What the work involves

Each assignment arrives as a self-contained brief: build a three-statement model with scenario toggles, rebuild a messy monthly reporting pack into a Power Query pipeline, automate a repetitive export with VBA, or turn a raw transaction dump into a dashboard a non-analyst can read. You work in the file, deliver it, and document the logic — named ranges, assumption cells, refresh steps, and any known limits. Because the output feeds AI training and evaluation data, reproducibility matters as much as the answer: a model that produces the right number through undocumented hardcodes is a failed deliverable.

What the platform screens for

  • Verifiable depth, not tool familiarity. Expect follow-ups that separate people who use `INDEX/MATCH` from people who can explain when a spilled dynamic array breaks a downstream pivot, or why a Power Query merge is slower than a helper column and when that tradeoff is worth it.
  • Modeling judgment. How you handle circularity in an interest schedule, how you structure scenarios (switch cell vs. data tables vs. separate sheets), where you draw the line between formula logic and VBA.
  • Documentation and auditability. Whether you naturally separate inputs, calculations, and outputs, and whether you can hand a file to a stranger.
  • Credentials. A bachelor's or higher in finance, accounting, data science, business, mathematics or a related field is stated as required, alongside a professional track record of shipped models or data tools.

Logistics

Fully remote and asynchronous — no standing meetings, no fixed hours. Projects are offered individually and you accept what you want; the stated commitment is 5–20 hours per week across a 2–3 week engagement, so treat it as supplemental rather than a replacement for full-time work. The $40–80/hr band is what contributors on this listing have reported; actual rates depend on task complexity and calibration on early deliverables. AfterQuery is an early-stage Y Combinator-backed company, which is worth factoring into expectations about process maturity and pipeline continuity.