Director of Financial Reporting & Technical Accounting

Rippling • New York, NY

12h • Onsite

About The Position

Rippling is hiring a Director of Financial Reporting & Technical Accounting to lead its external financial reporting function and serve as the company’s chief technical accounting authority. The role is based in the New York office and reports directly to the Chief Accounting Officer. The director will advise the CAO, CFO, and product leadership on complex accounting matters, transaction structuring, and financial reporting as the company grows internationally and across its multi-product platform.

The director will design and lead the external reporting process, build audit-ready financial statement and disclosure architecture, establish global accounting policies, and author technical positions under US GAAP. The role works across Product, Engineering, Corporate Development, Legal, and external auditors, and includes developing technical accounting controls and leading a high-caliber reporting and technical accounting team.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Accounting.
• Active Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license.
• 10 or more years of progressive technical accounting and reporting experience.
• Comprehensive command of US GAAP, particularly ASC 606, ASC 718, and ASC 350-40.
• Mastery of SEC reporting regulations, including Regulation S-X, Regulation S-K, and Non-GAAP guidance.
• Proven ability to translate ambiguous and complex accounting standards into clear executive memoranda and defend technical conclusions with auditors and audit committees.
• Ability to build long-term enterprise policy frameworks while also preparing accounting position papers and disclosure footnotes.
• Based in or willing to relocate to the New York City metropolitan area.
• Significant relevant experience in a Big 4 National Office, Accounting Advisory Services, or SEC Practice Group; a standard-setting fellowship or rotation such as FASB or SEC; and/or in-house SEC reporting and technical accounting leadership at an established, high-growth public technology or fintech company.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and lead the external financial reporting function, including footnote disclosures, non-GAAP reconciliations, and reporting timelines.
• Lead research, resolution, and executive documentation for complex accounting matters, including ASC 606, ASC 718, ASC 350-40, ASC 842, and strategic M&A and debt transactions.
• Establish and maintain Rippling’s Global Accounting Policy manual and promote consistent technical interpretations across legal entities and international jurisdictions.
• Monitor and operationalize new FASB Accounting Standards Updates and author whitepapers translating accounting standards into business operations.
• Act as the primary liaison with national and engagement leadership at the independent external audit firm on technical accounting, financial statement improvements, and non-routine transactions.
• Advise Product, Engineering, Corporate Development, and Legal on accounting implications of product features, entity structures, and business models before rollout.
• Co-design and enforce technical accounting and disclosure controls and procedures compliant with SOX 404.
• Recruit, mentor, and develop the technical accounting and reporting team.
• Write accounting position papers and financial statement disclosure footnotes and communicate and defend technical conclusions to executives, auditors, and audit committees.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director