Strategic Finance at RipplingStrategic finance at Rippling is responsible for financial planning, forecasting, headcount and budgeting, board materials, investor relations, and business unit partnership. The Strategic Planning pod sits at the center of this work, owning the company's long-range planning process, supporting fundraising and liquidity planning activities, partnering with key business functions on their financial plans, and contributing to major strategic initiatives.Rippling is a complex, fast-growing business, and the financial function is a critical thought partner to company leadership in making high-ROI decisions that maximize long-term stakeholder value.
About the RoleRippling is looking to hire a high potential Senior Associate to serve as a business partner to Rippling's G&A functions, support our long-range planning work, & contribute to select strategic initiatives. This role will have high visibility with senior leadership and sit at the intersection of finance, strategy, and operations. The ideal candidate will have relevant experience in Finance with prior background in banking or investing preferred, though not required. The role will be based out of either the New York or San Francisco offices.
What You'll Do- Work closely with functional leadership, cross-functional partners, and colleagues across the Finance organization to support date-driven decision making
- Create financial models from scratch to size business initiatives and the investment required to achieve them in order to help business leaders make ROI-based trade-offs
- Partner with G&A leadership to develop and monitor headcount and vendor spend to ensure that the company's financial plan remains on track.
- Support Rippling's long-range planning activities, contributing to strategic analysis related to fundraising, capital structure, and liquidity-related planning
Requirements- 4+ years of finance experience. Previous career experience in banking or investing is preferred.
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Business, or a related field.
- Strong analytical skills. This includes the ability to create financial models from scratch and an interest in conducting deep dive analysis to better understand key business drivers.
- Self-starter. This individual should feel comfortable operating in a high growth environment, with a desire to take ownership of projects and drive them to completion with limited guidance.
- Ability to collaborate with teams across the company. Strong oral and written communication skills, and the ability to work effectively with non-financial audiences.
- Experience with Salesforce and SQL are a plus but are not required.
Additional InformationRippling 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.
The pay range for this role is:
102,000 - 161,000 USD per year (US Tier 1)
