Anthropic

Anthropic

Head of Revenue Accounting - Deal Desk & Technical Accounting

San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY

H1B sponsorship available$300k-$385kDetected 17 hours ago
NLPLLMsComplianceFinancial AnalysisAccountingLogisticsContract ManagementResearchLeadershipCommunicationFinancial ReportingInternal Audit

About the role

  • As we scale, our revenue is growing extremely quickly, our commercial agreements are getting more complex, and the related systems and controls need to keep pace.
  • You will act as the company's authority on complex revenue accounting questions.
  • You will set the bar for how much of this work Claude can do, so your team spends its time on key judgments rather than mechanics.

Responsibilities

  • Own technical accounting.
  • Own the deal desk from accounting.
  • Own our contract approval policy and its execution: define the accounting guardrails for non-standard terms, serve as the accounting approver in deal review, and partner with Sales and Legal to structure agreements that work commercially while maintaining appropriate controllership.
  • Build the credibility and relationships to shape how deals and programs are constructed rather than reacting to them - getting to Sales, Legal, and Finance early with a clear point of view, and making the accounting case in commercial terms that decision-makers can act on.
  • Lead financial reporting and disclosure. Lead preparation of revenue related footnotes and technical disclosure positions, and build toward public-company reporting readiness.
  • Lead the revenue system enhancements. Own the ongoing roadmap of our revenue system - requirements, design, testing, cutover, and post-launch optimization - partnering with Finance Systems.
  • Advocate with engineering and system partners for the automation your team needs, translating accounting requirements into system priorities and building the working relationships that get them sequenced and shipped.
  • Design and implement internal controls. Build controls over financial reporting for revenue and technical accounting processes, including documentation, testing, remediation, and audit support.
  • Build scalable processes. Design well-documented processes that hold up as transaction volume and deal complexity multiply, replacing manual effort with automation.
  • Enable growth while maintaining controllership. Partner across Sales, Finance, Legal, and systems teams to support new products, pricing models, and go-to-market motions, and advise leadership on accounting implications before decisions are made.

Requirements

  • Deep expertise in revenue recognition under ASC 606 for software, subscription, or consumption-based business models.
  • Experience designing, implementing, and operating internal controls over financial reporting, including documentation and testing.
  • Demonstrated ability to influence non-accounting stakeholders - shaping commercial deal and program structures with Sales and Legal, and shaping automation priorities with systems teams.
  • Years of experience required will correlate with the internal job level requirements for the position

Nice to have

  • Public company experience, or experience preparing a high-growth company for public reporting and SOX 404 compliance.
  • Background at a national or Big Four firm.
  • Experience using large language models or AI tooling to automate accounting, contract review, or controls work.
  • Experience standing up or overhauling a deal desk approval process.
  • Hands-on Zuora implementation or operation 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

Compensation

  • $300,000 - $385,000 USD

Benefits

  • Minimum education: Bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience

Company info

  • Serve as the company's authority on complex revenue recognition matters - researching, concluding, and documenting positions in clear, well-reasoned memos, and explaining those conclusions to internal stakeholders and external auditors.

Visa & Work Authorization

  • 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 do sponsor visas!
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