Manager of Compute Accounting

Anthropic Limited; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Parental leave

Wellness stipend

Commuter benefits

Education stipend

Home office stipend

Job summary

Anthropic Limited is seeking a Manager, Compute Accounting to manage day-to-day accounting for compute and cloud infrastructure spend. You will ensure accurate financial reporting and robust controls as we scale, owning time-sensitive month-end close, accruals, prepaids, and commitment tracking.

You will collaborate with Engineering, Procurement, and Finance & Strategy to resolve issues, interpret cloud contracts, and maintain compliance with GAAP.

Qualifications

• CPA (or equivalent) with a strong understanding of GAAP.
• 7+ years of progressive operational accounting experience.
• Experience with cloud service or compute infrastructure expenses.
• Strong analytical abilities and comfort with a high volume of transactions.
• Proficiency with modern ERP systems (Workday preferred).
• Experience with automation and AI tooling for close processes.

Responsibilities

• Execute day-to-day accounting for compute and cloud infrastructure spend.
• Prepare compute cost accounting including accruals, prepaids, A/P reconciliations, and commitment tracking.
• Own the month-end close, journal entries, reconciliations, and flux analysis.
• Review contracts for proper accounting treatment and commitment tracking.
• Build scalable processes and controls to grow with the organization and automate reporting.
• Support internal and external audits related to compute cost accounting and commitments.

Skills

Compute accounting

GAAP

CPA

Month-end close

Data analysis

SQL

BigQuery

Python

Automation

Journal entries

Reconciliations

Cost accounting

Cloud spend

ERP systems

Workday

Vendor management

Contract review

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Workday

ERP systems

Job description

• As a Manager, Compute Accounting at Anthropic, you will execute day-to-day accounting for our compute and cloud infrastructure spend, ensuring accurate financial reporting and robust controls as we scale
• You’ll be responsible for preparing compute cost accounting, including accruals, prepaids, accounts payable reconciliation, expense classification, and commitment tracking
• This role requires hands‑on month‑end close experience, strong organizational skills, and the ability to build scalable processes and controls in a high‑growth environment, with a strong appetite for process improvement and automation
• You’ll work directly with Engineering, Procurement, and Finance & Strategy to resolve issues and ensure that costs are captured accurately and in compliance with our agreements
• As Anthropic’s compute footprint expands rapidly across multiple cloud service providers, you’ll help operate the financial controls and processes that enable us to manage compute spend measured in the tens of billions of dollars with precision and confidence. You’ll also support internal and external audit requests
• Own the 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
• Track and reconcile commitment‑based agreements, ensuring proper recognition and disclosure of multi‑year purchase obligations
• Perform accounts payable and vendor statement reconciliations, working with cloud service providers to resolve discrepancies and ensure billing accuracy
• Build scalable processes and controls that can grow with the organization, and develop reporting and monitoring systems to provide visibility into compute spending patterns and trends
• Support internal and external audit requests on compute cost accounting and commitment disclosure matters
• Work with Engineering and cloud service providers to investigate issues and see them through to resolution
• Build monthly and quarterly financial reporting packages for leadership reviews
• Drive process improvement and automation initiatives—redesigning close workflows, building automated data pipelines and reporting, and leveraging AI tooling—and contribute to cross‑functional projects from scoping through delivery

Benefits

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance for you and your dependents
• Inclusive fertility benefits via Carrot Fertility
• 22 weeks of paid parental leave
• Flexible paid time off and absence policies
• Mental health support for you and your dependents
• Competitive salary and equity packages
• Optional equity donation matching at a 1:1 ratio, up to 25% of your equity grant
• Retirement plans with competitive matching
• Life and income protection plans
• $500/month flexible wellness and time saver stipend
• Commuter benefits
• Annual education stipend
• Home office stipends
• Relocation support for those moving for Anthropic
• Daily meals and snacks in the office

• Experience with cloud service provider cost structures and the unique challenges of accounting for consumption‑based services
• Strong analytical abilities and comfort working with a high volume of transactions
• Proven experience building accounting processes, controls, and policy in high‑growth environments
• CPA (or equivalent) with a strong understanding of GAAP
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, with a track record of seeing issues through to resolution
• Significant experience accounting for cloud service or compute infrastructure expenses, including review of associated contracts
• Proficiency with modern ERP systems (Workday preferred)
• 7+ years of progressive operational accounting experience
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain issues to vendors, engineers, and other non‑finance stakeholders in clear, simple terms
• Strong, hands‑on month‑end close experience, with a proven ability to prepare accruals, reconciliations, and journal entries accurately and on time
• Background combining Big 4 accounting experience with industry roles at technology companies
• Experience at cloud service providers, data center operators, or technology companies with consumption‑based or usage‑based business models
• SQL and BigQuery proficiency, enabling direct data analysis and validation against source systems
• A track record of leading process transformation, automation, or finance systems projects from scoping through delivery
• Have experience mentoring junior accounting professionals
• Comfort with cross‑functional partnership in fast‑paced environments where priorities can shift quickly
• Track record of implementing automated reconciliation and reporting solutions
• Experience supporting rapid growth and scaling initiatives
• Python skills for building automation and analytical tools
• Minimum education: Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, with the ability to dive deep into large datasets to identify issues and opportunities
• Exposure to infrastructure lease or asset structures, including colocation, GPU clusters, networking equipment, or data center buildouts
• Proficiency with AI‑assisted tools (including Claude) for enhancing financial analysis, memo drafting, and close automation
• Familiarity with commitment‑based purchasing agreements and their accounting implications