Senior Manager, Corporate Accounting Operations

Anthropic•Seattle, WA

4d•$190,000 - $230,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Anthropic is seeking a Corporate Accountant to join its Corporate Accounting Operations team. This role reports to the Director of Accounting Operations and involves leading a team of accountants while also being hands-on with reviewing and preparing close materials, setting technical standards, and managing a portfolio of accounts through the close process. This is a build role where the individual will be responsible for writing and owning policies and SOPs, designing the controls framework, and continuously improving processes, including leveraging AI tools for automation. The ideal candidate has prior experience building accounting infrastructure from scratch in high-growth environments.

Requirements

Active CPA license
Around 10 years of progressive accounting experience, combining public company experience (in audit or in-house) with time at a high-growth or startup environment
Big 4 audit background
Experience managing or meaningfully coaching more junior accountants and readiness for a role with direct reports
Comfortable owning accounting policies and SOPs end-to-end: writing, maintaining, and being accountable for their application
Ability to move fluidly between reviewing team's work and doing the work yourself
Experience designing and operating controls in a SOX environment
Ability to thrive in ambiguity, structure work, reach defensible conclusions, and document them clearly
Energized by building from scratch rather than maintaining what already exists
Clear point of view on how AI tools can eliminate low-value accounting work and desire to implement this
Ability to communicate clearly with non-accounting partners and explain complex positions in plain language
Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience
A field relevant to the role as demonstrated through coursework, training, or professional experience
Years of experience required will correlate with the internal job level requirements for the position

Nice To Haves

Public company accounting experience, including exposure to financial reporting cycles
Deep expertise in two or more specialty areas: ASC 842 lease accounting, ASC 718 stock-based compensation, commissions accounting, payroll accounting, or fixed asset accounting
Led or played a significant role in an ERP implementation, particularly in a high-growth environment where accounting requirements were evolving mid-project
Experience building accounting infrastructure from the ground up: chart of accounts design, allocation methodology, or close cadence structure
Familiarity with AI or infrastructure-heavy business models where cost attribution and capitalisation decisions are complex
Managed accounting through significant organizational change — new entity setup, geographic expansion, or business model evolution

Responsibilities

Own a portfolio of accounts through month-end and quarter-end close, including reconciliations, journal entries, and variance commentary.
Drive close acceleration by identifying bottlenecks and implementing process changes to reduce cycle time without sacrificing accuracy.
Ensure all close deliverables are consistently audit-ready with clear documentation of positions and supporting evidence.
Oversee SOX control preparation and execution across assigned accounts, review control evidence, and own timely remediation of any gaps.
Write, own, and maintain technical accounting policies and SOPs across their domain, drafting, evolving, and operationalizing them as the business changes.
Review technical accounting memos prepared by the team, ensuring conclusions are well-supported and consistent with US GAAP.
Collaborate with Technical Accounting on new or evolving standards and translate guidance into executable procedures for the team.
Own external audit responses within their domain, ensuring timely delivery of supporting schedules and audit-ready workpapers.
Identify repetitive, rules-based tasks across the team's workflows and build scalable solutions, including leveraging Claude, to automate or replace them.
Document workflows and controls to support knowledge transfer, audit evidence, and system scalability.
Contribute to ERP and systems implementations, translating accounting requirements into clear specifications and test criteria.
Partner with Finance & Strategy, Tax, People Operations, Procurement, and Facilities to keep accounting aligned with business activity in real time.
Translate complex accounting positions into plain language for non-finance stakeholders.
Support new entity setup and geographic expansion by establishing accounting processes for new jurisdictions.
Coach and develop a team of highly agile performers, providing timely, specific feedback.
Hire and onboard accountants as the team grows, setting clear expectations and building a culture of precision and continuous improvement.
Serve as the first escalation point for complex transactions and accounting judgments across the team's workstreams.