Corporate / Controllership Accountant

RemoteCONTRACTORPosted 3 months ago

Remote

About the Role

Role Overview

Mercor is collaborating with a leading AI lab to engage experienced corporate / controllership accountants. You'll translate the day-to-day of running the books — financial reporting, the month-end close, and core accounting operations — into structured, high-quality training data that teaches AI to reason about real accounting work.

Focus Areas

Financial accounting & reporting · bookkeeping / client accounting services (CAS) · accounting operations (AP / AR / payroll).

Key Responsibilities

Design realistic scenarios from your controllership work — financial statement preparation, journal entries, account & bank reconciliations, month-end / period-end close, fixed-asset & depreciation schedules, accruals and prepaids
Review and compare AI-generated accounting outputs for accuracy, GAAP compliance, and sound professional judgment
Provide clear written feedback that improves how AI performs close and reporting tasks
Collaborate asynchronously with the research team

Ideal Qualifications

CPA, or 3–5+ years of corporate/in-house or firm accounting experience (no niche certification required)
Hands-on ownership of the general ledger and the period-end close
Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
Comfortable with common accounting tools (QuickBooks, NetSuite, SAP, Oracle, Excel)
Strong written communication and attention to detail

Application Process

Submit a resume or a short summary of your accounting experience
Complete a short form on your practice area, specialties, and certifications
Selected applicants may complete a brief sample task

What You'll Do

Role Overview Mercor is collaborating with a leading AI lab to engage experienced corporate / controllership accountants.

You'll translate the day-to-day of running the books — financial reporting, the month-end close, and core accounting operations — into structured, high-quality training data that teaches AI to reason about real accounting work.

Focus Areas Financial accounting & reporting · bookkeeping / client accounting services (CAS) · accounting operations (AP / AR / payroll).

Key Responsibilities Design realistic scenarios from your controllership work — financial statement preparation, journal entries, account & bank reconciliations, month-end / period-end close, fixed-asset & depreciation schedules, accruals and prepaids Review and compare AI-generated accounting outputs for accuracy, GAAP compliance, and sound professional judgment Provide clear written feedback that improves how AI performs close and reporting tasks Collaborate asynchronously with the research team Ideal Qualifications CPA, or 3–5+ years of corporate/in-house or firm accounting experience (no niche certification required) Hands-on ownership of the general ledger and the period-end close Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field Comfortable with common accounting tools (QuickBooks, NetSuite, SAP, Oracle, Excel) Strong written communication and attention to detail Application Process Submit a resume or a short summary of your accounting experience Complete a short form on your practice area, specialties, and certifications Selected applicants may complete a brief sample task