Accounting Expert (CL Funnel)

What you'll do

Mercor is working with a leading AI lab to capture how accountants actually reason through routine work, and this listing casts the widest net of any Mercor accounting role. Audit, tax, financial reporting, bookkeeping, controllership, forensic and accounting-systems specialists are all named.

The tasks are grounded in day-to-day practice rather than headline transactions:

• Design realistic scenarios from your own work: statement preparation, reconciliations, journal entries, audit procedures, tax filings, month-end close, internal controls
• Review and compare AI-generated outputs for accuracy, GAAP or IFRS compliance and sound professional judgment
• Build structured examples that show how an accountant works a problem through
• Write clear feedback on what the model got wrong, and collaborate asynchronously with the research team

Compared with Mercor's Accounting Expert listing, which targets Big Four and controller-level people writing rubrics for complex reporting, this one is closer to the ledger. If your strength is the close, the reconciliation or the return rather than the technical memo, this is the better fit.

Who qualifies

• US residence (a hard location requirement)
• 3+ years in accounting, audit, tax, bookkeeping or finance operations, in public accounting, in-house, advisory or a firm
• A CPA, CA, ACCA, CMA, EA or equivalent credential is required, not just preferred
• A bachelor's degree in accounting, finance or a related field
• Comfort with common tools such as QuickBooks, NetSuite, SAP, Oracle and Excel
• Strong written communication and attention to detail

The EA is worth noting: enrolled agents are rarely named on expert AI listings, and bookkeeping experience counts here, unlike Mercor's Bay Area accounting role which rules it out.

How applying works

The ad lays out the process: submit a resume or a short summary of your experience, fill in a form on practice area, specialties and certifications, and possibly complete a brief sample task. Follow-up usually comes within a few days.

What it pays

A flat $80 per hour. The ad describes a contract engagement but does not publish payment method, payment frequency or visa terms, so ask before you start. Strong contributors can move into reviewer, lead and domain-expert roles, per the ad, though no rates are given for those.

Worth knowing

Good:

• Every accounting specialty is welcome, including tax and bookkeeping
• $80 flat for a 3-year bar is a solid rate
• A short, clearly described application process
• A stated progression path to reviewer and lead roles

Less good:

• US only, and a professional credential is mandatory
• No weekly hours or project length stated
• Payment terms are not published on the listing
• The AI lab is not named

About this listing

Posted by Mercor as a remote contract for US-based accountants, confirmed open on 24 September 2026. Credential, degree and location requirements are the ad's own. The ad does not explain the "CL Funnel" label in the title. See Mercor.