# Tax Director, Provision & Compliance

**Company:** [Anthropic](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/anthropic)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA
**Role:** Finance & Accounting
**Salary:** $230k – $300k/yr
**Experience:** 8+ years
**Skills:** Asc 740, Income Tax Provision, Tax Compliance, Us Federal Tax, State Income Tax, Deferred Taxes, Sox Controls, Tax Purchase Price Allocation, Asc 805, M&A Tax, Tax Forecasting, Tax Technology, CPA, Data Center Infrastructure, Debt-Equity Analysis
**Posted:** 2026-08-21

> Leads global income tax provision and US compliance for a rapidly scaling technology company, overseeing ASC 740, audit relationships, tax controls, M&A transactions, and infrastructure financing analysis. Requires multinational corporate tax leadership, Big Four and in-house experience, and a CPA.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Own quarterly and annual worldwide income tax provision, including current and deferred computations, effective tax rate reconciliations, deferred tax inventory, valuation allowances, stock-based compensation, uncertain tax positions, and return-to-provision true-ups.
- Manage tax journal entries, account reconciliations, income tax footnotes and disclosures, workpapers, and SOX controls; manage the financial statement audit relationship with Big Four auditors.
- Coordinate international provision activities with internal teams and outside advisors while improving close speed and quality.
- Manage US federal and state income tax compliance, including returns, estimated payments, extensions, elections, disclosures, and the compliance calendar.
- Own cash tax forecasting and support tax notices, examinations, and audit defense.
- Drive automation and tax technology adoption, including AI tooling.
- Lead tax purchase price allocation workpapers, tax diligence, transaction structuring, and integration for acquisitions.
- Analyze data center and compute infrastructure arrangements, leases, sale-leasebacks, build-out cost recovery, financing structures, debt-versus-equity characterization, warrants, and joint ventures.
- Prepare technical memos and model cash tax and effective tax rate consequences for proposed transactions.
- Mentor tax team members, build the function, and manage outside advisors, budgets, and relationships.

## Requirements
- Substantial corporate tax experience in multinational software and technology companies, combining Big Four public accounting and in-house tax department experience.
- Full ownership of the ASC 740 provision cycle, including deferred taxes, valuation allowances, uncertain tax positions, disclosures, SOX controls, and auditor management.
- Experience managing US federal and state income tax compliance programs and co-sourced Big Four arrangements.
- Hands-on experience with complex M&A transactions, tax purchase price allocations, ASC 805 opening balance sheet accounting, diligence, and structuring.
- Ability to write clear technical memos and communicate tax issues to non-tax stakeholders.
- CPA required; Master's in Taxation or LLM preferred.
- Experience with infrastructure transactions, financing structures, equity instruments, or pre-IPO/public-company reporting is preferred.
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.

## Compensation
- Annual salary: **$230,000–$300,000 USD**.

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