Accounting Expert at Mercor

Accounting Expert | $70–80/hr | Worldwide Remote

Mercor is seeking senior accounting professionals to design evaluation tasks for AI systems operating in financial reporting, audit, and technical accounting environments. This is a high-impact contract role where your deep expertise directly shapes how AI performs in complex, real-world accounting contexts.

About the Role

Contributors will work across two standards tracks — a US track (US GAAP, PCAOB) and an International track (IFRS, ISA) — building realistic accounting scenarios, drafting reference outputs, and authoring rubrics that reflect how senior accountants and auditors genuinely think and reason.

Key Responsibilities

• Design accounting scenarios spanning financial statement preparation, technical accounting research, audit processes, and complex transactions (M&A, revenue recognition, leases).
• Build tasks across financial reporting, technical accounting, audit and assurance, complex transaction accounting, and internal controls/SOX compliance.
• Develop scenarios incorporating ERP systems (SAP, Oracle), consolidation software, audit management platforms, and research tools (Bloomberg Tax, RIA Checkpoint).
• Produce reference financial statements, technical accounting memos, audit workpapers, and internal control assessments aligned to the applicable standards track.
• Author rubrics that distinguish authentic accounting judgment from generic textbook or CPA exam-level recall.

Ideal Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as an accountant, controller, or audit partner at a major accounting firm or corporation (Big Four preferred, or corporate controller/CFO level).
• Direct ownership of financial reporting, audit engagements, or technical accounting matters.
• Strong fluency in accounting tooling and regulatory reporting (SEC filings) and audit standards.
• A recognized professional credential is strongly preferred — CPA, ACCA, CA, or international equivalent.
• Prior experience in rubric writing or training content authorship is a plus.

Experts qualified in either or both the US and International tracks are encouraged to apply.