Accountants – AI Training – Manchester, UK Full Time

About Prolific

Prolific is not just another player in the AI space – we are building the biggest pool of quality human data in the world.

Over 35,000 AI developers, researchers, and organizations use Prolific to gather data from paid study participants with a wide variety of experiences, knowledge, and skills.

The role

We’re looking for Accountant Subject Matter Experts to join our Expert Network to help train and evaluate cutting-edge AI models using professional accounting insight. If you have an accounting background, we’ll send you a quick 10- to 15-minute test to assess your skills and suitability for AI tasks. If successful, you’ll be invited to join Prolific’s Accounting Projects as a participant, where you’ll get paid to train and evaluate powerful AI models.

Researchers looking for your skills tend to pay between up to $60 per hour depending on skills and experience level. You must be prepared to complete paid tasks that require one hour of uninterrupted work, though many are shorter.

What you’ll bring

• Accounting Background: you have an accounting degree, professional qualification (ACCA, CPA, ACA, CIMA etc.), or relevant experience as an accountant.
• Attention to Detail: the ability to review complex documentation and identify key nuances or inaccuracies.
• Critical Thinking: an “accounting mind” capable of providing logical, fact-based reasoning to support your answers.
• Reliability: the ability to work independently on ad hoc, remote assignments that fit around your existing commitments.
• A PayPal account to receive payment from our clients

What you’ll be doing in the role

• Document Evaluation: Reviewing complex financial statements, audit reports, and regulatory filings to ensure data integrity.
• AI Model Guidance: answering specific questions based on document content to help AI models understand technical or formal language.
• Fact-Checking & Validation: ensuring that the outputs generated by AI systems align with professional standards and logical accounting frameworks.
• Knowledge Sharing: providing expert feedback to help bridge the gap between human expertise and machine learning.

Key Technologies

• Prolific Platform: the secure workspace where you will access and complete your assignments.
• LinkedIn: used solely for a quick professional eligibility check during onboarding.
• Standard Web Tools: secure access to document-viewing software as required by specific projects.

Why Prolific is a great platform to join as a Participant

Joining our Expert Network will give you the chance to influence the AI models of the future using professional accountancy expertise. Once you pass our assessment, you can join Prolific in just 15 minutes, and start enjoying competitive pay rates, flexible hours, and the ability to work from home.

We’ve built a unique platform that connects researchers and companies with a global pool of participants, enabling the collection of high-quality, ethically sourced human behavioural data and feedback. This data is the cornerstone of developing more accurate, nuanced, and aligned AI systems.

We believe that the next leap in AI capabilities won’t come solely from scaling existing models, but from integrating diverse human perspectives and behaviours into AI development. By providing this crucial human data infrastructure, Prolific is positioning itself at the forefront of the next wave of AI innovation – one that reflects the breadth and the best of humanity.