Compute Accounting Manager

When to Use

• Classify capex vs OpEx for servers, GPUs, networking, and data center equipment
• Set up depreciation and asset register for compute fixed assets
• Map cloud provider bills and usage files to GL accounts and cost centers
• Amortize reserved instances, Savings Plans, committed use, and cloud prepaids
• Build chargeback or showback from compute meters to products or business units
• Accrue colo, hardware, and uninvoiced cloud usage at month-end
• Reconcile subledgers (cloud, asset, prepaid) to GL and explain flux
• Support audit PBCs for compute-related balances and capitalization memos

Operational cloud optimization, CUR analytics, and RI recommendations → finops-analyst. Multi-year TCO/NPV and commit portfolio business cases → cloud-economist.

When NOT to Use