Director of Technical Accounting (Investments)

Anthropic; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Anthropic, headquartered in Seattle, seeks a Director, Technical Accounting – Investments and M&A to lead accounting for strategic investments, joint ventures, and related financing instruments. You will partner with Corporate Development, Legal, Tax, Treasury, FP&A, and leadership to ensure GAAP approvals are solid and auditable.

This builder role stands up portfolio accounting processes, controls, and valuation governance as the portfolio grows.

Responsibilities

• Execute technical accounting for strategic investments, joint ventures, partnership structures, and related financing/equity instruments from entry through exit
• Partner with Corporate Development to steer investment structures toward preferred terms and outcomes, reviewing term sheets and deal documents before signing
• Own entry accounting — ASC 321, 323, or 810, VIE/primary-beneficiary analysis, basis differences, and the initial measurement memo
• Run the quarterly portfolio review — reconsideration events, impairment indicators, observable price changes, and equity method pick-ups — and account for follow-on investments, conversions, down rounds, and exits
• Own the investment rollforward, its reconciliation to the general ledger, and the portfolio reporting that supports close, FP&A, and leadership, including review of portfolio company financial statements
• Manage third-party valuation specialists; review fair values of investments, warrants, and derivative features, including Level 3 inputs and impairment analyses
• Assess warrants, equity rights, and other investment components embedded in partnerships and compute arrangements, partnering with Accounting Policy on how consideration is allocated
• Support M&A transactions alongside the M&A lead when deal volume requires — accounting due diligence, purchase accounting (consideration measurement, PPA review, opening balance sheet), and measurement-period adjustments
• Author and defend technical accounting policies & memoranda; partner closely with external auditors on investment, consolidation, and M&A matters
• Help build the investments operating model — intake form and approval gates, memo templates, quarterly checklists, and SOX-ready controls — designed to scale as the portfolio grows including utilizing Claude, ERP systems and third party applications (as applicable)
• Prepare and review investment and transaction disclosures for quarterly and annual filings, including fair value, equity method, and VIE disclosures
• Present investment accounting conclusions and financial statement impacts to leadership and cross-functional stakeholders in clear, decision-ready terms
• Monitor standard-setting and SEC developments affecting investments, consolidation, and business combinations; support adoption and cross-functional education

Job description

• We are seeking a Director, Technical Accounting – Investments and M&A to join our Finance team at Anthropic
• In this role, you will own the company’s accounting for strategic investments, partnerships with investment components, and related capital transactions, and support mergers and acquisitions when deal volume requires
• You will report to the Senior Director, Technical Accounting – M&A and Investments
• As Anthropic continues to scale rapidly and deploy capital into strategic investments, joint ventures, and novel commercial structures, including compute arrangements that carry warrants and other investment features, you will be a key technical resource on classification, consolidation outcomes, fair value, and financial statement impact across the portfolio
• You will partner closely with Corporate Development, Legal, Tax, Treasury, FP&A, and leadership to ensure that investment economics are accurately reflected under US GAAP and that positions are defensible to external auditors, valuation specialists, and future regulators
• This is a builder role: you’ll help stand up and continuously sharpen the portfolio accounting process, controls, and valuation governance expected of a world class finance organization, working alongside the Senior Director as the function takes shape
• If you want to own a portfolio end to end — and still be in the room when deals are shaped — we want to hear from you
• Execute technical accounting for strategic investments, joint ventures, partnership structures, and related financing/equity instruments from entry through exit
• Partner with and influence Corporate Development to steer investment structures toward preferred terms and outcomes, reviewing term sheets and deal documents before signing
• Own entry accounting for each new investment — classification under ASC 321, 323, or 810, VIE/primary-beneficiary analysis, basis differences, and the initial measurement memo
• Run the quarterly portfolio review — reconsideration events, impairment indicators, observable price changes, and equity method pick-ups — and account for follow-on investments, conversions, down rounds, and exits
• Own the investment rollforward, its reconciliation to the general ledger, and the portfolio reporting that supports close, FP&A, and leadership, including review of portfolio company financial statements
• Manage third-party valuation specialists; review fair values of investments, warrants, and derivative features, including Level 3 inputs and impairment analyses
• Assess warrants, equity rights, and other investment components embedded in partnerships and compute arrangements, partnering with Accounting Policy on how consideration is allocated
• Support M&A transactions alongside the M&A lead when deal volume requires — accounting due diligence, purchase accounting (consideration measurement, PPA review, opening balance sheet), and measurement-period adjustments
• Author and defend technical accounting policies & memoranda; partner closely with external auditors on investment, consolidation, and M&A matters
• Help build the investments operating model — intake form and approval gates, memo templates, quarterly checklists, and SOX-ready controls — designed to scale as the portfolio grows including utilizing Claude, ERP systems and third party applications (as applicable)
• Prepare and review investment and transaction disclosures for quarterly and annual filings, including fair value, equity method, and VIE disclosures
• Present investment accounting conclusions and financial statement impacts to leadership and cross-functional stakeholders in clear, decision-ready terms
• Monitor standard-setting and SEC developments affecting investments, consolidation, and business combinations; support adoption and cross-functional education

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