External Auditor

About the job Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark , General Catalyst , Peter Thiel , Adam D'Angelo , Larry Summers , and Jack Dorsey . Position: Audit Expert Type: Contract Compensation: $60–$85/hour Location: Remote Role Responsibilities Develop long-horizon audit tasks with deterministic rubrics to evaluate agent performance against verifiable ground truth. Create scenarios for Planning : risk assessments with documented ratings and audit programs mapped to assertions. Design Execution tasks: control testing with known populations and confirmations against a ground-truth response set. Conduct Wrap-up activities: workpaper reviews with pre-identified defects and deficiency memos with required fields. Work independently and asynchronously to produce challenging scenarios requiring long sessions of focus. Qualifications Must-Have Bachelor's degree in Accounting. 2+ years in external audit (Big 4 or national firm) or internal audit at a public company. Comfortable with audit artifacts: workpapers, walkthroughs, test matrices, deficiency write-ups. Clear written communication; ability to articulate reasoning and encode it into deterministic rubrics. Preferred CPA or CPA candidate. Expertise in SOX ITGCs , substantive analytics, sampling methodology, revenue or inventory cycles, or specific audit software ( Aura , Clara , Canvas , TeamMate , AuditBoard ). Compensation & Legal Hourly contractor , Paid weekly via Stripe Connect . Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete) Upload resume AI interview based on your resume Submit form Resources & Support For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: https://talent.docs.mercor.com/welcome For any help or support, reach out to: support@mercor.com PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.