Tax AI Training Specialist

Obsidian; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercor, in collaboration with a leading AI lab, seeks experienced tax professionals to translate real tax work into high-quality training data for AI.

You will cover tax compliance, provision, and planning tasks across corporate, individual, partnerships, SALT, and international areas, crafting realistic scenarios and providing feedback to improve AI reasoning.

Ideal candidates hold CPA or EA, strong written communication, and a background in public accounting or in-house tax.

Qualifications

• CPA or EA certification required.
• Clear tax sub-specialty focus.
• Public accounting or in-house tax experience preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• Strong written communication and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Design realistic tax scenarios from tax work (1040/1120/1120-S/1065) and related areas.
• Review and compare AI outputs for accuracy and defensible positions.
• Provide written feedback to improve AI tax task performance.
• Collaborate asynchronously with the research team.

Skills

CPA or EA (Enrolled Agent)

Tax sub-specialty

Public accounting experience

Strong written communication

Education

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

Job description

Mercor, in collaboration with a leading AI lab, seeks experienced tax professionals to translate real tax work into high-quality training data for AI.

You will cover tax compliance, provision, and planning tasks across corporate, individual, partnerships, SALT, and international areas, crafting realistic scenarios and providing feedback to improve AI reasoning.

Ideal candidates hold CPA or EA, strong written communication, and a background in public accounting or in-house tax.