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**Role Overview** - Mercor is seeking senior accounting professionals to build evaluation tasks for AI systems operating in financial reporting, audit, and technical accounting contexts. - The workflows are calibrated to the reporting complexity, materiality stakes, and scope of major public company and enterprise accounting functions. - This role builds worlds on two tracks: a US track (US GAAP, PCAOB standards) and an International track (IFRS, International Standards on Auditing). Experts qualified in either or both tracks are encouraged to apply. - Contributors design accounting scenarios, draft reference outputs, and write rubrics that capture how senior accountants and auditors think. **Key Responsibilities** - Construct accounting scenarios spanning financial statement preparation, technical accounting research, external and internal audit processes, and complex transaction accounting (M&A, revenue recognition, leases). - Build tasks across financial reporting, technical accounting and research, audit and assurance, complex transaction accounting, and internal controls/SOX compliance. - Develop scenarios involving tools such as ERP systems (SAP, Oracle), consolidation software, audit management platforms, and research tools (Bloomberg Tax, RIA Checkpoint) used at major firms. - Apply accounting methodologies (revenue recognition, lease accounting, consolidation) to the standards track a world targets (US: US GAAP/ASC codification, PCAOB standards; International: IFRS, ISA), and produce reference financial statements, technical accounting memos, audit workpapers, and internal control assessments. - Author rubrics that distinguish authentic accounting judgment from generic textbook or CPA exam-level recall. **Ideal Qualifications** - 5+ years working as an accountant, controller, or audit partner at a major accounting firm or corporation (Big Four, or a corporate controller/CFO). - Direct ownership of financial reporting, audit engagements, or technical accounting matters. - Fluency in accounting tooling, plus understanding of regulatory reporting (SEC filings) and audit standards. - A recognized professional credential is strongly preferred (CPA, or an international equivalent such as ACCA or CA); prior rubric or training authorship is a plus.