Financial Analyst

Job Description

About the job

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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 .

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Position: Finance Expert
Type: Contract
Compensation: $77–$85/hour
Location: Remote
Commitment: 20 hours/week

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Role Responsibilities

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• Author, review, and annotate technical tasks to evaluate AI model performance on finance problems.
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• Produce original problem sets grounded in valuation models, payoff diagrams, and financial statements.
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• Write reference solutions and apply structured quality checks to ensure accuracy.
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• Collaborate with AI research teams to improve task quality and throughput.
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• Work independently and asynchronously with a flexible schedule to meet deadlines.
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Qualifications

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Must-Have

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• PhD in Finance or Financial Economics, or CFA with 3+ years investment or research experience, or BA/BS in Finance with 5+ years applied finance, investment, or corporate finance experience.
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• Working fluency in at least two of: corporate finance, asset pricing, derivatives, risk management, financial statement analysis.
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• Comfortable reading and interpreting valuation models, payoff diagrams, and financial statements.
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• Clear technical writing; able to articulate reasoning step-by-step in written form.
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Compensation & Legal

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• Hourly contractor
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• Paid weekly
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Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)

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• Upload resume
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• AI interview based on your resume
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• Submit form
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Resources & Support

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