Audit Domain Expert

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 & Audit Domain Expert
Type: Contract
Compensation: $60–$100/hour
Location: Hybrid, Bay Area, California
Commitment: 40 hours/week

Role Responsibilities

• Evaluate the quality of accounting and audit knowledge work tasks and model outputs. Identify missing behaviors, thin reasoning, and misapplied standards.
• Write high-quality instruction specs and produce golden solutions to accounting and audit problems. Define tasks that reflect practical work.
• Design challenging accounting and audit tasks and evaluation sets. Build domain-specific skills and tools with the research team.
• Collaborate with client researchers and specialists to maintain consistent standards. Translate tacit accounting judgment into explicit criteria.
• Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines while improving AI model performance.

Qualifications

Must-Have

• An active professional credential, such as CPA, CA, CIA, CFE, or CMA.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in accounting or a related field.
• 4+ years of substantive accounting or audit experience at a recognized institution.
• Specialization in areas like external audit, technical accounting, internal audit, tax, forensic accounting, or revenue recognition.
• Progression to a senior level, such as Audit Manager, Senior Manager, or Director of Accounting.
• Hands-on experience with large language models in professional work.
• Excellent written communication skills.

Compensation & Legal

• Hourly contractor
• Paid weekly

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.