Controllership Accountant & AI Training Designer

Mercor; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercor invites an experienced corporate accountant to partner with a leading AI lab to train systems on real-world accounting. You will translate day-to-day controllership work into structured data, focusing on financial reporting, month-end close, and core accounting operations for AI training.

You will design realistic scenarios, review AI-generated outputs for GAAP accuracy, and provide clear feedback to improve AI reasoning in close and reporting tasks.

Qualifications

• CPA or 3–5+ years of corporate/in-house or firm accounting experience.
• Hands-on ownership of the general ledger and the period-end close.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• Proficient with common accounting tools (QuickBooks, NetSuite, SAP, Oracle, Excel).

Responsibilities

• Design realistic controllership scenarios: financial statement prep, journal entries, reconciliations, month-end close.
• Review AI outputs for GAAP compliance and accuracy.
• Provide written feedback to improve AI performance on close and reporting.
• Collaborate asynchronously with the research team.

Skills

Corporate accounting

General ledger ownership

Month-end close

GAAP judgment

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance

Tools

QuickBooks

NetSuite

SAP

Oracle

Excel

Job description

Mercor invites an experienced corporate accountant to partner with a leading AI lab to train systems on real-world accounting. You will translate day-to-day controllership work into structured data, focusing on financial reporting, month-end close, and core accounting operations for AI training.

You will design realistic scenarios, review AI-generated outputs for GAAP accuracy, and provide clear feedback to improve AI reasoning in close and reporting tasks.