Finance Systems Lead, International (ERP)

Location: Dublin, Ireland. Hybrid policy: staff are expected to be in one of the company’s offices at least 25% of the time; some roles may require more office time.

Annual salary: €195,000–€230,000 EUR.

Company

Anthropic builds reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems intended to be safe and beneficial for users and society.

What you will do

• Lead the international finance systems agenda for the Dublin hub and other EMEA and APAC teams.
• Shape international finance systems vision, strategy, process maturity assessments, and rank-ordered roadmaps with business and US product owners.
• Partner with finance, accounting, tax, treasury, engineering, implementation partners, and local teams on global platform design and delivery.
• Deliver capabilities across multi-book and secondary ledgers, statutory reporting, intercompany, assets and leases, VAT, e-invoicing, and international payment formats such as SEPA and ISO 20022.
• Lead, coach, and review the work of business systems analysts, contractors, and implementation partners across time zones.
• Support month-end and quarter-end close, plan for new-country expansion, and identify process improvement and AI-enabled automation opportunities.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in finance systems, ERP implementation, or finance transformation, including at least 3 years as the accountable lead for a program or region.
• Ownership of a multi-country ERP or finance systems program from requirements through go-live and ongoing operations.
• Experience with multi-entity, multi-currency, and multi-GAAP environments, including statutory reporting.
• Working depth in at least three of Record to Report, order to cash and revenue, Procure to Pay, tax, and treasury.
• Strong knowledge of financial accounting under US GAAP and IFRS, including general ledger, consolidation, intercompany, and local statutory reporting.
• Strong systems design judgment, including pattern-based architecture and the ability to read and challenge configuration.
• Ability to initiate programs, set roadmaps with limited direction, and present clear options to senior finance leaders.
• Experience leading analysts, consultants, and implementation partners across time zones and partnering with controllers, tax leaders, and treasury leaders.
• Comfort working in fast-paced, high-growth environments with evolving requirements and tight timelines.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education, training, and relevant experience in a field demonstrated through coursework, training, or professional experience.

Nice to have

• Deep Workday Financials experience; comparable Oracle Cloud or SAP S/4HANA experience is also welcome.
• Product practice including PRDs, goals, success criteria, and rank-ordered roadmaps.
• Accounting qualification such as ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or CPA.
• Experience with Workday Business Assets, IFRS 16 / ASC 842 lease accounting, Workday Accounting Center, or Prism Analytics.
• Experience with VAT, e-invoicing, SEPA, ISO 20022, banking integrations, and Workday Procure to Pay areas.
• Knowledge of SOX compliance and internal controls for financial systems, including multi-country environments.
• Experience with entity setup or expansion into new countries, SQL, Python, Workday reporting tools, Big 4 or Workday partner implementations, or high-growth technology companies preparing for IPO readiness.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative environment focused on high-impact AI research and building trustworthy, steerable AI systems.
• Competitive compensation, benefits, optional equity donation matching, generous vacation and parental leave, and flexible working hours.
• Visa sponsorship is available, with reasonable efforts and immigration lawyer support, although sponsorship cannot be guaranteed for every role or candidate.
• Anthropic recruiters contact candidates from @anthropic.com addresses; legitimate recruiters never request money, fees, or banking information before the first day.

Hiring process

• Review Anthropic’s candidate AI usage policy before using AI during the application process.
• Apply through a confirmed Anthropic careers opening and verify recruiter communications through anthropic.com/careers.