Independent Consultant, Finance, Data & Engineering
You will evaluate AI-generated work in finance, data, and engineering. Your reviews will help identify errors, weak assumptions, and gaps in accuracy or reasoning.
- Field
- Finance & accounting
- Where
- United States, Algeria, Argentina, Austria, Bahrain, Bangladesh +46 more
- Commitment
- part time
- Posted
- today
Pay data for your profession: Finance AI trainer jobs
How this pay compares
At $90/hr (the midpoint of $60 to $120), this role pays more than 57% of the 175 open finance & accounting roles with a listed pay range, above the median of $85.
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 today.
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
Per week, before tax
$1,350
Per month, if the work is steady
$5,850
- Tax
- Contract pay arrives with no tax withheld. A US contractor at this rate and these hours would set aside about $1,479 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.
Assumes paid hours only; unpaid assessments, onboarding and gaps between projects lower the real figure. Full take-home calculator · Track what you actually earn
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 work
You will evaluate AI-generated work in finance, data, and engineering. Your reviews will help identify errors, weak assumptions, and gaps in accuracy or reasoning.
You will also create realistic scenarios and problem sets based on professional work, share practical knowledge of industry tools, and document recommendations that can guide AI improvements and training data.
The role covers financial models, data analyses, code, technical documents, and business reports. Previous AI experience is helpful but not required.
- Review AI-generated financial models, data analyses, code, technical documentation, and business reports.
- Find errors, gaps, and flawed assumptions, then provide clear, actionable feedback.
- Create realistic scenarios and problem sets based on consulting and project work.
- Share knowledge of spreadsheets, business intelligence platforms, accounting software, and programming environments.
- Document findings and recommendations for AI system improvements and training datasets.
What it pays and takes
This is a part-time contractor role for professionals with established expertise and independent client experience.
- Pay: $60 to $120 per hour.
- Work type: Part-time contract work.
- Location: Open to candidates in the countries specified for this role, including the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, India, Japan, and Singapore.
- Language: Fluent English.
- Expertise: Finance and accounting, data science and analytics, software or systems engineering, or a closely related quantitative field.
- Experience: Independent consulting, freelance, or fractional professional work, including managing client engagements from scope through pricing and delivery.
- Credentials: Relevant qualifications such as CPA, CFA, PE, or an advanced degree in a quantitative field.
- Skills: Clear written and verbal communication, actionable feedback, and familiarity with automation, scripting, or process improvement.
- Knowledge: Awareness of current AI, digital productivity, or automation trends.
How it works
You apply here in about two minutes and finish on the hiring platform. The next step is a short AI interview (technical roles include a coding challenge). Passing it is how you qualify for paid tasks, so take it soon after you are invited.
The hiring platform's application for this job asks for your resume, your LinkedIn profile, your phone number, your location and answers to 3 screening questions.
About AI training work
AI training work uses human judgment to improve artificial intelligence. People review model outputs, create useful examples, and explain what is accurate, clear, and useful so systems can learn from better data.
From applying to your first payment on OpenTrain AI
- 1
Create a profile
Create a free OpenTrain profile with your domains, languages and hourly rate.
- 2
Apply
Apply to the listing. Some listings hire through OpenTrain; others send you to the hiring platform.
- 3
Funded milestones
The client funds each milestone before work starts.
- 4
First payment
OpenTrain pays out to your connected payout method when the client approves the milestone. It doesn't publish a fixed payout schedule.
Sources: OpenTrain: AI training careers, OpenTrain docs: invoicing and payouts
Full OpenTrain AI profile: watch-outs and the public record →Pay history
OpenTrain AI has listed this role at $60-120/hr since Nov 11, 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).
What workers report about OpenTrain AI
Anonymous reports from people who applied or worked there: whether they got work, what they were paid and how fast.
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