Director, Technical Revenue Accounting

The role

The Director, Technical Revenue Accounting will own complex ASC 606 technical positions and lead the revenue accounting memo portfolio. This person will serve as a senior decision-maker for new product revenue recognition and partner with cross-functional leadership.

What you will do

• Own the company's ASC 606 technical accounting memo portfolio
• Lead technical revenue assessment for all new product offerings and programs
• Serve as the senior Revenue Accounting partner to Deal Desk, Sales, and Legal
• Provide technical accounting guidance on partnership and marketplace arrangements
• Own key accounting processes such as SSP analysis and related allocations
• Own the revenue contract review framework
• Lead technical research initiatives on emerging revenue recognition issues
• Translate complex technical accounting requirements into actionable business guidance
• Review revenue-related month end close journal entries and flux analysis
• Drive process improvement and revenue system implementation projects

Required qualifications

• Track record of authoring technical accounting memos on complex, judgment-intensive revenue arrangements
• Strong knowledge of ASC 606
• Hands-on experience with revenue recognition tools (e.g., Workday Financial Management, Zuora RevPro)
• SQL proficiency for querying and analyzing large revenue and contract datasets
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional workstreams across Deal Desk, Product, and Partnership teams
• Demonstrated ability to thrive in fast-paced, ambiguous environments
• Bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience
• Field of study relevant to the role as demonstrated through coursework, training, or professional experience

Nice to have

• 14+ years of progressive accounting experience
• 4+ years in a technical revenue leadership or managerial role
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance
• CPA with demonstrated technical accounting expertise
• Big 4 technical accounting / national office background combined with industry experience
• Experience with technical accounting advisory work
• Experience with cloud marketplace, reseller, or channel partnership revenue arrangements
• Experience working with consumption-based and subscription-based revenue models
• Knowledge of AI/ML, SaaS and technology sector revenue recognition complexities

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and benefits
• Optional equity donation matching
• Generous vacation and parental leave
• Flexible working hours
• Office space

Before you apply

• We do sponsor visas, but cannot sponsor every role or candidate
• For roles in California, applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered in accordance with local laws

About the company

Anthropic is a public benefit corporation headquartered in San Francisco. Its mission is to create reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.