Senior Manager, Financial Reporting

Menlo Ventures; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 190,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Anthropic in San Francisco is seeking an experienced Financial Reporting Accountant to join our Finance team. You will execute key US GAAP reporting tasks, prepare quarterly and annual financial statements, and support external audits while helping optimize reporting systems.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, research technical accounting issues (ASC 718/815/842), assist with ICFR, and implement Workiva and ERP integrations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting
• CPA license (or equivalent) or pursuing CPA
• 7+ years of accounting experience, including public accounting
• US GAAP and SEC reporting experience preferred
• Experience with Workiva or similar financial reporting platforms
• Experience with ERP systems; Workday Financials is a plus
• SOX compliance experience and external audit collaboration

Responsibilities

• Prepare and review external financial reporting deliverables (quarterly/annual statements) under US GAAP
• Execute month-, quarter-, and year-end close processes with accounting teams
• Research and document technical accounting issues (ASC 718, ASC 815, ASC 842)
• Support Workiva implementation and day-to-day financial reporting controls
• Coordinate with external auditors and manage audit requests
• Support ICFR design and implementation
• Collaborate with Finance Systems for ERP/reporting integration
• Develop accounting policies and procedures documentation
• Work with Legal, Investor Relations, Tax, Equity Accounting and Finance & Strategy teams
• Contribute to system implementations and reporting automation initiatives

Skills

Excel

Python/SQL

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting

CPA license

Tools

Workiva

Workday Financials

ERP systems

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 growing group of researchers, engineers, policy experts, and business leaders building beneficial AI systems.

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Financial Reporting accountant to join our Finance team. In this role, you will execute key aspects of financial reporting processes, ensure compliance with US GAAP, and support the implementation and optimization of reporting systems. Reporting to the Financial Reporting Lead, you will help maintain robust reporting frameworks that support growth while upholding accuracy and transparency. You will work with cross-functional teams to prepare timely and accurate financial statements, support external audit processes, and drive continuous improvement in 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 growth
• 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

Compensation

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. If we make you an offer, we will make every reasonable effort to get you a visa and retain an immigration lawyer to help with this.

We encourage you to apply even if you do not meet every single qualification. Not all strong candidates will meet every qualification as listed. We value diverse perspectives and encourage applicants from underrepresented groups to apply. For safety, remember that Anthropic recruiters contact candidates from [e-mail] email addresses. Do not click links from unknown sources. For confirmed position openings, visit anthropic.com/careers directly for verified postings.

How we’re different

We believe that the highest-impact AI research will be big science. At Anthropic we work as a single cohesive team on a few large-scale research efforts and value impact — advancing long-term goals of steerable, trustworthy AI—over smaller, isolated tasks. We emphasize collaboration and strong communication skills.

Our research directions include GPT-3, Circuit-Based Interpretability, Multimodal Neurons, Scaling Laws, AI & Compute, Concrete Problems in AI Safety, and Learning from Human Preferences. This reflects our ongoing focus on impactful, empirical work.

Come work with us!

Anthropic is a public benefit corporation headquartered in San Francisco. We offer competitive compensation and benefits, optional equity donation matching, generous vacation and parental leave, flexible working hours, and a collaborative office environment. Guidance on Candidates\' AI Usage: learn about our policy for using AI in our application process.