AfterQuery is contracting corporate finance and FP&A practitioners with 1–3 years of experience to build financial models and write out accounting-driven scenarios that become AI training and evaluation data. Work is remote, asynchronous, and project-based over a 2–3 week window at roughly 10–20 hours per week, with observed rates of $60–100/hr.

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What the work actually involves

You take realistic corporate finance prompts — a company with sizeable NOL carryforwards, a lease reclassification under ASC 842, a deferred tax asset with a valuation allowance question, a three-statement build off a messy set of assumptions — and produce the model, the answer, and the reasoning behind both. The output is not a deck for a partner; it is a fully worked artifact where every step is legible, because the point is to teach and test a model on how a competent analyst reasons. Some tasks ask you to build from scratch; others ask you to review an AI-generated model or answer and mark precisely where it breaks — a circular reference papered over, a tax effect applied at the wrong line, a cash flow statement that doesn't tie.

What the platform screens for

Mechanical accuracy under scrutiny. Screeners follow up. If you say NOLs flow through the DTA, expect to be asked what happens to the valuation allowance when the forecast turns profitable, and how that hits the P&L.
Three-statement linkage instinct. Can you trace a single assumption change all the way through income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow without pausing to think about it.
Ability to write down reasoning. A correct number with no visible derivation is close to useless here.
Honest scoping of your own experience. 1–3 years is the stated band; inflating a summer internship into two years of FP&A tends to surface within two follow-up questions.

Logistics

Fully remote and asynchronous — no standing calls, no fixed hours. Projects run in a defined 2–3 week window and you commit 10–20 hours per week only to the projects you accept. Pay is project-based; the $60–100/hr band reflects what contributors have reported, with the upper end generally tied to task complexity and demonstrated reliability rather than tenure. You supply your own machine and Excel or Sheets environment.

Corporate Finance / FP&A Expert

What the work actually involves

What the platform screens for

Logistics

Interview prep — 10 questions