Senior Manager, Workforce Accounting

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In the posting’s own words

We are looking for a Senior Manager, Workforce Accounting to join Anthropic's Corporate Accounting Operations team. You will own every number tied to how we pay, equip and reward the people who work here: payroll and accrued compensation, stock-based compensation benefits and relocation, commissions, contingent workers, and travel and expense. Reporting to the Head of Corporate Accounting, you will lead a team of accountants while staying hands-on; reviewing close materials, owning your own accounts, and serving as the first escalation point for the judgment calls in your domain.

What it asks for · 7

• Active CPA licence or equivalent professional accounting qualification
• Deep, hands-on experience with payroll accounting and stock-based compensation under ASC 718, including equity roll-forwards and reconciliation to an equity administration platform
• Experience owning a portfolio of accounts through close in a public company or pre-IPO environment, including designing and operating SOX controls
• Experience writing and maintaining accounting policies and SOPs, and being accountable for how a team applies them
• Experience managing or meaningfully coaching other accountants
• Ability to structure ambiguous problems, reach defensible conclusions and document them clearly
• Clear written and verbal communication with non-accounting partners

Also a plus

• Substantial progressive accounting experience that combines Big 4 audit with time at a high-growth or startup company
• Experience with commissions accounting (ASC 340-40), contingent worker accounting, or benefits and relocation programmes
• Experience with complex equity structures — preferred stock, tender offers, modifications, or international equity plans
• Experience preparing or supporting equity, employee benefit plan and net loss per share disclosures for external reporting
• Experience leading or contributing to an ERP, payroll, equity or T&E system implementation or integration, particularly where requirements were evolving mid-project
• Experience extending payroll and equity accounting to new entities or countries
• A clear point of view on how AI tools can eliminate low-value accounting work, and a track record of putting it into practice

Tools and skills named

Words the posting leans on

• accounting20×
• equity17×
• compensation11×
• payroll11×
• experience10×
• controls7×
• close6×
• asc5×
• benefits5×
• commissions5×
• equity administration5×
• workforce5×
• clear4×
• contingent4×
• expense4×
• payroll equity4×

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