Financial Reporting Accountant

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About Anthropic

Anthropic’s mission is to create reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. We want AI to be safe and beneficial for our users and for society as a whole. Our team is a quickly growing group of committed researchers, engineers, policy experts, and business leaders working together to build beneficial AI systems.

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Financial Reporting accountant to join our Finance team at Anthropic. In this role, you will be responsible for executing key aspects of our financial reporting processes, ensuring compliance with US GAAP, and supporting the implementation and optimization of our reporting systems. Reporting to the Financial Reporting Lead, you will play an important role in maintaining robust reporting frameworks that support our growth while upholding the highest standards of accuracy and transparency. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to prepare timely and accurate financial statements, support external audit processes, and drive continuous improvement in our reporting capabilities.

This role offers the opportunity to contribute to the financial reporting infrastructure of a leading AI company while working at the forefront of transformative technology.

Responsibilities:

Prepare and review external financial reporting deliverables, including quarterly and annual financial statements, ensuring full compliance with US GAAP and applicable reporting standards

Execute month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes, coordinating with accounting teams to ensure timely and accurate completion

Conduct technical accounting research and prepare documentation for complex transactions, including stock-based compensation (ASC 718), derivatives (ASC 815), lease accounting (ASC 842), as well as supporting implementing new accounting standards

Support the implementation and day-to-day operation of Workiva for financial reporting, controls documentation and compliance

Serve as a key point of contact with external auditors, coordinating audit requests, preparing supporting documentation, and ensuring efficient completion of audit procedures

Support the design and implementation of internal controls over financial reporting (ICFR)

Partner with the Finance Systems team to ensure seamless integration between ERP systems and reporting platforms

Develop and maintain accounting policies and procedures documentation

Collaborate with Legal, Investor Relations, Tax, Equity Accounting and Finance & Strategy teams to ensure alignment between management and external reporting

Contribute to special projects as needed, including system implementations, process improvements, and reporting automation initiatives

You may be a good fit if you:

Bachelor's degree in accounting

Hold a CPA license (or equivalent) or are actively pursuing CPA (or equivalent) certification

7+ years of accounting experience, including experience in public accounting

Possess expertise in US GAAP and SEC reporting experience is a plus

Hands-on experience using Workiva or similar financial reporting platforms and are comfortable optimizing workflows within these tools

Proficient with ERP systems; Workday Financials is a plus

Experience supporting SOX compliance programs and working with external auditors

Demonstrate exceptional attention to detail while maintaining the ability to see the big picture

Effectively communicate complex accounting concepts to non-finance stakeholders

Thrive in fast-paced, dynamic environments and can adapt quickly to changing priorities

Passionate about building scalable processes and systems supporting organizational grow

Care about the societal impacts of your work and are excited about Anthropic's mission to build safe, beneficial AI

Strong Excel and data manipulation skills; experience with Python or SQL for reporting automation is a plus

The annual compensation range for this role is listed below.

For sales roles, the range provided is the role’s On Target Earnings ("OTE") range, meaning that the range includes both the sales commissions/sales bonuses target and annual base salary for the role.

Annual Salary: $190,000 - $230,000 USD

Logistics

Minimum education: Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience

Required field of study: A field relevant to the role as demonstrated through coursework, training, or professional experience

Minimum years of experience: Years of experience required will correlate with the internal job level requirements for the position

Location-based hybrid policy: Currently, we expect all staff to be in one of our offices at least 25% of the time. However, some roles may require more time in our offices.

Visa sponsorship: We do sponsor visas! However, we aren't able to successfully sponsor visas for every role and every candidate. But if we make you an offer, we will make every reasonable effort to get you a visa, and we retain an immigration lawyer to help with this.

We encourage you to apply even if you do not believe you meet every single qualification. Not all strong candidates will meet every single qualification as listed. Research shows that people who identify as being from underrepresented groups are more prone to experiencing imposter syndrome and doubting the strength of their candidacy, so we urge you not to exclude yourself prematurely and to submit an application if you're interested in this work. We think AI systems like the ones we're building have enormous social and ethical implications. We think this makes representation even more important, and we strive to include a range of diverse perspectives on our team.

Your safety matters to us. To protect yourself from potential scams, remember that Anthropic recruiters only contact you from @anthropic.com email addresses. In some cases, we may partner with vetted recruiting agencies who will identify themselves as working on behalf of Anthropic. Be cautious of emails from other domains. Legitimate Anthropic recruiters will never ask for money, fees, or banking information before your first day. If you're ever unsure about a communication, don't click any links—visit anthropic.com/careers directly for confirmed position openings.

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