Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark, General Catalyst, Peter Thiel, Adam D'Angelo, Larry Summers, and Jack Dorsey.
Position: Excel Expert — Finance Type:Contract Compensation:$70–$100/hour Location:Remote Commitment:40 hours/week during weekdays through the end of September, then 20 hours/week thereafter
Role Responsibilities
Guide research teams to close knowledge gaps and improve AI model performance on Excel-based tasks within finance.
Design realistic, domain-relevant Excel tasks drawn from your professional experience, and write accurate, well-structured solutions.
Evaluate Excel tasks and solutions and provide clear, written feedback.
Collaborate with other subject matter experts to ensure consistency and accuracy in training data.
Qualifications
Must-Have
Demonstrated advanced, professional-level Excel expertise, including advanced formulas (e.g., XLOOKUP, INDEX/MATCH, dynamic arrays), PivotTables, financial modeling, dashboards, Power Query, Power Pivot, and macros/VBA.
Hands-on professional experience applying Excel within a finance domain — private equity, investment banking, hedge funds, or equity research (accounting / FP&A also considered), including work such as three-statement models, LBO/DCF and valuation, and forecasting.
Demonstrable career progression in your field.
Prior experience in AI training, human data annotation, or model evaluation — ideally Rubrics-trained on Mercor or a comparable platform — is a strong plus.
Ability to engage reliably for 40 hours/week during weekdays through the end of September, then 20 hours/week thereafter.
Verbal and written communication skills, problem-solving skills, and interpersonal skills.
United States–based only.
Compensation & Legal
W-2 employment with Cincinnatus LLC.
Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)
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Resources & Support
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Numbers & Facts
Location
New York, New York (Remote)
Salary
$70–$100 Per Hour
Skills
Accountingunmatched
Artificial Intelligence (AI)unmatched
Benchmarkingunmatched
Communication Skillsunmatched
Equity Securitiesunmatched
Financeunmatched
Financial Modelingunmatched
Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)unmatched
Forecastingunmatched
Hedge Fundsunmatched
Interpersonal Skillsunmatched
Investment Servicesunmatched
Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA)unmatched
Performance Managementunmatched
Performance Modelingunmatched
Presentation/Verbal Skillsunmatched
Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
Reporting Dashboardsunmatched
Research Laboratoryunmatched
Training Data Setsunmatched
Writing Skillsunmatched
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