Director of Infrastructure Lease Accounting

Join Anthropic, a rapidly growing AI safety and research company, as the Director of Infrastructure Lease Accounting. In this role, you will lead technical accounting for complex infrastructure and energy arrangements, ensuring financial statement accuracy and shaping how Anthropic accounts for its compute and energy portfolio. You will work closely with various teams, serve as a trusted finance partner, and mentor accounting professionals. The position offers comprehensive benefits, a competitive salary, and the opportunity to be at the forefront of AI technology.

• Lead technical accounting for complex infrastructure and energy arrangements, ensuring financial statement accuracy.
• Serve as the technical accounting subject matter expert for arrangements spanning data center leases and joint-venture structures.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure accounting implications are understood before commitments are made.

• Have a track record of authoring and defending technical accounting memos on complex, judgment-intensive arrangements
• Hold a Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance; CPA required
• Have 12+ years of progressive experience in accounting, with meaningful time in a technical accounting role
• Possess strong technical accounting knowledge of ASC 842 (leases), ASC 810 (consolidation, including VIE analysis), and ASC 815 (derivatives and hedging), applied to real arrangements
• Communicate clearly and influence effectively across cross-functional partners — Real Estate, Legal, Finance, and Procurement
• Demonstrate strong analytical abilities and comfort working with large, complex contracts and datasets
• Have experience partnering with engineering, infrastructure, or operations teams to improve financial reporting and cost transparency
• Have a track record of improving scalable technical accounting processes in fast-moving environments
• Are adept at translating technical accounting concepts into financial implications for non-finance stakeholders
• Required field of study: A field relevant to the role as demonstrated through coursework, training, or professional experience
• Minimum education: Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience
• Minimum years of experience: Years of experience required will correlate with the internal job level requirements for the position
• 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
• Background in a Big 4 technical accounting practice (SEC reporting / technical consultation) combined with industry experience
• Experience at hyperscalers, utilities, or energy companies with meaningful PPA, REC, or commodity-arrangement exposure
• Experience with renewable energy contracts, carbon markets, or related clean-energy accounting frameworks
• Exposure to data center and compute-related infrastructure arrangements (including colocation, dark fiber IRUs, and equipment leases)
• Experience with lease accounting software and derivative / hedge accounting systems at scale
• SQL proficiency for querying and analyzing large contract and accounting datasets
• Knowledge of AI/ML infrastructure and associated cost structures
• Proven ability to navigate ambiguity and drive results in rapidly changing environments
• Experience applying AI tooling (including Claude) to technical accounting research, memo drafting, or close automation