Finance and Strategy Partner

Requirements

• 7-9 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 partners
• A proven ability to be a self starter capable of driving business results without significant supervision
• The ability to maintain high performance under tight timelines and a “roll up your sleeves” mindset to get any job done
• The ability to bring structure to ambiguous areas of opportunity and thrive in an unstructured, fast-moving environment
• Excellent 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 decisions
• Strong 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 SQL
• Demonstrated experience partnering with cross-functional stakeholders
• Demonstrated history of taking on various types of challenging projects and producing results
• Solution-oriented mindset with enthusiasm for establishing best practices
• Self-disciplined, diligent, proactive and detail oriented
• (Desirable) Experience working at a high-growth technology or financial services company
• (Desirable) Experience managing headcount and operating expenses
• (Desirable) Experience supporting Go-to-Market and/or Product Functions
• (Desirable) Oracle, Anaplan, Tableau or other equivalent application experience
• (Desirable) Experience with Python or a willingness to learn
• (Desirable) Experience in data visualization and dashboarding

What the job involves

• 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
• We’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
• Partner closely with business leaders to drive successful outcomes
• Leverage your financial background to support and influence key strategic and business decisions
• Be 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 expenses
• Drive reporting, process and discipline for finance routines to shape and influence decision-making (e
• 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, forecast
• Drive continuous process improvement, standardization, simplification and reporting enhancements