Controller (SF)

Location: San Francisco, CA; onsite Monday through Thursday plus some Fridays as needed in the Financial District office. Typical hours are 8:30am or earlier to 5:30pm, with flexibility for early mornings, moves, and evening events.

Salary: $200K–$240K annually, plus equity.

Company

hirify.global is Anthropic’s services venture, applying frontier AI to complex business and operational problems and working with Anthropic’s Applied AI and Product teams.

What you will do

• Bring accounting books in-house from an outsourced partner and lead the first audit.
• Own monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes under US GAAP across all entities, using Claude to automate reconciliations, accruals, flux analysis, and close preparation toward a five-day close.
• Define ASC 606 revenue policies for fixed-fee, reserved-team, milestone SOW, success-fee, and pass-through-cost arrangements, partnering with Commercial and Legal before deals are signed.
• Design scalable order-to-cash, procure-to-pay, payroll, and close controls, including human review of AI-generated work.
• Lead purchase accounting and acquisition integration, establish new entities and intercompany processes, and own the chart of accounts.
• Define requirements for moving from QuickBooks to a mhirify.globalrn ERP.

Requirements

• 10+ years of accounting experience, including public accounting and 3+ years as a Controller or Assistant Controller at a high-growth company.
• Experience building a controllership function from scratch, leading a first audit, and moving a company onto a real ERP.
• Expertise in US GAAP, especially ASC 606 for project-based, milestone, and variable revenue.
• Experience with multi-entity consolidation and purchase accounting.
• CPA required.
• Ability to demonstrate accounting work automated with Claude, Cursor, or a similar tool, including understanding where human review remains necessary.
• Ability to prioritize systems, automation, and AI before adding people or process.
• Ability to work onsite in the San Francisco office and lift up to 25 lbs with or without reasonable accommodation.

Nice to have

• SQL or scripting experience.

Culture & Benefits

• AI-first culture focused on applying LLMs, experimenting with emerging tools, and sharing learnings.
• 401(k) with company matching.
• Unlimited PTO.
• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and health FSA coverage.
• Commuter benefits and regular team events and activities.