Bookkeeping Specialist

About xAI

xAI’s mission is to create AI systems that can accurately understand the universe and aid humanity in its pursuit of knowledge. Our team is small, highly motivated, and focused on engineering excellence. This organization is for individuals who appreciate challenging themselves and thrive on curiosity. We operate with a flat organizational structure. All employees are expected to be hands-on and to contribute directly to the company’s mission. Leadership is given to those who show initiative and consistently deliver excellence. Work ethic and strong prioritization skills are important. All employees are expected to have strong communication skills. They should be able to concisely and accurately share knowledge with their teammates.

About the Role

As a Bookkeeping Specialist on the Human Data Team, you'll create cutting-edge datasets for training, benchmarking, and advancing AI models. Collaborating closely with technical staff, you'll support xAI's mission through labeling and annotating data in text, voice, and video formats. Your expertise will focus on practical bookkeeping scenarios across small- to mid-sized business domains, including recording daily transactions, managing accounts payable and receivable, performing bank reconciliations, handling basic payroll, and preparing financial reports (primarily in QuickBooks). Tasks may include capturing or providing data through audio/video recordings, so comfort with those formats is required. This fast-paced role requires adaptability, attention to detail, and the ability to follow evolving instructions to enhance model accuracy and performance.

Responsibilities

• Use proprietary software applications to provide input/labels on defined projects.

• Support and ensure the delivery of high-quality curated data.

• Collaborate with technical staff to improve the design of efficient annotation tools.

• Regularly interpret, analyze, and execute tasks based on provided instructions.

• Work on bookkeeping problems from real-world business scenarios that align with your expertise, providing accurate solutions, detailed annotations, and model critiques where you can confidently evaluate responses (e.g., transaction records, invoices, receipts, bank statements, and payroll entries).

Key Qualifications

• 3+ years of practical bookkeeping experience (hands-on role handling day-to-day financial records).

• Proficiency in QuickBooks to perform common bookkeeping tasks, including bank reconciliations, invoice processing, expense tracking, and basic financial statement preparation.

• Strong attention to detail, accuracy, and organizational skills for handling financial data.

• Ability to navigate bookkeeping resources, such as QuickBooks help features, basic financial documents, and online references.

• Comfort with Microsoft Excel or other tools for data organization and analysis.

• Proficiency in reading and writing, both in informal and professional English.

• Excellent communication, analytical, and problem-solving abilities.

• Solid reading comprehension skills combined with the capacity to exercise autonomous judgment even when presented with limited data/material.

• Enthusiasm for technology, AI advancements, and improving tools in the business space.

Location & Other Expectations

• This position is based fully remote.

• If you are based in the US, please note we are unable to hire in the states of Wyoming and Illinois at this time.

• We are unable to provide visa sponsorship.

• Team members are expected to work from 9:00am - 5:30pm PST for the first two weeks of training and 9:00am - 5:30pm in their own timezone thereafter.

• For those who will be working from a personal device, please note your computer must be a Chromebook, Mac with MacOS 11.0 or later, or Windows 10 or later.

Compensation

$45/hour - $65/hour

The posted pay range is intended for U.S.-based candidates and depends on factors including relevant experience, skills, education, geographic location, and qualifications. For international candidates, our recruiting team can provide an estimated pay range for your location.

Benefits:

Hourly pay is just one part of our total rewards package at xAI. Specific benefits vary by country, depending on your country of residence you may have access to medical benefits. We do not offer benefits for part-time roles.

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