Strategic Finance Associate, Corporate
Rippling
About Rippling
Rippling gives businesses one place to run HR, IT, and Finance. It brings together all of the workforce systems that are normally scattered across a company, like payroll, expenses, benefits, and computers. For the first time ever, you can manage and automate every part of the employee lifecycle in a single system.
Take onboarding, for example. With Rippling, you can hire a new employee anywhere in the world and set up their payroll, corporate card, computer, benefits, and even third-party apps like Slack and Microsoft 365—all within 90 seconds.
Based in San Francisco, CA, Rippling has raised $1.4B+ from the world’s top investors—including Kleiner Perkins, Founders Fund, Sequoia, Greenoaks, and Bedrock—and was named one of America's best startup employers by Forbes.
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About the role
As part of the Corporate Finance team, you will play an instrumental role in ensuring Rippling’s continued success. You will be responsible for setting financial targets, forecasting, and partnering closely with cross-functional leaders to execute on the plan. Rippling is a complex and ultra-high-growth company, and we are looking for individuals who can be critical thought partners to the leadership team in making high ROI decisions and navigating difficult business challenges. This role will work closely with senior management across the broader CFO org. and G&A teams and will have a high level of executive visibility.
The team is a talented group of finance professionals with prior experiences across high-growth tech companies, investment banking, private equity, and venture capital. This role will be based in either our San Francisco or New York office.
What you will do
- Help Rippling achieve our ambitious growth profile by developing financial forecasts and setting targets that align with Rippling’s strategic initiatives
- Up-leveling our existing planning and reporting processes and bringing them to public company standards, particularly via the adoption of systems such as Anaplan and AI tools
- Act as a trusted advisor to Rippling’s G&A executives, offering financial and strategic advice to support Rippling’s operational infrastructure
- Partner with Accounting, Business Operations, Compensation, HR, Real Estate, and Recruiting leaders along with other Strategic Finance teams to drive end-to-end annual and quarterly planning processes
- Coordinate and prepare materials for Rippling executives, Board of Directors, and investors
What you will need
- 4+ years of experience at a high-growth technology company
- Nice-to-have: Investing, and/or Investment Banking experience
- Excellent financial modeling and analytical skills. A track record of building and maintaining complex operating models
- A solid understanding of the SaaS business model and key metrics
- Self-starter with the ability to manage time, deliverables, and cross-functional relationships
- Organized, attentive to detail, and intellectually curious
- A passion for working in a fast-faced environment and solving ambiguous, challenging problems.
- Experience with financial planning tools (e.g. Anaplan) and AI tools (e.g. ChatGPT, Claude, etc) is a plus but not required
Additional Information
Rippling is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce and do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other legally protected characteristics, Rippling is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities who need assistance during the hiring process. To request a reasonable accommodation, please email accomodations@rippling.com
Rippling highly values having employees working in-office to foster a collaborative work environment and company culture. For office-based employees (employees who live within a defined radius of a Rippling office), Rippling considers working in the office, at least three days a week under current policy, to be an essential function of the employee's role.
This role will receive a competitive salary + benefits + equity. The salary for US-based employees will be aligned with one of the ranges below based on location; see which tier applies to your location here.
A variety of factors are considered when determining someone’s compensation–including a candidate’s professional background, experience, and location. Final offer amounts may vary from the amounts listed below.