Accounting Evaluation Specialist

About OpenTrain

OpenTrain is the centralized platform for people building careers in AI training and data labeling. We help experienced professionals find and manage high-quality AI training work, consolidate proof-of-work into a single profile, and turn short projects into a durable freelance portfolio.

As the hiring organization for this role, OpenTrain offers structured projects where your domain expertise is the product: apply your accounting judgment to shape how AI systems understand professional finance work.

About AI Training Work

AI training (also called data labeling or human evaluation) is the human side of building intelligent systems. Experts create and review examples—rating outputs, writing justifications, and defining what excellent work looks like—so models learn professional standards.

This role puts accounting subject-matter expertise at the center of evaluation: your judgments will define reproducible grading standards that improve model outputs used across finance workflows.

The Role

You will score AI-generated and human accounting samples against task-specific grading criteria and write clear, evidence-based justifications explaining each score. Work products include reconciliations, close packages, financial statements and disclosures, audit-ready workpapers, and technical accounting memos.

The role emphasizes consistent, defensible judgment, rapid calibration with senior reviewers, and the ability to translate professional accounting standards into repeatable evaluation rubrics.

What You'll Do

• Design and document grading criteria for accounting deliverables and professional work products.
• Score AI-generated and human samples and provide concise written explanations for each rating.
• Apply consistent judgment across reconciliations, close packages, financial statements, disclosures, workpapers, and technical memos.
• Evaluate US GAAP application, month-end close quality, and overall audit readiness.
• Incorporate feedback from senior reviewers, refine scoring approaches, and help calibrate other evaluators.

Requirements

This is an expert-level evaluation role. All core requirements below come from the project specification and will be verified during selection and onboarding.

• 5+ years of professional accounting experience.
• Background in audit, assurance, or advisory at a global accounting firm, or senior accounting roles at a large public company.
• Deep fluency in US GAAP, account reconciliations, financial statement preparation, disclosures, and audit-ready workpapers.
• Strong written communication and the ability to explain professional accounting judgments clearly.
• CPA or equivalent professional certification strongly preferred.
• Prior experience with AI training, evaluation, or human-data projects is a strong plus.
• English language required.

Compensation & Schedule

This is a part-time contractor position with a minimum commitment of 20+ hours per week. Work is remote and worldwide, and schedules are flexible to accommodate time-zone differences.

Pay is hourly (PAY_PER_HOUR). The advertised rate range is $130–$160 USD per hour; listed hourlyRate is $160/hr (hourlyMin $130, hourlyMax $160).

• Employment type: Contractor, Part-time.
• Data type: Document evaluation (financial statements, memos, workpapers).
• Labeling tasks: Evaluation rating and text generation (written justifications).