CPA - Accounting Industry Skills Expert - Freelance

Location: Anywhere in the United States

SweetRush has an exciting opportunity for a CPA to join our Custom Learning team for a short-term engagement as a Skills & Performance Subject Matter Expert in the Accounting industry.

Who We Are

At SweetRush, we believe that when you put people at the center of business, magic happens. As a global leader in learning and development, we blend high-end storytelling, emerging tech like AI and VR, and deep psychological insights to help organizations—from iconic global brands to essential non-profits—flourish. We are a remote-first, tight-knit community built on a foundation of radical empathy and creative excellence. Our work isn’t just about the awards we win with incredible partners such as Hilton, Google, Bridgestone, Adidas, SHRM, and numerous others; it’s about balancing profit with a genuine desire to spread good in the world. If you are a caring innovator who believes work should be life-centered and impactful, then this is where you come in…

About the Opportunity

We are looking for a detail-oriented Accounting Skills & Performance Subject Matter Expert to translate high-level public audit and tax accounting strategies into an actionable, measurable learning blueprint. Working closely with SweetRush’s Learning Experience Design (LXD) team after the virtual CoDesign sessions to map out exactly what early-career CPAs need to know and do across all program learning experiences. Your primary output will be collaborating on the high-level program design document (HLD) to establish performance and knowledge objectives for all learning experiences.

Location: Anywhere in the United States - Remote

Contract Type: Freelance - 1099 Project Duration: 11 weeks Project Capacity: Up to 2-3 hours per week Dates: ASAP

SweetRush is a remote organization, and as such, all resources must be technically savvy, have access to a strong internet signal, be comfortable with virtual/instant messaging and conferencing tools, and generally be available during established working hours.

Hourly Range: $125/hour

Your Impact and Responsibilities

• Competency & Workflow Mapping: Break down complex audit and tax practice area workflows into granular, practice-based performance objectives (what an entry-level CPA must do) and knowledge objectives (what they must know).

• Simulation Blueprinting: Define the guardrails, decision points, and realistic professional mistakes that will form the basis of the scenarios and virtual simulations.

• Program High-Level Design (HLD) Collaboration: Partner with SweetRush’s LXD team to ensure the design document serves as a blueprint to accelerate junior CPA performance and fast-track their path to the next level of professional competency and responsibility.

• Content Guardrails: Serve as the reality check for content depth, ensuring the scope is realistic, accurate, and directly ties back to desired behavioral changes.

What You Bring - Required Skills

• A practitioner or technical expert who deeply understands the daily tasks, workflows, and skills in the standard audit practice area.
• A practitioner or technical expert who deeply understands the daily tasks, workflows, and skills in the standard tax practice area.
• Possesses an analytical mind capable of deconstructing their own expertise into clear, step-by-step performance metrics for an early-career learner.
• Analytical, methodical, and energized by turning abstract ideas into structured, execution-ready frameworks.
• Familiarity with instructional frameworks (like mapping learning objectives to simulated environments) is a plus.
• CPA required

Approximate Time Commitment

• ~25-35 hours spread across multiple weeks
• Five (5) SME sessions of ~2 hours each
• Asynchronous objective mapping work
• Participation in developing a Proof of Concept

SweetRush Is an Equal Opportunity Employer We are committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, or belief; national, social, or ethnic origin; sex (including pregnancy); age; physical, mental, or sensory disability; HIV status; sexual orientation, gender identity, and/or expression; marital, civil union, or domestic partnership status; past or present military service; family medical history or genetic information; family or parental status; or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. SweetRush will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. We encourage applicants of all ages.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Call to Action: Submit Your Resume!

Team chemistry is everything to us, so our ultimate goal is to find the right fit. If the above describes your interests and experience, and you believe this will be a dream job, please submit your resume. We are excited to hear from you!

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