# Senior Analyst, Travel & Expense

**Company**: Anthropic
**Location**: San Francisco, CA
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $190,000-$230,000 USD
**Category**: Finance
**Industry**: Technology
**Wikidata**: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q116758847

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## Description

As a Senior Analyst, Travel & Expense at Anthropic, you will manage the day-to-day financial controls, audit program, and executive reporting for the company's Travel & Expense (T&E) function.

The T&E function impacts every employee, legal entity, and executive, utilizing tools like Navan, Brex, and negotiated supplier agreements. With significant growth in spend and transaction volume, the controls need to scale to meet public-company standards.

You will report to the Head of Travel & Expense in Finance Operations and collaborate with various departments, including Accounting, Tax, Payroll, and Legal.

### Responsibilities

#### Controls & SOX Compliance

- Oversee daily operations of key T&E controls, including approvals, card issuance, and policy exceptions.

- Maintain T&E process narratives and risk and control matrix.

- Ensure accurate GL coding and month-end reconciliations across Navan, Brex, and Workday.

- Act as the primary contact for internal and external auditors regarding T&E controls.

#### International Expansion Controls

- Set up and maintain entity-level coding and approval flows in Brex and Navan for new legal entities and countries.

- Develop and implement country-specific rules for per diems, VAT reclaim, and local tax treatment.

- Collaborate with Tax, Payroll, and Global Mobility to ensure compliance.

#### T&E Audit Program

- Design, build, and execute a risk-based audit program covering sampling, anomaly detection, and remediation tracking.

- Define and monitor pre-spend rules and receipt compliance.

- Create dashboards and reports on policy compliance and control performance for Finance leadership.

#### Program Operations

- Manage day-to-day T&E operations, supporting growing travel and expense activity.

- Review transactions and receipts, and help automate processes.

- Partner with Benefits, Payroll, and Legal to ensure T&E program compliance.

### Preferred Qualifications

- 7+ years of experience in travel and expense, corporate accounting, internal audit, or finance operations, preferably at a high-growth tech company.

- Hands-on experience with SOX or internal controls, including process narratives and working with external auditors.

- Strong accounting fundamentals and platform expertise in Navan, Brex, and Workday.

- Analytical skills with large transaction datasets and experience with AI tools.

### Logistics

- Annual salary: $190,000 - $230,000 USD.

- Minimum education: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.

- Location-based hybrid policy: 25% office time.

- Visa sponsorship available.

## Skills

### Required
- Navan
- Brex
- Workday
- SOX compliance
- internal controls
- accounting fundamentals
- analytical skills

### Nice to have
- AI tools
- process automation
- multi-entity environments
- per diem rules
- VAT reclaim
- cross-border tax considerations

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