Controllership Accountant - Fully Remote | Upto $120/hr

mercor; United States; Remote; USD 110,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercor in the United States seeks a Corporate / Controllership Accountant for a remote, contract engagement. You will manage the general ledger, period-end close, and GAAP compliance to support AI research initiatives.

Responsibilities include preparing financial statements, journal entries, and reconciliations; reviewing AI-generated outputs for accuracy; and translating close activities into clear training data. Proficiency with QuickBooks, NetSuite, SAP, Oracle, and Excel is preferred.

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 a related field.
• Comfortable with common accounting tools ( QuickBooks , NetSuite , SAP , Oracle , Excel ).
• Strong written communication and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Design realistic scenarios from controllership work, including financial statement preparation, journal entries, and account & bank reconciliations.
• Review and compare AI-generated accounting outputs for accuracy and GAAP compliance .
• Provide clear written feedback to improve AI performance in close and reporting tasks.
• Collaborate asynchronously with the research team to enhance AI model training .
• Translate day-to-day accounting operations into structured, high-quality training data.

Skills

CPA / 3-5+ years in accounting

Strong written communication

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance or related field

Tools

QuickBooks

NetSuite

SAP

Oracle

Excel

Job description

Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark , General Catalyst , Peter Thiel , Adam D'Angelo , Larry Summers , and Jack Dorsey .

Position: Corporate / Controllership Accountant. Type: Contract. Compensation: $80–$120/hour. Location: Remote.

Responsibilities

• Design realistic scenarios from controllership work, including financial statement preparation, journal entries, and account & bank reconciliations.
• Review and compare AI-generated accounting outputs for accuracy and GAAP compliance .
• Provide clear written feedback to improve AI performance in close and reporting tasks.
• Collaborate asynchronously with the research team to enhance AI model training .
• Translate day-to-day accounting operations into structured, high-quality training data.

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 a related field.
• Comfortable with common accounting tools ( QuickBooks , NetSuite , SAP , Oracle , Excel ).
• Strong written communication and attention to detail.