Head of Business Controls

About the role

About Anthropic 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. About the Role We are looking for a Head of Business Controls to join our Internal Audit team at Anthropic.

What you'll do

• Lead and manage the organization's end-to-end financial audit and SOX compliance program
• Own financial audit planning, scoping, testing, remediation, and reporting activities
• Build scalable, automated, and sustainable controls to support growth through pre-IPO and post-IPO readiness
• Develop and maintain the financial audit compliance roadmap aligned with organizational growth
• Pioneer the use of AI and automation technologies to enhance control effectiveness, continuous monitoring, and anomaly detection across financial processes
• Drive financial controls rationalization initiatives to optimize the control environment and increase reliance on automated controls
• Design, implement, and monitor controls across key financial processes including revenue recognition, financial close, accounts payable/receivable, and treasury operations
• Evaluate and test business process controls and automated controls to ensure proper functionality and compliance with US GAAP and SEC reporting requirements
• Conduct process and risk assessments to identify control gaps and remediation needs across financial workflows
• Oversee control documentation and ensure audit-ready evidence is maintained for all financial processes
• Assess and monitor controls over financial system implementations, ERP migrations (e.g., Workday Financials), and related integrations
• Partner with Finance, Accounting, Operations, and Business teams to implement scalable financial controls
• Work directly with the Controller, CFO, and Chief Accounting Officer to align audit priorities with business objectives
• Collaborate with process owners to identify control improvements and automation opportunities across financial workflows
• Support management's assessment of internal controls over financial reporting (ICFR) and related disclosures
• Serve as the primary point of contact for external auditors on financial audit and SOX matters
• Manage audit requests, coordinate testing schedules, and facilitate walkthroughs across all financial processes
• Track and report on financial audit compliance status to leadership, the Board, and Audit Committee

What they're looking for

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• Have 10+ years of hands-on financial audit and SOX compliance experience, preferably in both Big 4 and in-house internal audit/SOX leadership roles at a fast-paced technology company
• Have proven ability to establish or scale financial audit and SOX compliance programs at newly public or pre-IPO companies
• Possess deep understanding of business process controls, financial reporting, and US GAAP requirements
• Have strong project management, analytical, and communication skills
• Hold a Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field
• Are passionate about building scalable processes that support organizational growth and Anthropic's mission to create safe AI
• CPA, CIA, CISA, or similar certification
• Experience supporting rapid company growth and scaling financial compliance programs accordingly
• Interest in or experience applying AI/ML technologies to financial audit, compliance, or risk management processes
• Deep understanding of revenue recognition (ASC 606), lease accounting (ASC 842), or other complex accounting standards relevant to technology companies
• Experience working at a high-growth AI or technology company
• Familiarity with financial data governance, internal controls over financial reporting (ICFR), and SEC disclosure requirements
• The annual compensation range for this role is listed below.
• For sales roles, the range provided is the role’s On Target Earnings ("OTE") range, meaning that the range includes both the sales commissions/sales bonuses target and annual base salary for the role.
• Annual Salary:$300,000—$385,000 USD
• A field relevant to the role as demonstrated through coursework, training, or professional experience