Tax and Audit Expert
Listed pay: Up to $50 to 80, depending on country / hr
What the posting lists, in US dollars an hour. The rate depends on the country you work from:
- Up to $80 / hrUnited States, Germany
- Up to $50 / hrBrazil
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Details from this posting, and how SME Careers screens and pays.
- LocationRemote, open to United States, Germany, Brazil
- LanguageEnglish
- ScreeningA CV-based application, a recorded AI video interview of about 15 minutes, then a review by SME's team. See what to expect
- How SME Careers paysWeekly, through Deel, for approved work. What SME Careers does not say
Experience
5+ years of professional experience in tax and/or audit (public accounting, advisory, internal audit, or i
Stated in this posting
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Role details
In this hourly, remote contractor role, you will work as a Tax & Audit Subject Matter Expert (SME) to review AI-generated tax and audit responses and/or create expert accounting content, evaluating reasoning quality and step-by-step problem-solving while providing precise written feedback. You will assess solutions for accuracy, clarity, completeness, and adherence to the prompt; identify errors in tax treatment, compliance logic, audit methodology, risk assessment, internal controls, and financial reporting linkages; fact-check technical claims; write high-quality explanations and model solutions that demonstrate correct methods; and rate and compare multiple responses based on correctness and reasoning quality. This role is with SME Careers, a fast-growing AI Data Services company and subsidiary of SuperAnnotate, delivering training data for many of the world’s largest AI companies and foundation-model labs.
Important: There is no immediate project for this role; however, if qualified, you will be among the first experts we reach out to when relevant opportunities arise. This will also provide you with access to future projects available through our expert network.
Your profile
- Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Accounting, Finance, Taxation, or a related field; CPA/ACCA/EA/CIA (or local equivalent) is a strong plus.
- 5+ years of professional experience in tax and/or audit (public accounting, advisory, internal audit, or industry).
- Strong command of tax fundamentals relevant to your jurisdiction(s): corporate/individual basics, taxable income adjustments, credits/deductions, nexus/permanent establishment awareness, withholding/VAT/GST concepts (as applicable).
- Strong command of audit fundamentals: planning, materiality, risk assessment, control testing, substantive procedures, sampling concepts, and audit evidence quality.
- Proven ability to review or prepare workpapers, reconciliations, and documentation that is clear, defensible, and audit-ready.
- Solid understanding of internal controls (segregation of duties, approvals, access controls) and familiarity with SOX concepts is a plus.
- Exceptional attention to detail when fact-checking and identifying unsupported conclusions, missing steps, incorrect citations, or noncompliant recommendations; minimum C1 English proficiency.
- Comfortable evaluating answers for internal consistency (debits/credits, timing/cutoff, tax logic, and financial statement impacts).
- Reliable, self-directed, and able to deliver consistent quality in an hourly, remote contractor workflow across time zones.
- Prior experience with AI data training/annotation, audit QA, tax technical writing, or policy interpretation is strongly preferred.
Key responsibilities
- Develop AI Training Content: Create detailed prompts and gold-standard outputs across tax and audit topics (tax scenarios, audit programs, workpaper examples, control assessments, and technical explanations).
- Optimize AI Performance: Evaluate and rank AI responses to improve technical correctness, clarity, compliance alignment, and practical usefulness.
- Ensure Model Integrity: Test AI outputs for inaccuracies, unsafe/noncompliant guidance, and bias; validate reliability across business scenarios.
From the SME Careers posting.
Skills the posting asks for
- Internal Controls
- Documentation
- Workpapers
- IFRS
- GAAP
- Tax Research
- Risk Assessment
- Financial Statement Audit
- Regulatory Filings
- Tax Compliance
- Audit Planning
- English
- SOX
Applying on SME Careers
What happens after you click
- The link opens this role on SME Careers. Sign up and apply from there.
- Create an SME Careers account, then complete the application: a CV as a PDF or your education and work history, your languages and your country. The link opens the application with this role already selected.
- Take the AI interview for the role: a recorded video interview of about 15 minutes, in English for most roles, best on a desktop computer.
- If you pass, SME's team reviews your profile and may invite you to a short call. If screening succeeds you sign a contract through Deel, verify your identity and link Discord, then wait for a project invitation.
- The work is paid by the hour at up to $50–80 an hour, depending on country. Each country's rate is listed at the top of this page.
- Remote, open to Brazil, Germany and United States. The posting also names countries this site does not cover.
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