Manager, Infrastructure Capex Accounting

Location: San Francisco, CA or Seattle, WA; hybrid policy requiring staff to work from an office at least 25% of the time, with some roles requiring more office presence.

Annual salary: $160,000–$190,000 USD.

Company

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

What you will do

• Own end-to-end accounting for AI infrastructure capex and fixed assets, including monthly close, construction-in-progress tracking, reconciliations, roll-forwards, and flux analysis.
• Apply ASC 360 expertise to capitalization, useful lives, impairment, disposals, and asset retirement obligations for infrastructure arrangements.
• Partner with Data Center Operations, Legal, Finance, and other stakeholders during contract negotiation and execution to clarify accounting implications.
• Improve upstream data pipelines covering asset receipt, deployment, and in-service dates, and design scalable systems, processes, and controls.
• Mentor junior accounting professionals and serve as a key contact for external auditors on fixed asset and capex matters.
• Drive process improvements and automation, including the use of AI tooling, to improve financial reporting efficiency and accuracy.

Requirements

• 7+ years of progressive accounting experience, including operational experience at technology or infrastructure-heavy companies.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience; the field of study must be relevant to the role.
• Strong technical accounting knowledge of ASC 360, particularly for infrastructure, data center, or compute-related assets.
• Hands-on experience with a significant fixed asset portfolio in a high-growth environment.
• Strong analytical abilities and comfort working with large, complex datasets.
• Experience improving scalable financial processes in fast-moving environments and mentoring junior accounting professionals.
• Ability to translate technical accounting concepts into clear financial implications for non-finance stakeholders and influence cross-functional partners.
• Experience partnering with engineering, infrastructure, or operations teams to improve financial reporting and cost transparency.

Nice to have

• CPA or equivalent qualification.
• Experience at hyperscalers, large compute consumers, or data center operators, including exposure to GPU clusters, networking equipment, and data center buildouts.
• Experience with fixed asset subledger systems at scale and SQL proficiency for infrastructure and accounting datasets.
• Big Four accounting or advisory experience combined with industry experience.
• Experience with complex data center buildouts or hybrid cloud and on-premise environments.
• Knowledge of AI/ML infrastructure and associated cost structures.
• Experience applying AI tooling, including Claude, to accounting processes, memo drafting, or close automation.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity and drive results in rapidly changing environments.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative environment focused on high-impact AI research and beneficial AI systems.
• Flexible working hours and office-based collaboration.
• Competitive compensation, optional equity donation matching, generous vacation, and parental leave.
• Visa sponsorship may be available; Anthropic provides immigration lawyer support and makes reasonable efforts to secure visas for successful candidates.

Hiring process

• Candidate AI usage is governed by Anthropic’s application-process policy.
• Recruiters contact candidates from Anthropic email addresses or identify vetted recruiting agencies acting on Anthropic’s behalf.