Financial Systems Lead

At Anthropic, we believe new AI capabilities are best achieved through secure foundations, not in spite of them. As capabilities grow more advanced, it is critical that progress moves forward safely and for the benefit of all society. It is the reason why security sits at the center of our work, and not as an afterthought. 
We are looking for a Finance Systems Lead to join our Finance & Accounting team at Anthropic. In this role, you will be responsible for overseeing the implementation, maintenance, and optimization of our financial systems. As we continue to scale, you will optimize our financial tech stack and automate manual processes to build scalable financial systems. This role will work closely with the Finance & Accounting team, as well as cross-functional teams, to ensure the accuracy and integrity of financial data, streamline processes, and support the company’s financial goals. If you are looking for an opportunity to have a significant impact on financial operations and systems at our innovative AI company, come support the team on the frontier to making AI safe.
About AnthropicAnthropic is an AI safety and research company that’s working to build reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. We want AI to be safe and beneficial for our customers and for society as a whole. Our interdisciplinary team has experience across ML, physics, policy, business and product.

Responsibilities:

• Manage the maintenance and optimization of our existing 3rd party financial systems, including Enterprise Resourcing Planning (ERP), Procure-to-Pay (P2P), Order-to-Cash (O2C), Travel & Expense (T&E), Planning, and Tax systems
• Develop a long-term strategy for our financial tech stack, including build vs. buy decisions
• Own vendor relationships for financial systems, including price negotiations and decisions to upgrade or purchase new modules or systems
• Collaborate with the Finance & Accounting team to identify and prioritize system requirements and improvements
• Develop and maintain documentation for financial systems, including user guides, process flows, and training materials
• Design and implement financial system workflows, integrations, and automations to enhance efficiency and accuracy
• Partner on the implementation of a Data Warehouse to centralize financial data from various systems, enabling advanced reporting, analytics, and data-driven decision-making
• Provide training and support to users of financial systems
• Monitor system performance, troubleshoot issues, and ensure data integrity
• Stay up-to-date with industry best practices and emerging technologies in financial systems
• Act as system administrator for financial systems and control owner for ITGCs

You may be a good fit if you:

• Have 8+ years of experience in Finance Systems, including experience building and leading a Finance Systems team
• Have experience with NetSuite ERP and other 3rd party financial systems such as Zip HQ, Brex, Navan, Stripe, Metronome, Anrok, and Pigment
• Have a strong understanding of financial processes, including accounting, budgeting, and reporting
• Are proficient in financial analysis and data management tools such as Excel and SQL
• Have Excellent project management and organization skills
• Have strong problem-solving and analytical abilities
• Have excellent communication and collaboration skills, including the ability to clearly communicate technical concepts to non-technical audiences

Strong candidates may also:

• Have experience in all three areas of security, privacy, and engineering
• Have experience supporting medium or large tech organizations
• Care about AI safety risk scenarios
• Have driven a new security program from beginning to live 
• Have 8 years of management experience

Candidates need not have:

• Have Finance or Accounting experience, including optimizing complex financial data workflows and implementing automation solutions for financial processes
• Have full-stack development expertise to build custom integrations and have experience building production software with a focus on usability
• Have proficiency in coding languages such as Python and Java
• Have knowledge of security and privacy best practices

Annual Salary (USD)

• The expected salary for this position is $230k.

LogisticsLocation-based hybrid policy: Currently, we expect all staff to be in our office at least 25% of the time.
Deadline to apply: None. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
US visa sponsorship: We do sponsor visas! However, we aren't able to successfully sponsor visas for every role and every candidate; operations roles are especially difficult to support. But if we make you an offer, we will m