Senior Manager, Corporate Accounting at Anthropic

On-site - San Francisco, CA, USA

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Anthropic is seeking a Senior Manager in Corporate Accounting to lead and develop a high‑performing accounting team within the Corporate Accounting Operations. The role reports to the Director of Accounting Operations and is responsible for managing close processes, technical accounting, SOX controls, process automation, and cross‑functional partnership. The candidate will own account portfolios, write policies and SOPs, design and improve controls, and leverage AI tools such as Claude to automate routine tasks. This build role requires an active CPA, extensive experience in public‑company and high‑growth environments, and strong leadership and communication skills.

Requirements

Skills

  • Active CPA licence (required)
  • Big 4 audit foundation
  • 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, journal entries, variance analysis, period‑end cut‑off
  • Depth across ASC 842 leases, ASC 718 SBC, ASC 340‑40 commissions, payroll, fixed assets / capitalisation, cash & investments, debt, intangibles, prepaids, accruals
  • Player‑coach: moves fluidly between reviewing team work and doing the work
  • 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
  • ~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

Responsibilities

  • 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
  • Write, own, and maintain technical accounting policies and SOPs across the domain
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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

Technologies

ClaudeERPUS GAAPSOX

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