Anthropic’s mission is to create reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. We want AI to be safe and beneficial for our users and for society as a whole. Our team is a quickly growing group of committed researchers, engineers, policy experts, and business leaders working together to build beneficial AI systems.
About the Role
We are looking for a Corporate Accountant to join Anthropic’s Corporate Accounting Operations team. Reporting to the Director of Accounting Operations, this person will lead a team of accountants while staying hands-on — reviewing and preparing close materials, setting technical standards, and owning their own portfolio of accounts through close.
This is a build role. The successful candidate will write and own the policies and SOPs their team operates against, design the controls framework, and continuously improve the processes underneath it — including using Claude and other tools to automate work that doesn’t need to be manual. We are looking for someone who has built accounting infrastructure from scratch in high-growth environments and wants to do it again at one of the most important companies in the world.
The role requires an active CPA licence and roughly 10 years of progressive accounting experience combining public company (audit or in-house) exposure with time in a high-growth or startup environment. A Big 4 audit foundation is a strong signal. The role carries direct reports and sits at the intersection of close operations, technical accounting, SOX, process automation, and cross-functional partnership.
Close Operations (~35%)
Own a portfolio of accounts through month-end and quarter-end close — reconciliations, journal entries, and variance commentary
Drive close acceleration by identifying bottlenecks and implementing process changes that reduce cycle time without sacrificing accuracy
Ensure all close deliverables are consistently audit-ready with clear documentation of positions and supporting evidence
Oversee SOX control preparation and execution across owned accounts; review control evidence and own timely remediation of gaps
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Write, own, and maintain technical accounting policies and SOPs across the domain — drafting, evolving, and operationalising them as the business changes
Review technical accounting memos prepared by the team; ensure conclusions are well-supported and consistent with US GAAP
Collaborate with Technical Accounting on new or evolving standards and translate guidance into executable procedures
Own external audit responses within the domain; ensure timely delivery of supporting schedules and audit-ready workpapers
Process Improvement & Automation (~20%)
Identify repetitive, rules-based tasks and build scalable solutions — including leveraging Claude — to automate or replace them
Document workflows and controls in a way that supports knowledge transfer, audit evidence, and system scalability
Contribute to ERP and systems implementations, translating accounting requirements into clear specifications and test criteria
Team Leadership & Review (~15%)
Coach and develop a team of highly agile performers with timely, specific feedback that raises the technical and operational bar
Hire and onboard accountants as the team grows; set clear expectations and build a culture of precision and continuous improvement
Serve as the first escalation point for complex transactions and accounting judgments across the team’s workstreams
Cross-Functional Partnership (~10%)
Partner with Finance & Strategy, Tax, People Operations, Procurement, and Facilities to keep accounting aligned with business activity in real time
Translate complex accounting positions into plain language for non-finance stakeholders
Support new entity setup and geographic expansion by establishing accounting processes for new jurisdictions
Minimum Qualifications
Active CPA licence (required)
Big 4 audit foundation — strong signal of technical depth and audit-readiness standards
Has managed or meaningfully coached junior accountants; ready for direct reports
Experience designing and operating controls in a SOX environment
Hands-on ownership of close: reconciliations, JEs, variance analysis, period-end cut-off
Player-coach: moves fluidly between reviewing team work and doing the work — equally comfortable in a recon spreadsheet and a review meeting
Owns policies and SOPs end-to-end: writes them, maintains them, accountable for how the team applies them
Thrives in ambiguity: structures work, reaches defensible conclusions, documents clearly when the answer isn’t obvious
Builder mindset: energised by building from scratch rather than maintaining what exists
Clear POV on how AI tools eliminate low-value accounting work — and wants to put that into practice
Communicates complex positions in plain language to non-accounting partners
Preferred Qualifications
~10 years progressive accounting experience combining public company (audit or in-house) with high-growth / startup
Public company accounting experience including exposure to financial reporting cycles
Deep expertise in two or more of: ASC 842, ASC 718, commissions, payroll, or fixed asset accounting
Led or played a significant role in an ERP implementation in a high-growth environment with evolving requirements
Built accounting infrastructure from the ground up: chart of accounts, allocation methodology, close cadence
Familiarity with AI or infrastructure-heavy business models where cost attribution and capitalisation decisions are complex
Managed accounting through significant change: new entity setup, geographic expansion, or business model evolution
The annual compensation range for this role is listed below.
For sales roles, the range provided is the role’s On Target Earnings ("OTE") range, meaning that the range includes both the sales commissions/sales bonuses target and annual base salary for the role.
Annual Salary:
$230,000—$300,000 USD
Logistics
Minimum education: Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience
Required field of study: A field relevant to the role as demonstrated through coursework, training, or professional experience
Minimum years of experience: Years of experience required will correlate with the internal job level requirements for the position
Location-based hybrid policy: Currently, we expect all staff to be in one of our offices at least 25% of the time. However, some roles may require more time in our offices.
Visa sponsorship: We do sponsor visas! However, we aren't able to successfully sponsor visas for every role and every candidate. But if we make you an offer, we will make every reasonable effort to get you a visa, and we retain an immigration lawyer to help with this.
We encourage you to apply even if you do not believe you meet every single qualification. Not all strong candidates will meet every single qualification as listed. Research shows that people who identify as being from underrepresented groups are more prone to experiencing imposter syndrome and doubting the strength of their candidacy, so we urge you not to exclude yourself prematurely and to submit an application if you're interested in this work. We think AI systems like the ones we're building have enormous social and ethical implications. We think this makes representation even more important, and we strive to include a range of diverse perspectives on our team.
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