As Anthropic continues to scale rapidly and deploy capital into acquisitions, minority investments, joint ventures, and novel commercial structures, you will be the decisive voice on structuring alternatives, consolidation outcomes, and financial statement impact.

This is a builder-leader role: you will establish the M&A and investments accounting function largely from the ground up, recruit and develop a high-performing team, and stand up the controls, valuation governance, and close-ready documentation expected of a large accelerated filer.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as the company's principal technical accounting authority for business combinations, asset acquisitions, strategic equity investments, joint ventures, divestitures, and related financing and equity structures

• Lead accounting due diligence on prospective transactions; evaluate structuring alternatives and advise Corporate Development and executive leadership on GAAP, control, and earnings implications before terms are finalized

• Own end-to-end purchase accounting: identification of the acquirer, determination of the acquisition date, measurement of consideration transferred (including contingent consideration, rollover equity, and replacement awards), recognition and measurement of identifiable assets and liabilities, and goodwill

• Direct the consolidation assessment for every investee and structured arrangement, including VIE identification, primary-beneficiary analysis, and ongoing reconsideration events

• Oversee the investment portfolio accounting model , determining and monitoring classification across consolidation, equity method, the measurement alternative, and fair value through earnings , and govern observable-price-change and impairment reviews

• Manage third-party valuation specialists; review and challenge purchase price allocations, intangible asset valuations, contingent consideration fair values, and impairment analyses

• Author and defend technical accounting memoranda for each transaction; serve as the primary point of contact with external auditors on M&A, investment, and consolidation matters

• Build and lead the M&A and Investments Accounting team , define roles, hire, mentor, and set the operating cadence , while remaining a hands-on reviewer on the most judgmental areas

• Design and implement the deal-accounting operating model: diligence checklists, Day-1 close playbooks, opening balance sheet procedures, measurement-period tracking, integration accounting workplans, and SOX-ready controls over non-routine transactions

• Drive post-close integration accounting, including conforming accounting policies, system/ledger onboarding, working capital true-ups, earn-out remeasurement, and push-down considerations

• Prepare and review transaction-related disclosures for quarterly and annual financial statements, including pro forma financial information and significance testing where applicable

• Partner with Tax on deal structuring, inside/outside basis differences, and ASC 740 impacts of acquisitions and investments; partner with Treasury and Legal on equity, SAFE/convertible, and complex financing instruments embedded in deals

• Present transaction accounting conclusions and financial statement impacts to the Controller, CFO, and Audit Committee in clear, decision-ready terms

• Monitor standard-setting and SEC developments affecting business combinations, consolidation, and investments; lead adoption and cross-functional education

You may be a good fit if you:

• Have 15+ years of progressive accounting experience, including 6+ years leading teams and owning the accounting for M&A and strategic investment transactions end-to-end

• Hold an active CPA license

• Bring significant Big 4 experience , ideally including time in a National Office, Transaction/Deal Advisory, or Capital Markets/Accounting Advisory group , paired with in-house experience at a high-growth or public technology company

• Have personally led the technical accounting for multiple closed acquisitions and a portfolio of minority/strategic investments, including at least one transaction of meaningful scale or complexity

• Possess deep command of US GAAP for business combinations, consolidation, equity method and other investments, fair value measurement, and related areas, with a track record of authoring positions that withstand auditor and regulator scrutiny

• Are fluent in valuation concepts and can credibly direct and challenge third-party specialists on PPA, contingent consideration, and impairment models

• Have built or materially scaled a deal-accounting or investments-accounting function, including hiring, playbook creation, and controls design

• Operate with executive presence , able to influence Corporate Development, Legal, and the C-suite on structuring trade-offs, and to present to the Audit Committee

• Demonstrate exceptional written and verbal communication, translating complex deal accounting into clear business implications for non-accountants

• Excel at both strategic leadership and hands-on technical review, and move comfortably between the two in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment

• Are proficient with accounting systems (NetSuite preferred), consolidation tools, and advanced Excel/modeling

Strong candidates may also:

• Have deep, practitioner-level expertise in one or more of the following:

• Business combinations and asset acquisitions (ASC 805), including contingent consideration, replacement share-based awards, and step acquisitions

• Consolidation and VIE analysis (ASC 810), including kick-out/participating rights and primary-beneficiary reassessment

• Equity method investments and joint ventures (ASC 323), including basis differences and in-substance common stock

• Equity securities and the measurement alternative (ASC 321), including observable price changes and impairment

• Fair value measurement (ASC 820) and acquired financial instruments (ASC 815, 825)

• Goodwill and intangibles, including impairment testing and IPR&D (ASC 350, 360)

• Foreign currency and highly inflationary considerations in acquired entities (ASC 830)

• Have led accounting for carve-outs, divestitures, spin-offs, or legal-entity rationalizations

• Have prepared or reviewed pro forma financial information under Article 11 of Regulation S-X and performed S-X Rule 3-05 / 1-02(w) significance testing

• Have stood up SOX-compliant controls over non-routine transactions and investment valuation governance

• Have experience with novel AI/tech

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Responsibilities:

• Work with technical and business teams to develop robust insights, create data narratives and leverage Airbnb’s rich data to define metrics.
• Build advanced analytical capabilities and tools, passionate about solving complex problems with data; adding a new perspective to existing solutions and making business decisions based on careful and thoughtful analysis.
• Leverage Airbnb’s state-of-art machine learning infrastructure, and other central data science tools to build and collaborate with a strong team of engineers, product managers, designers and operation agents to achieve shared, cross-functional goals.
• Develop a deep understanding of how guests and hosts interact with our payments platform and how we can manage our risk while meeting our regulatory compliance requirements, through structured and unstructured data sources.

A Typical Day:

• Execute projects with regular direction; Set a roadmap for projects up to a quarter ahead providing constant updates to business stakeholders, analytics management and deliver against agreed timelines.
• Ensure the availability of data quality and data integrity for analysis and reporting, by blending external and internal data, working closely with global operations and India analytics functions.
• Perform data modeling for the various entities involved in Airbnb including customers, hosts, cases, agents, and others using modern data modeling tools and frameworks to provide the analytical foundation of Airbnb’s Advance Analytics positions.
• Execute ad-hoc reporting, data investigations, and root cause analysis into various operational areas including policy incubation, enforcement efficacy, prevalence, efficiency, agent tooling, agent staffing & optimization, and agent quality & efficiency to identify and solve for operational bottlenecks and inefficiencies.
• Devise business metric frameworks and optimization models to make optimal business decisions that support arguments for Airbnb’s product, operations and policy issues - Influence data-driven decisions across global sites and business verticals in day-to-day via business reviews, self-serve portal, planning scorecards, and impact analyses among others.
• Experiment with new Airbnb policy / product features to help deter and mitigate risk - Influence machine learning models in partnership with DS / Engg teams to automate policy enforcement decisions, while enqueueing the most complex cases for manual review by agents

Your Expertise:

• 6+ years of industry experience and an Advanced degree in Business Analytics or other (Masters or PhD is a plus) in a quantitative field (e.g., Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Data Science, Operations Research).
• Good communication and collaboration skills with the ability to work effectively with internal teams in a cross-cultural and cross-functional environment. Ability to conduct rigorous analysis and communicate conclusions to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Proven track record of delivering full stack data projects from inception to business impact.
• Advanced level proficiency in SQL/NoSQL, programming languages such as Python, R, SAS and Intermediate level knowledge of data foundations and databases like Presto, Hive, Teradata, Spark.
• Familiarity with EDA, hypothesis testing, significance testing, linear regression, logistic regression, SVM, ridge regression, lasso regression, random forest, basic concepts of NLP, KNN, K-Means, A/B testing, multivariate testing, and digital funnel testing.
• Beginner level understanding of statistical and machine learning techniques, Tableau or similar BI platform to develop reports and dashboards
• Have a positive and solution-oriented mindset with an ability to maintain confidentiality and objectivity.
• Exceptional problem-solving abilities, self-motivation and ability to work autonomously, strong organizational and time management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
• Knowledge and experience in payments processes, systems and tools would be a plus - Knowledge and experience in risk/compliance processes and data needs would be a plus

Our Commitment To Inclusion & Belonging:

Airbnb is committed to working with the broadest talent pool possible. We believe diverse ideas foster innovation and engagement, and allow us to attract creatively-led people, and to develop the best products, services and solutions. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply.

How We'll Take Care of You:

Our job titles may span more than one career level. The actual base pay is dependent upon many factors, such as: training, transferable skills, work experience, business needs and market demands. The base pay range shown below is annualized, is inclusive of allowances and is subject to change and may be modified in the future. This role may also be eligible for bonus or incentives, one or more equity programs, benefits, and Employee Travel Credits. India Annual Pay Range₹1,890,000-₹2,700,000 INR

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As Anthropic continues to scale rapidly and deploy capital into acquisitions, minority investments, joint ventures, and novel commercial structures, you will be the decisive voice on structuring alternatives, consolidation outcomes, and financial statement impact. You will partner directly with Corporate Development, Legal, Tax, Treasury, FP&A, and executive leadership to ensure that deal economics are accurately reflected under US GAAP and that positions are defensible to external auditors, valuation specialists, and future regulators.

This is a builder-leader role: you will establish the M&A and investments accounting function largely from the ground up, recruit and develop a high-performing team, and stand up the controls, valuation governance, and close-ready documentation expected of a large accelerated filer.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as the company's principal technical accounting authority for business combinations, asset acquisitions, strategic equity investments, joint ventures, divestitures, and related financing and equity structures
• Lead accounting due diligence on prospective transactions; evaluate structuring alternatives and advise Corporate Development and executive leadership on GAAP, control, and earnings implications before terms are finalized
• Own end-to-end purchase accounting: identification of the acquirer, determination of the acquisition date, measurement of consideration transferred (including contingent consideration, rollover equity, and replacement awards), recognition and measurement of identifiable assets and liabilities, and goodwill
• Direct the consolidation assessment for every investee and structured arrangement, including VIE identification, primary-beneficiary analysis, and ongoing reconsideration events
• Oversee the investment portfolio accounting model , determining and monitoring classification across consolidation, equity method, the measurement alternative, and fair value through earnings , and govern observable-price-change and impairment reviews
• Manage third-party valuation specialists; review and challenge purchase price allocations, intangible asset valuations, contingent consideration fair values, and impairment analyses
• Author and defend technical accounting memoranda for each transaction; serve as the primary point of contact with external auditors on M&A, investment, and consolidation matters
• Build and lead the M&A and Investments Accounting team , define roles, hire, mentor, and set the operating cadence , while remaining a hands-on reviewer on the most judgmental areas
• Design and implement the deal-accounting operating model: diligence checklists, Day-1 close playbooks, opening balance sheet procedures, measurement-period tracking, integration accounting workplans, and SOX-ready controls over non-routine transactions
• Drive post-close integration accounting, including conforming accounting policies, system/ledger onboarding, working capital true-ups, earn-out remeasurement, and push-down considerations
• Prepare and review transaction-related disclosures for quarterly and annual financial statements, including pro forma financial information and significance testing where applicable
• Partner with Tax on deal structuring, inside/outside basis differences, and ASC 740 impacts of acquisitions and investments; partner with Treasury and Legal on equity, SAFE/convertible, and complex financing instruments embedded in deals
• Present transaction accounting conclusions and financial statement impacts to the Controller, CFO, and Audit Committee in clear, decision-ready terms
• Monitor standard-setting and SEC developments affecting business combinations, consolidation, and investments; lead adoption and cross-functional education

You may be a good fit if you:

• Have 15+ years of progressive accounting experience, including 6+ years leading teams and owning the accounting for M&A and strategic investment transactions end-to-end
• Hold an active CPA license
• Bring significant Big 4 experience , ideally including time in a National Office, Transaction/Deal Advisory, or Capital Markets/Accounting Advisory group , paired with in-house experience at a high-growth or public technology company
• Have personally led the technical accounting for multiple closed acquisitions and a portfolio of minority/strategic investments, including at least one transaction of meaningful scale or complexity
• Possess deep command of US GAAP for business combinations, consolidation, equity method and other investments, fair value measurement, and related areas, with a track record of authoring positions that withstand auditor and regulator scrutiny
• Are fluent in valuation concepts and can credibly direct and challenge third-party specialists on PPA, contingent consideration, and impairment models
• Have built or materially scaled a deal-accounting or investments-accounting function, including hiring, playbook creation, and controls design
• Operate with executive presence , able to influence Corporate Development, Legal, and the C-suite on structuring trade-offs, and to present to the Audit Committee
• Demonstrate exceptional written and verbal communication, translating complex deal accounting into clear business implications for non-accountants
• Excel at both strategic leadership and hands-on technical review, and move comfortably between the two in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment
• Are proficient with accounting systems (NetSuite preferred), consolidation tools, and advanced Excel/modeling

Strong candidates may also:

• Have deep, practitioner-level expertise in one or more of the following:

Business combinations and asset acquisitions (ASC 805), including contingent consideration, replacement share-based awards, and step acquisitions Consolidation and VIE analysis (ASC 810), including kick-out/participating rights and primary-beneficiary reassessment Equity method investments and joint ventures (ASC 323), including basis differences and in-substance common stock Equity securities and the measurement alternative (ASC 321), including observable price changes and impairment Fair value measurement (ASC 820) and acquired financial instruments (ASC 815, 825) Goodwill and intangibles, including impairment testing and IPR&D (ASC 350, 360) Foreign currency and highly inflationary considerations in acquired entities (ASC 830) Have led accounting for carve-outs, divestitures, spin-offs, or legal-entity rationalizations Have prepared or reviewed pro forma financial information under Article 11 of Regulation S-X and performed S-X Rule 3-05 / 1-02(w) significance testing Have stood up SOX-compliant controls over non-routine transactions and investment valuation governance Have experience with novel AI/tec

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