Our Corporate Finance & Strategy team serves as a strategic partner to Anthropic's leadership, driving data‑informed decisions that shape the company's future. The role involves building and owning the balance sheet and cash flow forecast, designing the model architecture, defining a robust forecasting methodology and cadence, partnering with Finance & Strategy, Accounting, and Treasury to align forecasts with financials and cash view, delivering free cash flow reporting and scenarios, integrating the forecast into the calendar and reporting package, and automating actuals loads and tie‑outs to raise process rigor.
Corporate Finance & Strategy, Cash Flow Forecasting at Anthropic
Hybrid - San Francisco, CA
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USD 240,000 - 325,000
Requirements
Skills
- Designed and built an integrated three-statement forecast
- Partnered closely with Accounting and Treasury to align forecasts with close and cash processes
- Highly proficient in Excel and Google Sheets, with expertise in modern financial planning tools such as Pigment, Anaplan, and Adaptive
- Excellent communication and storytelling abilities
- Thrives in fast‑paced, dynamic environments and navigates ambiguity with confidence
- Strong collaboration skills and ability to build effective partnerships across functions and levels
- Passionate about Anthropic's mission to build safe, beneficial AI systems
- 5+ years of experience in FP&A, corporate finance, controllership, or a mix, with hands‑on ownership of balance sheet and cash flow forecasting at a company of meaningful scale
- CPA or Big 4 audit/technical accounting background before moving into finance
- Experience operating within public‑company reporting and SOX control environments
- Experience with capital‑intensive businesses where financing structures materially drive cash
- SQL or scripting skills and a track record of automating actuals loads and tie‑outs
- Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience
- English language proficiency
Responsibilities
- Own the balance sheet and cash flow forecast: design the model architecture, choose the tooling, and develop forecasting methodologies for cash‑impacting items including working capital, capex, leases, debt and interest, equity and stock‑based compensation, and cash taxes
- Partner with Finance & Strategy on forecast inputs and hand‑offs, with Accounting to ensure the forecast maps to and reconciles with reported financials, and with Treasury to align the cash flow forecast with their direct cash view
- Deliver free cash flow reporting, a driver‑based cash bridge, and scenarios and sensitivities on cash and liquidity that inform capital and investment decisions
- Integrate the balance sheet and cash flow into the forecast calendar and reporting package, and raise the bar over time by automating actuals loads, tie‑outs, and process rigor
Technologies
ExcelGoogle SheetsPigmentAnaplanAdaptiveSQLScripting
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