Head of Accounting & Finance Systems

About Anthropic

Anthropic’s mission is to create reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. We want AI to be safe and beneficial for our users and for society as a whole. Our team is a quickly growing group of committed researchers, engineers, policy experts, and business leaders working together to build beneficial AI systems.

About the role

Anthropic is seeking a Head of Accounting & Finance Systems to build and lead our finance systems strategy and team. In this role, you will be responsible for developing the strategic vision, architecture, and implementation roadmap for all finance and accounting systems as we scale. You will establish and lead a team focused on evaluating, implementing, integrating, and maintaining complex financial systems that support our growth trajectory. You will partner with senior leadership to ensure our systems architecture meets the highest standards of security, scalability, and SOX compliance. This is a unique opportunity to build a function from the ground up at one of the world's most innovative AI companies.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute a comprehensive vision and strategy for Anthropic's finance and accounting systems infrastructure, ensuring alignment with business objectives and scalable for hyper-growth
• Build and lead a high-performing Finance Systems team, establishing team mission, goals, and organizational structure
• Lead the evaluation, selection, and implementation of next-generation finance systems, including potential ERP, Order-to-Cash, Procure-to-Pay, Tax, and Treasury systems
• Design and implement robust financial system architecture to ensure SOX compliance, data integrity, security, and operational efficiency
• Partner with Data Infrastructure teams to establish finance data warehousing strategy and architecture that enables advanced reporting and analytics
• Oversee system integrations across the finance technology stack, ensuring seamless data flow and process automation
• Develop and maintain documentation for finance systems architecture, including security controls, data governance standards, and disaster recovery procedures
• Establish vendor relationships and strategic partnerships to optimize our technology investments
• Build and foster cross-functional relationships with IT, Security, Engineering, and business stakeholders
• Create and execute roadmaps for continuous improvement of finance systems and processes through automation and technology innovation
• Establish key performance indicators to measure the success and ROI of finance systems initiatives
• Act as the primary system owner for all finance applications and lead executive-level presentations on system strategy

You may be a good fit if you have:

• 15+ years of progressive experience in Finance/Accounting Systems with at least 5 years in a leadership capacity
• Extensive experience leading ERP implementations and/or migrations at scale (Oracle, SAP, NetSuite)
• Deep knowledge of finance and accounting processes, including Order-to-Cash, Procure-to-Pay, General Ledger, and financial reporting
• Proven track record of establishing SOX compliant financial system controls and successfully navigating SOX audits
• Experience building and scaling a finance systems function in high-growth environments
• Strong understanding of data architecture, data warehousing, and finance data models
• Excellent leadership skills with the ability to build and mentor high-performing teams
• Strategic thinking with the ability to translate business needs into technical requirements
• Exceptional communication skills with the ability to present complex technical concepts to executive audiences
• Experience working in a public company environment 

Strong candidates may also have:

• CISA, or relevant technical certifications
• MBA or relevant advanced degree
• Experience in SaaS or technology companies with complex revenue models
• Knowledge of AI industry trends and challenges
• Experience with enterprise data governance and master data management
• Understanding of Agile methodologies and software development lifecycles

Deadline to apply:

None. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. 

The expected salary range for this position is:

Annual Salary:$310,000—$365,000 USD

Logistics

Education requirements: We require at least a Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience.

Location-based hybrid policy: Currently, we expect all staff to be in one of our offices at least