Senior Manager, Technical Revenue Accounting

Anthropic Anthropic · AI Frontier · San Francisco, CA · Finance

This role is for a Senior Manager of Technical Revenue Accounting at Anthropic, an AI company. The primary responsibilities involve executing complex ASC 606 technical evaluations, drafting revenue accounting memos, and providing guidance on new product revenue recognition and go-to-market strategies. The role requires extensive expertise in revenue recognition, contract analysis, and technical accounting research, with a focus on ensuring compliance and advising business stakeholders. While the company is in the AI space, the role itself is in accounting and finance, not directly building or researching AI.

What you'd actually do

  1. Author detailed ASC 606 technical accounting memos analyzing complex revenue recognition scenarios and providing accounting conclusions
  2. Evaluate and establish revenue recognition treatment for new product offerings, including performance obligation identification, SSP evaluation, and contract modification assessments
  3. Advise business stakeholders on revenue accounting implications of new go-to-market strategies, pricing models, and unique commercial arrangements
  4. Review revenue contracts and prepare technical accounting documentation, including ASC 606 checklists and position papers to ensure revenue recognition compliance
  5. Lead technical research initiatives on emerging revenue recognition issues and present authoritative findings to senior management

Skills

Required

  • 7+ years of progressive accounting experience
  • Extensive expertise in ASC 606 implementation
  • Complex revenue recognition scenarios
  • Drafting technical accounting memos
  • Position papers
  • Revenue recognition assessments
  • Strong knowledge of ASC 606
  • Performance obligation analysis
  • Contract modification accounting
  • Variable consideration treatment
  • Articulate complex accounting positions clearly
  • Proactively conduct technical accounting research
  • Hands-on experience with revenue recognition tools (e.g., NetSuite ARM, Oracle Fusion, Workday Financial Management, Zuora RevPro)
  • Proven project management skills
  • Ability to drive results
  • Demonstrated ability to thrive in fast-paced, ambiguous environments

Nice to have

  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance
  • CPA preferred
  • Demonstrated technical accounting expertise
  • Technical accounting advisory work
  • Revenue recognition consulting or implementation experience
  • Consumption-based and subscription-based revenue models
  • Knowledge of AI/ML, SaaS and technology sector revenue recognition complexities

What the JD emphasized

  • ASC 606
  • revenue recognition