Internal Audit Expert - Fully Remote | Upto $120/hr

mercor; United States; Remote; USD 117,000 - 158,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercor is seeking an Audit & Controls Specialist (Contract) to join our remote team. You will design audit scenarios, review AI-generated outputs, and help build robust SOX controls and documentation.

Ideal candidates have a public accounting audit background (Big 4 or regional), a CPA or CIA, and strong written communication with meticulous attention to detail. This contract role offers remote work flexibility.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Design audit scenarios, including planning, scoping, risk assessment, fieldwork, sampling, testing, and wrap-up.
• Review AI-generated audit outputs for accuracy and evidential support.
• Provide written feedback to improve AI performance in audit and controls tasks.
• Collaborate asynchronously with the research team to enhance AI model training and evaluation.
• Develop SOX controls documentation, walkthroughs, testing, issue tracking, and remediation validation.

Skills

SOX knowledge

Audit background

Written communication

Attention to detail

Education

CPA or CIA

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance/related field

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: Audit & Controls Specialist (External / Internal SOX) Type: Contract Compensation: $80–$120/hour Location: Remote

Role Responsibilities

• Design realistic scenarios from audit work, including audit planning, scoping, risk assessment, substantive fieldwork, sampling, testing workpapers, audit reports, and engagement wrap-up.
• Review AI-generated audit outputs for accuracy, evidential support, and sound professional judgment.
• Provide clear written feedback to improve AI performance in audit and controls tasks.
• Collaborate asynchronously with the research team to enhance AI model training and evaluation.
• Develop SOX controls documentation, walkthroughs, testing, issue tracking, and remediation validation.

Qualifications Must-Have

• 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.