Finance Systems, Finance & Strategy Lead San Francisco, CA

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

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 Net Suite, 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…