Accountant

Overview

This is an hourly, remote contractor role for an Accounting Subject Matter Expert (SME) to review AI-generated accounting and finance responses and/or create expert accounting content. The role involves evaluating reasoning quality and step-by-step problem-solving while providing precise written feedback. Responsibilities include assessing solutions for accuracy, clarity, completeness, and adherence to prompts; identifying errors in bookkeeping logic, journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, financial statement presentation, and controls; fact-checking technical accounting claims; writing high-quality explanations and model solutions demonstrating correct methods; and rating and comparing multiple responses based on correctness and reasoning quality.

There is no immediate project available for this role; however, qualified candidates will be among the first contacted when relevant opportunities arise. This also provides access to future projects through the expert network.

Responsibilities

• Develop AI training content by creating detailed prompts and gold-standard accounting outputs such as journal entries, explanations, close checklists, reconciliation logic, and scenario analyses.
• Evaluate and rank AI responses to improve correctness, clarity, and adherence to GAAP/IFRS and best practices.
• Test AI outputs for inaccuracies, misleading guidance, unsafe assumptions, and bias; validate reliability across various business scenarios.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• CPA, ACCA, CMA, or local equivalent certification is a strong plus.
• Minimum of 5 years of professional experience in accounting (public accounting, industry, shared services, or advisory).
• Strong knowledge of core accounting areas including revenue and expense recognition, accruals, prepaid/deferred items, fixed assets, inventory basics, payroll basics, and tax awareness.
• Proven ability to prepare and review journal entries, account reconciliations, and month-end close deliverables with attention to auditability.
• Solid understanding of financial statements (profit & loss, balance sheet, cash flow) and common classification and presentation issues.
• Familiarity with internal controls concepts such as segregation of duties, approvals, and documentation standards, as well as audit readiness.
• Ability to evaluate answers for internal consistency including sign conventions, debits/credits, timing, cut-off, and supporting schedules, along with business realism.
• Minimum C1 English proficiency with strong written communication skills to produce clear, structured explanations and follow detailed guidelines.
• Reliable, self-directed, and able to deliver consistent quality in an hourly, remote contractor workflow across time zones.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience with AI data training or annotation, accounting quality assurance, audit review, or technical accounting writing.

Skills

Journal Entries, GAAP/IFRS, Financial Accounting, Financial Analysis, English proficiency, Internal Controls, Financial Statements, Reconciliations, Month-End Close, Bookkeeping

Location

Remote contractor role with flexible time zones.