Internal Audit Expert - AI Trainer

Mercor; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercor is partnering with a leading AI lab to translate real-world audit and controls work into structured training data for AI models. You will contribute substantial audit experience to develop datasets that teach AI to reason like auditors.

Ideal candidates bring external and internal audit (SOX) expertise, CPA or CIA, and strong writing skills to craft precise, high-quality data for model training and evaluation.

Qualifications

• Public accounting audit background with Big 4 or regional firm experience.
• CPA or CIA certification.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• Strong written communication and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Design realistic audit scenarios for planning, scoping, risk assessment, and testing.
• Review AI outputs for accuracy, evidential support, and professional judgment.
• Provide written feedback to improve AI audit and controls tasks.
• Collaborate asynchronously with the research team.

Skills

Audit background

CPA or CIA

Strong written communication

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