Finance Systems Engineer, Finance and Strategy

About the Role

We are looking for a Finance & Strategy (FP&A) Systems Engineer to join our Finance Systems team at Anthropic. In this role, you will be responsible for building and maintaining platforms that support our core Financial Planning, Forecasting, and Analytics processes. You will bring hands-on expertise in EPM platforms like Anaplan, Pigment and data platforms like BigQuery, writing integrations, tooling, and production code that connect them to Anthropic’s ERP and data warehouse systems.

You'll work closely with Corporate Finance & strategy stakeholders to translate business requirements into innovative technical solutions, maintain data integrity, and drive continuous improvements to our financial systems infrastructure.

Responsibilities

Systems Administration and Support

• Serve as a primary system administrator for our financial planning platform (Pigment), maintaining system health and optimal performance
• Manage Finance applications, data, user access & security, system configurations, and version management to ensure appropriate controls and governance
• Provide technical support and troubleshooting for end-users, resolving issues and answering system-related questions

System Development and Enhancement

• Design, build, and maintain applications, financial models, and workflows with in-house tools and EPM platforms like Pigment to support financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting processes
• Develop and maintain secure dataflows and integrations using REST APIs to connect FP&A platforms and data warehouses with enterprise systems (e.g., Workday Financials, Salesforce CRM)
• Develop SQL-based data models, ETL pipelines, and reporting infrastructure to support financial close, forecasting, and business intelligence

Business Partnership and Process Improvement

• Partner with Finance & Strategy (FP&A), Accounting, and other Finance teams to understand business problems and use AI tools to build cutting-edge solutions
• Support Monthly Forecast, Annual & Long Range planning, Workforce planning, OPEX Forecasting, Balance Sheet & Cash flow forecasting processes
• Identify and implement process and Finance platform improvements
• Participate in testing and validation of system changes, ensuring accuracy and reliability
• Assist with training and onboarding of new system users

Data Management and Quality

• Ensure the accuracy and integrity of financial data across systems
• Develop and maintain data validation rules and quality checks
• Troubleshoot data discrepancies and work with relevant teams to resolve issues
• Support data migration and transformation activities as needed

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in FP&A systems (EPM platforms, Finance data warehouse), with a focus on financial planning, forecasting, and analysis
• Hands-on experience administering and developing solutions in enterprise planning platforms (e.g., Pigment, Anaplan, Adaptive Planning, or similar EPM tools)
• Strong engineering and technical skills including advanced SQL and data modeling skills, creating and maintaining system integrations and data pipelines
• Demonstrated ability to translate business requirements into technical specifications and system designs
• Strong understanding of FP&A processes, financial reporting, and accounting principles

Preferred Qualifications

• Techno-functional background: hands-on developer with CFA background
• Experience owning changes inside a shared production codebase alongside a product engineering team
• Warehouse and analytics-engineering skills such as dbt, BigQuery, or comparable
• Experience building robust Finance applications with LLMs
• Knowledge of programming or scripting languages (Python, JavaScript, etc.)
• Experience with pre-IPO companies, supporting rapid growth and scaling financial systems accordingly
• Understanding of financial data security and compliance requirements
• Certification in relevant planning platforms (e.g., Pigment, Anaplan Model Builder)
• Project management skills and experience leading system implementation workstreams