Internal Audit Expert - AI Trainer

Mercor; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercor is partnering with a leading AI lab to translate audit and controls work into high-quality training data for AI systems. The role focuses on external audit, internal controls (SOX), and leveraging professional judgment to teach AI auditors how to reason like seasoned practitioners.

Ideal candidates have public accounting or internal audit backgrounds (Big 4 or regional firms), CPA or CIA credentials, and a bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.

Qualifications

• Public accounting background (Big 4 or regional firm) and/or internal audit/controls (SOX) background.
• CPA or CIA.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• Strong written communication and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Design audit scenarios: planning, scoping, risk assessment, fieldwork, sampling, and testing papers.
• Review AI outputs for accuracy, evidence, and sound judgment.
• Provide clear written feedback to improve AI audit tasks.
• Collaborate asynchronously with the research team.

Skills

Public accounting audit background

CPA or CIA

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field

Job description

Role Overview

Mercor is collaborating with a leading AI lab to engage experienced audit and controls professionals — external audit and internal audit / SOX. You'll translate real audit and controls work into structured, high-quality training data that teaches AI to reason the way auditors do.

Focus Areas

External audit & assurance · internal audit, risk & controls (SOX).

Key Responsibilities

• Design realistic scenarios from your work — audit planning, scoping & risk assessment; substantive fieldwork, sampling & testing workpapers; the audit report & opinion / engagement wrap-up; PBC support; SOX controls documentation, walkthroughs & testing; issue tracking and remediation validation

• Review and compare AI-generated audit outputs for accuracy, evidential support, and sound professional judgment

• Provide clear written feedback that improves how AI performs audit and controls tasks

• Collaborate asynchronously with the research team

Ideal Qualifications

• Public accounting audit background (Big 4 or regional firm) and/or internal audit / controls (SOX) background

• CPA or CIA

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field

• Strong written communication and attention to detail