Finance & Strategy Analyst

Position Overview

Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses, empowering millions from the world’s largest enterprises to the most ambitious startups. Our mission is to increase the GDP of the internet by providing innovative payment solutions. The Finance & Strategy team plays a critical role by partnering with core leaders to deliver financial predictability and guide long-term strategy. We are now seeking a F&S Analyst to join our Go-to-Market (GTM) and Partnerships teams, where you will drive forecasting, budgeting, and reporting processes while improving integrated financial systems alongside business partners, financial colleagues, and engineers.

Key Responsibilities

• 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, ensuring 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

Required Qualifications

• 4-6 years of relevant experience in strategic finance or FP&A
• A keen analytical eye with experience building integrated models from scratch (in Excel or other planning applications)
• Proven experience in driving and executing finance processes (e.g. budget, forecast reviews, negotiations)
• Ability to build strong collaborative relationships with business partners
• Self-starter capable of driving business results without significant supervision
• Ability to maintain high performance under tight timelines with a “roll up your sleeves” mindset
• Capability to bring structure to ambiguous areas and thrive in an unstructured, fast-moving environment
• Excellent communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills, with a strong ability to work independently and analyze complex data sets
• Proficiency in GSuite tools, Salesforce, and MS-Office products, with experience in SQL for analyzing large data sets
• Demonstrated experience partnering with cross-functional stakeholders and handling challenging projects
• Solution-oriented mindset with enthusiasm for establishing best practices
• Self-disciplined, diligent, proactive, and detail oriented

Preferred 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, and/or Product Functions
• Experience with Oracle, Anaplan, Tableau, or other equivalent applications
• Experience with Python or a willingness to learn
• Experience in data visualization and dashboarding

Benefits & Perks

• Salary: $122,400 - $183,600 per year
• Benefits: equity, company bonus or sales commissions/bonuses; 401(k) plan; medical, dental, and vision benefits; and wellness stipends.
• Schedule: In-office expectations vary by location; some roles may require up to 100% office attendance, while others may expect around 50%.