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About the Role

Fluidstack is seeking a Director of Accounting to manage and scale its global payroll function end-to-end, encompassing both accounting and operations. This role involves building the necessary systems, processes, and team infrastructure to support a rapidly growing, globally distributed workforce, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and timeliness across all jurisdictions. The position requires close partnership with Finance, Legal, HR, and the Executive team, offering high ownership in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

Own and scale global payroll function end-to-end, spanning accounting and operations.
Build systems, processes, and team infrastructure for a growing, globally distributed workforce.
Ensure accuracy, compliance, and timeliness of payroll across every jurisdiction.
Partner with Finance, Legal, HR, and the Executive team.
Manage payroll across multiple jurisdictions, including U.S. and international locations.
Build or significantly improve payroll processes and systems in a high-growth or scaling company.
Partner with Finance and Accounting teams to ensure payroll data integrity and support audits.
Stand up payroll operations in new countries or regions as the company expands internationally.
Manage payroll treatment for equity compensation (RSUs, stock options, ESPP).
Manage contractor payroll models.

Requirements

8+ years of progressive payroll experience.
At least 3 years in a senior or leadership role overseeing multi-country payroll operations.
Deep expertise in payroll accounting, including journal entries, reconciliations, accruals, and month-end close processes.
Demonstrated experience managing payroll across multiple jurisdictions (U.S. required; international experience strongly preferred).
Knowledge of local tax, labor, and statutory compliance requirements.
Proven track record of building or significantly improving payroll processes and systems in a high-growth or scaling company.
Strong proficiency with payroll platforms (e.g., Rippling, ADP, Workday, or equivalent) and HRIS integrations.
Experience partnering with Finance and Accounting teams to ensure payroll data integrity and support audits.
Experience standing up payroll operations in new countries or regions as a company expands internationally.
Familiarity with equity compensation payroll treatment (RSUs, stock options, ESPP).
Experience at a high-growth startup or technology company.
Exposure to employer of record (EOR) and contractor payroll models.

Skills

Payroll accounting
Journal entries
Reconciliations
Accruals
Month-end close processes
Multi-country payroll operations
Payroll platforms (e.g., Rippling, ADP, Workday)
HRIS integrations
Equity compensation payroll treatment
Employer of record (EOR) models
Contractor payroll models

Location

Global

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Director
Senior leadership

Education Level

Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) designation or equivalent certification

Salary/Compensations

$250,000 - $300,000 per year

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

About the Company

Fluidstack exists to make humanity more free by 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. Speed and scale are our key differentiators. We are building civilization-scale infrastructure for AI.
We hire people who care deeply about this problem space.

Equal Opportunity

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.