Head of Infrastructure Accounting

Head of Infrastructure Accounting
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Anthropics 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.
Anthropic is seeking an exceptional Head of Infrastructure Accounting to join our Corporate Accounting team. In this strategic leadership position, you will build and lead the infrastructure accounting function responsible for managing all aspects of infrastructure and data costs including our recently announced $50bn investment in American computing infrastructure and our expansion to use one million Google TPUs. As we continue our rapid growth, you will ensure operational scalability and financial accuracy of the core functions that enable Anthropic's research and commercial success. You will oversee end-to-end accounting and financial reporting for our largest cost center, working closely with crossfunctional teams including Infrastructure, Finance, Capacity Planning, and Engineering. You'll develop and implement scalable processes, controls, and systems to support Anthropic's growing financial complexity while providing critical insights that drive strategic decisionmaking. This is a unique opportunity to have a significant impact on a critical aspect of our business as we scale our AI infrastructure.
Hire and lead the team responsible for end-to-end accounting and reporting for AI infrastructure, including fixed assets, cost of revenue, and R&D opex
Leverage technical accounting expertise to support the review of complex arrangements, including ASC 842 lease accounting for infrastructure
Partner with the business to design and implement Asset Lifecycle Management (ALM) tool to automate the fixed asset process
Provide strategic insights to leadership on cost optimization opportunities and financial implications of infrastructure decisions
Contribute and own the fixed asset policy for infrastructure assets including unit of account, useful life and other lifecycle events
Develop and implement a comprehensive framework for infrastructure cost accounting, ensuring proper classification between Cost of Revenue and Operating Expenses
Ensure accurate and timely financial reporting to support strategic decisionmaking by business leaders
Partner with technical teams to understand complex infrastructure requirements and translate them into financial terms
Collaborate crossfunctionally to improve upstream data pipelines and enhance reporting capabilities
Design and scale systems and processes to support Anthropic's growing financial complexity
Build and mentor a highperforming team of accounting professionals focused on infrastructure costs
Drive process improvements and automation to enhance efficiency and accuracy of financial reporting
Have 15+ years of progressive experience in accounting, with operational experience at technology companies
Have experience with fast growing data center companies, i
Hold a Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance, CPA or equivalent preferred
Possess strong technical accounting knowledge, particularly with ASC 842 (lease accounting) as it relates to infrastructure arrangements
Have a proven track record of building and improving scalable financial processes in fastgrowing environments
Show strong leadership skills with experience building and developing highperforming teams
Are adept at translating technical concepts into financial implications
Have experience partnering with engineering and infrastructure teams to optimize costs and improve financial reporting
Experience at hyperscalers (GCP, AWS, Azure) or large compute consumers (Meta, Netflix, Uber) with insight to data center design and other infrastructure assets
SQL proficiency for querying and analyzing large compute cost datasets
Experience with capacity planning and infrastructure cost modeling
Background in Big 4 accounting or advisory services combined with industry experience
Experience with complex data center buildouts or hybrid cloud/onpremise environments

Knowledge of AI/ML infrastructure and associated cost structures
Experience designing and implementing automation solutions for financial processes
Experience building accounting teams from the ground up
We require at least a Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
Locationbased hybrid policy: Visa sponsorship: We do sponsor visas However, we arent 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.
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We believe that the highestimpact AI research will be big science. And we value impact advancing our longterm goals of steerable, trustworthy AI rather than work on smaller and more specific puzzles. We view AI research as an empirical science, which has as much in common with physics and biology as with traditional efforts in computer science. 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.