Verified Mercor opportunity
Mercor is recruiting UK-based FP&A Experts for a research project with a leading frontier AI lab. — We are seeking experienced finance professionals with 6+ years in FP&A, strategic finance, or finance business partnering. — Strong candidates have directly owned a P&L, an annual budget, a rolling forecast, and a monthly variance process, and can translate accounting actuals into operational decisions on spending, headcount, and growth. — Ideal candidates have experience at one or more of the following types of business: • Digital media and advertising • Entertainment • Subscription or membership businesses • Live events • Multi-location consumer businesses • Or another commercially complex business with a substantial FP&A function — Ideal candidates have experience with one or more of the following: • P&L ownership and management reporting • Annual budgeting and departmental budget consolidation • Rolling forecasts and Income Statement projections • Monthly variance analysis and budget-to-actual reporting • Committed-expense analysis and cost control • Forecast assumption setting and scenario stress-testing — You'll help create, review, and evaluate high-quality financial planning scenarios, leveraging your experience in FP&A, budgeting, and management reporting. — Strong candidates are comfortable explaining financial tradeoffs to non-finance stakeholders and turning a variance into a clear recommendation on what to do next. — Here are more details about the role: • You will be contributing high-quality training data for frontier AI systems • This is a full-time engagement running from 10 August 2026 to 4 September 2026 • The project team collaborates on a UK business-hours rhythm, with live team sessions each working day and occasional evening messages • The project pays two weeks of garden leave at the end of the engagement, with a one month non-compete running concurrently • Successful contributions increase the likelihood of being selected for future Mercor projects — The vetting process involves: • Resume and work history screen • Short interview evaluating FP&A and management reporting expertise — Please note: Candidates must be based in the United Kingdom and have the right to work in the United Kingdom.