Finance Expert - Fully Remote | Upto $90/hr Part-time

mercor; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 124,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercor is seeking a Finance Specialist on a contract basis with CFA/ACA/ACCA/CPA credentials. The role is remote in the United States, requiring availability for at least 10 hours per week during weekdays.

Responsibilities include guiding financial reasoning tasks for AI research teams, designing finance tasks, and evaluating model outputs using structured rubrics. Collaboration with SME's is essential.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of dedicated professional experience in finance.
• Professional finance credential required: CFA, ACA, ACCA, or CPA.
• Ability to engage reliably for at least 10 hours/week during weekdays.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills and interpersonal abilities.

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

Verbal communication

Written communication

Problem solving

Interpersonal skills

Job description

About the job

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 Details

Finance Specialist — CFA/ACA/ACCA/CPA

Type: Contract

Compensation: $65–$90/hour

Location: Remote

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.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of dedicated professional experience in finance (e.g., investment banking, asset management, corporate finance, accounting/audit, corporate treasury, financial planning & analysis).
• 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.