M&A Valuation Expert - CPA

Mercor; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercor is collaborating with a leading AI lab to engage experienced transaction advisory and valuation professionals. You'll translate real M&A, due diligence, and valuation work into structured, high-quality training data that teaches AI to reason the way deal teams do.

Ideal candidates bring hands-on QoE, valuation, and deal modeling experience, along with a CPA or CFA a plus; a bachelor's degree in accounting or finance is required.

Qualifications

• Hands-on ownership of QoE, valuation, or deal models.
• Experience in transaction advisory or corporate development.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance.
• CPA, ASA/ABV/CFA a plus for valuation focus.
• Strong written communication and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Design realistic scenarios from your work—QoE analyses, working-capital and net-debt analyses, and valuation models.
• Review and compare AI-generated advisory outputs for analytical accuracy, defensible assumptions, and sound professional judgment.
• Provide clear written feedback that improves how AI performs transaction and valuation tasks.
• Collaborate asynchronously with the research team.

Skills

QoE ownership

Deal modeling

Financial due diligence

M&A advisory experience

Strong written communication

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance

Job description

Role Overview

Mercor is collaborating with a leading AI lab to engage experienced transaction advisory and valuation professionals. You'll translate real M&A, due diligence, and valuation work into structured, high-quality training data that teaches AI to reason the way deal teams do.

Focus Areas

M&A / transaction advisory financial due diligence (quality of earnings) business valuation purchase accounting (ASC 805) support.

Key Responsibilities

• Design realistic scenarios from your work — quality-of-earnings (QoE) analyses, working-capital and net-debt analyses, financial due-diligence findings, valuation models (DCF, comparable companies, precedent transactions), purchase price allocation (ASC 805), and deal / LBO models
• Review and compare AI-generated advisory outputs for analytical accuracy, defensible assumptions, and sound professional judgment
• Provide clear written feedback that improves how AI performs transaction and valuation tasks
• Collaborate asynchronously with the research team

Ideal Qualifications

• Transaction advisory (Big 4 TAS / boutique) and/or corporate development, investment banking, or valuation background
• CPA, and/or ASA / ABV / CFA a plus for valuation-leaning candidates
• Hands-on ownership of QoE, valuation, or deal models
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
• Strong written communication and attention to detail