AI Audit Quality Architect (CPA Preferred)

Mercor; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercor is seeking experienced accounting professionals to design and grade tasks evaluating AI performance on real-world accounting work. You will create grading criteria for reconciliations, disclosures, and close packages, and score samples with rigorous written justifications.

Your role emphasizes precise, evidence-based judgments, reproducible scoring, and collaboration with senior reviewers to refine criteria and outcomes.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional accounting experience.
• Background in audit, assurance, or advisory at leading global firms, or senior roles at large public companies.
• CPA or equivalent professional certification strongly preferred.
• Deep fluency in US GAAP application, month-end close, reconciliations, and disclosures, and audit-ready workpapers.
• Exceptionally strong written communication, with the ability to explain why a piece of work meets or does not meet professional standards.
• Detail-oriented, consistent, and comfortable with peer review and calibration.
• Prior experience with AI training, evaluation, or human-data projects is a strong plus.

Responsibilities

• Design precise, task-specific grading criteria for real-world accounting deliverables (reconciliations, close packages, financial statements and disclosures, workpapers, technical accounting memos).
• Score AI-generated and human work samples against those criteria, with detailed written justifications for every score.
• Apply consistent, evidence-based judgment so that scores are reproducible and defensible.
• Incorporate structured feedback from senior reviewers and iterate quickly on your work.

Skills

Accounting experience

Written communication

Attention to detail

Analytical judgment

Quality scoring

Education

CPA or equivalent

Job description

Mercor is seeking experienced accounting professionals to design and grade tasks evaluating AI performance on real-world accounting work. You will create grading criteria for reconciliations, disclosures, and close packages, and score samples with rigorous written justifications.

Your role emphasizes precise, evidence-based judgments, reproducible scoring, and collaboration with senior reviewers to refine criteria and outcomes.