Senior Financial Reporting & GAAP Specialist

Mercor; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercor is seeking an experienced accounting professional to support financial reporting under US GAAP and the close process. You will review AI-generated accounting tasks for accuracy, ensure entries are booked, and verify supporting deliverables with a focus on accuracy and evidentiary support.

The role requires 3+ years in external audit, controllership, FP&A, or tax, and CPA-candidate status or equivalent. Proficiency with accounting software and financial statements is preferred.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional accounting experience in one or more of: external audit, controllership / technical accounting, FP&A, or tax
• Current or recent hands-on work under US GAAP
• CPA (or actively pursuing), Big 4 / firm / industry experience, or equivalent
• Comfort working inside accounting software and reading financial statements and supporting schedules

Responsibilities

• Review AI-agent attempts at realistic accounting tasks and judge whether each conclusion is correct and adequately supported
• Confirm work is actually completed and recorded — entries booked, findings logged, deliverables filed — not just described
• Catch fabricated or overstated work: invented support, procedures claimed but not performed, unsupported figures
• Judge completeness and whether the right method was applied to the right problem; require verify-before-finalize
• Write clear, specific agree/disagree rationales on each attempt

Skills

US GAAP knowledge

Analytical mindset

Professional judgment

Attention to detail

Education

CPA or CPA candidate

Big 4 / firm or industry experience

Tools

CaseWare

NetSuite

Power BI

Job description

Mercor is seeking an experienced accounting professional to support financial reporting under US GAAP and the close process. You will review AI-generated accounting tasks for accuracy, ensure entries are booked, and verify supporting deliverables with a focus on accuracy and evidentiary support.

The role requires 3+ years in external audit, controllership, FP&A, or tax, and CPA-candidate status or equivalent. Proficiency with accounting software and financial statements is preferred.