Strategic Finance Analyst, R&DFinanceSan Francisco, CA

Current Openings Strategic Finance Analyst, R&D Strategic Finance Analyst, R&D 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’re looking for a high-potential Strategic Finance Analyst to help shape the scaling of Rippling’s R&D engine. This role will work directly with senior management on the Engineering, Product, and Finance teams, playing a key role in financial decisions that fuel Rippling’s rapid growth.  R&D is a critical component of Rippling’s success, and this position is fundamental to driving strategic and financial initiatives within the R&D org. Primary responsibilities will include a combination of building and maintaining models, creating new models to evaluate potential investments and product launches, ensuring teams remain within financial guardrails, and partnering with key cross-functional stakeholders. There will be an emphasis on drawing data-driven insights to further enhance the impact and success of the R&D org. We’re looking for someone early in their career who has demonstrated exceptional performance and is eager to apply that foundation in a fast-paced environment. This role sits at the intersection of finance, strategy, and operations, translating data into decisions that drive durable growth. You’ll be joining a team of finance professionals with prior experience in investment banking, private equity, venture capital, and high-growth technology companies. The role is based in San Francisco, CA (in-office only). The ideal candidate will have prior experience in analytical roles (investment banking, consulting, investing, etc.) What you'll do Work closely with functional leadership, cross-functional partners, and colleagues across the Finance organization to support date-driven decision making Create financial models from scratch to size business initiatives and the investment required to achieve them in order to help business leaders make ROI-based trade-offs Partner with the business and cross-functional team members to develop and maintain robust, scalable forecasting models Develop a greater depth of understanding around R&D efficiency metrics Partner with R&D leadership to develop and monitor headcount and vendor spend to ensure that the company’s financial plan remains on track. Help implement processes and reporting that allow Rippling to operate with increasing scale and discipline Coordinate and prepare materials for executive review, including for board meetings and fundraising efforts What you will need ~2 years of experience in investment banking, management consulting, or similarly rigorous analytical roles  Advanced financial modeling and analytical skills Interest in understanding how B2B software businesses operate Excellent communication - written, verbal, and presentation Self-starter with the ability to manage time, deliverables, and cross-functional relationships Ability to navigate a fast-paced, entrepreneurial work environment Organized, attentive to detail, and intellectually curious If you don’t necessarily meet all of the requirements listed here, we still encourage y ... (truncated, view full listing at source)