aptura - Financial Close & General Ledge - AI Research

• Design realistic close and general ledger tasks: the reconciliations, accruals, and intercompany eliminations real teams sweat over at period-end • Write evaluation rubrics that define what "correct" means — not just a balanced trial balance, but the right call on accruals, cut-offs, and adjustments • Review AI-generated journal entries, reconciliations, and variance analyses for accuracy and completeness — and catch the errors a reviewer is paid to catch • Build reference close packages and worked solutions that set the benchmark models are tested against • Make the reasoning behind each close decision explicit, so a model learns the why — not just the output • You May Be A Good Fit If • 5–8+ years in operational accounting as a Controller, Assistant Controller, or close / GL lead • You've run a close end-to-end and can spot a soft reconciliation in seconds • Hands-on with ERPs such as NetSuite, SAP, or QuickBooks • CPA, ACA / ACCA, or equivalent (preferred, not required) • You can explain why an entry is right — the judgement, not just the mechanics • How Engagements Work Fully remote, part-time and flexible. Work is scoped by project and ranges from short engagements to ongoing collaborations, structured as a contract or a monthly retainer. • Compensation $80–$200 per hour, aligned with expertise, scope, and impact; exceptional or highly specialised expertise can go higher. Ongoing engagements are typically structured as a monthly retainer rather than hourly billing.