Corporate Accountant - Financial Reporting

Mercor; New York (NY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercor collaborates with a leading AI lab to engage experienced corporate / controllership accountants. You will translate day-to-day accounting into structured, high-quality training data for AI that learns to reason about real accounting work.

Ideal candidates bring CPA or 3–5+ years of accounting experience, ownership of the GL and month-end close, and comfort with tools like QuickBooks, NetSuite, SAP, Oracle, and Excel. Strong written communication and attention to detail are essential.

Qualifications

• CPA is preferred 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 controllership scenarios: financial statement prep, journal entries, reconciliations, month-end close, depreciation schedules, accruals and prepaids
• Review and compare AI-generated accounting outputs for GAAP compliance and accuracy
• Provide clear written feedback to improve AI close and reporting tasks
• Collaborate asynchronously with the research team

Skills

Written communication

Attention to detail

General ledger ownership

Period-end close

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field

Tools

QuickBooks

NetSuite

SAP

Oracle

Excel

Job description

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