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Director, Technical Accounting – Investments

Anthropic· Finance
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Hybrid (San Francisco, CA), Hybrid (Seattle, WA)$230k - $300kFull-timePosted 1w ago

About the role

Director level role owning the company's accounting for strategic investments, partnerships with investment components, and related capital transactions, and supporting mergers and acquisitions as needed. Focus on US GAAP, technical accounting, and developing scalable portfolio accounting processes and controls.

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 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

Qualifications

  • Bring significant Big 4 experience — ideally in a National Office, Transaction/Deal Advisory, or Capital Markets/Accounting Advisory group — paired with in-house experience at a technology company and public accounting or advisory experience
  • Proven experience leading complex valuations (e.g., business combinations, equity and debt investments, warrants and other Level 3 instruments), including directing and challenging the work of third-party valuation specialists
  • Have owned the accounting for a portfolio of minority/strategic investments, including quarterly impairment and fair value monitoring and at least one investment of meaningful scale or complexity
  • Possess deep command of US GAAP for investments in equity securities, equity method, consolidation and VIEs, fair value measurement, and business combinations, with a track record of positions that withstand auditor and regulator scrutiny
  • Are fluent in valuation concepts and can direct and challenge third-party specialists on private company fair value, warrant/option pricing, impairment, and PPA models
  • Have operated within an investments-accounting or deal-accounting function, contributing to playbook and controls design
  • Communicate effectively with Corporate Development, Legal, and Tax on structuring trade-offs, translating technical conclusions for cross-functional and senior stakeholders
  • Demonstrate exceptional written and verbal communication, translating complex investment and deal accounting into clear business implications
  • Excel at hands-on technical execution in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment, shifting between portfolio work and live deals as priorities change
  • Are proficient with accounting systems (Workday preferred), consolidation tools, and advanced Excel/modeling
  • Curious about and quick to adopt new AI tools, including Claude and Claude for Finance

Skills

Required:Technical accounting expertise (US GAAP)Valuation leadershipM&A accountingCommunication with cross-functional leadership
Nice to have:SOX controls and operating model design

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation and benefits
  • Optional equity donation matching
  • Generous vacation and parental leave
  • Flexible working hours
  • Office space for collaboration
Last updated Oct 14, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Anthropic

building reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems

Anthropic is an AI safety and research company that's working to build reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.

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