Accounting & Audit Expert

Role Description

This role involves supporting a variety of high-impact projects with leading AI labs and research organizations. Freelancers will leverage their financial expertise to help evaluate, refine, and verify AI outputs in areas such as accounting standards, audit practices, financial reporting, compliance, and risk assessment.

• Review and refine AI-generated accounting analyses, audit reports, and financial statements
• Validate AI outputs for compliance with GAAP, IFRS, and other relevant standards
• Provide structured feedback on clarity, accuracy, and adherence to accounting principles
• Tag and organize content by accounting topic, industry sector, or complexity level
• Support benchmarking efforts to assess AI model capabilities in financial domains

Qualifications

• 2+ years of professional accounting experience, ideally at top-tier public accounting firms (e.g., Big Four – Deloitte, PwC, EY, KPMG), Fortune 500 corporate finance/accounting departments, or in specialized contexts such as government, nonprofit/fund, forensic, or international/cross-border accounting.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related quantitative field. A Master’s degree in Accounting or an MBA with an accounting concentration is a plus.
• Professional certifications such as CPA, CA, CMA, or ACCA are highly valued.
• Strong technical accounting proficiency, including knowledge of GAAP, IFRS, and other relevant reporting/regulatory frameworks across financial, managerial, and cost accounting domains.
• Expertise in core accounting processes, such as financial reporting, budgeting, tax compliance, month-end close, account reconciliations, revenue recognition, lease accounting, consolidations, and internal controls.
• Experience in specialized/applied areas such as forensic accounting (fraud detection, investigations), government accounting (public sector compliance), nonprofit/fund accounting (donor tracking, grant reporting), or cross-border accounting (GAAP vs. IFRS, transfer pricing, foreign exchange).
• Excellent analytical, documentation, and communication skills, with the ability to distill complex accounting concepts into clear, actionable guidance for both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Requirements

• Start Date: Immediate
• Duration: 1–2 months
• Commitment: Part-time (15–25 hours/week, with flexibility up to 40 hours/week)
• Schedule: Fully remote and asynchronous – flexible working hours

Compensation & Contract

• Competitive hourly rate based on experience & geographic location ($40–$90 USD/hr)
• Independent contractor
• Daily payment via Stripe Connect

Application & Onboarding Process

• Upload your resume
• AI interview: A short, 15-minute conversational session to understand your background, experience, and interest in the role
• Follow-up communication within a few days with next steps and onboarding details

Company Description

Mercor is a San Francisco-based company specializing in connecting elite professionals with cutting-edge AI initiatives. Our investors include Benchmark, General Catalyst, Adam D’Angelo, Larry Summers, and Jack Dorsey. Thousands of professionals across finance, engineering, research, and creative fields have partnered with Mercor on frontier projects shaping the future of AI.

Apply today and leverage your accounting and audit expertise to help build the future of AI-driven financial workflows!