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Anthropic is seeking a Head of Business Controls to lead the organization's financial audit and SOX 404 compliance program as the company scales toward an IPO. This role owns end-to-end financial audit planning, scoping, testing, remediation, and reporting, with a primary focus on financial process controls, business process risk assessments, and financial reporting integrity.
Key responsibilities include leading the organization's financial audit and SOX compliance program; building scalable, automated, and sustainable controls to support growth through pre-IPO and post-IPO readiness; developing and maintaining the financial audit compliance roadmap; pioneering the use of AI and automation technologies to enhance control effectiveness, continuous monitoring, and anomaly detection across financial processes; driving financial controls rationalization initiatives; designing, implementing, and monitoring controls across key financial processes including revenue recognition, financial close, accounts payable/receivable, and treasury operations; evaluating and testing business process controls and automated controls for compliance with US GAAP and SEC reporting requirements; conducting process and risk assessments to identify control gaps; overseeing control documentation and audit-ready evidence; assessing controls over financial system implementations and ERP migrations; partnering with Finance, Accounting, Operations, and Business teams; working directly with the Controller, CFO, and Chief Accounting Officer; collaborating with process owners on control improvements and automation opportunities; supporting management's assessment of internal controls over financial reporting; serving as primary point of contact for external auditors; managing audit requests and coordinating testing schedules; and tracking and reporting on financial audit compliance status to leadership, the Board, and Audit Committee.
The ideal candidate has 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 fast-paced technology companies. Required qualifications include proven ability to establish or scale financial audit and SOX compliance programs at newly public or pre-IPO companies; deep understanding of business process controls, financial reporting, and US GAAP requirements; strong project management, analytical, and communication skills; and a Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field. Preferred qualifications include CPA, CIA, CISA, or similar certification; experience supporting rapid company growth and scaling financial compliance programs; and interest in or experience applying AI/ML technologies to financial audit and compliance processes.
