Tax AI Training Specialist

Obsidian; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercor collaborates with a leading AI lab to translate real-world tax compliance, provision, and planning work into structured training data that teaches AI to reason like tax accountants. You will convert complex tax tasks into high-quality data for AI systems.

The role focuses on diverse tax domains including corporate, individual, partnership, SALT, and international matters, with a strong emphasis on accuracy and defensibility.

Qualifications

• CPA or EA certification required.
• Clear tax sub-specialty: corporate, individual, partnership, SALT, or international.
• Public accounting or in-house tax experience required.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• Strong written communication and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Design realistic tax scenarios from your work (1040/1120/1120-S/1065), tax provision, responses to notices/IDRs, and controversy support.
• Review and compare AI-generated tax outputs for technical accuracy.
• Provide clear written feedback that improves AI tax tasks.
• Collaborate asynchronously with the research team.

Skills

CPA or EA

Tax sub-specialty

Strong written communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field

Job description

Mercor collaborates with a leading AI lab to translate real-world tax compliance, provision, and planning work into structured training data that teaches AI to reason like tax accountants. You will convert complex tax tasks into high-quality data for AI systems.

The role focuses on diverse tax domains including corporate, individual, partnership, SALT, and international matters, with a strong emphasis on accuracy and defensibility.