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Head of Business Controls

Anthropic · San Francisco, CA · On-site

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About Anthropic

Anthropic is an AI safety and research company that's working to build reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. Backed by Accel, Bessemer and General Catalyst.

About the role

We are looking for a Head of Business Controls to join our Internal Audit team at Anthropic. In this role, you will lead the organization's financial audit and SOX 404 compliance program, with a primary focus on financial process controls, business process risk assessments, and end-to-end financial reporting integrity as we scale rapidly toward an IPO.

What they're looking for

  • 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
More about this role

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 looking for a Head of Business Controls to join our Internal Audit team at Anthropic. In this role, you will lead the organization's financial audit and SOX 404 compliance program, with a primary focus on financial process controls, business process risk assessments, and end-to-end financial reporting integrity as we scale rapidly toward an IPO.

This is a unique opportunity to build financial audit controls at an AI-first company, leveraging cutting-edge AI technology to create innovative, automated, and scalable compliance solutions. You will help define how AI can transform traditional financial audit processes — from continuous monitoring of financial transactions to intelligent anomaly detection — while maintaining the rigor required for public company compliance.

As the Head of Business Controls, you will own audit planning, scoping, testing,...

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