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Finance Data Specialist: Remote Contract

RemoteWorldwideCountry limits apply

$100/hr

What you'll do

Build and review financial analyses and supporting documents, including financial models, valuations, research writeups, and other finance workflows. You'll construct, evaluate, and quality-check work in various types of finance workflows. Every task you complete helps improve how technology reasons about financial information and performs in practical settings.
Who We're Looking For
Contributors with substantive finance experience who take accuracy seriously and can follow detailed instructions consistently. You have hands-on model ownership, author your own analytical work, and understand financial conventions deeply. Prior experience in sell-side equity research, investment banking, or similar roles at top-tier firms is required.

Candidate background

Requirements

Completed bachelor's degree (preferably finance or economics)
24+ months full-time finance experience (excluding internships) at an approved top-tier firm
Hands-on financial model ownership and authorship experience
Substantive authored analytical output: research, diligence, or deal work
Strong attention to detail and numerical accuracy
Clear written communication skills
Reliable internet connection and computer
Ability to work independently and meet deadlines
English proficiency, including speaking, reading, and writing
What We Offer
Remote, flexible contract work
Clear guidelines and training
Performance feedback and opportunities to grow
A mission-driven team focused on accuracy and quality

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Advertised hourly rate

$100/hr

Work type: Remote
Weekly hours: Not specified
Eligibility: Worldwide
Posted: 15 Sep 2026

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Workada says it cannot hire residents of these 7 countries and regions: Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, Crimea, Donetsk and Luhansk. Checked 2026-10-07. Check the current list.

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JOB POSTING START
Title: Finance Data Specialist: Remote Contract
Platform: Workada
Open to: Worldwide
Country limits: Workada says it cannot hire residents of these 7 countries and regions: Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, Crimea, Donetsk and Luhansk. Checked 2026-10-07.
Posted: 2026-09-15

Workada produces high-quality labeled data for advanced technology systems. Our team builds, reviews, evaluates, and quality-checks financial work and related content so those systems can better understand finance and handle real-world analytical tasks.
What You'll Do
Build and review financial analyses and supporting documents, including financial models, valuations, research writeups, and other finance workflows. You'll construct, evaluate, and quality-check work in various types of finance workflows. Every task you complete helps improve how technology reasons about financial information and performs in practical settings.
Who We're Looking For
Contributors with substantive finance experience who take accuracy seriously and can follow detailed instructions consistently. You have hands-on model ownership, author your own analytical work, and understand financial conventions deeply. Prior experience in sell-side equity research, investment banking, or similar roles at top-tier firms is required.
Requirements
- Completed bachelor's degree (preferably finance or economics)
- 24+ months full-time finance experience (excluding internships) at an approved top-tier firm
- Hands-on financial model ownership and authorship experience
- Substantive authored analytical output: research, diligence, or deal work
- Strong attention to detail and numerical accuracy
- Clear written communication skills
- Reliable internet connection and computer
- Ability to work independently and meet deadlines
- English proficiency, including speaking, reading, and writing
What We Offer
- Remote, flexible contract work
- Clear guidelines and training
- Performance feedback and opportunities to grow
- A mission-driven team focused on accuracy and quality
JOB POSTING END

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Workada produces high-quality labeled data for advanced technology systems. Our team builds, reviews, evaluates, and quality-checks financial work and related content so those systems can better understand finance and handle real-world analytical tasks. What You'll Do Build and review financial analyses and supporting documents, including financial models, valuations, research writeups, and other finance workflows. You'll construct, evaluate, and quality-check work in various types of finance workflows. Every task you complete helps improve how technology reasons about financial information and performs in practical settings. Who We're Looking For Contributors with substantive finance experience who take accuracy seriously and can follow detailed instructions consistently. You have hands-on model ownership, author your own analytical work, and understand financial conventions deeply. Prior experience in sell-side equity research, investment banking, or similar roles at top-tier firms is required. Requirements - Completed bachelor's degree (preferably finance or economics) - 24+ months full-time finance experience (excluding internships) at an approved top-tier firm - Hands-on financial model ownership and authorship experience - Substantive authored analytical output: research, diligence, or deal work - Strong attention to detail and numerical accuracy - Clear written communication skills - Reliable internet connection and computer - Ability to work independently and meet deadlines - English proficiency, including speaking, reading, and writing What We Offer - Remote, flexible contract work - Clear guidelines and training - Performance feedback and opportunities to grow - A mission-driven team focused on accuracy and quality

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Pay across the field: Domain experts

Across 698 roles in this field with a stated hourly rate in US dollars, on 18 platforms, the middle half pays $65 to $130 an hour at the top of the range, and the median is $100. This role's top rate, $100, is in the middle half. Of the 260 distinct rates we count, 124 are lower and 110 are higher.

The 5 platforms with the most roles, of the 18 counted above.
Platform	Roles	Top of range, per hour
Alignerr	149	$24 to $200 · median $80
micro1	136	$28 to $400 · median $110
AfterQuery	88	$45 to $175 · median $100
Handshake AI	79	$30 to $300 · median $85
Mercor	78	$55 to $450 · median $120

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First seen here on 8 Oct 2026, and still on Workada's list when we last read it on 13 Oct 2026.
The listed pay has not changed since then.

Posted by Workada: 15 Sep 2026
First seen by AIPayList: 8 Oct 2026
Last seen live: 13 Oct 2026
Listing ID: 09115b71-f279-4426-af9f-b250e80b061b

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