Director, Technical Revenue Accounting

OpenTalent; Washington; On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Anthropic is seeking a Director, Technical Revenue Accounting to own the company’s ASC 606 technical positions and lead the revenue accounting memo portfolio. You will partner with Deal Desk, Product, Legal, and Partnership leadership to set policy direction and ensure compliant revenue recognition across complex arrangements.

You will drive technical guidance for new product offerings, non-standard deals, and partnerships, translating complex accounting into actionable business advice for

Qualifications

• Expertise in ASC 606 and revenue recognition.
• Ability to translate technical accounting requirements for non-accounting stakeholders.
• Experience guiding cross-functional teams including Product, Legal, and Sales.

Responsibilities

• Own ASC 606 technical accounting memo portfolio and SSP study.
• Lead technical revenue assessment for new product offerings (NPI) and contracts.
• Advise Deal Desk, Sales, and Legal on non-standard terms and revenue guidance.
• Maintain and update revenue policy library and technical guidance.
• Translate complex accounting requirements for non-accounting stakeholders.
• Review month-end close journal entries and flux analysis.
• Drive revenue system implementation and process improvements.

Skills

ASC 606 knowledge

Revenue accounting experience

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

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 looking for a Director, Technical Revenue Accounting to join our Accounting Team. In this role, you will own the company’s most complex ASC 606 technical positions, lead the revenue accounting memo portfolio, and serve as the senior accounting decision-maker for new product revenue recognition treatments, non-standard deal structures, and partnership / marketplace go-to-market initiatives. You will partner directly with Deal Desk, Product, Legal, and Partnership leadership and set the technical revenue policy direction for the company! If you are looking for an opportunity to make a significant impact on the financial infrastructure of an innovative company, come join us in our mission to build cutting-edge, safe AI.

Responsibilities

• Own the company’s ASC 606 technical accounting memo portfolio — authoring and reviewing position papers on the most complex and judgment-intensive revenue recognition scenarios, including the SSP study
• Lead the technical revenue assessment for all new product offerings (NPI), serving as the accounting decision-maker on performance obligation identification, SSP evaluation, and contract modification frameworks, and providing authoritative guidance to Product, Pricing, and GTM cross-functional teams
• Serve as the senior Revenue Accounting partner to Deal Desk, Sales, and Legal — structuring non-standard deal terms, and providing real-time revenue recognition guidance on the company’s largest and most strategic commercial arrangements
• Provide technical accounting guidance on partnership and marketplace arrangements for cloud third-party channels, including principal-vs-agent determinations, and revenue-share / co-sell economics
• Own the revenue contract review framework, including ASC 606 checklists, position papers, and escalation paths, ensuring revenue recognition compliance scales with deal volume
• Lead technical research initiatives on emerging revenue recognition issues and present recommendations to the Controller
• Own the company’s revenue recognition policy library and technical guidance documentation, with sign-off authority on policy updates
• Translate complex technical accounting requirements into actionable business guidance for non-accounting stakeholders
• Review revenue-related month end close journal entries and flux analysis
• Build and maintain relationships with cross-functional stakeholders to drive effective collaboration
• Drive process improvement and revenue system implementation project