Controller (SF)

Ode with Anthropic•San Francisco, CA

4d•$200,000 - $240,000•Onsite

About The Position

Ode, Anthropic’s services venture, is hiring its first Controller to build the accounting function from first principles. The role will bring bookkeeping in-house, support the company’s first audit, and establish a close and controls environment that can accommodate acquisitions, new entities, and rapid growth. The Controller will also develop an AI-native approach to controllership. Reporting to the Head of Finance, the Controller will own monthly, quarterly, and annual US GAAP closes across entities; use AI to automate close activities toward a five-day close; establish revenue accounting policy for a services business; create scalable internal controls; and lead acquisition accounting, entity setup, intercompany accounting, and ERP transition planning. The role is based onsite in Ode’s San Francisco Financial District office.

Requirements

10+ years of accounting experience, including public accounting experience.
At least 3 years as a Controller or Assistant Controller at a high-growth company.
Experience building a controllership function from scratch, leading a first audit, and moving a company onto a real ERP.
Expertise in US GAAP, particularly ASC 606 for project-based, milestone, and variable revenue.
Experience with multi-entity consolidation and purchase accounting.
CPA required.
Demonstrated use of Claude, Cursor, or similar tools to build or automate accounting work, with an understanding of where human review is needed.
A systems-, automation-, and AI-first approach to building a lean function.
High standards, urgency, and motivation to build something exceptional.

Nice To Haves

SQL or scripting skills.

Responsibilities

Transition accounting from the outsourced partner and take ownership of the close.
Run monthly, quarterly, and annual closes under US GAAP across all entities, using Claude and other automation to streamline reconciliations, accruals, flux analysis, and close preparation toward a five-day close.
Set ASC 606 policy for fixed-fee, reserved-team, milestone, success-fee, and pass-through-cost arrangements, partnering with Commercial and Legal before deals are signed.
Design controls for order-to-cash, procure-to-pay, payroll, and the close, including human review of AI-generated work and audit- and investor-reliable evidence.
Own purchase accounting and acquisition integration.
Establish new entities and intercompany accounting.
Own the chart of accounts and define requirements for the transition from QuickBooks to a modern ERP.
Support and lead the company’s first audit.