Accounting Expert - Financial Reporting

Accounting knowledge we require Financial reporting & the close US GAAP financial statements and the period-end close and reporting cycle Reconciliations, substantive analytics, and tie-outs to source documents Subledger-to-general-ledger tie-out, and what it means for a period to be open, locked, or reopened Judgment & evaluation Materiality and the evaluation of errors and misstatements; when an item is or isn't material Adjusting journal entries and their coupled effects (e.g., deferred tax) Distinguishing an entry actually posted to the ledger from one sitting as a draft, an unposted batch, or a working-paper adjustment Technical standards & estimates Revenue (ASC 606), leases (842), impairment (350/360), income taxes, credit losses (326), business combinations (805) Reserves, allowances, and other significant accounting estimates Documentation & evidence Workpaper vs. memo standards, cross-referencing, sign-off, review-ready completeness Evidence provenance: a figure, citation, or procedure is only valid if it is actually supported Tools Comfort in professional accounting software — engagement/audit tools (e.g., CaseWare), GL/ERP systems (e.g., NetSuite), and BI/reporting tools (e.g., Power BI) What you'll do Review AI-agent attempts at realistic accounting tasks and judge whether each conclusion is correct and adequately supported Confirm work is actually completed and recorded — entries booked, findings logged, deliverables filed — not just described Catch fabricated or overstated work: invented support, procedures claimed but not performed, unsupported figures Judge completeness and whether the right method was applied to the right problem; require verify-before-finalize Write clear, specific agree/disagree rationales on each attempt Requirements 3+ years of professional accounting experience in one or more of: external audit, controllership / technical accounting, FP&A, or tax Current or recent hands-on work under US GAAP Reflexive professional judgment; can spot an unsupported number, a misapplied standard, or an incomplete deliverable on sight CPA (or actively pursuing), Big 4 / firm / industry experience, or equivalent Comfort working inside accounting software and reading financial statements and supporting schedules #J-18808-Ljbffr Obsidian