Director, Infrastructure & Energy Accounting at Anthropic

Hybrid - San Francisco, CA, USA

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Anthropic is seeking a Director, Infrastructure & Energy Accounting to lead technical accounting for its most complex infrastructure and energy arrangements, including data center leases, power purchase agreements, and related structures underpinning a $50bn investment in American computing infrastructure. The role involves applying accounting standards ASC 842, ASC 810, and ASC 815, preparing technical accounting memos, partnering with Real Estate, Legal, Finance, and external auditors, mentoring team members, and driving process improvements and automation.

Salary

USD 230,000 - 300,000

Requirements

Skills

  • 12+ years of progressive experience in accounting, with meaningful time in a technical accounting role
  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance; CPA required
  • Strong technical accounting knowledge of ASC 842 (leases), ASC 810 (consolidation, including VIE analysis), and ASC 815 (derivatives and hedging), applied to real arrangements
  • Experience accounting for energy contracts — Power Purchase Agreements, Virtual PPAs, Renewable Energy Credits, or similar commodity arrangements
  • Track record of authoring and defending technical accounting memos on complex, judgment-intensive arrangements
  • Strong analytical abilities and comfort working with large, complex contracts and datasets
  • Track record of improving scalable technical accounting processes in fast-moving environments
  • Adept at translating technical accounting concepts into financial implications for non-finance stakeholders
  • Clear communication and influence across cross-functional partners — Real Estate, Legal, Finance, and Procurement
  • Experience partnering with engineering, infrastructure, or operations teams to improve financial reporting and cost transparency

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the technical accounting subject matter expert for Anthropic's most complex infrastructure and energy arrangements, leading classification, measurement, and subsequent accounting judgments
  • Apply ASC 842 to complex lease arrangements, including lease identification, modifications, reassessments, and embedded leases within compute, colocation, and data center contracts
  • Apply ASC 810 to counterparty and joint-venture structures, including variable interest entity (VIE) analysis for special purpose entities
  • Apply ASC 815 to energy and infrastructure arrangements, including consideration of embedded derivatives
  • Lead technical accounting analysis and memo preparation for new arrangements, ensuring positions are well-reasoned, supported, and auditor-ready
  • 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
  • Serve as a key point of contact with external auditors on technical accounting matters within your portfolio
  • Mentor accounting professionals across the Infrastructure Accounting team on technical accounting matters
  • Drive process improvements and automation, including leveraging AI tooling, to enhance the efficiency and accuracy of technical accounting work

Technologies

ASC 842ASC 810ASC 815SQLAI tooling (including Claude)Lease accounting softwareDerivative/hedge accounting systems

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