Business Process Controls, Senior Manager

Fluidstack; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Generous PTO

Job summary

Fluidstack in San Francisco is seeking a Manager, SOX - Business Process to design, implement, and continuously improve internal controls over financial reporting across revenue, procurement, and close processes. You will partner with Engineering, Finance, Sales, and Operations to embed scalable controls and automate audit-ready workflows in a fast-moving environment.

The role demands strong SOX knowledge, hands-on ICFR experience, and the ability to drive risk-based solutions from zero to one

Qualifications

• Experience in SOX compliance and ICFR operations.
• Deep understanding of SOX 404 requirements and control testing.
• Designing scalable controls across order-to-cash, procure-to-pay, and record-to-report.
• Identify control gaps and drive pragmatic, risk-based solutions.
• Partner with Finance, Accounting, and Operations to embed controls.
• Experience with external auditors and first-year SOX readiness.
• Strong documentation and mapping skills with tools like Lucidchart or Miro.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and monitor internal controls over financial reporting.
• Collaborate with engineering and finance to embed controls into systems.
• Develop automated, scalable control processes and documentation.
• Lead readiness for SOX audits and external reviews.

Skills

SOX compliance

ICFR

Control design

Process mapping

Cross-functional

ERP systems

NetSuite

Audit coordination

CPA

Education

CPA certification

Tools

Lucidchart

Miro

Job description

About Fluidstack

We exist to make humanity more free. For most of human history, you farmed or you starved. Technology gave people more time for the things they wanted to do, instead of things they had to do. Powerful AI will be the biggest lever for human choice we've ever built - but only if models are aligned with what humanity actually wants. There are groups building AI who don't share these goals. Whoever deploys frontier compute infrastructure fastest will decide whether AI expands human freedom or shrinks it.

We're singularly focused on delivering 10 to 100s of GWs of compute faster than anyone else, rethinking every layer of the stack. We acquire power, design and build data centers, and operate them - with teams spanning hardware and software. Speed and scale are our key differentiators. Come be a part of building civilization-scale infrastructure for AI.

About the Role

As Fluidstack scales rapidly to meet the demands of the world’s leading AI organizations, we are building the financial and operational rigor required of a public-company-ready organization. As a Manager, SOX - Business Process, you will play a critical role in designing, implementing, and continuously improving the internal control environment that underpins our core business processes - from revenue and vendor operations to financial close and cross-functional workflows.

You will partner closely with Engineering, Finance, Sales, and Operations to embed controls into scalable systems, reduce risk, and ensure compliance without slowing down the business. This role requires a balance of technical SOX expertise and operational thinking, with a focus on building efficient, automated, and audit-ready processes in a fast-moving environment.

This is a high-impact, highly visible role for someone who thrives in ambiguity, enjoys building from zero to one, and can operate at the intersection of compliance, systems, and business operations as Fluidstack prepares for the next stage of growth.

Basic Qualifications

• Experience in SOX compliance, internal audit, or accounting, with hands‑on involvement in building or operating internal controls over financial reporting (ICFR).

• Strong understanding of SOX 404 requirements, including control design, documentation, and testing, ideally in a fast‑paced or evolving environment.

• Experience designing and implementing controls within core business processes (e.g., order-to-cash, procure-to-pay, record-to-report), with a focus on scalability and automation.

• Ability to identify process and control gaps in ambiguous environments and drive pragmatic, risk‑based solutions.

• Experience partnering cross‑functionally with Finance, Accounting, and Operations to embed controls into day‑to‑day workflows.

• Strong ownership mindset with the ability to independently drive initiatives and manage multiple priorities in a high‑growth setting.

• Familiarity with process documentation and mapping tools (e.g., Lucidchart, Miro).

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including clear and concise control documentation.

• CPA required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience taking a company through a SOX readiness or pre‑IPO journey, including building controls from the ground up.

• Background in a high‑growth technology, infrastructure, or AI/ML company.

• Experience with ERP systems in evolving environments (e.g., NetSuite implementations or optimizations).

• Experience working directly with external auditors and preparing for first‑year SOX audits.

• Track record of implementing automated or scalable controls in partnership with engineering or systems teams.

• Comfortable operating in lean teams, with a willingness to roll up sleeves and execute.

Salary & Benefits

• Competitive total compensation package (salary + equity).

• Retirement or pension plan, in line with local norms.

• Health, dental, and vision insurance.

• Generous PTO policy, in line with local norms.

We are committed to pay equity and transparency.

Fluidstack is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability and protected veterans’ status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Fluidstack will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records pursuant to applicable law.