Director, Technical Revenue Accounting (AI)

Location: San Francisco, CA; hybrid policy requires staff to work from one of the offices at least 25% of the time

Annual salary: $230,000–$300,000 USD

Company

Anthropic builds reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems designed to be safe and beneficial for users and society.

What you will do

• Own the ASC 606 technical accounting memo portfolio, including complex revenue recognition positions and SSP studies.
• Lead revenue assessments for new product initiatives, including performance obligations, standalone selling prices, and contract modifications.
• Advise Deal Desk, Sales, Legal, Product, Pricing, and go-to-market teams on non-standard commercial arrangements.
• Provide accounting guidance for cloud marketplace, reseller, partnership, revenue-share, and co-sell arrangements.
• Oversee revenue contract reviews, month-end close entries, flux analysis, disclosures, incentives, rebates, and credit amortization.
• Lead technical research, process improvements, and revenue system implementation projects, including design approval and UAT.

Requirements

• Experience authoring technical accounting memos for complex, judgment-intensive revenue arrangements.
• Strong knowledge of ASC 606, including performance obligations, standalone selling prices, contract modifications, variable consideration, material rights, customer consideration, and principal-versus-agent analysis.
• Hands-on experience with revenue recognition tools such as Workday Financial Management or Zuora RevPro.
• SQL proficiency for querying and analyzing large revenue and contract datasets.
• Ability to lead cross-functional workstreams and communicate complex accounting positions clearly.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience; CPA required with demonstrated technical accounting expertise.

Nice to have

• 14+ years of progressive accounting experience and 4+ years in technical revenue leadership or management.
• Big Four technical accounting or national office experience combined with industry experience.
• Experience with cloud marketplace, reseller, channel partnership, consumption-based, or subscription revenue models.
• Knowledge of AI/ML, SaaS, and technology-sector revenue recognition complexities.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative environment focused on building safe and beneficial AI systems.
• Competitive compensation and benefits.
• Optional equity donation matching.
• Generous vacation and parental leave.
• Flexible working hours and office-based collaboration.
• Visa sponsorship may be available, with immigration lawyer support, depending on the role and candidate.