Strategic Finance Associate, GTM
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
Go-to-market is a key priority for Rippling, and as part of the GTM Strategic Finance team, you will play an instrumental role in shaping and ensuring the success of Rippling’s fast-evolving Sales and Marketing organization. You will be responsible for setting financial targets, forecasting, and partnering closely with business unit 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.
We are looking to hire an Associate to be based out of the New York office. This role will work closely with senior management in the Finance and GTM teams and will have a high level of executive visibility. The ideal candidate will have relevant experience in Finance at a high-growth technology company, investing, and/or investment banking.
What you will do
- Develop comprehensive financial forecasts and analyses to set granular top-line targets that align with Rippling’s strategic initiatives
- Design and implement robust financial frameworks to evaluate business performance, including sales efficiency, payback, and market sizing to help business leaders make ROI-based trade-offs
- Help serve as a trusted advisor to Rippling’s GTM and Finance executives, offering financial and strategic advice to support our continued strong ARR growth
- Partner with Data Analytics, Revenue Operations, Marketing Strategy, and other Strategic Finance teams to drive end-to-end quarterly planning processes
- Coordinate and prepare materials for Rippling executives, Board of Directors, and investors
What you will need
- 4+ years of experience in finance. Previous experience in a high-growth technology company, investing, and/or investment banking is preferred
- Excellent financial modeling and analytical skills. A track record of building and maintaining complex operating models
- Proficient in SQL, analytics, and data visualization
- A solid understanding of SaaS metrics such as sales efficiency and payback analyses
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- 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 Salesforce is a plus but not required.