Statutory Accounting Expert (ES, DE, FR)

About the role

• Sovrano AI is building one of the first evaluations of how well AI handles statutory accounting in Europe. A model is given a company's bank statements, invoices and payroll in the local language and has to produce the ledger, the periodic VAT return in the national form (Modelo 303, UStVA or CA3) and a file that imports into local accounting software. Its answer is graded against a reference answer written by a practitioner. That practitioner is you.
• You build tasks for one country. Each task is a short brief (company, period, what is filed and in which form), a complete set of source documents in the local language, and the reference answers: journal entries and ledger, the VAT return and the software import file. Every task is checked automatically, then reviewed by a qualified accountant from your country before it is accepted.
• The plan is 30 tasks across Spain, Germany and France by 30 November. You work on your own schedule inside a 7 day clock per task.

Key responsibilities

• Write a brief for each task: the company, the period, and what is filed and in which form
• Build a complete, realistic set of source documents in the local language: bank statements, invoices and payroll
• Prepare the reference answers: journal entries, ledger, the periodic VAT return and the import file for local software
• Deliver within 7 days of brief approval and turn around one revision within 48 hours
• Act on written feedback from your country reviewer

Requirements

• 5+ years preparing books and periodic VAT returns in Spain, Germany or France, including recent work (the last 3 years)
• Has prepared Modelo 303, UStVA or CA3 for 2 or more companies
• Lives in Spain, Germany or France
• Native language of the country plus English C1
• 8 to 15 hours a week until 30 November
• Uses AI tools daily; deliverables are their own work

Ideal qualifications

• 5+ years preparing bookkeeping and periodic VAT returns for companies in Spain, Germany or France, including recent work (the last three years)
• Has personally prepared the national VAT return (Modelo 303, UStVA or CA3) for more than one company
• Native or full professional command of the language of your country, plus professional English (guidelines, platform and feedback are in English)
• 8 to 15 hours a week available until 30 November
• Uses AI tools daily and knows where they fail; every deliverable is your own work

Nice to have

• Experience with Holded, A3 or Sage (Spain), DATEV (Germany), or Cegid, Sage or Pennylane (France)
• Annual accounts as well as periodic returns
• Clients in more than one of the three countries
• Previous work training or evaluating AI models

What success looks like

• Your tasks pass the automated checks on the first or second attempt
• Your country reviewer approves the task without a major rework
• The documents look like a real small company's paperwork, not a textbook exercise

Payment terms

• EUR 1,000 per approved task. Paid on approval, no hourly billing.
• Freelance, part time and fully remote. Expect 8 to 15 hours a week; we confirm the exact load after your first paid pilot task.
• Each task has a 7 day clock from brief approval, with one revision within 48 hours.
• The engagement runs to 30 November 2026.
• Never share client files. Accountants are bound by professional secrecy, and every document you build should be your own construction.