Financial Analyst - Fully Remote | Upto $200/hr

mercor; United States; Remote; USD 138,000 - 276,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly payments via Stripe Connect

Job summary

Mercor offers a remote contract role as Financial Professional to support AI research labs by reviewing finance-related outputs for accuracy. This position emphasizes independent work, rigorous verification of figures and rules against authoritative sources, and collaboration with ML researchers to improve model performance.

The contractor will verify calculations, assess financial reasoning, and provide structured feedback while operating with flexible scheduling.

Qualifications

• U.S.-based finance professional with CPA/EA/CFP/CFA credentials.
• 2+ years in a substantive finance role (tax, financial planning, analysis, IB/PE, or advisory).
• Demonstrated ability to verify figures and rules against authoritative sources.
• Strong quantitative verification skills — able to independently recompute a stated figure.
• Comfort checking rules in unfamiliar systems against official sources.

Responsibilities

• Review AI-generated outputs across a range of finance topics to ensure accuracy and relevance.
• Verify figures and rules against authoritative sources, including conducting quantitative checks.
• Assess financial reasoning and provide structured feedback to improve model performance.
• Collaborate with researchers to assess and enhance AI model performance.
• Work independently and asynchronously with flexible scheduling to meet project goals.

Education

CPA

EA

CFP

CFA

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: Financial Professional

Type: Contract

Compensation: $100–$200/hour

Location: Remote

Role Responsibilities

• Review AI-generated outputs across a range of finance topics to ensure accuracy and relevance.
• Verify figures and rules against authoritative sources, including conducting quantitative checks.
• Assess financial reasoning and provide structured feedback to improve model performance.
• Collaborate with researchers to assess and enhance AI model performance.
• Work independently and asynchronously with flexible scheduling to meet project goals.

Qualifications Must-Have

• U.S.-based finance professional with a recognized credential — CPA , EA , CFP , or CFA .
• 2+ years in a substantive finance role (tax, financial planning, analysis, IB/PE, or advisory).
• Demonstrated ability to verify figures and rules against authoritative sources.
• Strong quantitative verification skills — able to independently recompute a stated figure.
• Comfort checking rules in unfamiliar systems against official sources.

Compensation & Legal

• Independent contractor engagement.
• Paid weekly via Stripe Connect.

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