Finance Systems, Finance & Strategy Lead

About Anthropic

Anthropic’s mission is to create reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. We want AI to be safe and beneficial for our users and for society as a whole. Our team is a quickly growing group of committed researchers, engineers, policy experts, and business leaders working together to build beneficial AI systems.

About the role

Anthropic is seeking an experienced FP&A Systems Lead to own and optimize our Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) platform and drive the evolution of our financial planning, modeling, and reporting capabilities. In this role, you will serve as the technical leader for our financial systems infrastructure, working closely with the Finance BI and Analytics team to implement advanced data strategies and reporting frameworks that support our rapid growth and complex business needs.

As our EPM platform administrator and strategic architect, you will be responsible for ensuring optimal functionality and performance while designing and implementing sophisticated scenario planning and predictive analytics capabilities. This role offers the opportunity to shape the financial technology foundation that enables data-driven decision-making across Anthropic's leadership team and supports our mission to develop safe and beneficial AI systems.

Responsibilities:

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Systems Administration and Development

• Serve as the primary administrator for our EPM platform (Pigment), ensuring optimal functionality, performance, and reliability

• Design, develop, and maintain EPM models to support comprehensive financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting processes

• Project manage EPM integrations with other enterprise systems including NetSuite, Workday, and additional data sources

• Develop and maintain comprehensive system documentation, including model design specifications, user guides, and training materials

• Oversee system architecture, hierarchy, security, and metadata management to align with evolving business requirements

• Stay current on the latest EPM platform features and functionality, evaluating and implementing enhancements that drive business value

Advanced Planning and Predictive Analytics

• Optimize the EPM platform to implement comprehensive scenario planning capabilities that support strategic decision-making

• Design and implement advanced predictive planning models that improve forecast accuracy and business insight

• Develop scalable financial planning and reporting tools to enable best-in-class budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning processes

• Implement and optimize sophisticated financial models for P&L and cash flow management, enhancing predictability and strategic insight

• Create flexible modeling frameworks that can adapt to changing business needs and support rapid organizational growth

• Partner closely with the Finance BI and Analytics team to develop and execute finance data strategies and reporting frameworks

• Drive development and maintenance of sophisticated financial reports, dashboards, and scorecards that provide actionable insights

• Ensure the accuracy, integrity, and consistency of recurring financial reporting outputs

Process Improvement and Innovation

• Identify and implement process improvements to streamline financial operations, enhance data quality, and improve reporting efficiency

• Develop and maintain standard operating procedures (SOPs) for financial systems processes and data management

• Serve as a thought leader, driving system enhancements and process improvements grounded in industry best practices

• Work with cross-functional teams to improve data consistency and establish robust data governance practices

• Analyze stakeholder feedback and business requirements to design scalable solutions with repeatable implementation playbooks

Team Leadership and User Support

• Lead systems implementation and change management efforts, ensuring successful adoption across the organization

• Drive alignment and buy-in across Finance teams through effective cross-functional coordination and resource planning

• Provide ongoing user support and training for finance team members and stakeholders in using EPM systems effectively

• Act as the primary point of contact for troubleshooting and resolving system and process issues

• Provide guidance, training, and mentorship to team members and system users

You may be a good fit if you:

• Have 10+ years of experience in financial systems administration and development, with deep expertise in EPM platforms

• Are proficient in EPM system administration, with hands-on experience in platforms such as Pigment, Anaplan, Adaptive Planning, or similar tools

• Have demonstrated experience with financial data integrations across multiple enterprise systems (ERP, HCM, CRM)

• Possess strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to translate complex business requirements into technical solutions

• Have proven experience in financial modeling, budgeting, forecasting, and scenario planning processes

• Demonstrate excellent project management skills with a track record of successfully leading system implementations and change management initiatives

• Are skilled in data visualization and reporting tools (HEX, Looker, Power BI, Tableau, or similar platforms)

• Have strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders

• Show enthusiasm for process improvement and innovation, with experience identifying and implementing operational enhancement

• Are passionate about leveraging technology to drive financial insight and strategic decision-making

• Thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and enjoy solving complex technical and business challenges

• Have a strong attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy and system reliability

• Are excited about the opportunity to build and optimize financial systems that support cutting-edge AI research and development

• Care about ensuring that transformative AI systems are developed safely and responsibly

Strong candidates may have:

• Experience building and leading FP&A systems teams in high-growth technology environments

• Advanced knowledge of financial planning and analysis best practices in the AI/technology sector

• Experience with cloud-based financial systems and modern data architecture approaches

• Familiarity with SQL, Python, or other data manipulation and analysis tools

• Professional certification in relevant EPM platforms or financial systems

• Experience supporting rapid organizational scaling and complex business model evolution

• Background in working with finance leadership teams on strategic planning and decision support

The expected base compensation for this position is below. Our total compensation package for full-time employees includes equity, benefits, and may include incentive compensation.

Annual Salary:
$265,000—$315,000 USD

Logistics

Education requirements: We require at least a Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience.

Location-based hybrid policy: Currently, we expect all staff to be in one of our offices at least 25% of the time. However, some roles may require more time in our offices.

Visa sponsorship: We do sponsor visas! However, we aren't able to successfully sponsor visas for every role and every candidate. But if we make you an offer, we will make every reasonable effort to get you a visa, and we retain an immigration lawyer to help with this.

We encourage you to apply even if you do not believe you meet every single qualification. Not all strong candidates will meet every single qualification as listed. Research shows that people who identify as being from underrepresented groups are more prone to experiencing imposter syndrome and doubting the strength of their candidacy, so we urge you not to exclude yourself prematurely and to submit an application if you're interested in this work. We think AI systems like the ones we're building have enormous social and ethical implications. We think this makes representation even more important, and we strive to include a range of diverse perspectives on our team.

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How we're different

We believe that the highest-impact AI research will be big science. At Anthropic we work as a single cohesive team on just a few large-scale research efforts. And we value impact — advancing our long-term goals of steerable, trustworthy AI — rather than work on smaller and more specific puzzles. We view AI research as an empirical science, which has as much in common with physics and biology as with traditional efforts in computer science. We're an extremely collaborative group, and we host frequent research discussions to ensure that we are pursuing the highest-impact work at any given time. As such, we greatly value communication skills.

The easiest way to understand our research directions is to read our recent research. This research continues many of the directions our team worked on prior to Anthropic, including: GPT-3, Circuit-Based Interpretability, Multimodal Neurons, Scaling Laws, AI & Compute, Concrete Problems in AI Safety, and Learning from Human Preferences.

Come work with us!

Anthropic is a public benefit corporation headquartered in San Francisco. We offer competitive compensation and benefits, optional equity donation matching, generous vacation and parental leave, flexible working hours, and a lovely office space in which to collaborate with colleagues. Guidance on Candidates' AI Usage: Learn about our policy for using AI in our application process