Director, SOX Compliance & Internal Controls

From Fivetran’s founding until now, our mission has remained the same: to make access to data as simple and reliable as electricity. With Fivetran, customer data arrives in their warehouses, canonical and ready to query, with no engineering or maintenance required. We’re proud that more organizations continue to leverage our technology every day to become truly data-driven. About Us Fivetran and dbt Labs are bringing together two industry-leading companies with a shared mission: helping organizations unlock the full value of their data. Together, we’re delivering the data infrastructure layer that helps organizations move, transform, and trust their data — from the moment data moves, through every transformation, to the context teams and AI systems rely on. Fivetran helps organizations automate data movement across the systems, clouds, engines, and tools they rely on dbt Labs pioneered analytics engineering, helping teams transform data into reliable, governed insights. Together, we support thousands of organizations as they build a trusted foundation for analytics, AI, and better business decisions. As we bring our teams and technology together, we’re building on the strengths of both companies while continuing to deliver the products and experiences our customers know and trust. It’s an exciting time to join us: we’re creating a company with the scale, talent, and technology to help more organizations put their data to work with greater speed, confidence, and impact. During this transition period, you may see references to both Fivetran and dbt Labs throughout our recruiting process as we integrate our teams, systems, and career sites. About the Role Fivetran is building a SOX Compliance function from the ground up. Reporting directly to the Chief Accounting Officer (CAO), the Director, SOX Compliance & Internal Controls will design and stand up Fivetran’s internal controls program using the COSO framework. This will include risk and control matrices (RCMs), narratives, and test plans for both business process controls and IT application controls/IT general controls (ITACs/ITGCs). The individual will own the relationship with third-party control-testing providers and the external audit team (KPMG) as the company moves through its SOX readiness and 404(a) compliance. This is a highly visible, build-phase mandate. You will have significant latitude and accountability to shape the control environment, tooling, and governance model that Fivetran will operate on. You will partner closely with Accounting, India CoE, FP&A, Legal, HROps, Revenue, IT/Engineering, Security, and every control owner across the business. This is a full-time, hybrid position based out of our Oakland, CA office. Our hybrid work model offers a blend of remote flexibility and in-person collaboration, including one day in the office each week to connect and build as a team. What You’ll Do SOX Program Build & Governance ▪ Design, build, and lead Fivetran’s end-to-end SOX 404 compliance program in accordance with the COSO 2013 framework and 404(b) integrated audit standards. ▪ Lead the risk assessment and scoping process (significant accounts, processes, and locations) in partnership with the external auditors. ▪ Build and maintain the company’s risk and control matrices (RCMs), process narratives, and flowcharts across key financial processes, including order-to-cash/revenue, procure-to-pay, payroll and equity compensation, treasury, financial close and reporting, tax and entity-level controls. ▪ Design and document control activities (preventive and detective, manual and automated) that are efficient, right-sized, and audit-ready. ▪ Build a SOX/GRC workflow tool using AI to manage controls, testing, issues, and evidence. ITGC / ITAC & IT Risk ▪