International Finance Program Management

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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

We are seeking an International Finance Program Manager to join our International Accounting team in Dublin at Anthropic. In this role, you will drive execution excellence across a diverse portfolio of international expansion initiatives, standing up new go-to-market and infrastructure entities. You will partner closely with the Accounting, Tax, Treasury, Payroll and Finance Systems leads, functional business owners, and cross-functional teams to ensure initiatives are well-governed, on track, and delivering measurable business value.

This role requires someone who can context-switch across multiple finance domains, establish lightweight but effective program management practices, and thrive in a fast-paced environment where priorities evolve quickly. You will be instrumental in helping Anthropic scale its international footprint so that every new entity is ready to operate and meet its obligations from day one.

Responsibilities

Program Management: Manage a portfolio of international entity set-ups, ensuring clear prioritization, resource alignment, and delivery accountability across the Finance teams that own the deliverables

Governance & Process Design: Establish and maintain lightweight governance frameworks appropriate for a fast-paced, engineering-centric culture, including standardized project intake, status reporting, risk management, and decision escalation processes

Status Tracking & Reporting: Provide clear, consistent visibility into project health, milestones, dependencies, and risks through structured reporting to the Head of International Accounting, functional leads, and Finance leadership, and maintain the inventory of entities and the infrastructure expansion pipeline

Cross-Functional Coordination: Lead cross-functional coordination across Finance Operations, Accounting, Tax, Treasury, Payroll, Finance Systems, Legal and People Operations teams to drive alignment and remove blockers

Entity Set-up and Go-live Readiness: Track the finance set-up of each new entity (bank accounts, tax registrations, intercompany agreements, bank mandates, payroll, Workday and the accounting systems) and its go-live readiness, through the first payroll, first month-end close and first payroll tax or VAT filing, in support of the finance owner

Compliance Coordination: Partner with the Tax, Payroll and Accounting teams and local advisers to support the registrations, filings and compliance calendar of each new entity

Change Management: Drive user adoption for new entity processes and controls through structured change management, including training, communication plans, and post-go-live support

Vendor Management: Track and manage vendor delivery timelines, SOW commitments, and partner accountability across the banks and the payroll, tax and accounting providers in each country

AI Initiative Tracking: Coordinate AI automation initiatives within the international expansion portfolio, tracking progress on Claude-powered use cases and ensuring integration with broader Finance roadmap

Minimum Qualifications

Have 10+ years of experience in program management, project management, or PMO roles, with at least 3 years working in finance or accounting

Have hands-on experience managing complex entity set-ups, international expansion programs or multi-country roll-outs

Can manage multiple concurrent workstreams across different finance domains without losing sight of the details or the big picture

Are skilled at building trusted relationships with diverse stakeholders across Finance, Accounting, Tax, Treasury, Legal and People Operations teams

Have experience designing and implementing governance frameworks that provide accountability without excessive overhead, particularly in fast-paced, agile environments

Possess strong analytical skills and can synthesize complex project data into clear, executive-ready reporting

Are proficient with modern project management tools (Asana, Jira, or similar) and entity management tools and can quickly establish portfolio-level visibility and dashboards

Have excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to convey complex project information to both technical and non-technical audiences

Demonstrate strong problem-solving abilities and can navigate ambiguity while maintaining focus on delivery and deadlines

Are passionate about building scalable processes that support rapid organizational growth

Preferred Qualifications

Background in finance operations, accounting, or FP&A with understanding of month-end close, financial reporting, and compliance workflows

Experience with change management frameworks and methodologies

Experience working in high-growth technology companies

A professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CPA or equivalent)

A project management qualification

Interest in or experience with AI-powered automation and its application to finance processes

The annual compensation range for this role is listed below.

For sales roles, the range provided is the role’s On Target Earnings ("OTE") range, meaning that the range includes both the sales commissions/sales bonuses target and annual base salary for the role.

Annual Salary: €170.000 - €220.000 EUR

Logistics

Minimum education: Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience

Required field of study: A field relevant to the role as demonstrated through coursework, training, or professional experience

Minimum years of experience: Years of experience required will correlate with the internal job level requirements for the position

Location-based hybrid policy: Currently, we expect all staff to be in one of our offices at least 25% of the time. However, some roles may require more time in our offices.

Visa sponsorship: We do sponsor visas! However, we aren't able to successfully sponsor visas for every role and every candidate. But if we make you an offer, we will make every reasonable effort to get you a visa, and...