Head of APAC Accounting at Anthropic

On-site - Singapore

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Anthropic is seeking an APAC Accounting Lead to build and run our regional Corporate Accounting function. This senior Controllership role oversees end‑to‑end accounting and finance operations for all APAC legal entities, including statutory reporting, payroll, procure‑to‑pay, and finance systems. The candidate will set strategy, lead a high‑performing team, partner with global finance and tax teams, and drive automation using AI tools such as Claude.

Requirements

Skills

  • Have 15+ years of progressive accounting and controllership experience, including 5+ years as a regional or group controller in a US-headquartered or global multinational
  • Are a qualified accountant (CPA, CA, ACCA, or equivalent) with a bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or equivalent practical experience
  • Have a demonstrated track record of building and leading multi-country accounting teams, including hiring, developing, and managing managers
  • Have owned statutory accounting and external audit at a regional or group level, plus at least one of international payroll, procure to pay, or finance systems
  • Possess deep knowledge of US GAAP and IFRS and working knowledge of local statutory and regulatory frameworks across multiple APAC jurisdictions
  • Are experienced in designing and operating month-end close, consolidation, intercompany, and balance sheet reconciliation processes at scale
  • Are proficient in enterprise ERP and finance systems (for example NetSuite, Workday Financials, SAP, Oracle), with experience driving regional implementations
  • Communicate with clarity and credibility to senior leadership, audit committees, and local boards, and are comfortable representing Controllership externally
  • Operate with high ownership and sound judgement in ambiguous, fast-scaling environments, moving between strategic planning and hands‑on execution as required

Responsibilities

  • Own the APAC Corporate Accounting function end to end and be accountable for the accuracy, timeliness, and control of all regional financial reporting
  • Own statutory financial statements, local audits, board reporting, and corporate secretarial filings for all APAC legal entities, acting as the primary relationship owner for external auditors
  • Be accountable for the APAC month-end close and consolidation into the global group, including journals, intercompany, reconciliations, and flux review
  • Own regional execution of the intercompany and transfer pricing operating model in partnership with global Tax
  • Own regional delivery of International Payroll and Procure to Pay in partnership with the global functional leads, and own the associated regional control framework
  • Own regional regulatory and statistical reporting obligations, acting as the regional finance point of contact for local statutory authorities in partnership with Legal and Compliance
  • Build, lead, and develop a high-performing regional accounting and finance operations team across multiple APAC locations
  • Define the regional organisation design and hiring plan as the entity footprint grows, and own the business case for incremental headcount
  • Manage the regional outsourced accounting, payroll, and Procure to Pay provider relationships, including the transition path between outsourced and in-house delivery
  • Partner with global Finance Systems on the regional deployment and continuous improvement of the core finance platform stack, owning regional requirements, data integrity, and user acceptance
  • Design and operate the regional internal control framework and prepare the region for future SOX and public-company readiness
  • Drive automation and the adoption of Claude and AI tooling across APAC accounting processes in a controlled, audit-ready manner
  • Set the vision and multi-year roadmap for APAC accounting operations and partner with global Controllership and CAO leadership to align this with the global plan
  • Act as the senior APAC Controllership partner to regional General Managers, Country Managers, and functional leaders, and represent the function externally with Big 4 audit and advisory firms and regional finance networks
  • Partner with global Tax and Treasury on direct and indirect tax compliance (including GST and withholding taxes), regional cash management, funding, and capital repatriation
  • Lead accounting and finance operations readiness for new APAC entity launches, partnering with Legal, Tax, Treasury, People, and GTM

Technologies

NetSuiteWorkday FinancialsSAPOracleERPClaude

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