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. Qualified candidates will be among the first contacted when relevant opportunities arise and will gain 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, documentation standards, and audit readiness.
• Ability to evaluate answers for internal consistency (sign conventions, debits/credits, timing, cut-off, supporting schedules) and 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 in financial analysis, financial accounting, GAAP/IFRS, internal controls, financial statements, reconciliations, month-end close, journal entries, and bookkeeping.

Location

Remote contractor position with flexible time zones.