Director, Financial Reporting - Special Projects

Anthropic•San Francisco, WA

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

Anthropic is seeking a Financial Reporting professional to join our Financial Reporting team within Accounting. This role will own critical external reporting functions, including the consolidated statement of cash flows, subsidiary and other compliance-related reporting, and peer benchmarking. It is a hands-on individual contributor position focused on shaping the financial reporting function, leveraging AI tools like Claude for process improvement, automation, and scalability. The role involves close collaboration with Technical Accounting, Controllership, Tax, Legal, FP&A, Corporate Development, and external auditors. The ideal candidate enjoys end-to-end ownership of complex reporting, possesses strong judgment on disclosures, and is excited about innovating financial reporting with AI.

Requirements

Hands-on ownership of a statement of cash flows, including preparation, classification under ASC 230, and support for audit review.
Experience with subsidiary, statutory, or other compliance-related reporting (e.g., entity-level financial statements, lender or covenant reporting, regulatory filings).
Experience using Claude or similar AI tools to build new financial reporting workflows or automation.
Strong working knowledge of US GAAP and SEC reporting requirements, including Regulation S-X and S-K.
Clear, concise written and verbal communication, including the ability to explain complex accounting topics to non-accounting partners.
Sound judgment and comfort owning ambiguous work, setting priorities, and meeting filing deadlines with minimal oversight.
Passion for Anthropic's mission to build safe, transformative AI systems.

Nice To Haves

12+ years of experience in financial reporting, SEC reporting, or public accounting, including time at a public company or one preparing to go public.
Have built or run a peer disclosure benchmarking program, including use of EDGAR full-text search or XBRL data.
Have built reusable Claude or similar AI skills, agents, or processes.
Experience with international statutory reporting or consolidation of special-purpose entities.
CPA or equivalent certification.

Responsibilities

Own the consolidated statement of cash flows end to end, including preparation, supporting schedules, classification analysis, non-cash disclosures, and review with external auditors.
Lead subsidiary and other compliance-related reporting, such as entity-level and special-purpose financial statements, lender and covenant reporting, and other regulatory or contractual reporting requirements.
Lead the adoption of new accounting standards: impact assessment, data and system changes, disclosure drafting, controls, and review with external auditors.
Lead stock-based compensation reporting, including the expense and award-activity roll-forwards.
Contribute to the preparation and review of periodic SEC filings (Forms 10-Q and 10-K) and related disclosures.
Contribute to peer disclosure benchmarking, including frequent and proactive review of peer disclosures and assessment of Anthropic's disclosures in comparison to peers.
Partner with valuation specialists, Technical Accounting, Tax, and Corporate Development on purchase accounting and post-close reporting for acquired entities.
Identify opportunities to leverage Claude and automation tools to improve reporting processes, with a hands-on willingness to test and adopt new technologies as they emerge.
Build and maintain Claude-powered reporting workflows (e.g., roll-forwards, tie-outs, disclosure drafting, benchmarking) and document them so the broader team can use and extend them.
Design and maintain the process documentation and controls that support your areas, and serve as a primary point of contact for auditors on them.