Financial Subject Matter Expert (SME) - AI Training & Evaluation (United States)

Volga Partners

1d • $35 - $42 • Remote

About The Position

Volga Partners is seeking experienced finance professionals to support the training and evaluation of advanced AI systems used for financial reasoning, analysis, and decision-making. We are looking for Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) with strong real-world experience who can evaluate financial content, identify errors in reasoning, assess accuracy, and help improve the quality of AI-generated outputs. This opportunity is ideal for finance professionals seeking flexible consulting work, project-based engagements, supplemental income, or exposure to emerging AI technologies.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, Business, Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum 5 years of professional experience in Investment Banking, Real Estate Finance, FP&A, Quantitative Finance, Corporate Finance, Asset Management, Financial Consulting, or related disciplines.
• Strong written English communication skills.
• Exceptional analytical and critical-thinking abilities.
• Ability to evaluate financial content and clearly explain reasoning.
• Comfortable working independently in a remote environment.

Nice To Haves

• CFA Charterholder or CFA Candidate.
• CPA, FRM, MBA Finance, Master's in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, or related field.
• Experience in financial modeling, valuation, forecasting, budgeting, investment analysis, risk management, or quantitative research.
• Experience reviewing technical, analytical, or research-based content.
• Previous experience with AI training, model evaluation, data annotation, research projects, or knowledge-based work is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Review and evaluate AI-generated financial content.
• Assess financial accuracy, logic, and business relevance.
• Create and review finance-related prompts, scenarios, and analytical exercises.
• Identify errors, unsupported assumptions, and reasoning gaps.
• Provide structured feedback to improve AI model performance.
• Evaluate complex financial concepts and explain findings clearly.
• Collaborate with project teams to maintain quality standards.
• Meet project deadlines and productivity expectations.

Benefits

• No employee benefits are provided.
• No healthcare, paid time off, retirement benefits, holiday pay, unemployment benefits, or severance benefits are offered.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level