Senior Manager, Controllership Scalability & AI Execution

Ripple•San Francisco, CA

20d•$184,000 - $225,000

About The Position

At Ripple, we’re building a world where value moves like information does today. It’s big, it’s bold, and we’re already doing it. Through our crypto solutions for financial institutions, businesses, governments and developers, we are improving the global financial system and creating greater economic fairness and opportunity for more people, in more places around the world. And we get to do the best work of our career and grow our skills surrounded by colleagues who have our backs. If you’re ready to see your impact and unlock incredible career growth opportunities, join us, and build real world value. THE WORK: We are building the Ripple Controllership to move at the speed of crypto, and we need a “Lead Sniper.” We are looking for a seasoned CPA who doesn’t just strategize about AI from a distance, but actually builds and implements the workflows that will accelerate our global team. Reporting to the Assistant Global Controller, you will be responsible for identifying manual friction and deploying AI-driven solutions across our global departments. You are not just managing projects; you are fundamentally changing the "speed of play" for our team

Requirements

CPA + AI/Tech Fluency: CPA is preferred. You have a deep understanding of seasoned accounting principles combined with a proven track record of implementing AI/automation solutions.
Experience: 10+ years of progressive accounting experience, with a background in Big 4 or Management Consulting highly preferred.
Core Finance Process Expertise: In-depth understanding of processes like Order to Cash, Procure to Pay, Record to Report, and how they map to enterprise systems.
The "Sniper" Mindset: You are precise, autonomous, and high-velocity. You prefer "moving fast and fixing things" over long, drawn-out committee meetings.
Expert Project Management: You don't just "task-manage"; you architect projects. Experience with Agile, Scrum, or Lean Six Sigma is a significant plus.
Hands-on Implementation: Proven ability to leverage Tier 1 ERPs (Oracle Fusion preferred) and integrate them with third-party tech solutions to transform business processes.
Consultative Communication: You can talk shop with auditors and talk code with developers. You are an expert at "selling" change to a hesitant audience and unblocking people who are stuck in the weeds.
Strategic Problem Solving: You don't just put out fires; you build fireproof systems.

Responsibilities

Architectural Strategy & AI Deployment: Develop and implement a strategy for AI tools and automation. You will translate complex accounting workflows into technical requirements, partnering closely with Finance Systems, IT, and Data Engineering to co-develop and deploy AI agents from "zero to one."
Process Architecture & Integration: Lead the "Scouting Report" on our current workflows. Design robust, scalable financial processes that meet the company’s current needs and future growth, ensuring seamless data flow between AI solutions and core systems like Oracle Fusion Cloud.
Agile Project Management: Own the roadmap for transformation projects. You will break down complex initiatives into short weekly "sprints," ensuring the team sees immediate value and maintains momentum.
Consultative Change Leadership: Serve as the bridge for our hesitant operations teams. You will use your "consultant toolkit" to diagnose bottlenecks, build trust, and coach the team through the transition from manual work to AI-augmented workflows.
Compliance & Shielding: Ensure all automated processes are robust, audit-ready, and fully compliant with US GAAP. You are the safeguard that ensures innovation doesn't create risk.
Ruthless Prioritization: Manage the "Transformation Backlog." You will decide what we fix now, what we automate next, and what we stop doing entirely to save the team's bandwidth.
Hands-on Execution: Willingness to jump into the trenches to execute and unblock bottlenecks, ensuring high development velocity across the controllership.

Benefits

The opportunity to build in a fast-paced start-up environment with experienced industry leaders
A learning environment where you can dive deep into the latest technologies and make an impact. A professional development budget to support other modes of learning.
Thrive in an environment where no matter what race, ethnicity, gender, origin, or culture they identify with, every employee is a respected, valued, and empowered part of the team.
In-office collaboration for moments that matter is important to our culture, and we give managers and teams the flexibility to decide which 10+ days a month they come in.
Bi-weekly all-company meeting - business updates and ask me anything style discussion with our Leadership Team
We come together for moments that matter which include team offsites, team bonding activities, happy hours and more!
Competitive salary, bonuses, and equity
Competitive benefits that cover physical and mental healthcare, retirement, family forming, and family support
Employee giving match
Mobile phone stipend
R&R days so you can rest and recharge
Generous wellness reimbursement and weekly onsite & virtual programming
Generous vacation policy - work with your manager to take time off when you need it
Industry-leading parental leave policies. Family planning benefits.
Catered lunches, fully-stocked kitchens with premium snacks/beverages, and plenty of fun events