About the 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.
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What you’ll do
- Lead end-to-end accounting for the components flowing through Anthropic's compute stack — including cost accumulation, existence and obsolescence reserves, monthly close, reconciliations, roll-forwards, flux analysis, and transition to fixed asset status upon deployment
- Apply technical accounting expertise under ASC 360 (capitalization, useful lives, impairment, disposals) and cost accounting, including standard vs. actual costing, variance analysis, bill-of-materials (BOM) cost accumulation, and landed cost
- Partner with Real Estate, Legal, and Finance teams during contract negotiation and execution to ensure accounting implications are understood before commitments are made
- Serve as a trusted finance partner to non-finance stakeholders — explaining the financial statement impact of their decisions in clear, simple terms they can act on
- Collaborate cross-functionally to improve upstream data pipelines and component tracking — from purchase order through ship, receipt, build, and deployment — including serial-number-level tracking and existence controls for high-value components
- Design and scale systems, processes, and controls to support a rapidly growing fixed asset portfolio
- Lead and mentor a team of accounting professionals focused on your portfolio
- Serve as a key point of contact with external auditors on fixed asset accounting matters
- Drive process improvements and automation, including leveraging AI tooling, to enhance the efficiency and accuracy of financial reporting
What they’re looking for
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- A field relevant to the role as demonstrated through coursework, training, or professional experience
How they work
- actual, obsolescence and NRV analysis — in a supply chain context Have experience managing a significant fixed asset or component / inventory portfolio in a high-growth environment Demonstrate strong analytical abilities and comfort working with large, complex datasets Have a track record of improving scalable financial processes in fast-moving environments Have experience leading and developing teams of accounting professionals Are adept at translating technical accounting concepts into financial implications for non-finance stakeholders Communicate clearly and influence effectively across cross-functional partners Have experience partnering with engineering, infrastructure, operations, and supply chain teams to improve financial reporting and cost transparency Strong candidates may have Experience at semiconductor companies, hardware OEMs / ODMs, contract manufacturers, or hyperscalers with exposure to complex BOM-based assemblies and infrastructure asset structures Experience with fixed asset subledger and component / inventory management systems at scale (e.g., NetSuite, Oracle, SAP) SQL proficiency for querying and analyzing large infrastructure and accounting datasets Background in Big 4 accounting or advisory services combined with industry experience Experience with complex data center buildouts or hybrid cloud / on-premise environments Knowledge of AI/ML infrastructure and associated cost structures Experience applying AI tooling (including Claude) to accounting processes, memo drafting, or close automation Proven ability to navigate ambiguity and drive results in rapidly changing environments The annual compensation range for this role is listed below.
- Annual Salary: $230,000—$300,000 USD Logistics Minimum education: Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience Required field of study: A field relevant to the role as demonstrated through coursework, training, or professional experience Minimum years of experience: Years of experience required will correlate with the internal job level requirements for the position Location-based hybrid policy: Currently, we expect all staff to be in one of our offices at least 25% of the time.
- However, some roles may require more time in our offices.
- We offer competitive compensation and benefits, optional equity donation matching, generous vacation and parental leave, flexible working hours, and a lovely office space in which to collaborate with colleagues.
Eligibility
Visa sponsorship: We do sponsor visas! However, we aren't able to successfully sponsor visas for every role and every candidate. But if we make you an offer, we will make every reasonable effort to get you a visa, and we retain an immigration lawyer to help with this.
How to apply
- You'll apply deep technical accounting expertise under ASC 360 — combined with cost accounting judgment on components that behave like inventory — and build the processes, controls, and systems that let this function scale.
- Responsibilities Lead end-to-end accounting for the components flowing through Anthropic's compute stack — including cost accumulation, existence and obsolescence reserves, monthly close, reconciliations, roll-forwards, flux analysis, and transition to fixed asset status upon deployment Apply technical accounting expertise under ASC 360 (capitalization, useful lives, impairment, disposals) and cost accounting, including standard vs.
- actual costing, variance analysis, bill-of-materials (BOM) cost accumulation, and landed cost Partner with Real Estate, Legal, and Finance teams during contract negotiation and execution to ensure accounting implications are understood before commitments are made Serve as a trusted finance partner to non-finance stakeholders — explaining the financial statement impact of their decisions in clear, simple terms they can act on Collaborate cross-functionally to improve upstream data pipelines and component tracking — from purchase order through ship, receipt, build, and deployment — including serial-number-level tracking and existence controls for high-value components Design and scale systems, processes, and controls to support a rapidly growing fixed asset portfolio Lead and mentor a team of accounting professionals focused on your portfolio Serve as a key point of contact with external auditors on fixed asset accounting matters Drive process improvements and automation, including leveraging AI tooling, to enhance the efficiency and accuracy of financial reporting You may be a good fit if you Have 12+ years of progressive experience in accounting, with operational experience at technology, manufacturing, or infrastructure-heavy companies Hold a Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance; CPA or equivalent preferred Possess strong technical accounting knowledge of ASC 360 (capitalization, useful lives, impairment, disposals), plus applied experience with cost accounting concepts — BOM-based costing, standard vs.
- We encourage you to apply even if you do not believe you meet every single qualification.
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