Manager of Compute Accounting

Anthropic, a leading AI safety and research company, as the Manager of Compute Accounting. In this role, you will be responsible for executing day-to-day accounting for our compute and cloud infrastructure spend, ensuring accurate financial reporting and robust controls as we scale. You will work directly with Engineering, Procurement, and Finance & Strategy to resolve issues and ensure that costs are captured accurately and in compliance with our agreements.

Execute day-to-day accounting for compute and cloud infrastructure spend, ensuring accurate financial reporting and robust controls.

About Anthropic

Background combining Big 4 accounting experience with industry roles at technology companies

Responsibilities

• Prepare compute cost accounting, including accruals, prepaids, accounts payable reconciliation, expense classification, and commitment tracking.
• Build scalable processes and controls that can grow with the organization, and develop reporting and monitoring systems to provide visibility into compute spending patterns and trends.
• Strong, hands-on month-end close experience, with a proven ability to prepare accruals, reconciliations, and journal entries accurately and on time
• Experience supporting rapid growth and scaling initiatives

Requirements

• Experience with cloud service provider cost structures and the unique challenges of accounting for consumption-based services
• Strong analytical abilities and comfort working with a high volume of transactions
• Proven experience building accounting processes, controls, and policy in high-growth environments
• CPA (or equivalent) with a strong understanding of GAAP
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, with a track record of seeing issues through to resolution
• Significant experience accounting for cloud service or compute infrastructure expenses, including review of associated contracts

7+ years of progressive operational accounting experience

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain issues to vendors, engineers, and other non-finance stakeholders in clear, simple terms
• Experience at cloud service providers, data center operators, or technology companies with consumption-based or usage-based business models
• SQL and BigQuery proficiency, enabling direct data analysis and validation against source systems

Have experience mentoring junior accounting professionals

• Comfort with cross-functional partnership in fast-paced environments where priorities can shift quickly
• Track record of implementing automated reconciliation and reporting solutions

Python skills for building automation and analytical tools

• Minimum education: Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to dive deep into large datasets to identify issues and opportunities
• Exposure to infrastructure lease or asset structures, including colocation, GPU clusters, networking equipment, or data center buildouts
• Proficiency with AI-assisted tools (including Claude) for enhancing financial analysis, memo drafting, and close automation
• Familiarity with commitment-based purchasing agreements and their accounting implications

Preferred

• Proficiency with modern ERP systems (Workday preferred)
• A track record of leading process transformation, automation, or finance systems projects from scoping through delivery

Pay

USD 160,000 - 190,000

Benefits

• This position offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance, paid parental leave, flexible paid time off, and competitive salary and equity packages.

We encourage you to apply even if you do not believe you meet every single qualification. Not all strong candidates will meet every single qualification as listed