Finance & Accounting Expert remote job
The Finance and Accounting Expert job is a remote contract role for practitioners in FP&A, financial reporting, audit and reconciliations. You would design multi-step finance tasks with realistic reference files and objective grading criteria, so that two qualified reviewers would reach the same verdict. Pay is quoted as an hourly equivalent, per approved task.
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Role facts, as shown on the listing
- Pay
- $40–$90 per hour equivalent
- The description says up to $90 per hour equivalent, paid per approved task. The listing's pay field shows $40 to $90.
- Our arithmetic on the listed ranges: the midpoint here is $65 an hour, the fifth highest of the 6 Finance roles on this site; midpoints there run from $45 to $250.
- Hours
- About 10 hours per task
- Location
- Remote, global
- Contract
- Contractor
- Openings
- 20 (as listed)
- Listed
- 24 Oct 2026
- Checked
- 6 Nov 2026
- Field
- Finance
- Turning real finance work into a defined task
- Objective grading criteria
- Reconciliation and error diagnosis
- Judgment in reporting and analysis
- Working across documents
What the work involves
- Design multi-step tasks from FP&A analysis, financial reporting, audit procedures and reconciliations.
- Write grading criteria that let two qualified reviewers agree.
- Create tasks that depend on judgment rather than lookup, and prepare the spreadsheets, GL extracts, statements and policies they need.
- Flag tasks that turn out ambiguous or ungradable rather than submitting them.
Before you apply: what the listing asks for
Listed as preferred
- Five or more years of direct responsibility in FP&A, reporting, audit, reconciliations or accounting.
- Experience with audit programs, review or close checklists, grading rubrics or training assessments.
- Strong Excel skills and comfort reasoning across several documents.
- A CPA, CA, ACCA, CMA or equivalent is a plus, not a requirement. Strong written English.
The listing sets no separate list of required qualifications.
Who this is not for
Not a fit if your accounting experience was supervisory only: the listing asks for direct ownership of the work. It is paid per approved task, not by the hour.
Questions about this role
How is the Finance and Accounting Expert job paid?
Up to $90 per hour equivalent, per approved task, with about 10 hours per task. The listing's pay field shows $40 to $90.
Do I need a CPA?
No. The listing treats a CPA, CA, ACCA, CMA or equivalent as a plus.
Is the role location-restricted?
No. The listing says fully remote with no geographic restrictions, with strong English required.
Source: the role's job listing on micro1. Facts were checked on 6 Nov 2026; the description above is condensed and reworded by us. Confirm details on the original listing before you apply.