Anthropic

Senior Manager, Tax Operations, Provision, and Compliance

Remote-Friendly (Travel Required) | San Francisco, CAFull-TimeManagerOperations

Skills

Problem solving Ownership AI safety

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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 Senior Manager, Tax Operations, Provision, and Compliance to join our Finance & Accounting team at Anthropic. In this role, you will own and manage the company’s global income tax provision process and tax compliance function. Reporting to the Tax Operations, Provision, and Compliance Lead, you will build and optimize our tax infrastructure as we continue to scale rapidly, ensuring accurate and timely tax reporting while navigating the complexities of a high-growth AI company. This role will work closely with the Accounting team, external tax advisors, and cross-functional partners to ensure compliance with all applicable tax regulations and support the company’s strategic financial goals. If you are looking for an opportunity to make a significant impact on the tax function of an innovative company, come join us in our mission to build cutting-edge, safe AI.

Responsibilities

Oversee the preparation and filing of federal, state, and international income tax returns, either directly or through coordination with external advisors
Manage tax compliance calendar and ensure timely filing of all required returns, extensions, and estimated payments
Own and manage the quarterly and annual income tax provision process (ASC 740), including current and deferred tax calculations, effective tax rate analysis, and financial statement disclosures
Prepare and review tax account reconciliations, including deferred tax assets and liabilities, uncertain tax positions (FIN 48/ASC 740-10), and valuation allowance analyses
Support financial close processes related to income tax, including journal entries, flux analysis, and management reporting
Collaborate with external auditors on income tax-related audit requests and ensure timely completion of deliverables
Monitor and assess the impact of new tax legislation, regulations, and guidance on the company’s tax position
Partner with cross-functional teams (Legal, Finance, People) on tax implications of business transactions, equity compensation, intercompany arrangements, and international expansion
Identify and implement process improvements and automation opportunities within the tax function
Manage relationships with external tax advisors and service providers
Support tax-related aspects of R&D tax credit studies and other tax incentive programs
Oversee the preparation and filing of federal, state, and international income tax returns, either directly or through coordination with external advisors
Manage tax compliance calendar and ensure timely filing of all required returns, extensions, and estimated payments
Own and manage the quarterly and annual income tax provision process (ASC 740), including current and deferred tax calculations, effective tax rate analysis, and financial statement disclosures
Prepare and review tax account reconciliations, including deferred tax assets and liabilities, uncertain tax positions (FIN 48/ASC 740-10), and valuation allowance analyses
Support financial close processes related to income tax, including journal entries, flux analysis, and management reporting
Collaborate with external auditors on income tax-related audit requests and ensure timely completion of deliverables
Monitor and assess the impact of new tax legislation, regulations, and guidance on the company’s tax position
Partner with cross-functional teams (Legal, Finance, People) on tax implications of business transactions, equity compensation, intercompany arrangements, and international expansion
Identify and implement process improvements and automation opportunities within the tax function
Manage relationships with external tax advisors and service providers
Support tax-related aspects of R&D tax credit studies and other tax incentive programs

You may be a good fit if you

Have 10+ years of progressive income tax experience, with a mix of public accounting (Big 4 preferred) and in-house corporate tax experience (in-house tax department experience is a must)
Hold a bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, or related field; Hold CPA certification and/or advanced degree in taxation and accounting
Have strong technical knowledge of ASC 740, including experience with income tax provisions for multi-state and international operations
Demonstrate deep familiarity with federal and state corporate income tax compliance
Are proficient in tax provision software (e.g., Corptax, OneSource, Longview) and ERP systems (e.g., NetSuite, Workday)
Possess strong analytical and problem-solving skills with keen attention to detail
Have excellent organizational and project management abilities, with the capacity to manage multiple priorities and deadlines
Communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Are a self-starter comfortable operating with autonomy in a fast-paced, evolving environment
Have 10+ years of progressive income tax experience, with a mix of public accounting (Big 4 preferred) and in-house corporate tax experience (in-house tax department experience is a must)
Hold a bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, or related field; Hold CPA certification and/or advanced degree in taxation and accounting
Have strong technical knowledge of ASC 740, including experience with income tax provisions for multi-state and international operations
Demonstrate deep familiarity with federal and state corporate income tax compliance
Are proficient in tax provision software (e.g., Corptax, OneSource, Longview) and ERP systems (e.g., NetSuite, Workday)
Possess strong analytical and problem-solving skills with keen attention to detail
Have excellent organizational and project management abilities, with the capacity to manage multiple priorities and deadlines
Communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Are a self-starter comfortable operating with autonomy in a fast-paced, evolving environment

Strong candidates may also have

Experience in high-growth technology companies or pre-IPO environments
A master’s degree in taxation
Experience with international tax matters, including transfer pricing, GILTI, FDII, and Subpart F
Demonstrate familiarity with R&D tax credits (Section 41) and Section 174 capitalization requirements
Experience with equity compensation tax implications (ISOs, NSOs, RSUs)
Be comfortable with ambiguity and building processes from the ground up
Willingness to roll up their sleeves and get hands-on while also thinking strategically about scaling the function
Be passionate about Anthropic’s mission to build safe, transformative AI systems
Experience in high-growth technology companies or pre-IPO environments
A master’s degree in taxation
Experience with international tax matters, including transfer pricing, GILTI, FDII, and Subpart F
Demonstrate familiarity with R&D tax credits (Section 41) and Section 174 capitalization requirements
Experience with equity compensation tax implications (ISOs, NSOs, RSUs)
Be comfortable with ambiguity and building processes from the ground up
Willingness to roll up their sleeves and get hands-on while also thinking strategically about scaling the function
Be passionate about Anthropic’s mission to build safe, transformative AI systems

Deadline to apply: None. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

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How we're different

We 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.