Corporate Accountant for AI-Driven 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

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.