Remote | Senior Accounting Expert — $60–$70/hour

24-Mag • New York, NY

21h • $60 - $70 • Remote

About The Position

We are sharing a specialised part-time consulting opportunity for senior accounting professionals with deep expertise in financial reporting, audit, technical accounting, complex transactions, and internal controls. This role supports advanced AI evaluation work focused on realistic accounting and audit workflows. Selected experts will design complex financial scenarios, develop reference outputs, and create evaluation rubrics that reflect how experienced accountants, controllers, and auditors apply professional judgement across US GAAP, IFRS, audit standards, and enterprise reporting environments.

Requirements

• 5+ years of professional experience in accounting, audit, controllership, technical accounting, or a closely related field
• Senior-level experience as an Accountant, Controller, Audit Leader, Audit Partner, CFO, or comparable finance professional
• Direct ownership of financial reporting, audit engagements, technical accounting matters, or internal-control programmes
• Strong knowledge of US GAAP, IFRS, or both
• Familiarity with PCAOB standards, International Standards on Auditing, or comparable audit frameworks
• Experience with complex accounting areas such as revenue recognition, leases, consolidation, or M&A
• Strong familiarity with enterprise accounting systems and professional research tools
• Understanding of regulatory reporting requirements, including SEC reporting where relevant
• Ability to communicate complex accounting reasoning clearly and precisely in writing

Nice To Haves

• CPA, ACCA, CA, or a comparable recognised professional credential is strongly preferred
• Experience developing training materials, technical guidance, evaluation rubrics, or professional review frameworks is advantageous

Responsibilities

• Develop realistic scenarios involving financial statement preparation and complex reporting issues
• Create tasks requiring technical accounting research and interpretation
• Apply US GAAP, ASC guidance, IFRS, or comparable reporting frameworks depending on the scenario
• Evaluate accounting conclusions for technical accuracy, completeness, and appropriate professional judgement
• Produce reference financial statements, accounting analyses, and technical memoranda
• Develop scenarios involving external and internal audit processes
• Create tasks covering audit planning, evidence evaluation, risk assessment, and audit documentation
• Apply relevant PCAOB standards, International Standards on Auditing, or comparable frameworks
• Review AI-generated audit reasoning for accuracy, materiality considerations, and procedural soundness
• Produce reference audit workpapers and assurance-related analyses
• Create tasks involving mergers and acquisitions, revenue recognition, leases, consolidation, and other complex transactions
• Apply relevant accounting methodologies to challenging fact patterns
• Assess assumptions, classifications, calculations, and reporting treatments
• Identify technically weak or unsupported accounting conclusions
• Develop reference analyses demonstrating senior-level accounting judgement
• Build scenarios involving internal controls, SOX compliance, and financial-reporting processes
• Evaluate control design, implementation, and operating effectiveness
• Develop internal-control assessments and remediation recommendations
• Assess financial reporting risks and related control responses
• Review AI-generated outputs for regulatory and procedural consistency
• Develop tasks involving ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle, or comparable platforms
• Apply familiarity with consolidation software, audit-management systems, and accounting research tools
• Structure financial and technical accounting information into clear, reviewable outputs
• Evaluate workflows involving enterprise reporting and accounting systems
• Assess whether technical conclusions are appropriately supported by available data and authoritative guidance
• Design expert-level evaluation tasks across accounting, audit, and financial-reporting workflows
• Draft reference outputs demonstrating strong professional accounting judgement
• Develop rubrics that distinguish senior-level reasoning from generic textbook or examination-level responses
• Review AI-generated accounting outputs for technical accuracy, completeness, and practical relevance
• Identify subtle accounting errors, unsupported assumptions, and incomplete analyses
• Provide clear written rationale supporting evaluation decisions

Benefits

• Part-time independent contractor engagement
• Fully remote
• Flexible scheduling based on project requirements
• Compensation: $60–$70/hour
• Projects may be extended, shortened, or concluded based on project needs and performance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed