Finance & Strategy, Compute - Central Compute
Anthropic, San Francisco, CA, United States
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
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.
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.
Build 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.
Qualifications
Experience in FP&A, strategic finance, finance operations, consulting, or investment banking, preferably in a multi-business-unit or infrastructure-heavy environment.
Experience with cost allocation / chargeback methodologies in a cloud or infrastructure context.
Background in AI, ML, cloud service provider economics, or large-scale computing infrastructure.
Proficiency with SQL, Python, and Excel.
Prior chief-of-staff, BizOps, or finance-systems experience in a high-growth environment.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams.
Preferred qualifications
7+ years of experience in FP&A, strategic finance, finance operations, consulting, or investment banking.
Experience with cost allocation / chargeback methodologies in a cloud or infrastructure context.
Background in AI, ML, cloud service provider economics, or large-scale computing infrastructure.
Proficiency with SQL, Python, and Excel.
Prior chief-of-staff, BizOps, or finance-systems experience in a high-growth environment.
Compensation range
$190,000 - $235,000 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.
Visa sponsorship: We do sponsor visas. However, we may not be able to sponsor every role and every candidate. If we make an offer, we will make every reasonable effort to obtain a visa.
We encourage you to apply even if you do not believe you meet every single qualification.
About Anthropic
Anthropic is a public benefit corporation headquartered in San Francisco. 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.
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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
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.
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.
Build 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.
Qualifications
Experience in FP&A, strategic finance, finance operations, consulting, or investment banking, preferably in a multi-business-unit or infrastructure-heavy environment.
Experience with cost allocation / chargeback methodologies in a cloud or infrastructure context.
Background in AI, ML, cloud service provider economics, or large-scale computing infrastructure.
Proficiency with SQL, Python, and Excel.
Prior chief-of-staff, BizOps, or finance-systems experience in a high-growth environment.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams.
Preferred qualifications
7+ years of experience in FP&A, strategic finance, finance operations, consulting, or investment banking.
Experience with cost allocation / chargeback methodologies in a cloud or infrastructure context.
Background in AI, ML, cloud service provider economics, or large-scale computing infrastructure.
Proficiency with SQL, Python, and Excel.
Prior chief-of-staff, BizOps, or finance-systems experience in a high-growth environment.
Compensation range
$190,000 - $235,000 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.
Visa sponsorship: We do sponsor visas. However, we may not be able to sponsor every role and every candidate. If we make an offer, we will make every reasonable effort to obtain a visa.
We encourage you to apply even if you do not believe you meet every single qualification.
About Anthropic
Anthropic is a public benefit corporation headquartered in San Francisco. 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.
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