Head of Revenue Accounting - Deal Desk & Technical Accounting
San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA
Posted 9d ago
About the job
Anthropic is seeking a Head of Revenue Accounting, Deal Desk & Technical Accounting to manage the accounting judgments associated with rapid revenue growth and increasing deal complexity. This role will serve as the company's authority on technical accounting positions, deal approvals, disclosures, revenue systems, and controls. The ideal candidate will develop revenue recognition policies, enhance the revenue system, and design/implement internal controls. This position requires influencing deal structures before signing by partnering with Sales and Legal, and shaping the systems roadmap by advocating for automation with engineering and systems partners. The goal is to enable deal and business velocity while maintaining appropriate controllership.
Responsibilities
- Own technical accounting for complex revenue recognition matters, including research, documentation, and stakeholder communication.
- Manage the deal desk from an accounting perspective, defining contract approval policies and serving as the accounting approver for deals.
- Influence deal structures by partnering with Sales and Legal to ensure commercial viability and appropriate controllership.
- Lead financial reporting and disclosure for revenue-related footnotes and technical positions, preparing for public-company readiness.
- Own the roadmap for revenue system enhancements, including requirements, design, testing, and optimization.
- Advocate for automation needs with engineering and system partners, translating accounting requirements into system priorities.
- Design and implement internal controls over financial reporting for revenue and technical accounting processes.
- Build scalable, well-documented processes to manage increasing transaction volume and deal complexity, leveraging automation.
- Utilize Claude to streamline team processes, such as research, contract review, and disclosure preparation.
- Enable business growth by advising leadership on accounting implications for new products, pricing, and go-to-market strategies.
- Lead and mentor the accounting team, setting priorities and raising technical standards.
Requirements
- Proven track record of leading and developing a high-performing accounting team.
- Deep expertise in revenue recognition under ASC 606 for software, subscription, or consumption-based business models.
- Experience with complex technical accounting research, writing position memos, defending conclusions with auditors, and preparing US GAAP disclosures.
- Experience designing, implementing, and operating internal controls over financial reporting, including documentation and testing.
- Demonstrated ability to influence non-accounting stakeholders, including shaping commercial deal structures and automation priorities.