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Director, Technical Accounting - M&A

Anthropic · San Francisco, CA | Seattle, WA · San Francisco, CA

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Frontier labonsitesenior$230k–$300k
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At a glance

Highlights

  • Lead technical accounting for M&A, investments, JVs and complex capital deals.
  • Partner with Corporate Dev to steer deal structures and GAAP outcomes.
  • Build SOX-ready controls and close playbooks for a rapidly scaling AI firm.

What they offer

  • Competitive compensation and benefits
  • Optional equity donation matching
  • Generous vacation and parental leave
  • Flexible working hours
  • Lovely office space for collaboration

Ideal candidate

Hands-on technical accounting leader who thrives in deal rooms and loves turning complex M&A economics into clean, defensible accounting. Builder mindset with Big 4 roots and high-growth tech experience, energized by AI's scale and ambiguity.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of progressive accounting experience, including 4+ years owning complex M&A accounting end-to-end
  • Active CPA license
  • Significant Big 4 experience paired with in-house experience at high-growth or public tech company
  • Deep command of US GAAP for business combinations, consolidation, equity method and fair value
  • Fluent in valuation concepts and able to direct third-party specialists
  • Proficient with accounting systems (Workday preferred) and advanced Excel/modeling
remote policy
Hybrid - in office at least 25% of the time
visa sponsorship
We sponsor visas on a case-by-case basis, with immigration lawyer support

Lab profile

About Anthropic

AI safety company building reliable, interpretable and steerable frontier AI systems.

What they build

  • Claude
  • Claude API
  • Claude Code

Known for

  • AI safety and alignment
  • Model interpretability research
  • Frontier LLM development

Key facts

  • Founded in 2021
  • Headquartered in San Francisco, California
  • Backed by Amazon and Google
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