Corporate Accounting Manager

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. 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. We prioritize candidate safety. Please be aware that all official communication will only be sent from @Rippling.com addresses. About The Role As the Corporate Accounting Manager, you will lead operating expense accounting activities as well as take ownership of key areas including month end accrual review, internally developed software, payroll and benefits accounting, in addition to ownership of key accounting estimates. You’ll play a critical role in building out new processes, improving existing workflows, and ensuring compliance and accuracy in accurate categorization of functional department income statement reporting in our month end and financial reporting process. What You Will Do Act as the primary point of contact for opex accounting, operations and close activities. Lead the month end accruals process as well as prepare and review detailed work-papers for opex month end close activities, providing constructive feedback to improve quality and review analysis. Work closely with procurement to ensure all contracts are processed, categorized, approved and recorded in accordance with our policies. Serve as the Accounting owner for new opex-related initiatives, including long-term contract terms and conditions, impact of changes in new programs or vendors, and supporting finance on forecast and reporting requirements. Collaborate with stakeholders to design and implement scalable processes that ensure proper opex accounting treatment in compliance with US GAAP and international standards. Focuses on data accuracy, entry, monitoring, and development and support delivery of reports for management review and business partner collaboration to elevate data analysis for better strategic decision making Support and perform ad‑hoc financial analyses to support operational needs, ensuring accuracy and clarity in data reporting. Play a key role in SOX initiatives in opex, including documenting internal controls, identifying inefficiencies, and implementing process improvements. Experience owning and managing critical payroll operations including payroll creation or approval, managing 401k compliance audits, and supporting external audit payroll requests. Proven ability to own US expense reimbursement approvals and address/notify Engineering of payroll/spend management application issues. What You Will Need 7+ years in operational and related accounting roles with mix of public company industry experience and Big 4 audit experience preferable Bachelor’s degree in Accounting; CPA preferred Strong understanding of accounting principles and financial controls, with a focus on accurate data management and compliance. High level of attention to detail, ensuring accuracy in data entry, financial reporting, and variance analysis. Capable of managing multiple tasks simultaneously, ensuring timely and accurate execution of responsibilities. Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to clearly present data findings, address questions, and engage with management and business partners. Experience with Rippling payroll, spend management applications. 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 View email address on click.appcast.io 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. The pay range for this role is: 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. 108,000 - 180,000 USD per year(US Tier 1) 97,200 - 162,000 USD per year(US Tier 2) 91,800 - 153,000 USD per year(US Tier 3) #J-18808-Ljbffr Rippling