Finance Expert - CFA Certified

Mercor; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Cincinnatus LLC is placing finance subject-matter experts with a leading AI lab to help build foundational AI models. This role applies real-world financial judgment to training data and supports evaluation of finance-related outputs.

You will commit at least 10 hours per week on weekdays, bring 2+ years of finance experience, and hold a recognized credential (CFA, ACA, ACCA, CPA). You will work as part of an extended workforce within client teams.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of professional experience in finance (e.g., investment banking, asset management, corporate finance, accounting/audit, treasury, FP&A).
• Professional finance credential required: CFA, ACA, ACCA, or CPA.
• Ability to engage reliably for at least 10 hours/week during weekdays.
• Verbal and written communication skills, problem-solving skills, and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Guide research and engineering teams to close knowledge gaps in financial reasoning, analysis, and decision-making.
• Design challenging, domain-relevant finance tasks and write accurate, well-reasoned solutions grounded in real financial practice.
• Evaluate AI model outputs against structured rubrics and provide clear, written feedback on correctness, judgment, and reasoning quality.
• Develop and refine evaluation guidelines and scoring rubrics specific to finance tasks.
• Collaborate with other subject matter experts to ensure consistency and accuracy in training data.

Skills

Finance experience

Commitment 10h/wk

Communication skills

Education

CFA

CPA

ACA/ACCA

Job description

Join a leading AI lab's cutting-edge GenAI team to be at the core of the AI revolution, where your expertise fuels the development of the most advanced Large Language Models.

1. Overview

Join a leading AI lab's cutting-edge GenAI team and help build foundational AI models from the ground up. We're seeking Finance subject-matter experts (SMEs) with solid domain expertise to bring rigor and real-world financial judgment to our AI training data.

This is a W-2 employment position with Cincinnatus LLC, with the opportunity to be placed at a leading AI Lab as part of their extended workforce.

2. Key Responsibilities

• Guide research and engineering teams to close knowledge gaps in financial reasoning, analysis, and decision-making.

• Design challenging, domain-relevant finance tasks and write accurate, well-reasoned solutions grounded in real financial practice.

• Evaluate AI model outputs against structured rubrics and provide clear, written feedback on correctness, judgment, and reasoning quality.

• Develop and refine evaluation guidelines and scoring rubrics specific to finance tasks.

• Collaborate with other subject matter experts to ensure consistency and accuracy in training data.

3. Core Qualifications

• 2+ years of dedicated professional experience in finance (e.g., investment banking, asset management, corporate finance, accounting/audit, corporate treasury, financial planning & analysis) — not a generalist role that only touches finance peripherally.

• Professional finance credential required: CFA, ACA, ACCA, or CPA.

• Ability to engage reliably for at least 10 hours/week during weekdays.

• Verbal and written communication skills, problem-solving skills, and interpersonal skills.

About Cincinnatus LLC:Cincinnatus LLC is an enterprise staffing company that partners with leading technology companies to source and employ highly skilled professionals for contingent and contract-based opportunities. Cincinnatus serves as the employer of record for these engagements, providing W-2 employment, payroll, benefits, and compliance, while placing employees directly within client teams to work on high-impact initiatives.

Equal Employment Opportunity:Cincinnatus is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, reproductive health decisions, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, genetic information, political views or activity, or any other legally protected characteristic.