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Director, SOX Infrastructure

AnthropicSan Francisco, CAFinance
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Salary
$230K — $300K USD
Job type
Full-time
Experience
Director
Posted
6 Oct 2026
Status
Open · checked 7d ago

About this role

This role suits an experienced audit and compliance professional with a background in designing internal controls for cloud or compute costs, and is based in San Francisco, CA. The Director, SOX Infrastructure position at Anthropic involves leading financial risk assessment and internal control design over infrastructure and compute to support public company readiness.

Role Overview

Anthropic is hiring a Director, SOX Infrastructure for its Internal Audit team in San Francisco, CA. This position leads the scoping, control design, testing, remediation, and reporting for compute and infrastructure processes as the company scales toward an IPO. The role requires building sustainable internal controls in a complex domain encompassing cloud spend, multi-year provider agreements, usage-based costs, and automated financial data pipelines.

Key Responsibilities

Lead financial risk and internal control design for compute and infrastructure accounting, covering cloud spend, vendor commitments, accruals, and cost allocation.
Develop and execute the SOX control plan and roadmap, prioritizing actions for pre-IPO and post-IPO readiness.
Build scalable, automated controls, pioneering the use of AI to enhance control effectiveness and full-population data matching.
Design and test controls over completeness, accuracy, and cutoff of compute costs, including monthly accruals from internal workload telemetry.
Partner with cross-functional teams including Compute Accounting, Infrastructure Engineering, and Procurement to embed controls into new systems and data pipelines.
Serve as the primary point of contact for external auditors on compute and infrastructure SOX matters.

Requirements

Designed controls over cloud, compute, or infrastructure cost, or a comparable high-volume, usage-based process.
Proven ability to establish or scale SOX controls at newly public or pre-IPO companies.
Deep understanding of compute accruals, vendor commitments, cost allocation, financial close, and US GAAP requirements.
Experience evaluating service organization reports such as SOC 1 and SOC 2.
Comfort working with large datasets, data pipelines, and partnering with engineering teams.
Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, IT, or Engineering.

Nice to Have

12+ years of hands-on SOX, internal audit, or internal controls experience in Big 4 and in-house technology company roles.
CPA or CISA certification.
Familiarity with cloud provider billing structures across AWS, GCP, and Azure.
Proficiency with SQL and direct experience working with usage, telemetry, and cost data.
Experience with controls over cost of revenue, gross margin reporting, and allocation methodologies.

Skills and Tools

SOX compliance and internal audit
US GAAP and SEC reporting
Cloud provider billing structures (AWS, GCP, Azure)
SQL and data pipelines
SOC 1 and SOC 2 report evaluation
AI and automation for continuous monitoring

Salary and Benefits

Salary range: $230,000 to $300,000 USD

About the Company

Anthropic builds reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems with the mission of ensuring AI is safe and beneficial for users and society. The organization consists of researchers, engineers, policy experts, and business leaders collaborating to develop beneficial AI systems.

How to Apply

Candidates should apply on the official company careers page.

Skills and tech stack

Questions candidates ask

What is the location of the Director, SOX Infrastructure role?

The position is located in San Francisco, CA.

What is the salary range for this position?

The salary ranges from $230,000 to $300,000 USD.

What educational background is required?

A Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, IT, or Engineering is required.

What are the primary focus areas for internal controls in this role?

The role focuses on compute and infrastructure processes, including cloud spend, usage-based costs, vendor commitments, accruals, and cost allocation.

Who does this role report to?

This role reports to the Head of Business Controls.

Ready to apply?

The application is on the official Anthropic careers page.

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