The opportunity
Anthropic is an AI safety and research company working to build reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. As we scale, our revenue is growing extremely quickly, our commercial agreements are getting more complex, and the related systems and controls need to keep pace.
What you'll do
Own technical accounting. Serve as the company's authority on complex revenue: recognition matters — researching, concluding, and documenting positions in clear, well-reasoned memos, and explaining those conclusions to internal stakeholders and external auditors.
Own the deal desk from accounting. Own our contract approval policy and its: execution: define the accounting guardrails for non-standard terms, serve as the accounting approver in deal review, and partner with Sales and Legal to structure agreements that work commercially while maintaining appropriate controllership.
Influence deal structures before they're signed. Build the credibility and: relationships to shape how deals and programs are constructed rather than reacting to them — getting to Sales, Legal, and Finance early with a clear point of view, and making the accounting case in commercial terms that decision-makers can act on.
Lead financial reporting and disclosure. Lead preparation of revenue related: footnotes and technical disclosure positions, and build toward public-company reporting readiness.
Lead the revenue system enhancements. Own the ongoing roadmap of our revenue: system — requirements, design, testing, cutover, and post-launch optimization — partnering with Finance Systems.
Influence the systems and automation roadmap. Advocate with engineering and: system partners for the automation your team needs, translating accounting requirements into system priorities and building the working relationships that get them sequenced and shipped.
What they're looking for
- Public company experience, or experience preparing a high-growth company for: public reporting and SOX 404 compliance.
- Background at a national or Big Four firm.
- Experience with consumption-based, usage-based, or hybrid revenue models,: particularly in AI, cloud, or infrastructure.
- Experience using large language models or AI tooling to automate accounting,: contract review, or controls work.
- Experience standing up or overhauling a deal desk approval process.
- Hands-on Zuora implementation or operation experience.
