Anthropic
Director, Technical Revenue Accounting
$230K–$300K
San Francisco, CA +1 · Director · Full-time · Posted Sep 4, 2026
- Location
- San Francisco, CA
San Francisco, California, United States - Experience
- Preferred: 14+ years of progressive accounting experience, including 4+ years in a technical revenue leadership or managerial role. Minimum years correlate with internal job level requirements.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience. Preferred: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance; CPA required with demonstrated technical accounting expertise.
- Visa sponsorship
- Visa sponsorship is available, but not for every role or candidate; the company will make every reasonable effort to obtain a visa for an offer recipient and provides immigration lawyer assistance.
About the job
Leads technical revenue accounting, setting ASC 606 policy and guiding revenue recognition for new products, complex commercial deals, and partnership and marketplace arrangements.
What you'll do
- Own and review technical accounting memos and revenue contract review frameworks; lead assessments of new products, including performance obligations and standalone selling prices.
- Advise Deal Desk, Sales, Legal, Product, and Partnership teams on complex deal terms and revenue recognition, including marketplace and reseller arrangements.
- Oversee revenue accounting processes, close reviews, technical research, and process improvement and revenue system implementation projects.
What they ask for
- Track record authoring technical accounting memos on complex revenue arrangements and strong knowledge of ASC 606.
- Hands-on experience with revenue recognition tools and proficiency in SQL.
- Ability to conduct technical accounting research and explain accounting positions clearly.
- Proven ability to lead cross-functional workstreams and thrive in fast-paced, ambiguous environments.
Nice to have
- 14+ years of progressive accounting experience, including 4+ years in technical revenue leadership or management; Big 4 technical accounting or national office experience combined with industry experience.
- CPA; experience with cloud marketplace, reseller, or channel partnership arrangements, consumption-based or subscription-based revenue, or AI/ML, SaaS, and technology sector revenue recognition.
Pay
$230,000 — $300,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
ASC 606, Workday Financial Management, Zuora RevPro, SQL
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