Senior Manager, Infrastructure Lease Accounting

The shape of it

In the posting’s own words

You will own end-to-end accounting for Anthropic's infrastructure lease portfolio, working closely with cross-functional partners across Data Center Operations, Real Estate, Finance, and Legal. You'll apply deep technical accounting expertise under ASC 842, and help build the processes, controls, and systems that let this function scale.

What it asks for · 9

• Hold a Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance; CPA or equivalent preferred
• 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

Also a plus

• Have 10+ years of progressive experience in accounting, with operational experience at technology or infrastructure-heavy companies
• 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

What the job covers

• Lead end-to-end accounting for one of 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

Degree language

• Hold a Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance; CPA or equivalent preferred

Tools and skills named

Words the posting leans on

• accounting20×
• infrastructure13×
• lease13×
• experience10×
• financial6×
• lease portfolio6×
• infrastructure lease5×
• data center4×
• finance4×
• partner4×
• processes4×
• technical accounting4×
• asc3×
• complex3×
• large3×
• lease accounting3×

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