Senior Manager of Technical Accounting (M&A and Investments)

Join Anthropic, a rapidly growing AI safety and research company, as a Senior Manager of Technical Accounting – M&A and Investments. In this role, you will be responsible for the accounting of mergers, acquisitions, strategic investments, and other complex capital transactions. You will work closely with various departments to ensure accurate financial reporting and compliance with US GAAP. This is a builder role where you will help shape the technical accounting function and refine the deal-accounting operating model.

• Support the company's accounting for mergers, acquisitions, strategic investments, and other complex capital transactions.
• Partner closely with Corporate Development, Legal, Tax, Treasury, FP&A, and leadership to ensure that deal economics are accurately reflected under US GAAP.
• Execute technical accounting for business combinations, asset acquisitions, joint ventures, and related financing/equity structures.
• Are proficient with accounting systems (Workday preferred), consolidation tools, and advanced Excel/modeling
• Demonstrate exceptional written and verbal communication, translating complex deal accounting into clear business implications
• Have 10+ years of progressive accounting experience, including 4+ years owning complex M&A and strategic investment accounting transactions end-to-end
• Possess deep command of US GAAP for business combinations, consolidation, equity method, and fair value measurement, with a track record of positions that withstand auditor and regulator scrutiny
• Have contributed to multiple closed acquisitions and minority/strategic investments, including at least one transaction of meaningful scale or complexity
• Excel at hands-on technical execution in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment, partnering closely with the Senior Director on strategic judgment calls
• 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 high-growth or public technology company
• Curious about and quick to adopt new AI tools, including Claude and Claude for Finance
• Have operated within a deal-accounting or investments-accounting function, contributing to playbook and controls design
• Are fluent in valuation concepts and can direct and challenge third-party specialists on PPA, contingent consideration, and impairment models
• If you thrive on being in the room when deals are shaped — and then making the accounting land cleanly — we want to hear from you
• Communicate effectively with Corporate Development and Legal on structuring trade-offs, translating technical conclusions for cross-functional and senior stakeholders
• Hold an active CPA license
• Have deep, practitioner-level expertise in one or more of the following:
• Consolidation and investment classification (ASC 810, 323, 321), including VIE/primary-beneficiary analysis, basis differences, and the measurement alternative
• Business combinations and asset acquisitions (ASC 805), including contingent consideration, replacement share-based awards, and step acquisitions
• Have experience with novel AI/technology deal structures — acqui-hires, IP/license-heavy transactions, data and compute arrangements, revenue-share partnerships, and strategic investor rights — and are passionate about leveraging AI to accelerate diligence, memo drafting, and close
• Fair value measurement, acquired financial instruments, and goodwill/intangibles (ASC 820, 815, 825, 350, 360), including impairment testing and IPR&D
• Minimum education: Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience
• Required field of study: A field relevant to the role as demonstrated through coursework, training, or professional experience
• Have led accounting for carve-outs, divestitures, spin-offs, or legal-entity rationalizations, including standing up SOX-compliant controls over non-routine/complex transactions
• Have prepared or reviewed pro forma financial information and registration-statement disclosures (Article 11 of Regulation S-X, S-X Rule 3-05/1-02(w) significance testing, S-1 processes)
• Location-based hybrid policy: Currently, we expect all staff to be in one of our offices at least 25% of the time. However, some roles may require more time in our offices
• We encourage you to apply even if you do not believe you meet every single qualification. Not all strong candidates will meet every single qualification as listed