The opportunity
As a Senior Analyst, Travel & Expense, you will run the day-to-day financial controls, audit program, and executive reporting behind Anthropic's T&E function. T&E touches every employee, every legal entity, and every executive, and it runs on Navan, Brex, and negotiated supplier agreements.
What you'll do
Own the day-to-day operation of key T&E controls, including approvals, card: issuance and spend limits, segregation of duties, and policy exceptions, within the control framework set by the Head of T&E, who owns the overall T&E process
Maintain the T&E process narratives and risk and control matrix, and keep: them current as systems and policies change
Ensure correct GL coding and complete, accurate month-end reconciliations: across Navan, Brex, and Workday, and support close, flux analysis, and accruals
Act as the preparer for T&E controls and the day-to-day contact for internal: and external auditors: gather and retain evidence, support walkthroughs and sample requests, and track remediation, escalating significant issues to the Head of T&E
Set up and maintain entity-level coding and approval flows in Brex and Navan: as new legal entities and countries come online
Document and operationalize country-specific rules for per diems, VAT: reclaim, non-USD cards, receipt requirements, and local tax treatment
What they're looking for
- + years of experience in travel and expense, corporate accounting, internal: audit, or finance operations, ideally at a high-growth technology company
- Hands-on SOX or internal-controls experience: writing process narratives, testing or operating key controls, and working with external auditors
- Strong accounting fundamentals, including GL coding, account reconciliations,: accruals, and month-end close support
- Deep platform expertise in Navan and/or comparable TMC platforms, plus Brex: or equivalent expense management tools, and working knowledge of ERP integrations (Workday preferred)
- Strong analytical skills: comfort with large transaction datasets, sampling methods, and anomaly detection
- Sound judgment and discretion with sensitive information, and the ability to: work credibly with senior executives and their support teams
- Clear written and verbal communication, with the ability to explain a control: or an exception to Finance leaders, auditors, and employees
- An AI-curious, builder mindset: experience automating finance workflows with AI tools, or real enthusiasm for doing so, and comfort creating structure where none exists
