US GAAP Accounting & Financial Reporting Expert

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in New York.

📋 Description

• Evaluate AI-generated accounting outputs for practical accounting procedures.

• Ascertain if accounting conclusions are technically accurate and adequately substantiated.

• Confirm that necessary accounting actions have been completed and recorded.

• Identify unsupported figures, incomplete tasks, misapplied standards, fabricated figures, and unfounded assumptions.

• Review US GAAP financial statements and end-of-period reporting.

• Assess reconciliations, substantive analytics, tie-outs, and subledger-to-general-ledger reconciliations.

• Interpret the status of accounting periods as open, locked, or reopened.

• Evaluate accounting errors, misstatements, materiality, adjusting journal entries, deferred tax implications, and ledger posting status.

• Analyze US GAAP treatments, including ASC 606, ASC 842, ASC 350, ASC 360, income tax accounting, ASC 326, ASC 805, reserves, allowances, and significant accounting estimates.

• Review workpapers and accounting memoranda for completeness, professional quality, cross-referencing, sign-off, and evidential support.

• Offer clear agree/disagree rationales and detailed explanations of technical errors and incomplete reasoning.

• Differentiate between minor presentation issues and significant accounting deficiencies.

• Consistently apply evaluation standards and provide feedback to enhance AI performance in professional accounting tasks.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 3 years of professional accounting experience in external audit, controllership, technical accounting, FP&A, tax, or a related field.

• Current or recent hands-on experience with US GAAP.

• Strong professional judgment in financial reporting, accounting estimates, closing processes, and technical accounting.

• Ability to identify unsupported figures, incomplete deliverables, and misapplied accounting standards.

• CPA, actively pursuing CPA qualification, experience in Big Four or accounting firms, industry accounting experience, or a comparable professional background.

• Proficient in reading financial statements, supporting schedules, reconciliations, and accounting workpapers.

• Comfortable utilizing professional accounting software and financial systems.

• Familiarity with tools such as CaseWare, NetSuite, Power BI, or similar audit, ERP, and reporting platforms.

• Excellent written English skills with the ability to articulate accounting conclusions clearly and accurately.

• Work must be conducted without the use of confidential or proprietary information belonging to any employer, client, institution, or any third party.

• H1-B and STEM OPT support is not available for this engagement.

🏝️ Benefits

• Part-time independent contractor position.

• Fully remote work environment.

• Flexible scheduling aligned with project needs.

• Compensation: Up to $75/hour.

• Project durations may vary based on needs and performance.