Finance & Accounting AI Trainer

Finance & Accounting AI Trainer

Location Chicago, IL 60601 Date Posted September 17, 2026 Job ID 15554 Employment Type Contract Pay rate $125/hour

Scion Staffing has been engaged to conduct a search for a Finance & Accounting AI Trainer for an innovative organization that partners with experienced professionals to evaluate, challenge, and improve artificial intelligence systems. This is a fully remote opportunity posted out of Illinois, offering a flexible schedule and the chance to apply your existing finance or accounting expertise to the rapidly evolving field of AI.

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Finance & Accounting AI Trainer will use real-world professional expertise to develop and evaluate complex tasks designed to challenge AI models and improve their accuracy and reliability. Rather than performing a traditional finance or accounting role, you will review AI-generated work, identify errors, explain your reasoning, and create realistic professional scenarios based on your subject matter expertise. This 12-week project is ideal for experienced professionals who are strong writers, detail-oriented thinkers, and excited to contribute directly to the advancement of AI.

PERKS

• Earn $125 per hour for full project work.
• Work fully remotely with flexibility to complete work throughout the week, including evenings and weekends.
• Participate in an initial 12-week project with the potential for additional project opportunities.
• Receive a $240 flat payment for completing the approximately 3 to 4-hour Starter Assessment.
• Complete paid onboarding and training before beginning full project work, with access to ongoing resources and support.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Evaluate AI-generated finance or accounting responses for accuracy, quality, logic, and completeness.
• Develop realistic, expert-level tasks and scenarios based on your professional experience.
• Identify technical errors and clearly explain the appropriate reasoning, methodology, or treatment.
• Produce thoughtful, source-grounded written work that helps improve AI model performance.
• Follow detailed project instructions while independently managing assignments in a remote environment.
• Apply hands-on expertise across areas such as FP&A, markets, banking, credit, risk, valuation, accounting, financial reporting, audit, tax, GAAP/IFRS, controls, or related disciplines.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Substantive, hands-on professional experience within finance or accounting, with current or recent practical knowledge of the field.
• Strong written communication skills with the ability to clearly explain complex professional reasoning.
• Excellent attention to detail and comfort working through detailed instructions and nuanced problems.
• Strong technology skills, including comfort with web-based platforms, spreadsheets, file management, and remote collaboration tools.
• Ability to independently commit 30 to 40 hours per week, with a minimum commitment of 30 hours weekly throughout the 12-week project.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

This independent contractor opportunity offers a full project rate of $125 per hour, with payments made through PayPal. The initial engagement is expected to last 12 weeks with a commitment of 30 to 40 hours per week. The Starter Assessment is compensated at a flat rate of $240, and approved participants receive paid onboarding and training before beginning full project work. As an independent contractor engagement, traditional employee benefits are not provided.

HOW TO APPLY

For immediate consideration, please submit your resume here!

ABOUT OUR SEARCH FIRM

Scion Staffing is a national award-winning staffing firm! Since 2006, we have had the pleasure of successfully placing thousands of talented professionals with amazing career opportunities. Through our innovative team building and recruiting solutions, we bridge the gap in executive leadership searches, direct hire recruiting, interim leadership placement, and temporary professional staffing. We are proud to be part of the Forbes lists of the Best Recruitment Firms and the Best Executive Search Firms in America. Additionally, Scion has been recognized as a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing firm as well as a top recruitment firm by The Business Times. Additional information about our firm can also be found online.

Scion Staffing, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and service provider and does not discriminate based on race, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, sexual orientation, disability, political affiliation or belief, or any other protected class. We are committed to the principles of Equal Opportunity Employment and are dedicated to making employment decisions based on merit and value, for ourselves, our client companies, and the candidates we represent. For opportunities located in a region that have enacted fair chance, arrest or conviction-based employment ordinances, Scion Staffing proactively follows the enacted guidance and considers for employment all qualified applications with arrest and conviction records. We engage in socially conscious business practices and believe that diverse, equitable, inclusive, and non-biased talent and recruitment processes are foundational to the success of Scion as well as every client organization with whom we partner.