Head of Revenue Accounting Deal Desk and Technical Accounting

AI safety and research company building reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems, including the Claude product family and developer platform.

San Francisco, United States
About Anthropic

Anthropic PBC develops frontier AI systems and deploys them through Claude products and the Claude Platform, with a stated focus on safety, interpretability, and steerability.

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About the Role

You will own complex revenue-accounting judgments, deal-desk approvals, technical disclosures, revenue-system enhancements, and internal controls. You will shape commercial structures before signature, automate accounting workflows, support new products and pricing models, and lead and mentor the accounting team.

Requirements

  • Experience leading and developing a high-performing accounting team
  • Expertise in ASC 606 revenue recognition for software, subscription, or consumption-based models
  • Experience conducting technical accounting research, writing position memos, and supporting external audits
  • Experience preparing US GAAP disclosures
  • Experience designing and operating internal controls over financial reporting
  • Ability to influence sales, legal, and systems stakeholders
  • Experience owning a revenue or billing platform such as Zuora
  • CPA or equivalent professional accounting qualification

Responsibilities

  • Research, conclude, document, and explain complex revenue-recognition positions
  • Own accounting contract-approval policy and deal-desk execution
  • Partner with sales and legal to structure commercially viable agreements
  • Lead revenue footnotes, technical disclosures, and public-company reporting readiness
  • Own revenue-system requirements, design, testing, cutover, and optimization
  • Advocate for accounting automation with engineering and systems partners
  • Design, implement, document, test, and remediate internal controls
  • Build scalable and automated revenue-accounting processes
  • Use Claude to streamline accounting research, memos, contract reviews, reconciliations, and disclosures
  • Advise on accounting implications of products, pricing, and go-to-market decisions
  • Set priorities, mentor the team, and raise its technical standards

Benefits

  • Visa sponsorship
  • Optional equity donation matching
  • Generous vacation
  • Parental leave
  • Flexible working hours
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