Financial Professional
Obsidian · Remote
- Pay
- $100–200/hr
- Commitment
- hourly
- Source
- mercor
About this role
**1\. Role Overview** Mercor is partnering with a leading AI organization to engage credentialed finance professionals for a project focused on improving the financial reasoning of AI systems. This flexible, contract-based engagement involves evaluating financial scenarios, verifying figures and rules, and refining model outputs. **2\. Key Responsibilities** - Review AI-generated outputs across a range of finance topics - Verify figures and rules against authoritative sources, including quantitative checks - Assess financial reasoning and provide structured feedback on model performance - Collaborate with researchers to assess and improve model performance **3\. Ideal Qualifications** - U.S.-based finance professional with a recognized credential — CPA, EA, CFP, or CFA (in good standing where applicable) - 2+ years in a substantive finance role (tax, financial planning, analysis, IB/PE, or advisory) - Demonstrated ability to verify figures and rules against authoritative sources, including basic quantitative checks - Strong quantitative verification — able to independently recompute a stated figure - Comfort checking rules in unfamiliar systems against official sources **4\. More About the Opportunity** - Remote and asynchronous — flexible scheduling - Project-based work at the intersection of finance and AI **5\. Compensation & Contract Terms** - $100–200/hour for U.S.-based professionals - Paid weekly via Stripe Connect - Independent contractor engagement **6\. Application Process** - Submit your resume to begin - Complete a short form outlining your credential and finance background - Mercor will follow up with qualified applicants **7\. About Mercor** - Mercor is a talent marketplace that connects top experts with leading AI labs and research organizations - Our investors include Benchmark, General Catalyst, Adam D'Angelo, Larry Summers, and Jack Dorsey - Thousands of professionals across law, engineering, research, and creative domains use Mercor to collaborate on frontier AI projects
Skills & domains
- ai-training
- rlhf
- sme
- annotation
- Finance
