Product Accounting Manager

Rippling; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Rippling in New York City is seeking a Product Accounting Lead to shape the financial infrastructure for new product offerings. You will partner with product, engineering, legal, treasury, and tax to assess financial implications and ensure GAAP-compliant processes across multiple entities.

This hybrid role supports Rippling’s global expansion from the San Francisco or New York offices, coordinating testing, ARDs, month-end close, and system integrations to enable rapid launches.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in operational and related accounting roles, preferably in public company industry and Big 4 audit.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting; CPA preferred.
• Strong understanding of accounting principles and financial controls, with a focus on accurate data management.
• Detail-oriented with project management and organizational skills, willingness to roll up your sleeves.
• Excellent oral and written communication, interpersonal, analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Solid knowledge of GAAP revenue recognition requirements.
• Experience with Netsuite ERP and business systems data warehouse infrastructure (preferred).
• Ability to work in a dynamic accounting department, juggling multiple entities, projects and deliverables.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a primary liaison between the Product Teams and Accounting Department. Collaborate closely to understand, develop, and implement financial processes aligned with the company's new product roadmap.
• Foster cross-functional collaboration with departments such as legal, finance, treasury, global, business development, tax, product, and research and development teams to deliver innovative and scalable solutions that adhere to stringent controls while remaining adaptable to evolving business needs.
• Develop and implement the Accounting Requirement Documents (ARDs) for new products, encompassing aspects such as revenue recognition, fund flows, source system reporting, treasury requirements, month-end responsibilities, and DRIs ensuring adherence to GAAP and international accounting standards.
• Establish and maintain robust accounting infrastructure to support the successful rollout of new products and country launches, including Chart of Accounts setup, monthly reconciliations, inter-company transactions, and foreign exchange considerations.
• Conduct thorough User Acceptance Testing (UAT) procedures to validate system builds, ensuring seamless integration and functionality of accounting systems with new product launches and updates. This includes coordinating with cross-functional teams to address any issues identified during testing and ensuring readiness for production deployment.
• Drive process automation initiatives to streamline journal entries, reporting mechanisms, and system integrations, leveraging tools and technologies to enhance efficiency and accuracy in financial processes.
• Take ownership of ad-hoc requests and special projects in addition to daily responsibilities, demonstrating adaptability and a proactive approach to addressing evolving business needs.

Skills

7+ years accounting

CPA preferred

GAAP revenue recognition

Netsuite ERP

Cross-functional collaboration

Detail-oriented

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting

Tools

Netsuite ERP

Job description

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

We are looking for a dynamic, results driven individual to join our Accounting team as a Product Accounting Lead. This position will have a focus on Rippling’s expansion, and play a pivotal role in establishing and maintaining robust accounting infrastructure to support the introduction of new product offerings. This role will closely collaborate with our global expansion, legal & compliance, treasury, business development, tax, payment operations, analytics, product, and research and development teams. Responsibilities include assessing the financial implications of new products and markets, managing projects, documenting accounting requirements, designing processes, and conducting user acceptance testing to operationalize accounting and reporting procedures timely. You will be serving as a primary liaison for product and engineering teams and will be a key stakeholder in building the foundation for new product development.

Please note: This role requires working from either our San Francisco or New York City office 1–3 days per week.

What you will do

• Serve as a primary liaison between the Product Teams and Accounting Department. Collaborate closely to understand, develop, and implement financial processes aligned with the company's new product roadmap.


• Foster cross-functional collaboration with departments such as legal, finance, treasury, global, business development, tax, product, and research and development teams to deliver innovative and scalable solutions that adhere to stringent controls while remaining adaptable to evolving business needs.


• Develop and implement the Accounting Requirement Documents (ARDs) for new products, encompassing aspects such as revenue recognition, fund flows, source system reporting, treasury requirements, month-end responsibilities, and DRIs ensuring adherence to GAAP and international accounting standards.


• Establish and maintain robust accounting infrastructure to support the successful rollout of new products and country launches, including Chart of Accounts setup, monthly reconciliations, inter-company transactions, and foreign exchange considerations.


• Conduct thorough User Acceptance Testing (UAT) procedures to validate system builds, ensuring seamless integration and functionality of accounting systems with new product launches and updates. This includes coordinating with cross-functional teams to address any issues identified during testing and ensuring readiness for production deployment.


• Drive process automation initiatives to streamline journal entries, reporting mechanisms, and system integrations, leveraging tools and technologies to enhance efficiency and accuracy in financial processes.


• Take ownership of ad-hoc requests and special projects in addition to daily responsibilities, demonstrating adaptability and a proactive approach to addressing evolving business needs.

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


• Detail-oriented with strong project management and organizational skills, with a willingness to roll up your sleeves and delve deep into processes and systems.


• Excellent oral and written communication, interpersonal, analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills


• Solid knowledge of GAAP revenue recognition requirements


• Experience with Netsuite ERP and business systems data warehouse infrastructure (preferred)


• Ability to work in a dynamic accounting department, successfully juggling multiple entities, projects and deliverables

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 [e-mail]

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.

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