Finance & Strategy, Compute · Anthropic

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 12:17:21 GMT
Finance

Anthropic · San Francisco, CA · $190,000-$235,000 USD · hybrid

We are seeking a Strategic Finance Lead to own the consolidated financial view across Anthropic's compute infrastructure organisation. The role will sit at the centre, owning the consolidation, the operating cadence, the cost allocation methodology, and the executive-facing narrative that ties them together.

As a Strategic Finance Lead, 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 include:

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 include:

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

Preferred qualifications include:

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

The annual compensation range for this role is $190,000-$235,000 USD.