Senior Manager, Infrastructure Lease Accounting

Anthropic•Seattle, WA

4h•Hybrid

About The Position

Anthropic is seeking a Senior Manager, Infrastructure Lease Accounting to join their Infrastructure Accounting team. In this role, the individual will execute day-to-day accounting for Anthropic's infrastructure lease portfolio, which underpins a recently announced $50bn investment in American computing infrastructure. The position is crucial for ensuring the operational scalability and financial accuracy of core functions that support Anthropic's research and commercial success during a period of rapid growth. This role offers an opportunity to be central to a fast-scaling company, shaping how the growing lease portfolio is accounted for and understood across the business. The Senior Manager will own end-to-end accounting for the infrastructure lease portfolio, collaborating closely with cross-functional partners in Data Center Operations, Real Estate, Finance, and Legal. The role requires deep technical accounting expertise under ASC 842 and involves building processes, controls, and systems to enable the function to scale.

Requirements

Have 10+ years of progressive experience in accounting, with operational experience at technology or infrastructure-heavy companies
Hold a Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance
Possess strong technical accounting knowledge of ASC 842, particularly as applied to infrastructure, data center, or compute-related arrangements
Have experience managing a significant lease portfolio in a high-growth environment
Demonstrate strong analytical abilities and comfort working with large, complex datasets
Have a track record of improving scalable financial processes in fast-moving environments
Have experience mentoring and developing accounting professionals
Are adept at translating technical accounting concepts into financial implications for non-finance stakeholders
Communicate clearly and influence effectively across cross-functional partners
Have experience partnering with engineering, infrastructure, or operations teams to improve financial reporting and cost transparency

Nice To Haves

Experience at hyperscalers, large compute consumers, or data center operators with exposure to infrastructure lease structures (including colocation, dark fiber IRUs, and compute / equipment leases)
Experience with lease accounting software at scale
SQL proficiency for querying and analyzing large infrastructure and accounting datasets
Background in Big 4 accounting or advisory services combined with industry experience
Experience with complex data center buildouts or hybrid cloud / 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
Proven ability to navigate ambiguity and drive results in rapidly changing environments

Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end accounting for Anthropic's AI infrastructure lease portfolio, including monthly close, reconciliations, roll-forwards, and flux analysis
Apply technical accounting expertise to complex infrastructure arrangements under ASC 842 (lease classification, measurement, modifications, embedded leases, and reassessments)
Partner with Real Estate, 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
Design and scale systems, processes, and controls to support a rapidly growing lease portfolio
Collaborate with and mentor accounting professionals across the Infrastructure Accounting team
Serve as a key point of contact with external auditors on lease accounting matters
Drive process improvements and automation, including leveraging AI tooling, to enhance the efficiency and accuracy of financial reporting