Corporate Accounting

Anthropic•San Francisco, WA

3d•$160,000 - $190,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Anthropic is seeking an Accountant to join its Corporate Accounting team. This hands-on close role owns a defined set of accounts and entities from transaction through reconciliation, ensuring financial statement results are accurate, supported, and explainable. The Accountant will partner with teams across Finance, Procurement, Payroll, Legal, Tax, and Finance Systems, and help scale and improve the close as the company grows. The role includes month-end and quarter-end close work, reconciliations and variance analysis, US GAAP schedules and documentation, accounting memos, internal controls, audit support, review of others’ work, process improvement and automation, and support for accounting systems and process changes. Anthropic is headquartered in San Francisco and currently expects staff to work from an office at least 25% of the time, though some roles may require more. The position requires at least a bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience; the field of study must be relevant to the role as demonstrated through coursework, training, or professional experience.

Requirements

Working knowledge of US GAAP applied hands-on to the monthly close, including journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, and financial statement support.
Experience preparing account reconciliations and flux analyses in an ERP or general ledger system, such as Workday, NetSuite, or an equivalent.
Strong spreadsheet skills, including lookups, pivot tables, and reconciling large data sets in Excel or Google Sheets.
Experience supporting external audits and operating internal controls.
Clear written and verbal communication, including the ability to explain accounting results to colleagues who are not accountants.
Sound judgment about when to resolve an issue independently and when to escalate it.
Attention to detail, a strong sense of ownership, and the ability to manage competing deadlines.
A bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience; a relevant field of study as demonstrated through coursework, training, or professional experience.

Nice To Haves

Seven or more years of progressive accounting experience in public accounting, industry, or a combination of both.
CPA, ACA, ACCA, or CA qualification, or progress toward one.
Experience in a fast-moving environment where processes were still being defined, with a track record of improving them.
Familiarity with technical areas such as ASC 842, ASC 718, ASC 606, fixed assets, or multi-entity and intercompany accounting.
Experience with close management or reconciliation tooling, or with SQL or Python for data analysis.
Experience with an ERP migration, SOX readiness, or public company reporting.
A track record of using AI tools to speed up accounting or finance work, with checks that hold up to review.
Genuine interest in AI and Anthropic’s mission to build reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.

Responsibilities

Own month-end and quarter-end close activities for assigned accounts and entities, including journal entries, accruals, account reconciliations, and supporting schedules, delivered on the close calendar.
Prepare balance sheet reconciliations and flux analyses, investigate variances to root cause, and write clear explanations for reviewers and business partners.
Maintain US GAAP supporting schedules and documentation for areas such as prepaids, fixed assets, accruals, and intercompany balances.
Draft accounting memos and process documentation for routine and recurring transactions, and escalate non-routine items to Technical Accounting with a clear summary and proposed treatment.
Execute internal controls for assigned areas and prepare audit support, including schedules, evidence, and responses to auditor requests.
Partner with business owners and finance colleagues to understand new transactions, resolve issues at the source, and reduce adjustments after close.
Review work from contractors and team members and provide feedback to help raise the team’s quality bar.
Identify and implement process improvements and automation, including using Claude and other AI tools, and carefully check their output before it is relied on.
Support accounting system and process changes, including testing, data validation, and documentation.