Head of Business Controls

About the role

Anthropic is seeking a Head of Business Controls to lead its internal audit and SOX 404 compliance program as the company prepares for an IPO. The role will design and implement scalable financial controls, leveraging AI-driven automation to ensure reporting integrity.

Key responsibilities

• 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

Required profile

Required skills

• Workday Financials
• US GAAP
• SEC reporting