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Accounting Manager, Payments Compliance

Rippling· Finance
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full-timePosted 3w ago

About the role

Accounting Manager role within Rippling’s Payments Compliance Accounting team focused on establishing and maintaining robust accounting infrastructure to support payment processing expansion, regulatory reporting, and global market expansion.

Responsibilities

  • Manage day-to-day accounting operations, including obligations related to customer funds, corporate cash management, and general ledger maintenance for our payments entities.
  • Ensure compliance with U.S. state and federal money transmission laws and regulations.
  • Prepare and analyze U.S. GAAP-compliant financial statements and secondary books, as required by MTL regulations.
  • Oversee month-end and year-end close processes to ensure accuracy and compliance.
  • Collaborate with internal teams to maintain accurate financial records and facilitate audit preparations.
  • Develop and implement accounting policies and procedures to meet regulatory compliance standards.
  • Foster cross-functional collaboration with legal, finance, treasury, tax, product, and R&D teams to deliver innovative and scalable solutions.
  • Drive process automation initiatives to streamline journal entries, reporting, and system integrations, enhancing efficiency and accuracy.
  • Take ownership of ad-hoc requests and special projects, demonstrating adaptability and proactive problem-solving

Qualifications

  • Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or Qualified Chartered Accountant.
  • Minimum of 7 years of progressively responsible accounting and finance experience, with at least 3 years in the tech industry, preferably in fintech or money transmission services.
  • Understanding of the U.S. Money Transmission Laws and licensing requirements is a plus.
  • Detail-oriented with strong project management and organizational skills; willing to delve deep into processes and systems.
  • Exceptional people management skills, with a collaborative work style and commitment to achieving results.
  • Strong managerial, planning, organizational, decision-making, interpersonal, and analytical skills.
  • Solid knowledge of U.S. GAAP revenue recognition requirements.
  • Experience with Netsuite ERP and business systems data warehouse infrastructure is preferred.
  • Ability to thrive in a dynamic accounting department, effectively managing multiple entities, projects, and deliverables.
  • No specific background or experience with Payment Compliance is required to be successful in this role.

Skills

Required:Accounting managementRegulatory compliance (money transmission)US GAAPfinancial close (month-end/year-end)Cross-functional collaborationPeople management
Nice to have:Process automation

Benefits

  • competitive salary + benefits + equity
  • Office-based role with in-office expectations (San Francisco, 3 days/week in-office policy)
  • Equity (as part of compensation)
  • Structured pay ranges depending on location (US Tier 1)
Last updated Sep 30, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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