Head of APAC Accounting

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

Anthropic is seeking an APAC Accounting Lead to build and run our regional Corporate Accounting function. This is the senior Controllership role for Asia Pacific, owning end-to-end accounting and finance operations for all APAC legal entities across Statutory Accounting and External Reporting, International Payroll, Procure to Pay, and regional Finance Systems. Reporting to the Head of International Accounting in Dublin, you will set the multi-year strategy for how we scale our financial control environment across the region, build and lead the team that delivers it, and act as the senior finance point of contact for APAC entity boards, external auditors, and outsourced service providers.

This is a rare opportunity to define how a frontier AI company runs Controllership across one of its fastest-growing regions, with a mandate to use Claude and AI tooling to reimagine how regional accounting work gets done. The successful candidate will be comfortable operating as a hands-on regional controller in the near term while designing the organisation, processes, and systems required to support a rapidly expanding entity footprint.

Responsibilities

Regional Controllership and Operations

Own the APAC Corporate Accounting function end to end and be accountable for the accuracy, timeliness, and control of all regional financial reporting

Own statutory financial statements, local audits, board reporting, and corporate secretarial filings for all APAC legal entities, acting as the primary relationship owner for external auditors

Be accountable for the APAC month-end close and consolidation into the global group, including journals, intercompany, reconciliations, and flux review

Own regional execution of the intercompany and transfer pricing operating model in partnership with global Tax

Own regional delivery of International Payroll and Procure to Pay in partnership with the global functional leads, and own the associated regional control framework

Own regional regulatory and statistical reporting obligations, acting as the regional finance point of contact for local statutory authorities in partnership with Legal and Compliance

Team Building and Leadership

Build, lead, and develop a high-performing regional accounting and finance operations team across multiple APAC locations

Define the regional organisation design and hiring plan as the entity footprint grows, and own the business case for incremental headcount

Manage the regional outsourced accounting, payroll, and Procure to Pay provider relationships, including the transition path between outsourced and in-house delivery

Systems, Controls, and AI

Partner with global Finance Systems on the regional deployment and continuous improvement of the core finance platform stack, owning regional requirements, data integrity, and user acceptance

Design and operate the regional internal control framework and prepare the region for evolving controls requirements.

Drive automation and the adoption of Claude and AI tooling across APAC accounting processes in a controlled, audit-ready manner

Strategic Partnership

Set the vision and multi-year roadmap for APAC accounting operations and partner with global Controllership and CAO leadership to align this with the global plan

Act as the senior APAC Controllership partner to regional General Managers, Country Managers, and functional leaders, and represent the function externally with Big 4 audit and advisory firms and regional finance networks

Partner with global Tax and Treasury on direct and indirect tax compliance (including GST and withholding taxes), regional cash management, funding, and capital repatriation

Lead accounting and finance operations readiness for new APAC entity launches, partnering with Legal, Tax, Treasury, People, and GTM

You may be a good fit if you

Have 15+ years of progressive accounting and controllership experience, including 5+ years as a regional or group controller in a US-headquartered or global multinational

Are a qualified accountant (CPA, CA, ACCA, or equivalent) with a bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or equivalent practical experience

Have a demonstrated track record of building and leading multi-country accounting teams, including hiring, developing, and managing managers

Have owned statutory accounting and external audit at a regional or group level, plus at least one of international payroll, procure to pay, or finance systems

Possess deep knowledge of US GAAP and IFRS and working knowledge of local statutory and regulatory frameworks across multiple APAC jurisdictions

Are experienced in designing and operating month-end close, consolidation, intercompany, and balance sheet reconciliation processes at scale

Are proficient in enterprise ERP and finance systems (for example NetSuite, Workday Financials, SAP, Oracle), with experience driving regional implementations

Communicate with clarity and credibility to senior leadership, audit committees, and local boards, and are comfortable representing Controllership externally

Operate with high ownership and sound judgement in ambiguous, fast-scaling environments, moving between strategic planning and hands-on execution as required

Strong candidates may also

Have built a regional accounting or shared services function from an early stage at a high-growth technology company

Have experience standing up new legal entities and bringing them to operational and reporting readiness across multiple APAC markets

Have led or materially contributed to evolving controls requirements and internal controls transformation programmes

Bring experience with international payroll and equity compensation in APAC

Have led ERP or finance systems implementations as the regional business owner

Have an established Big 4 or advisory network in the region

Show passion for Anthropic’s mission and enthusiasm for using AI tools to drive automation and process improvement

Logistics

Minimum education: Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience

Required field of study: A field relevant to the role as demonstrated through coursework, training, or professional experience

Minimum years of experience: Years of experience required will correlate with the internal job level requirements for the position

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.

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