FP&A Expert

Mercor

. Review and QA AI-agent rollouts in Financial Forecaster against the actual model and source documents .

Posted 9/19/2026contractRemote • United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $70 - $110 per hourWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in Financial Forecaster, with a strong background in FP&A, financial reporting, and technical accounting. Capable of navigating complex multidimensional models and ensuring compliance with GAAP and non-GAAP standards.

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Financial Forecaster ProficiencyFP&A ExperienceTechnical Accounting KnowledgeGAAP ComplianceScenario Creation and Locking

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Hard Skills

Financial ReportingMultidimensional Model NavigationCSV Data LoadingVariance CommentaryCovenant Mechanics KnowledgeScenario Notes UnderstandingAssumption Change LogsEntity and Segment KnowledgeForecast Vintage ManagementDocument Type Identification

Soft Skills

Sound JudgmentAttention to Detail

Certifications & Qualifications

CPACFAMBA

Industry Keywords

FP&AFinancial ReportingTechnical AccountingLender ReportingTreasuryControllershipGAAPNon-GAAPCompliance CertificatesSEC Reporting

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Review and QA AI-agent rollouts in Financial Forecaster against the actual model and source documents
Determine whether agents use the correct scenario, account, coordinate, accounting basis, conclusion, and deliverable
Identify failure modes and tasks that are too easy or solvable without using Financial Forecaster
Refine task prompts and seeded worlds to reflect authentic FP&A and lender-reporting work
Update grading guidance so correct answers pass and wrong answers fail
Detect gating failures, including wrong scenario or vintage, wrong accounting basis, excluded add-backs, unwritten model corrections, and conclusions given away by source documents
Catch plausible-but-wrong answers involving incorrect grain or inconsistencies across reporting packs
Work on projects training and enhancing AI systems for Mercor and its AI-lab and enterprise partners

Requirements

What you’ll need

Use Financial Forecaster regularly, weekly or more, as part of current or recent professional work
5+ years of professional experience in FP&A, financial reporting, technical accounting, lender reporting, treasury, or controllership
Experience as an FP&A analyst/manager, financial reporting analyst, technical accounting analyst, treasury/lender-reporting analyst, or controller
Ability to navigate multidimensional models, dimensions, account hierarchies, and exact-grain cube slices
Ability to create, configure, identify, and lock scenarios, including understanding parent inheritance and forecast vintage
Ability to distinguish input accounts from calculated accounts and determine when to edit formulas versus override assumption cells
Experience loading actuals and driver data through CSV imports with correct units and scale
Knowledge of scenario notes, driver notes, policy notes, planning notes, assumption change logs, and variance commentary
Ability to identify tasks and outputs Financial Forecaster cannot produce
Ability to read models, reporting packs, scenarios, overrides, and inherited values
Ability to trace reported figures to their account, scenario, and coordinate and distinguish genuine tie-outs from coincidences
Knowledge of entity, department, segment, consolidated, product, region, time, and facility dimensions
Knowledge of covenant mechanics, including frozen GAAP, test periods, fixed charge coverage, total net leverage, EBITDA add-backs and caps, funded indebtedness, borrowing base, eligible accounts, redetermination, and compliance certificates
Understanding of parent/child scenarios, consolidated versus entity results, and the effect of amendments, consents, or waivers
Knowledge of GAAP, non-GAAP, covenant measures, non-GAAP reconciliation, AICPA PFI guidance, ASC 205-40, ASC 280, SAB 99 / Topic 1M, Release 33-10751, and Reg S-K Item 303
Ability to identify correct document types and complete deliverables
Familiarity with scenario creation and locking, saved views, and exports for large result sets
Sound judgment on accuracy and completeness, including identifying plausible-but-wrong answers
Bonus: credit agreement compliance and borrowing base reporting; going concern or impairment analysis; segment reporting; SEC reporting or disclosure committee experience; hands-on experience across multiple models and entities
CPA, CFA, or MBA welcome but not required
Must be eligible to work without H1-B or STEM OPT support

Benefits

Comp & perks

Fully remote role with flexible scheduling
Projects can be extended, shortened, or concluded early depending on needs and performance
Weekly payments via Stripe or Wise
Competitive pay
Collaboration with leading researchers
Opportunity to help shape next-generation AI systems
Referral payments of up to $440 per successful referral (restrictions may apply)