What are the responsibilities and job description for the Revenue Accounting position at Anthropic?
About the Role
Anthropic is seeking an experienced candidate in Revenue Accounting to join our expanding Accounting Team. This role will be responsible for month end close including reviewing contracts, recording revenue, performing analyses, and revenue reporting. You will collaborate with FP&A, Revenue/Sales Operations, and Billing Engineering to ensure accurate and complete entries for revenue accounting. The ideal candidate is a team player with a solid understanding of ASC 606, attention to detail, and the ability to work in a fast paced environment.
Responsibilities:
- Review sales agreements to ensure revenue recognition in accordance with GAAP, including assessing non-standard terms and determining accounting treatments
- Participate in month-end revenue close by preparing revenue related account reconciliations and journal entries such as revenue, deferred revenue, un-billed receivables
- Prepare flux analysis and key reporting metrics, presenting results to management
- Work cross functionally with FP&A, Legal, Revenue Operations, Order Management, and various business partners on processes and programs, help drive key system initiatives and improvements
- Support revenue accounting IT projects for system design, implementation, testing, and maintenance
- Assist audit deliverables and help coordinate with auditors during the year-end audit
You may be a good fit if you have:
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance (or equivalent experience)
- 5 years of accounting experience, with 2 years at least in public accounting
- Strong knowledge of ASC 606 Revenue from Contracts with Customers
- Experience in collaborating across departments to influence change
- Attention to detail, great communication skills, and strong sense of teamwork
- Ability to work independently and prioritize in a fast paced environment
Strong candidates may also:
- Have experience in a growing SaaS technology business, preferably in startup or high-growth environments
- Be extremely passionate about data integrity, comfortable with large datasets, and enjoy solving complex problems
- Have proficiency in NetSuite, especially in the ARM (Advanced Revenue Management) module
- Have experience with Metronome, Stripe, Anrok, or similar software is a plus
- Have database & SQL experience (a plus)
Deadline to apply:
None. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
