About the Company

About Stripe

Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses. Millions of companies - from the world's largest enterprises to the most ambitious startups - use Stripe to accept payments, grow their revenue, and accelerate new business opportunities. Our mission is to increase the GDP of the internet, and we have a staggering amount of work ahead. That means you have an unprecedented opportunity to put the global economy within everyone's reach while doing the most important work of your career.

About the team

The Finance and Strategy team is an integral thought partner to Stripe's core functional leaders. We bring understanding and predictability to Stripe's bottom-line financials. We work cross-functionally across many surfaces at Stripe and help steward Stripe's resource investments to improve the durability of our long-term financial performance.

Key Responsibilities

We're looking for a Finance and Strategy Analyst to join our growing teams on the Go-to-Market (GTM) and Partnerships teams. You'll help us with the forecasting, budgeting, and reporting for various departments accurately and in a timely manner and deliver improvements in our integrated financial systems with business partners, financial colleagues, and engineers.

Leverage your financial background to support and influence key strategic and business decisions
Design and provide analytical rigor to measure efficiency and ROI of investments in headcount and non-headcount expenses
Drive reporting, process, and discipline for finance routines to shape and influence decision-making (e.g. budget, forecast, monthly reviews, long-range plans)
Build and own models for in-depth analyses, as well as ensure their quality, timeliness, and accuracy
Define metrics and leading indicators of business performance
Partner with cross-functional teams, such as Data Science, to develop reporting dashboards
Drive continuous process improvement, standardization, simplification, and reporting enhancements

Candidate Profile & Mindset

We're looking for someone who meets the minimum requirements to be considered for the role. If you meet these requirements, you are encouraged to apply. The preferred qualifications are a bonus, not a requirement.

Minimum requirements

4-6 years of relevant experience in strategic finance or FP&A
B.A. or B.S degree in related field
A keen eye for detail and experience building integrated models from scratch (in Excel or other planning applications) - Experience driving and executing on finance processes (e.g. budget, forecast reviews, negotiations)
A proven ability to build strong collaborative working relationships with business partners
Excellent communication and organizational skills, both written and verbal

Preferred / Nice-to-Have Qualifications

Experience working at a high-growth technology or financial services company
Experience managing headcount and operating expenses
Experience supporting Go-to-Market, Investment Banking, or Product Functions
Oracle, Anaplan, Tableau, or other equivalent application experience
Experience with Python or a willingness to learn
Experience in data visualization and dashboarding