Remote Excel QA Lead — Data & Formula Quality

YO IT Consulting; Finland (MN); On-site; USD 55,104 - 96,432; Full time

Job summary

YO IT Consulting seeks an experienced Excel Quality Assurance Lead for a remote, contract-based role overseeing QA across AI-driven Excel training projects. You will review AI-generated formulas, spreadsheet workflows, and trainer outputs, providing precise feedback and enforcing project rubrics to ensure accuracy and clarity.

You will lead or support remote QA teams, maintain style guides and onboarding materials, and communicate guideline updates via Discord.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a relevant field or equivalent professional experience.
• 3+ years of professional Excel experience in analysis, reporting, financial modelling, operations, BI, accounting, data cleaning, training, or spreadsheet QA.
• Strong knowledge of formulas, functions, cell references, lookup logic, dynamic arrays, pivot tables, charts, conditional formatting, data validation, and spreadsheet modelling best practices.
• Ability to identify issues such as incorrect formulas, wrong references, circular logic, poor assumptions, missing edge cases, fragile models, misleading charts, or incomplete explanations.
• Familiarity with advanced Excel features such as XLOOKUP, INDEX/MATCH, SUMIFS, COUNTIFS, FILTER, SORT, UNIQUE, LET, LAMBDA, Power Query, Power Pivot, VBA/macros, Solver, and scenario modelling is preferred.
• Experience leading or supporting remote teams of trainers, analysts, reviewers, finance professionals, educators, or QAs is strongly preferred.
• Comfortable with Discord, Google Sheets, Google Docs, trackers, dashboards, Excel Online, Google Sheets, and PM systems.
• Highly organized and able to maintain style guides, trackers, FAQs, honeypots, calibration tasks, and onboarding materials.
• Experience with AI training, data annotation, LLM evaluation, spreadsheet QA, or rubric‑based review is a strong plus.

Responsibilities

• Spot‑check Excel/spreadsheet items and provide feedback through DMs.
• Review AI‑generated formulas, spreadsheet workflows, financial models, data‑cleaning steps, pivot‑table guidance, charts, and explanations.
• Communicate guideline changes and Excel‑specific standards on Discord.
• Answer questions around formulas, references, lookup logic, dynamic arrays, pivot tables, Power Query, modelling assumptions, and rubric interpretation.
• DM inactive contributors and manage activation follow‑ups.
• Create Excel documentation, style guides, examples, trackers, FAQs, honeypots, and onboarding materials.
• Run onboarding/training calls for Excel contributors.
• Flag misleading analysis, fragile spreadsheet logic, incorrect formulas, or risky business/financial assumptions.
• Improve QA processes based on recurring spreadsheet‑quality gaps.

Skills

Excel analysis

Data analysis

QA leadership

Remote team support

Guideline adherence

Education

Finance/Accounting/Business/Data Analytics degree

Tools

Excel

Power Query

Power Pivot

VBA/macros

XLOOKUP

INDEX/MATCH

SUMIFS

COUNTIFS

Pivot Tables

Google Sheets

Job description

YO IT Consulting seeks an experienced Excel Quality Assurance Lead for a remote, contract-based role overseeing QA across AI-driven Excel training projects. You will review AI-generated formulas, spreadsheet workflows, and trainer outputs, providing precise feedback and enforcing project rubrics to ensure accuracy and clarity.

You will lead or support remote QA teams, maintain style guides and onboarding materials, and communicate guideline updates via Discord.