The opportunity
As a Senior Manager, Compute Accounting at Anthropic, you will own the end-to-end accounting for our compute and cloud infrastructure spend, ensuring accurate financial reporting and robust controls as we scale. You'll be responsible for the complete lifecycle of compute cost…
What you'll do
Own the complete accounting lifecycle for compute and cloud infrastructure: expenses, ensuring accurate and timely recording of all costs through monthly close, reconciliations, accruals, prepaids, journal entries, and flux analysis
Review and interpret cloud service provider and infrastructure contracts to: ensure proper accounting treatment, commitment tracking, and compliance with contractual terms
Apply technical accounting expertise to complex compute infrastructure: arrangements under ASC 842—including embedded-lease identification, lease vs. service classification, measurement, modifications, and reassessments
Partner with Engineering, Legal, Procurement, and Finance teams during: contract negotiation and execution to ensure accounting implications are understood before commitments are made
Scope and formulate accounting policies governing how compute costs are: recognized, classified, and amortized across an expanding portfolio of cloud service provider arrangements
Design and implement accrual and prepayment processes that accurately reflect: the timing and nature of cloud infrastructure costs, including capacity reservations, savings plans, and committed-use discounts
What they're looking for
- Have 10+ years of progressive accounting experience, with significant: exposure to accounting for cloud service or compute infrastructure expenses, and review of associated contracts
- SQL and BigQuery proficiency, enabling direct data analysis and validation against source systems
- Python skills for building automation and analytical tools
- Experience at cloud service providers, data center operators, or technology: companies with consumption-based or usage-based business models
- Background combining Big 4 accounting or advisory experience with industry roles at technology companies
- Exposure to infrastructure lease or asset structures, including colocation,: GPU clusters, networking equipment, or data center buildouts
- Track record of implementing automated reconciliation and reporting solutions
- Familiarity with commitment-based purchasing agreements and their accounting implications
