About the Job
We are building an elite team to drive financial insight and strategy at Stripe. The Finance & Strategy team brings understanding and predictability to Stripe’s financials, and we work together with our key business partners to accelerate long term growth for Stripe.
Key Responsibilities
Partner with F&S and Business Leaders to drive the long-term success of Stripe
Work cross functionally to identify important strategy questions and answer them with data
Build financial forecasts and targets, track performance, and understand deviations from actuals to drive strategy and operational rigor
Gain deep knowledge and understanding of Stripe's business performance across geographies and user segments
Define metrics and leading indicators of business performance and partner with the Analytics team to develop tools and dashboards to make these metrics widely accessible across Stripe
Required Skills & Abilities
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.
7–14 years of experience in a relevant analytical or finance role
Intermediate (at a minimum) or advanced knowledge of SQL or Python is required - you must be well versed working with extremely large and complex datasets + extracting insights
Experience with financial analysis, financial forecasting, BvA (variance analysis), and other financial concepts
Experience working on ambiguous problems and driving solutions/projects independently
Ability to automate and use AI to streamline recurring tasks/analyses, in order to free up time to work on more strategic and higher impact work
Experience building dashboards and data visualization tools from scratch
A proven ability to build strong collaborative working relationships with business partners and department leads. You are seen as a trusted and objective advisor
An enthusiastic "roll up your sleeves" mentality
A proven ability to be a self-starter capable of driving business results without significant supervision
Experience working in a global capacity (this team will work will all regions)
Experience in a strategic finance function at a high-growth tech company, preferably in the payments/fintech space
Qualifications
Experience:
14 years experience
