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Corporate Finance Analyst AI Evaluation

You will help improve AI systems by reviewing corporate finance content and producing analytical work that reflects real finance, treasury, M&A, and enterprise finance practices. The work is project-based, remote, flexible, and asynchronous.

Field: Finance & accounting
Where: United States
Commitment: part time
Hours: up to 20/week
Asks for: PhD
Posted: 6 days ago

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How this pay compares

The title points to rating and reviewing ai output: judging a model's answers or code against guidelines, such as which of two is better or whether one is correct and safe. What each kind of AI training work pays

At $80/hr, this role pays more than 40% of the 175 open finance & accounting roles with a listed pay range, below the median of $85.

Open finance & accounting roles that ask for a PhD have a median of $98/hr (10 roles).

Among platforms with 10 or more priced finance & accounting roles, micro1 has the highest median ($90/hr across 23 roles) and Alignerr the lowest ($73/hr across 35).

OpenTrain AI roles that closed since late October stayed listed a median of 31 days (122 roles). OpenTrain AI posted this one 6 days ago.

Computed from 2,746 open roles we track across Mercor, micro1, Handshake AI, Alignerr, Appen and OpenTrain AI, refreshed daily. Midpoints of listed ranges; “up to” ceilings are left out of medians.

What you would earn at this rate

Rate

$80/hr

Hours a week (listing allows up to 20)20 hrs

Per week, before tax

$1,600

Per month, if the work is steady

$6,933

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Tax: Contract pay arrives with no tax withheld. A US contractor at this rate and these hours would set aside about $1,753 a month for self-employment tax plus federal income tax at the 12% bracket (25%, before state tax). Outside the US, your own country's rules apply.

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Open finance & accounting roles on each platform

The same kind of work, priced on every platform we track, with the best-paid open role on each.

Platform	Open	Median	Best-paid open role
micro1	23	$90/hr	Domain Researcher, Finance$400k-800k/yr
OpenTrain AIthis role	93	$90/hr	Finance Professional$245-280/hr
Mercor	28	$90/hr	Pharma Commercial Forecasting Expert — Launch Curves$130-210/hr
Alignerr	35	$73/hr	Accounting Specialist — Excel Dataset Creation$40-150/hr
Handshake AI	26	up to $83/hr	Investment BankersUp to $175/hr

“Up to” rows list only ceilings, so their median is a maximum, not comparable with the range midpoints above them.

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The full listing

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The work

You will use your professional judgment to assess outputs, build financial models, prepare documentation, and give clear feedback on how well AI handles corporate finance workflows.

Evaluate AI-generated content against corporate finance and financial-services standards.
Produce expert analytical work and structured data outputs.
Build price forecast models and prepare PPA documentation.
Give accurate feedback on corporate finance workflows and practices.
Work independently with strong written communication and attention to detail.

What it pays and takes

This opportunity is designed for professionals with practical corporate finance or related financial-services experience. Projects can be completed alongside research, teaching, postdoctoral work, or industry employment.

Pay: Up to $80 per hour.
Hours: 20+ hours per week, with a flexible asynchronous schedule.
Location: Remote and open to candidates in the United States.
Language: Professional fluency in English.
Experience: At least two years in corporate finance, M&A, treasury, or an equivalent financial-services role.
Relevant backgrounds include investment banking analyst, M&A analyst, corporate development analyst, treasury analyst, treasury manager, cash management specialist, SAP FI/CO functional consultant, or S/4HANA finance analyst.
Tools: Hands-on experience with at least one of S&P Capital IQ, Kyriba, or SAP HANA.
Helpful experience includes financial modeling, treasury or enterprise-finance documentation, price forecasting, PPA documentation, or complex finance workflow evaluation.

How it works

Apply on OpenTrain with your resume, then complete the application on the hiring site. OpenTrain is a free platform where people find AI training and data-labeling projects, build a profile, and start applications.

About AI training work

AI training is the human work behind artificial intelligence. Contributors review model responses, prepare examples, and provide feedback so systems can produce more accurate and useful results.

People with professional finance experience are valuable because they can judge whether AI-generated work follows real industry standards, workflows, and analytical practices.

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Pay history

OpenTrain AI has listed this role at $80/hr since Nov 6, 2026 with no change.

Across OpenTrain AI's finance & accounting roles, the median listed pay was $90/hr on Nov 1, 2026 (37 roles) and is $90/hr as of Nov 11, 2026 (92 roles).

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