Who we are
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 Accounting Team is responsible for understanding and telling Stripe's financial story and shaping our collective understanding of how Stripe is performing as a business. Our primary focus is maintaining a well-controlled environment that effectively supports corporate governance, financial reporting and disclosure requirements. We advise and enable Stripe to grow. We operate in a fast-paced environment and collaborate significantly with cross-functional and international teams.
What you'll do
In this role, you'll own key corporate accounting areas and processes that support the recognition and reporting of financial results. You'll collaborate significantly with various stakeholders across finance, people, legal, product, and engineering teams to understand and advise on accounting treatment of underlying business initiatives and transactions. Other responsibilities include reconciling balance sheets and P&L accounts, and providing supplementary financial information for internal and external reports. You'll implement and maintain effective control environments.
Responsibilities
- Plan and perform monthly and quarterly close activities, including balance sheet reconciliations, variance analyses and analytical reviews, internal management reporting, and external audit support
- Research and prepare technical accounting analyses for new accounting pronouncements and business initiatives
- Develop and maintain accounting policies and procedural documentation
- Analyze financial performance, identify trends, and provide clear variance explanations to key stakeholders
- Participate in building scalable accounting processes to support global growth, including developing accounting requirements to enable automation of accounting procedures
- Assist in design, implementation, and execution of effective internal control procedures
- Partner with Product, Systems, Treasury, Tax, People, and Legal to support internal financial systems process improvements and automation
Who you are
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
- 6+ years of relevant public accounting and industry experience, with a B.A. or B.S. degree in Accounting or Finance (CPA strongly preferred)
- Fluency in U.S. GAAP and the ability to research complex accounting topics
- Experience with internal controls, including design, implementation, and execution, and strong working knowledge of Excel and large data sets
- Excellent communication skills and a proven ability to partner with and influence cross-functional stakeholders
- A track record of producing results on challenging projects, with a solution-oriented mindset and enthusiasm for establishing best practices
Preferred qualifications
- Knowledge of or experience in the technology or payments industry
- SQL experience