Anthropic· Finance· San Francisco, CA
Finance & Strategy, Compute
Classified Tasks (14)
Automate 0%Augment 79%Human-Only 21%
Augment (11)
AI assists, human decides
Consolidate compute financials across accelerators, cloud spend, direct infrastructure, datacenters, and data partnerships into a single financial narrative
analytical
Own the consolidation and workback of the financial review cadences across all compute finance pillars into a single narrative for finance and compute leadership
operational
Manage the compute finance contribution to board materials and executive reviews
communication
Own and maintain team dashboards, recurring content, and reporting infrastructure, keeping them live, accurate, and reconciled
technical
Drive integration of financial models across the compute finance team into a coherent, full three-statement view
analytical
Own the calendar and cadence between Compute Finance and Corporate FP&A for close, forecast, budget, and long-range plan handoffs
operational
Run the team operating rhythm by setting meeting agendas, managing sprint cadence, tracking recurring deliverables, and coordinating across pillars
operational
Own compute finance's planning-system footprint, including datasets, sources of truth, and the pipeline into corporate systems
technical
Drive model hygiene, version control, and central organization of team financial models
technical
Reconcile compute finance models across pillars to present a single, defensible source of truth for leadership and board materials
analytical
Produce the executive-facing narrative that ties consolidation, operating cadence, and cost allocation methodology together
communication
Human-Only (3)
Requires human judgment
Own the consolidated financial view across Anthropic's compute infrastructure organization
leadership
Own and maintain the cost allocation methodology for compute finance
analytical
Partner with Corporate FP&A, Accounting, and Finance Systems to integrate compute financials into the company plan
communication
Job description
About Anthropic 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. About the role We are seeking a Strategic Finance Lead to own the consolidated financial view across Anthropic's compute infrastructure organization. Compute finance spans across accelerators, cloud spend, direct infrastructure, datacenters and data partnerships. This role sits at the center: owning the consolidation, the operating cadence, the cost allocation methodology, and the executive-facing narrative that ties them together. You will be a key partner to Corporate FP&A, Accounting, and Finance Systems, ensuring our compute financials integrate cleanly into the company plan, our models reconcile across pillars, and our leadership and board materials reflect a single, defensible source of truth. Key responsibilities: Consolidation & Reporting Own consolidation and workback of the financial review cadences across all compute finance pillars into a single narrative for finance and compute leadership Manage the compute finance contribution to board materials and executive reviews Own and maintain team dashboards, recurring content, and reporting infrastructure — keeping them live, accurate, and reconciled Drive integration of financial models across the compute finance team into a coherent, full three-statement view Operating Rhythm & Systems Own the calendar and cadence between Compute Finance and Corporate FP&A — close, forecast, budget, and long-range plan handoffs Run team operating rhythm: meeting agendas, sprint cadence, recurring deliverable tracking, and cross-pillar coordination Own compute finance's planning-system footprint — datasets, sources of truth, and pipeline into corporate systems Drive model hygiene, version control, and central organization of team financial models Minimum qualifications Experience in FP&A, strategic finance, finance operations, consulting, or investment banking, preferably in a multi-business-unit or infrastructure-heavy environment Built or run a consolidation, allocation, or planning process across multiple finance owners Exceptional analytical skills and the ability to reconcile complex models into a single defensible view Strong process design and operating-cadence instincts Excellent written communication; comfortable producing board- and executive-level materials Comfort working cross-functionally and communicating complex financial information to non-finance audiences Bias towards action, strong work ethic, and experience driving outcomes under tight timelines Passion for Anthropic's mission to build safe, transformative AI systems Preferr