Corporate Accountant - Financial Reporting

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

Job summary

Mercor, in collaboration with a leading AI lab, seeks experienced corporate/accounting professionals to translate day-to-day bookkeeping into high-quality training data for AI that reasons about real accounting work. You will oversee general ledger, month-end close, financial reporting, and control procedures, while evaluating AI outputs for GAAP compliance and accuracy.

This role emphasizes clear written feedback and asynchronous collaboration with researchers to improve AI-driven close and

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

Responsibilities

• Design realistic scenarios from 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

Skills

CPA or 3-5+ years accounting

General ledger ownership

Written communication & attention to D

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance

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