or Planful.

Preferred

  • CFA, MBA, or CPA.
  • Prior experience on a Mercor RL project.

Compensation & Legal

  • Hourly contractor
  • Paid weekly via Stripe Connect

Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)

  • Upload resume
  • AI interview based on your resume
  • Submit form

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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