Finance & Strategy Lead, Stripe

• 10+ years of relevant experience in strategic finance or FP&A
• Exceptional analytical capabilities and business acumen, with the ability to simplify and distill complex information in a rigorous but consumable way
• A proven ability to build strong collaborative working relationships with business partners; you are seen as a trusted and objective advisor
• An enthusiastic “roll up your sleeves” mentality to go deep into business analysis and understand details while managing Exec-level communication
• The ability to bring structure to ambiguous areas of opportunity and thrive in an unstructured, fast-moving environment
• Excellent problem-solving skills and demonstrated ability to work independently, analyze problems and data sets to make complex investigation decisions
• A keen analytical eye and experience building integrated models from scratch (in Excel or other planning applications)
• Independently extract, analyze and evaluate information from various data sources through proficiency in SQL
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Desirable

• The 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
• You’ll partner with the Connect product team, supporting the strategy for our platform and marketplace users
• You’ll be a strategic partner and trusted advisor that helps the business to achieve their goals through rigorous financial analysis, forecasting, budgeting and reporting
• You’ll work with cross-functional partners including finance, data science and engineering to make improvements to our financial systems and develop sustainable processes to help run the business
• Influence key strategic decisions and investments through rigorous financial analysis (e.g. foundational investments or business model shifts)
• Partner with senior product leaders to understand their top priorities and align your strategic objectives accordingly
• Drive reporting, process and discipline for finance routines to shape and influence decision-making (e.g. budget, forecast, business reviews, long-range plans)
• Build and own models for in-depth analyses, ensuring their quality, timeliness, and accuracy
• Define metrics and leading indicators of business performance. Partner with cross-functional teams to develop reporting to monitor these metrics
• Identify and communicate actionable insights based on financial analysis and reporting tied to business drivers
• Drive continuous process improvement, standardization, simplification and reporting enhancements