Financial Subject Matter Expert (SME) - AI Training & Evaluation

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Financial Subject Matter Expert (SME) - AI Training & Evaluation based in India.

This is a unique opportunity for experienced finance professionals to apply their domain expertise in a cutting-edge AI environment focused on financial reasoning model development.
You will contribute to training and evaluating next-generation AI systems by reviewing financial scenarios, improving model outputs, and ensuring analytical accuracy.
The role spans multiple finance domains, including investment banking, FP&A, quantitative finance, and fixed income research.
You will work remotely in a flexible, project-based setting while engaging with complex, real-world financial problem-solving tasks.
The environment is highly analytical and detail-oriented, requiring strong judgment and structured evaluation skills.
This position is ideal for professionals seeking flexible consulting-style work and exposure to emerging AI technologies in finance.

In this role, you will apply your financial expertise to improve AI model performance by creating, reviewing, and evaluating finance-related content and analytical outputs. You will ensure financial reasoning accuracy and help refine AI understanding across multiple domains.

• Develop and review finance-related prompts, scenarios, and structured analytical tasks for AI training purposes.
• Evaluate AI-generated financial responses for accuracy, reasoning quality, and relevance to real-world financial contexts.
• Apply subject matter expertise to identify errors, inconsistencies, or gaps in financial logic and calculations.
• Review financial analyses including valuation models, forecasting assumptions, investment logic, and risk assessments.
• Provide clear, structured feedback to improve AI model performance and financial reasoning capabilities.
• Collaborate with project teams to ensure high-quality output and adherence to project guidelines and timelines.
• Support continuous improvement of AI systems by contributing domain expertise across investment banking, FP&A, quantitative finance, and fixed income research.

Requirements:

This role requires strong professional experience in finance, combined with analytical rigor and the ability to clearly evaluate complex financial reasoning. You should be comfortable working independently in a remote, project-based environment.

• Minimum 4+ years of professional experience in finance, accounting, economics, investment banking, FP&A, quantitative finance, or fixed income research.
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, Business, or a related field.
• Strong understanding of financial concepts such as valuation, budgeting, forecasting, risk analysis, credit research, or capital markets.
• Excellent analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong written English communication skills with the ability to explain financial reasoning clearly.
• Experience in financial modeling, investment analysis, or quantitative research is highly preferred.
• Exposure to AI, model evaluation, data annotation, or technical content review is a plus.
• CFA, ACCA, ACA, CMA, MBA Finance, or similar certifications are considered advantageous.
• Ability to work independently with reliable internet access in a remote, contract-based environment.

Benefits:

• Competitive hourly compensation ranging from $5.00 to $9.00 USD per hour, based on experience.
• Fully remote and flexible work arrangement.
• Opportunity to apply finance expertise in an innovative AI-driven industry.
• Exposure to cutting-edge financial AI model development and evaluation projects.
• Flexible, project-based engagement with potential for continued assignments based on performance.
• Experience working with a global, cross-functional team of experts.
• Opportunity to contribute to next-generation financial reasoning systems.