Manager, Infrastructure Capex Accounting

About This Role

Managing the accounting for Anthropic's owned infrastructure assets, such as GPUs, networking equipment, and data center buildouts, is the core of this role. The Manager will ensure the operational scalability and financial accuracy of core functions enabling Anthropic's research and commercial success, applying deep technical accounting expertise under ASC 360, and helping to build scalable processes, controls, and systems.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end accounting for Anthropic's AI infrastructure capex and fixed asset portfolio, including monthly close, construction-in-progress (CIP) tracking, reconciliations, roll-forwards, and flux analysis
• Apply technical accounting expertise to complex infrastructure arrangements under ASC 360 (capitalization, useful lives, impairment, disposals, and asset retirement obligations)
• Partner with Data Center Operations, Legal, and Finance teams during contract negotiation and execution to ensure accounting implications are understood before commitments are made
• Serve as a trusted finance partner to non-finance stakeholders, explaining the financial statement impact of their decisions in clear, simple terms they can act on
• Collaborate cross-functionally to improve the quality of upstream data pipelines from operational and contract systems, particularly around asset receipt, deployment, and in-service dates
• Help design and scale systems, processes, and controls to support a rapidly growing fixed asset portfolio
• Collaborate with and mentor junior accounting professionals across the Infrastructure Accounting team
• Serve as a key point of contact with external auditors on fixed asset and capex accounting matters
• Drive process improvements and automation, including leveraging AI tooling, to enhance the efficiency and accuracy of financial reporting

Requirements

• 7+ years of progressive experience in accounting, with operational experience at technology or infrastructure-heavy companies
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance
• Strong technical accounting knowledge of ASC 360, particularly as applied to 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
• Track record of improving scalable financial processes in fast-moving environments
• Experience mentoring junior accounting professionals
• Adept at translating technical accounting concepts into financial implications for non-finance stakeholders
• Communicate clearly and influence effectively across cross-functional partners

Nice to have:

• CPA or equivalent preferred