About the role
Domain Expert - Finance We are hiring experienced accounting professionals to help evaluate, design, and improve AI systems that support real-world accounting workflows. This is a flexible, contract-based role for accountants, auditors, controllers, tax professionals, finance systems experts, and other specialists who can bring practical judgment from hands-on accounting work. Projects in this domain involve applied accounting tasks across a wide range of organizations, industries, and systems. Work is grounded in real accounting artifacts such as financial statements, trial balances, reconciliations, workpapers, ERP exports, audit schedules, tax filings, close checklists, and management reports. Accounting Expertise We Are Looking For We are especially interested in experts with experience in one or more of the following accounting subdomains: Corporate Accounting / General Ledger Accounting Month-end and year-end close processes Journal entries, accruals, prepaid expenses, deferrals, and adjustments Balance sheet reconciliations and variance analysis Trial balance review and financial statement preparation Chart of accounts design and maintenance Audit support and accounting policy application Controllership / Controller Function Ownership or oversight of the monthly close Review of financial statements and accounting schedules Management of accounting policies, procedures, and internal review processes Coordination across AP, AR, payroll, tax, audit, and reporting teams Evaluation of accounting judgment, materiality, and process quality Technical Accounting GAAP and IFRS research and application Revenue recognition, leases, stock-based
compensation, consolidations, business combinations, and complex transactions Accounting memo preparation and review Disclosure evaluation and policy interpretation Support for audit, reporting, or transaction-driven accounting decisions SEC / External Reporting Preparation or review of 10-Ks, 10-Qs, 8-Ks, earnings materials, footnotes, MD&A, and supporting schedules XBRL tagging and SEC reporting workflows Financial statement tie-outs and disclosure controls Public-company reporting processes and audit committee support Audit / Assurance Financial statement audits, reviews, or compilations Audit planning, risk assessment, testing, sampling, and documentation Internal control testing and walkthroughs PBC request lists, audit schedules, confirmations, and substantive testing Review note resolution and workpaper quality assessment Internal Audit / Controls SOX controls, operational audits, and compliance testing Control design, control testing, and remediation tracking Risk assessment and process documentation Coordination with finance, IT, legal, compliance, or external auditors Tax Accounting Federal, state, local, or international tax accounting Tax provision, deferred taxes, uncertain tax positions, and tax planning Sales tax, payroll tax, VAT, nexus, and multi-jurisdictional filing considerations Tax return preparation, review, and research Entity structure and transaction tax analysis FP&A / Financial Planning & Analysis Annual budgets, rolling forecasts, and long-range plans Budget vs. actuals analysis and variance commentary Revenue, margin, expense, headcount, and cash flow modeling Board reporting, KPI dashboards, and scenario analysis Partnership with accounting teams on actuals, accruals, and reporting outputs CAS / Client Accounting or Client Advisory Services Bookkeeping, outsourced accounting, or advisory work for multiple clients Monthly close, reconciliations, AP, payroll, and financial reporting Client dashboards, cash flow analysis, profitability analysis, and budgeting Advisory recommendations based on client financial data Experience translating messy client records into reliable financials Cost Accounting / Management Accounting Product costing, inventory valuation, and standard costing Labor, materials, overhead, and manufacturing variance analysis Department, product, customer, or project profitability analysis Support for pricing, margin, supply chain, or operational decisions Fund, Nonprofit, or Government Accounting Fund accounting, restricted funds, grants, donor reporting, or public-sector accounting Capital calls, distributions, NAV calculations, or investor reporting Grant compliance, fund-based reporting, or program expense allocation Specialized reporting for nonprofit boards, fund administrators, government agencies, or investors AP, AR, Payroll, and Transactional Accounting Vendor bills, payment approvals, expense coding, and 1099 support Invoicing, cash application, collections, aging, and bad debt reserves Payroll entries, payroll tax reconciliations,