Accounting & Audit Domain Expert

Weekday (YC W21)

. Vet the quality of accounting and audit knowledge work tasks and model outputs .

Posted 9/18/2026full-timeCalifornia City • California • United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $60 - $100 per hourWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in accounting and audit practices, with a focus on developing and evaluating tasks, standards, and solutions. Proficient in translating complex accounting judgments into clear, teachable criteria while collaborating effectively with diverse teams.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Active Professional Credential (CPA, CA, CIA, CFE, CMA)4+ Years of Substantive Accounting or Audit ExperienceHands-On Working Use of Large Language ModelsGenuine Specialization in Accounting or Audit DomainExcellent Written Communication

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Hard Skills

Accounting KnowledgeAudit KnowledgeTask DesignEvaluation Set DevelopmentBenchmark CreationDomain-Specific SkillsInstruction Specification WritingQuality VettingStandards CalibrationProblem Solving

Soft Skills

CollaborationWritten FeedbackAttention to Detail

Certifications & Qualifications

CPACACIACFECMA

Industry Keywords

Accounting StandardsAudit PracticesEngagement OwnershipReporting CyclesBay Area Residency

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Vet the quality of accounting and audit knowledge work tasks and model outputs
Identify missing behaviors, weak reasoning, misapplied standards, unsupported accounting treatments, and answers that would not survive partner review
Write instruction specifications and produce golden solutions to accounting and audit problems
Define new tasks reflecting how accounting and audit work is performed in practice
Design challenging accounting and audit tasks, evaluation sets, benchmarks, domain-specific skills, and tools
Collaborate with research teams, client researchers, and adjacent-field specialists
Calibrate standards and translate tacit accounting judgment into explicit, teachable criteria

Requirements

What you’ll need

Active professional credential, for example CPA, CA, CIA, CFE, or CMA
Bachelor's or master's degree in accounting or a closely related field
4+ years of substantive accounting or audit experience at a recognized institution
Bookkeeping-only roles do not count
Genuine specialization in at least one accounting or audit domain
Clear progression to a senior level with real ownership of engagements or reporting cycles
Hands-on working use of large language models in professional work
Able to commit reliably to 40 hours per week for an initial engagement of 6 months
Living in the Bay Area, California
Able to work on-site with the client's team multiple days each week, when required
Candidates not currently based in the Bay Area must be willing to relocate there at their own cost
Excellent written communication and ability to give precise, well-structured written feedback

Benefits

Comp & perks

Relocation assistance is not provided