Finance Domain Expert
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Join a leading AI lab's cutting-edge GenAI team to be at the core of the AI revolution, where your expertise fuels the development of the most advanced Large Language Models.
1. Overview
Join a leading AI lab's cutting-edge GenAI team and help build foundational AI models from the ground up. We're seeking talented Finance subject-matter experts (SMEs) with expertise in investment banking, private equity, equity research, corporate finance or accounting to bring deep financial domain expertise and elevate the quality of our AI training data.
This is a W-2 employment position with Cincinnatus LLC, with the opportunity to be placed at a leading AI Lab as part of their extended workforce.
2. Key Responsibilities
- Guide research and engineering teams to close knowledge gaps and improve AI model performance in finance, valuation and financial modeling, and accounting and financial reporting topics.
- Design challenging, domain-relevant tasks, and write accurate and well-structured solutions to finance problems.
- Evaluate finance tasks and solutions and provide clear, written technical feedback.
- Build and review financial models, valuations and analyses, and write precise reference solutions to complex finance problems.
- Develop rubrics to assess numerical accuracy, methodology and professional judgment in AI-generated financial work.
- Collaborate with other subject matter experts to ensure consistency and accuracy in training data.
3. Core Qualifications
- 4+ years of dedicated professional experience in finance at a recognized, top-tier firm (e.g., Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, J.P. Morgan, Blackstone, KKR, Big Four accounting firms, or corporate finance at Fortune 500 companies).
- Advanced financial modeling and valuation skills (DCF, LBO, comparables) in Excel.
- Professional credentials such as CFA, CPA or an MBA from a top program are a strong plus.
- Demonstrable career progression (e.g., Analyst → Associate → VP).
- Ability to engage reliably for at least 20 hours/week during weekdays.
- Strong written communication skills and the ability to explain complex technical decisions clearly.
About Cincinnatus LLC: Cincinnatus LLC is an enterprise staffing company that partners with leading technology companies to source and employ highly skilled professionals for contingent and contract-based opportunities. Cincinnatus serves as the employer of record for these engagements, providing W-2 employment, payroll, benefits, and compliance, while placing employees directly within client teams to work on high-impact initiatives.
Equal Employment Opportunity: Cincinnatus is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, reproductive health decisions, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, genetic information, political views or activity, or any other legally protected characteristic.
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