Accounting Expert - Remote

YO AI Labs; Cape Town; Remote; ZAR 1,467,000 - 2,120,000; Full time

Job summary

YO AI Labs is seeking a Financial Systems & Accounting Expert to support AI-driven financial training and data evaluation from a remote, worldwide setting. The contractor role focuses on accounting operations, financial reporting, and ERP systems.

You’ll apply accounting judgment to improve AI-generated outputs and training data. Ideal candidates have 3+ years in accounting, strong Excel skills, and hands-on experience with major ERP platforms.

Qualifications

• 3+ years hands-on experience in financial accounting and reporting.
• Proven experience preparing or reviewing journal entries, reconciliations and financial statements.
• Hands-on with NetSuite, SAP, Oracle, QuickBooks, Xero, Sage Intacct, Dynamics 365, Workday.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Familiarity with tools like BlackLine, Bill.com, Ramp, Brex, Stripe, Avalara, Anaplan, Tableau or Power BI a plus.
• Prior paid experience in AI training, data annotation or rubric-based grading is required.
• Strong written and verbal English communication (B2 level or above).

Responsibilities

• Evaluate AI-generated accounting outputs for accuracy, calculations, journal entries, and treatments.
• Review and annotate financial statements, reconciliations, journal entries, and month-end close workpapers.
• Identify accounting errors, misstatements, and inconsistencies and provide corrections with rationale.
• Assess accounting workflows and financial systems logic across NetSuite, SAP, Oracle, QuickBooks, Xero, and Dynamics 365.
• Apply rubrics to evaluate, rank, and grade AI-generated responses.
• Create realistic accounting scenarios, examples, and reference answers for AI training.
• Provide clear, actionable feedback to improve model performance and accounting accuracy.
• Support financial processes from transaction recording through month-end close and financial reporting.

Skills

Accounting

Financial Reporting

Financial Systems

NetSuite

GSAP

QuickBooks

Microsoft Excel

Account Reconciliations

Journal Entries & Month-End Close

AI Training / Human Data Evaluation

Tools

NetSuite

SAP

Oracle

QuickBooks

Xero

Dynamics 365

Sage Intacct

Workday

BlackLine

Bill.com

Ramp

Brex

Stripe

Avalara

Anaplan

Tableau

Power BI

Job description

Financial Systems & Accounting Expert

Role Type: Contractor
Location: Remote, Worldwide
Schedule: Flexible

Role Overview

micro1 is engaging Financial Systems & Accounting Experts to support a customer project focused on accounting operations, financial reporting, and ERP systems. You'll apply your accounting judgment and financial systems expertise to evaluate and improve AI-generated outputs and training data.

Prior experience in AI training or human-data work is required. Simply using AI features within accounting software does not qualify.

Scope of Work

• Evaluate AI-generated accounting outputs for accuracy, calculations, journal entries, and accounting treatments.
• Review and annotate financial statements, reconciliations, journal entries, and month-end close workpapers.
• Identify accounting errors, misstatements, and inconsistencies and provide appropriate corrections with clear rationale.
• Assess accounting workflows and financial systems logic across platforms such as NetSuite, SAP, Oracle, QuickBooks, Xero, and Dynamics 365.
• Apply written rubrics to evaluate, rank, and grade AI-generated responses.
• Create realistic accounting scenarios, examples, and reference answers for AI training.
• Provide clear, actionable feedback to improve model performance and accounting accuracy.
• Support financial processes from transaction recording through month-end close and financial reporting.

Required Skills

• Accounting
• Financial Reporting
• Financial Systems
• NetSuite
• GSAP
• QuickBooks
• Microsoft Excel
• Account Reconciliations
• Journal Entries & Month-End Close
• AI Training / Human Data Evaluation

Preferred Qualifications

• 3+ years of hands-on experience in financial accounting, corporate accounting, audit, bookkeeping, financial reporting, management accounting, cost accounting, or FP&A with substantial accounting responsibilities.
• Proven experience preparing or reviewing journal entries, reconciliations, and financial statements.
• Hands-on experience with NetSuite, SAP, Oracle, QuickBooks, Xero, Sage Intacct, Dynamics 365, Workday, or comparable financial systems.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Familiarity with tools such as BlackLine, Bill.com, Ramp, Brex, Stripe, Avalara, Anaplan, Tableau, or Power BI is a plus.
• Prior paid experience in AI training, data annotation, labeling, RLHF, AI response evaluation, model evaluation, or rubric-based grading is required.
• Strong written and verbal English communication skills (B2 level or above).
• Ability to work independently and meet project quality standards and deadlines.
• Reliable internet connection and immediate availability.