Corporate Accountant (Remote | $80-$120/hr)

Corporate / Controllership Accountant

Position: Corporate / Controllership Accountant

Type: Hourly Contract

Compensation: $80–$120/hour

Location: Remote

About the Opportunity

Mercor is collaborating with a leading AI lab to engage experienced Corporate and Controllership Accountants to help develop high-quality training data for AI systems. In this role, you'll translate real-world accounting and controllership workflows—including financial reporting, month-end close, bookkeeping, and core accounting operations—into structured scenarios and expert feedback that helps AI systems reason more effectively about professional accounting work.

Responsibilities

• Design realistic accounting scenarios based on hands-on controllership experience.
• Develop scenarios involving financial statement preparation, journal entries, and account and bank reconciliations.
• Create practical month-end and period-end close scenarios.
• Develop tasks involving fixed-asset and depreciation schedules, accruals, and prepaids.
• Review and compare AI-generated accounting outputs for accuracy and GAAP compliance.
• Evaluate AI outputs for sound professional accounting judgment.
• Provide clear, actionable written feedback to improve AI performance on accounting and reporting tasks.
• Collaborate asynchronously with the research team throughout the project.
• Apply real-world accounting practices to help develop high-quality AI training data.

Required Qualifications

• CPA certification or 3–5+ years of corporate, in-house, or public accounting experience .
• Hands-on ownership of the general ledger and period-end close process.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field .
• Practical experience with financial accounting and reporting.
• Strong understanding of core accounting operations.
• Familiarity with common accounting tools such as QuickBooks, NetSuite, SAP, Oracle, and Excel .
• Strong written communication skills.
• Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to work independently and collaborate effectively in an asynchronous environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience across financial accounting and reporting.
• Background in bookkeeping or client accounting services (CAS) .
• Experience with accounts payable, accounts receivable, or payroll operations .
• Strong controllership or corporate accounting experience.
• Experience preparing or reviewing financial statements and reconciliations.
• Familiarity with AI evaluation, training-data creation, or similar analytical projects.

Compensation

• $80–$120 per hour
• Remote hourly contract.
• Opportunity to contribute to the development of AI systems trained on real-world accounting expertise.

Eligibility

• Applicants must be based in the United States .
• Must hold a CPA or have 3–5+ years of relevant corporate, in-house, or firm accounting experience .
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field required.

Application Process

1. Submit a resume or brief summary of your accounting experience.
2. Complete a short form outlining your practice area, specialties, and certifications.
3. Highlight your experience with general ledger ownership and period-end close.
4. Selected applicants may be asked to complete a brief sample task.
5. Successful candidates will contribute expert accounting scenarios and feedback to the AI training project.