Finance and Strategy Partner at Stripe

Who we are  About StripeStripe 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 teamThe Finance & 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.What you’ll doWe're looking for a Finance & Strategy Partner to join our growing team. This individual will 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.ResponsibilitiesPartner closely with business leaders to drive successful outcomesLeverage your financial background to support and influence key strategic and business decisionsBe your business teams’ financial partner for analysis and evaluation of strategic projects and initiatives (e.g. foundational investments or business model shifts)Design and provide analytical rigor to measure efficiency and ROI of investments in headcount and non-headcount expensesDrive 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 accuracyDefine metrics and leading indicators of business performancePartner with cross functional teams, such as Data Science, to develop reporting dashboards, forecastDrive continuous process improvement, standardization, simplification and reporting enhancements.Who you areWe'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 requirements7-9 years of relevant experience in strategic finance or FP&A A keen analytical eye 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 partnersA proven ability to be a self starter capable of driving business results without significant supervisionThe ability to maintain high performance under tight timelines and a “roll up your sleeves” mindset to get any job doneThe ability to bring structure to ambiguous areas of opportunity and thrive in an unstructured, fast-moving environmentExcellent communication and organizational skills, both written and verbal.Excellent problem-solving skills and demonstrated ability to work independently, analyze problems and data sets to make complex investigation decisionsStrong knowledge of GSuite tools, Salesforce and MS-Office products and experience working with/analyzing large data sets.Independently extract, analyze and evaluate information from various data sources through proficiency in SQLDemonstrated experience partnering with cross-functional stakeholdersDemonstrated history of taking on various types of challenging projects and producing resultsSolution-oriented mindset with enthusiasm for establishing best practicesSelf-disciplined, diligent, proactive and detail orientedYou will also likely have (not required):Experience working at a high-growth technology or financial services companyExperience managing headcount and operating expensesExperience supporting Go-to-Market, Money Management, and/or Corporate FinanceOracle, Anaplan, Tableau or other equivalent application experienceExperience with Python or a willingness to learnExperience in data visualization and dashboarding