Overview
This is an hourly, remote contractor role for an Accounting Subject Matter Expert (SME). The work involves reviewing AI-generated accounting and finance responses and/or creating expert accounting content. You will evaluate the quality of reasoning and step-by-step problem-solving, provide precise written feedback, and help ensure outputs are accurate and complete.
Please note: there is no immediate project for this role. If qualified, you will be among the first experts contacted when relevant opportunities arise, including future projects available through an expert network.
Responsibilities
- Develop AI training content by creating detailed prompts and gold-standard accounting outputs, including:
- journal entries
- written explanations and close checklists
- reconciliation logic
- scenario analyses
- Optimize AI performance by evaluating, rating, and ranking multiple AI responses to improve correctness, clarity, and adherence to GAAP/IFRS and best practices.
- Ensure model integrity by testing AI outputs for inaccuracies, misleading guidance, unsafe assumptions, and bias; validate reliability across business scenarios.
- Assess response quality for accuracy, clarity, completeness, and adherence to the prompt.
- Identify issues in bookkeeping logic, journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, financial statement presentation, and controls.
- Fact-check technical accounting claims.
- Write high-quality explanations and model solutions that demonstrate correct methods.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
- CPA/ACCA/CMA (or local equivalent) is a strong plus.
- 5+ years of professional experience in accounting, such as public accounting, industry, shared services, or advisory.
- Strong command of core accounting areas, including:
- revenue/expense recognition
- accruals
- prepaid/deferred items
- fixed assets
- inventory basics
- payroll basics
- taxes 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 (P&L, balance sheet, cash flow) and common classification/presentation issues.
- Familiarity with internal controls concepts, including segregation of duties, approvals, and documentation standards, with audit readiness.
- Ability to evaluate answers for internal consistency, including sign conventions, debits/credits, timing, cut-off, and supporting schedules, as well as business realism.
- Minimum C1 English proficiency, with the ability to write 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/annotation, accounting QA, audit review, or technical accounting writing.
Compensation & Benefits
- Hourly, remote contractor role. (Compensation details were not provided.)
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