Anthropic’s mission is to create reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. We want AI to be safe and beneficial for our users and for society as a whole. Our team is a quickly growing group of committed researchers, engineers, policy experts, and business leaders working together to build beneficial AI systems.
We are seeking a Head of International Accounting to establish and lead our accounting operations in EMEA, with a primary focus on expansion in the EMEA region. In this pivotal role, you will build the foundation for Anthropic's international finance function, implement scalable processes, and develop a high-performing team. As our first finance leader in the region, you'll work closely with our US-based teams to ensure seamless integration while establishing local operations that support our rapid growth.
Responsibilities:- Lead the establishment and scaling of our international accounting operations and financial reporting requirements
- Build and manage a high-performing accounting team in Ireland, overseeing AP, payroll, and local accounting functions
- Own inter-company accounting processes and foreign currency consolidation between parent entity and subsidiaries
- Implement and oversee statutory financial reporting and compliance requirements for international entities
- Develop and execute international billing processes and financial controls
- Own and manage statutory audit, local compliance and reporting
- Manage relationships with external vendors, including payroll providers and professional service firms
- Partner with US-based functional leads to ensure alignment of global processes
- Lead development and implementation of international finance policies, including adapting existing global policies for regional requirements, establishing appropriate approval workflows and controls, and ensuring compliance with local statutory requirements while maintaining alignment with global standards
- Create scalable systems and procedures that support our international growth
- Have 10+ years of progressive accounting experience, including significant international operations exposure
- Possess deep technical knowledge of US GAAP, IFRS, and local statutory requirements
- Have successfully established or scaled international finance operations in high-growth environments
- Bring strong leadership capabilities with experience building and developing teams
- Are comfortable being the first finance hire in a region and working with matrix reporting relationships
- Hold relevant accounting qualifications (CPA, CA, or equivalent)
- Thrive in fast-paced, dynamic environments where you can shape processes from the ground up
- Are passionate about Anthropic's mission to develop safe and ethical AI systems
- Prior experience at a high-growth technology company
- Track record of implementing ERP systems or financial tools across multiple regions
- Comfort in ambiguity and confidence to build first-of-their-kind processes
- Experience with AI/ML company dynamics and billing models
- Background in establishing operations from the ground up
- Demonstrated success managing distributed stakeholders across different time zones
- History of mentoring and developing finance talent in international settings
None. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
The expected salary range for this position is:
Education requirements: We require at least a Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
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.
Visa sponsorship: We do sponsor visas! However, we aren't able to successfully sponsor visas for every role and every candidate. But if we make you an offer, we will make every reasonable effort to get you a visa, and we retain an immigration lawyer to help with this.
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. Research shows that people who identify as being from underrepresented groups are more prone to experiencing imposter syndrome and doubting the strength of their candidacy, so we urge you not to exclude yourself prematurely and to submit an application if you're interested in this work. We think AI systems like the ones we're building have enormous social and ethical implications. We think this makes representation even more important, and we strive to include a range of diverse perspectives on our team.
How we're differentWe believe that the highest-impact AI research will be big science. At Anthropic we work as a single cohesive team on just a few large-scale research efforts. And we value impact — advancing our long-term goals of steerable, trustworthy AI — rather than work on smaller and more specific puzzles. We view AI research as an empirical science, which has as much in common with physics and biology as with traditional efforts in computer science. We're an extremely collaborative group, and we host frequent research discussions to ensure that we are pursuing the highest-impact work at any given time. As such, we greatly value communication skills.
The easiest way to understand our research directions is to read our recent research. This research continues many of the directions our team worked on prior to Anthropic, including: GPT-3, Circuit-Based Interpretability, Multimodal Neurons, Scaling Laws, AI & Compute, Concrete Problems in AI Safety, and Learning from Human Preferences.
Come work with us!Anthropic is a public benefit corporation headquartered in San Francisco. We offer competitive compensation and benefits, optional equity donation matching, generous vacation and parental leave, flexible working hours, and a lovely office space in which to collaborate with colleagues.