Audit Specialist - SOX Expert

Obsidian; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Obsidian in New York is seeking experienced audit and controls professionals to translate real audit work into structured training data for AI products. The role covers external audit, internal audit, and SOX controls, applying professional judgment to ensure high-quality outputs.

You will design and review audit workpapers and risk-based testing plans, participate in risk assessment, and provide clear feedback to improve AI reasoning. Collaboration with research teams will be essential.

Qualifications

• Public accounting audit background (Big 4 or regional firm).
• CPA or CIA certification.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• Strong written communication and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Design realistic audit scenarios including planning, scoping, risk assessment, fieldwork, sampling, testing, reports, and SOX controls documentation.
• Review AI-generated audit outputs for accuracy, evidential support, and professional judgment.
• Provide clear written feedback to improve AI performance in audit tasks.
• Collaborate asynchronously with the research team.

Skills

Big 4

Audit background

Strong written comms

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance

CPA or CIA

Job description

Role Overview

Mercor is collaborating with a leading AI lab to engage experienced audit and controls professionals — external audit and internal audit / SOX. You'll translate real audit and controls work into structured, high-quality training data that teaches AI to reason the way auditors do.

Focus Areas

External audit & assurance · internal audit, risk & controls (SOX).

Key Responsibilities

• Design realistic scenarios from your work — audit planning, scoping & risk assessment; substantive fieldwork, sampling & testing workpapers; the audit report & opinion / engagement wrap-up; PBC support; SOX controls documentation, walkthroughs & testing; issue tracking and remediation validation
• Review and compare AI-generated audit outputs for accuracy, evidential support, and sound professional judgment
• Provide clear written feedback that improves how AI performs audit and controls tasks
• Collaborate asynchronously with the research team

Ideal Qualifications

• Public accounting audit background (Big 4 or regional firm) and/or internal audit / controls (SOX) background
• CPA or CIA
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
• Strong written communication and attention to detail