Finance and Strategy Analyst
Stripe San Francisco, California, United States
Technology, Information and Internet · 5,001-10,000 employees
About the role
The analyst will support strategic decision-making through financial modeling, budgeting, and forecasting for Go-to-Market and Partnerships teams. They will also drive process improvements and develop reporting dashboards to measure business performance and investment efficiency.
What they look for
Requirements
Candidates must have 4–6 years of experience in strategic finance or FP&A and hold a bachelor's degree in a related field. Strong proficiency in building integrated financial models and excellent communication skills are required.
Full description
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 Finance and 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 do
We're looking for a Finance and Strategy Analyst to join our growing teams on the Go-to-Market (GTM) and Partnerships teams. You'll 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.
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, as well as ensure 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
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
- 4–6 years of relevant experience in strategic finance or FP&A
- B.A. or B.S degree in related field
- A keen eye for detail 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 partners
- Excellent communication and organizational skills, both written and verbal
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, or Product Functions
- Oracle, Anaplan, Tableau, or other equivalent application experience
- Experience with Python or a willingness to learn
- Experience in data visualization and dashboarding
